New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-12
THURSDAY, Oct. LIP. III.

THURSDAY, Oct. IL. d.
The Stock market sgain rules lower with fair
amount of transactions at the morning board AT the
Second Board the business unusually light and the
tendency still downward. There appears however to
be no disposition TO press cash stock on the market
while the Dey market continues too stringent to allow
of any strong bull movement The bear element OF the
board generally is not active, although principal
opea ator still continues to sell freely majority OF
the board look for higher prices in the course of thirty
or sixty days. and large differences are paid on long
buyers options The changes from yesterday are gener'
ally within the range of to y cent will be seen by
reference TO the Stock table 10 Bonds the movement
is very limited, excepting for illinois Central which
continue weak. State Stocks are still freely offered
and are heavy These stocks were largely hypothe'
Gated at the commencement of the money stnngency
and have been crowded on the market by the calling
in Of loans in advance of the consumption. Western
Ranks are however, still relieving the market 20 a
considerable extent The present seems to DO one of
those reactions in the Stock Market which unusually
follow a season of activity and buoysncy.
The foreign Exchange market still exhibits features
ofweakness. There is quite large supply of drawn
bills on the market and the leading drawers are anx-
ious 10 sell but the demand from remiters is very I'm
tied. We quote Sterling, s09 = cent; Francs, so
@aI5. At New. Orleans Sterling is reported to be
down to 3 cent
Freights dull. To Liverpool, 1000 bales OF cot
son at 3.l6d. 3D.. Rosin at is.
The business of the Sub Treasury was: paid, sj5,'
767 GO; received sLO3 554 %; balance S7l66Si9 AZ;
paid for Assay office, e. 0l2 %; paid on dsburSing
checks, sl9,035 SIS.
The business of the Clearing house S24, 49, zoe,
which is very large. The opening of the Erie books
yesterday caused unusually large amount OF trans
actions.
The following sales Of Bonds and Stocks were made
at auction by A. II. Ncolay:
$500 Sacramento City Levee S. 1898 interest sddea
Sacramento Ciry Leyee 1865 interest edGed GO 6Ss
loOco Chicago and Mississippi r. les interest neded ~
,sSSS Ssres sns creHna Railroad ls Mort int add II:
ioo Hudson River Railroad ls Mortgage interest added e
4oshsrss Island City 70;
% shares Fast River Bank 6eI
20 shues Bulls Head Bank. 81
80 shnes Peter Cooper Fire Ir'ursDcs 81
q shares Cooper Fire Insurance S9s
$50 shares North Fire Insurance Co. dividend Oh
h - N Nesn. C. 100 so,
40 .Ss1e, PsoPss Fire Insurance IS,
Simeon Diapers regular semi-weeky sale Of Bonds
and Stocks will take place tomorrow friday at l2t
O'Clock at the Merchants Exchange. His catalogue
Tor the occasion includes large parcel Of Lske Erie,
Wabash and 81. Louis and Tere Hsute and Alton 8
y cent Bonds, TO be sold TO close 80 account
The first named road is now rapidly approaching
completion. Its paid.up capital is ss,5OO,OOO, and
the proceeds Of about 8, oO0O 900 second mortgage
bones have also been applied to the work The Terre
Hsute and Alton railroad will be finished in another
month. The frst mortgage is but for $500 OOO leav
ing the second mortgage bonds in the same rank as
the first mortgage bonds of most roads The enter.
prisiDg and successful management Of the companies
well known. The prospects of these two roads are
OF the best Kind.
The auction sale Of stocks reported yesterday as
by A. ii. Nicolsy was mSdo by A. II. Miller.
The city Of Fond du Lac has voted unanimously
100000 in aid OF the Chicago ST. Paul and Fond du
Lac railroad company. A large private subscription
hiss aso been made 10 the capital stock of te com.
psny BY citizens Of that place It is expected tha.
;he northern division Of the road from Fond du Lac
south TO the Junction with the Milwaukee and La
Crosse railroad, 30 milss viii BE- finished. ar
thus open a connection for Fond du Lac with MlwAu
fee and Chicago.
The Manufacturers insurance company OF Boston
mas declared semi annual dividend Of ) q cent,
payable on demand. The Cochituste fire insurance
Company OF Boston q cent payable on demand.
ibe Mercy maIket is without mu,h change. Tie
demand IN stock circles is larger, and In many cases
extra interest If paid for accommodations. TIE sup-
ply. however, Is rather lreer than il was and the
kJge houses find little difficulty in finding villa.
ihty want. In the commercial circles every one an
pears 10 be easy. The banks discount with cousid.
cradle freedom while oentraziDg their call loans II
seems to be expected that the bank statement
mott week will show considerable gaia in
specie TIE banks commenced the week with