New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-12
SATURDAY. Nav l0-p. N.


is unusually inanimate. There is alul in the specula
tive feeling which checks any Improvement in stocks,
while confidence in the future and the renewed ease in
money prevents any considerable amount of stock
from being thrown on the market. The changes to-
day are not important, and the market closed fat
although trife better than the lowest point Of the
day. There is great lack Of outside orders, and
many parties are waiting the action Of the banks and
looking for lower prices if the contraction of bank loans
continues. great portion of the heaviness and mac
tvty of the market is due to the apprehensions Of
very large specie shipment on Wednesday.
The market for foreign Exchange has been dull for
the Saturday steamers and some parties to effect sales
unlimited to concession. The quotations 81 al
for Sterling, 5lsi05l6I for Francs. The supply Of
bills is rather better.
In Freights, we notice small parcels Flour to Liver
pool at 1s 3D. % 800 bales Cotton at 3l6d; 10000
BUSH Grain at sgd. a6d. To Bremen, 200 bales CJs.
ton at l9sc.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Paid,
go $50 80; received, el431O balance s9 $40 o2s III
paid for Assay Office, 1920 6s paid en- disbursing
checks, 90, sO2 go; balance credit all accounts
sl3,Ol5,l32 e. against s13,l79,29s last Saturday,
showing decrease of 4l65, l66-a gain to the street.
The street has also been receiving considerable
amounts of gold from the South and West-probably
not less than a5Oo, Ooto s700 0O0-which will counter
balance the shipment Tuesday to Boston. is gen.
orally anticipated that the bank statement on Mon
day will not show much change in the specie line.
The loans will exhibit another contraction. Ose bank
alone has contracted half million Of dollars, and
others smaller amounts. Some of the banks having
reduced their call loans much az possible, are now
reducing their discount lines although not to such sx
tent as to embarrass their dealers The country bal
apces continue TO be drawn down, which compes con-
| traction Of loans.
Money was moderately easy to-day, and the change
| since last week is quite marked. More money was
offering to-day than have noticed for several days,
and there was but little difficulty in obtaining what
money wac needed on call. Paper per cent. for
first elias. Names without any pressure upon the mar
ket A lesdng Exchange house took half million
dollars choice this week at 7as per cent
The State Of Missouri has given notice through the
Bank of the State, Of the intention to pay off at ma
turty all the bonds becoming due on the lst Of July
next Their amount is about 100000.
| Albert H. Ncoay's regular semi-weekly auction
sale Of stocks and bonds will take place on Monday
next, at leI o'clock, at the Merchants Exchange.
The steamers to-day took no specie, shippers pre-
ferring TO wait for the Persia. About million OF dol
lars are engaged for this steamer, which Will be in-
creased probably to million and half. Meanwhile
another California remittance is due during the week.
which will not be reduced by fears of interruption on
the Isthmu. as the advces of the outrage at Panama
will not have reached San Francisco in time to alarm
| shippers.
The exports of specie from this port for the week
ending this day. and for the year 1856 thus far, were
as follows: -ou
Ship Arcadia, Singapore, Mexican dollars. $1,000 %
49, $40 m
Previously reported. o''iofo %
Total, 1856.
There were in port yesterday 80 steamers l2sshps,
! lie barks, lS9 briggs, 262 schooners-total GIL.
The business Of the Clearing was $50 600.
In consequence of large amounts Of Groceries and
Metals the Imports of General Merchandise this week
have been large-s2 sG9, against 81 us last
L VIC To Enr be xeik