New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-15
SECOND BoARD.
TUESDAY. Aug. Up. Il.


There was considerable amount Of business at the
Stock Board this morning, but prices were not
tanned Soue parties are realizing on the late rise,
and the speculative action has received temporary
check At the Secor Bosid the market was steady,
ano after the Board the feeling much frmer, with
q disposition to buy at an Improvement on the Second
Board prices. Ere was 52j bid the closing price OF
Yesterday; Reading 973, decline Of q cent? Cen
trail 1903 bid, a decline Of 2 cent We heard q re-
port that there was an informal meetiDg Of some Of
the Central and Erie parties to-day 10 talk over an
arraug, men Of the question of competition but we
know nothing of the truth of II. Hudson River was
ST. ady at Al; Panama, 1898. The Western shares
were heavy. Galena and Chicago fell off TO llOi;
Michigan Central, lOll Michigan Southern, 1885,
Cleveland and Toledo, 92l; Chicago and Rock Island,
9e &c. Illinois Central sold 10 the amount OF 500
sha es at 97 97l About 10 600 shares OF this stock
have within thirty sixty days past been picked up,
most of it privately, for European account. Cum
berland was firm at the close at 299 bid Nicaragua
was among the strongest stocks selling at l9 after
the Second Board. In Railroad Bonds the transac
tons we've some s225 600, including $4,000 Illinois
Central, which, in consequence of the free supply,
fell off 10 so, decline Of cent Enes, 1872 sold
at 9lI; % Mortgage, 100; Hudson River Sd Mort
gage IA In State Stocks there was not much done,
aud quotations were heavy. small sale Of Govern
ment o. 1867 was made at Isl, an improvement Of
/ y cent on the last sale.
The market for Exchange closed firm at the quota
tons, with not large business some Of the leading
bankers asked 81 10 e cent for sterling, but sold only
small amounts. First class signatures were solt 10
fair extent at 81 q cent, and with bills ading a.
taebed at 9d9l y cent Francs were steady at 5.l50
5.l2l. coDsiderab amount of our stocks and
bonds went by this steamer and furnished bills, which
materially increased the supply. Among the securi-
ties RENTED were Psnama, Eie Central, Illinois
Central and some Western stocks, and the bonds of
the Ere and Central, Michigan Central, and Illinois
Central
Tie engagements of Freights include to Liverpool
90 900 bushels Corn al A. aild, the latter rate for
small parcel in bags to ill up. 500 Cotton. 5-32
sled. To London, 5000 boxes Cheese, by the Baltic,
G3lOf.
The payments at the Sub Treasury were sl42,474;
received 81 245; balance 81 $50, 455 Paid for Assay
Office, s244,693 paid on Disbariog Checks s2o,s4
Simeon Draper will hold special auction sale OF
Bonds and Stocks tomorrow, Wednesday, at l2l
O'Clock. At the same time he will sell the steamship
So. Louis and si1teen-twentieths OF the steamboat
Francis Skiddy.
Adrian II. Mullers weekly sale Of Stocks aid Bonds
will be held tomorrow, Wednesday at l9l O'Clock, at
TIE Merchants Exchange.
II will be seen under the telegraph head tina. the
Ohio end Mississippi Road western divison has been
leased for fifteen years TO Capt George w jerks who
aes amopg other things 70 pay the interos, on the
FDst and Second Mortgage Bonds.
Moses +. Odel, Esq, Assistant Collector Of the
Nev-York Custom-House has resigned, to engage IN
the Pubic Warehouse business on his own account.
The business at the Clearing louise was els 5sI 900.
The Manhattan Life Insurance Company has de-
clartd a semi annual dividend OF 81 q cent, payable
on demand
MessTs. J. A. Underwood \ Co., No p Exchange
place, will pay the ineres, coupons due on the bonds
Of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad Co.
The Home Insurance Company has declared div
idend Of cent payable on demand.
The Webster Fire Insurance Company, an examine
ton Of which was recently had by the Controller has
called upon its stockholders TO pay up 20 e cent on
their stock 10 make up deficiencies. Ii not paid or
or before the 18th Of August the stock becomes null
and void. The Boston agent of this Company Mr.
James II. Prince, has Published & card in reference
to his connection with this institution, In which be
says:
Some nOLtbs previous to it. organization We