New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-03
WEDNESDAY,, Msy 2-P. NJ.

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The street has been very dull to-day. Toe transac-
tions at the morning Board limited and prices
although generally heavy, without change of import
ance from yesterday. At the close Of the Second
Board there was reaction, and the leading fances
wese quite buoysnt, WITH disposition to operate.
Erie was sol bid, having been 4si, which Is q little
Improvement on yesterdays closing price. The form
Of the certificate for the Coupon Stock Of this Road
has been adopted aud il in the hands Of the engrav
ers This stock is intended for foreign use. Read
ing under orders from Philadelphia, improved {, SOL
an advance of Y cent Ii Is surmsed that the tun-
nsee Of the week is again very large but also hear
that the receipts at Richmond much larger than
the shipments thence end consequently, with an &C
cumulafing stock the tunnage must fall off. The
other Railroads were firm. New-York Central
g3l; Cleveland and Toledo, 76s; Michigan South
ern. lOll, a further advance, &c. Nicaragua s
steady Cumberland closed firmly at 2sl. In
Rail- cad Bonds there is but a moderate business,
but prices are firm. Illinois Central, 75I; New
York Central, 1925 Fries, 1875, s7s; 1888, e3ii
Northern Indiana Goshen line advanced to soil
Michigan Central, 9ss, sc. State Stocks are firm,
but 1ot active YrgiDiSs, OIL Indiana So, 53 Ten
nessess, "a; Chic IS, 1860, lO4i, &c. The private
sales Of Terre Haute and Alton Eight y Gents, al
luded TO yesterday TO the amount Of s9O 900 in
the neigh borhood of So and they taken for Brit
isb capitalists.
The Exchange market closed without variation,
bankers being willing drawers az selling rates. Ster-
ling, % clOI p cent. Francs, 5.l5d5.l2l.
We hear of freight of about 1000 bales Cotton to
Liverpool at previous quotations.
The business at the Sub Treasury was mode
rate. Paid, SOS, $40. Received, sss 4l9. Balance,
s2,34l, 49s. Paid from Assay Office, 1898. Paid
on Disturbing checks, s67, 309.
The receipts Of the HUDSON River Railroad for
Api ls55, :,
April o'oI II
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The following sales Of Bonds and Stocks we're made
at auction
silicon. y snd Harlem R z. 1878; ;:.........".so
81 0oo N. and rev Haven Is ls6e.............e0
s775 Cincinnati Los4Ssport and Chicago r. BOnds...lo
200 .Ssss Na and ars Co. ~ share Of s7i
Albert Ii. Nicolsys regular semi weekly auction
sale of Stocks ana Bonds will take place tomorrow,
Thursday at l2l O'Clock, at the Merchants Ex-
change.
The per cent Preferred Stock Of the New-Jersey
Zinc Co, which wss offered to the stockholders at
sl2 SO share, has been all subscribed for, and more
was wanted. This sale places the finances Of the
Company in en- easy position
The sale Of the nine hundred and thirteen shares
Of Chicago and Mississippi Railroad Stock adver-
tsed at auction to-day WAS stopped by injunction.
Thee shares, as were there advertised some days
SINCE were collateral to notes of Henry wight, Jr,
ageirst which he puts In the ples Of usury. Thee
rotes for portion believe, Of $500, 900 which
was advanced at the solicitation OF Mr.. Dsigbt, the
contractor, and his friends, for the purpose Of en-
aiding them to 60 on and complete the road. 1t is
proper to state that the parties charged in the pro-
ceeorgs with usury and fraud deny, wihou reservs-
ton, and in the strongest manner the truth OF the
charges. We regret to zee parties connected With
Rslrosd operations, putting in so weak plea as
usury as defence gailss the collection Of debts, a.
it tends to alarm capitalists and prevents Investments
in such securities. Usury may be very good legal
plea, but its morality is very questionable, and it
should only be resorted TO in extreme cases.
Tie Eagle Fire Company has declared q semi annual
dividend If ten cent, payable on the stu lnst.
The shipment Of gold by the Pacific, to-day, was
81 3l3737.
The business Of the Philadelphia Mint for April YVES
very il cor siderable. Deposits Cold 1894 300 su-
yer. $500, 2Oo-Toial, s5l45 500.
Coinage. Plsees Value
Cc....s...'..ss....s.....l5yi ID 800 ~ ~
sDyer.....t .....s...s..s..tDN loogN ~
Copper. ..........s ..'.s.. eosrV ~ ~
Total ...........s..ss..s efffSso eo@ 90 %
Tie Con nittee of the Stockholders of the Hsr-
lem Railroad appointed for the purpose lat August
have nominated list Of Directors, TO be voted for
at the coming election. As far as we know the
names on the ticket, the selection appears to hsve
been iudcious, with one exception. We dJubt the
Al a. .1fc Fnzd