New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-10
SECOND BOARD.
TUESDAY, Oct. 9-P.M.

TUESDAY, Oct PPM.
There was fair business done at the Stock Board
to-day, with market tending downward. There was
fair disposition to take stock long buyers options
but the supply Of cash stocks n advance OF the de
mand. Erie closed at $50, decline Of / 3 cent
The transaction were moderate. The transfer books
omen tomorrow and the street is much divided upon
the question of the effect Of the opening We do not
look for any important change. Residing fell of y
cent Harlem and Hudson River were heavy.
We heard of no sales Of Central, bat the
Leading bear operators offered it at 95. Stonington
sold IS. The September business, we hear, shows
falling off cOmpsIed with September last year OF about
5000. In western shares the market was heavy,
excepting for Galena and Chicago, which opened at
1919 and rapidly advanced to 1884. AT the Second
Board a So @ of % shares made at 1884, and in
the street 100 shares AIKEN at 1884, buyer ten days.
showing an advance Of cent since Saturday. The
unprecedented earnings Of this corporation place
il at the head Of the railroads Of this country and
it is attracting much attention, not only for
it's very great traffic, but for the excellence
of its mar agement Chicago and Rock Island was
steady a, 96; Michigan Southern 100, buyer thirty;
Michigan Central declined y cent, and Cleveland
end Toledo ! per cent; illinois Central sold at 93i
The receipts of this road for September are now I'M
officially estimated It sl55.OoO; the operating ex-
penses are about ESQ, 900. Cumberland fell off p
cent The bull movement appears to have subsidized.
Nicaragua is very firm, closing at l9t dl9l. The
company have called meeting of stockholders for
Monday next when a report of its condition will be
read Such report has been long needed
TO give stockholders some idea Of the actual
condition and prospects of their property. We
hear that the report will be much favorable than
has been generally anticipated, and that it will show
the earnings largely in advance of last year. and that
the debt of the Company is reduced TO very mod
crate amount, which, when paid, will leave the large
materiel of the Company, the steamships in both
oceans and on the Transit represented by le's than
81 600 600 of stock present rates. The market for
railroad bonds heavy, with sales of sle5 600. OF
State stocks $50 900 Sold the market is heavy,
ceptiDg for Vugnias, which were 97i Mssouris were
sold to TIE extent of s55 Oo0 closing at ssa decline
oftwo q cent. Louisianas were 9li At the close
in the street the market for the lsaong ances had an
upward tendency.
The Exchange market continues to be depressed,
end drawers anxious TO SELL The supply of drawn
bills has been large, and considerable amount is left
over, withdrawing they offered at lower
rates. The demand from remtters has been quite
light Strictly first class sterling was cold to day at
Il 5, and bat little was done in bankers signatures
ov, p cent. Francs are also easef and are quoted
at 3 90 d5.l5-Mr. Belmonts sgeDt drawing, we
dersand, al 5.l7l. We hear that all the sterling TO
be drawn against the recent large purchases Of Bread
stuffs for the British COmmssary Department has
been Negotiated with Messis Brown, Bros. & Co.
We notice Freight engagements to Liverpool, 1000
bbs Flour at As 200 bales Cotton at 3D.; and 500
boxes Cheese at ass; Grain rates nominay lid. To
London Cheese taken at Sos; Flour Is. cd.
As. Sd. To Havre, Flour 81; Grain Csc; Cotton lc.;
and Ashes slOGsl2. To Antwerp, Grain l5d; Cot
ton lc. and Flour IS.
The business of the Sub Treasury was Paid,
s72,075 0s; Received, sl04, 26o 81; Balance. 81.
los, s3l 10; Paid for Assay Office $500 9s7 ssi Paid
on discussing Checks, s29,6 O5.
Adrian II. Muller will hold his regular weekly sale
of stocks tomorrow at l2i o'clock at the Merchants
Exchange.
The shipment of gold from here for the Boston
steamer is s4ll,OO in bars by NJ. Belmont O'her
large amounts Of bars have been bought for shipment
by The same party; but if Exchange continues to de-
cline the bars may yet be coined and remittances in
bills be made instead
Some Of the Banks are lending more freely OF call,
and also discountng. The demand for money is active