New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-21
TUESDAY, Ma Oh -

IFm tDe pane OF yesterday, Win considerable sales
tut at and after the Second Bard the baoyancy wa.
lost and lower pires ruled although not so lew as was
touched yesterday. The more pacific tone o, the ad-
vices from Washington hsd favorable effect and in
duced some purchases, While the fall Of yesterday has
brought considerable stock upon the market from
weak aAds and from timid parties who fear further
decline. There rather less stock pressed publicly
upon the market than yesterday, but considerable
parcels were sold privately TO large operator. The
be'Ts do not appear very confident of their position
ard sellers options are not very freely offered. Erie
at the close, 81, 5il, having been 55l between
the Boards. This is q cent better than the closing
price yesterday. Reading le off offered at e. which is
o cent better; Central offered at 60 which is
= cent. better Panama 81, a9s farther decline Of
/ y cent. We understand an agent of the road went
out by the George Law 10 day TO settle with all the
wounded by the late accident The dividend il is
stated, will not be affected by the loss Harlem
was ltlal6i; Hudson River, 80; Cumberland,
20 which is think lower than il has touched.
Pennsylvania Coal, 97i The Western shares gener-
ally show little improvement upon yesterdays prices.
Chicago and Rock leland s = cent better; Southern
Michigan, = cent; Cleveland and Toledo, = cent;
GaleDa, T. cent, &c. Railroad Bonds without
movement Of importance, excepting in Illinois Central,
Of which 800 600 sold closing at s5t, decline Of y
cent. State Stocks sold to the extent of OOO and
the market is heavy Virginias sold at 93I MissOus,
81 California rs, s6i, &c.
The Exchange market for this steamer has been
Inactive, and the tendency Of rates has been down
ward. The supply of outside bills has been larger
than for time past and these have been pressed
on the market at slight decline Bankers have
asked si for Sterling but good bank signatures have
a n 4 ~. .o,f1
q y cent-according to grade. Francs were 5.leiG
5l6i.
The Freight engagements are considerable: To
Liverpool, II, 500 bbls Flour at 2s.; 10000 bush.
Grain, 3D. SD, in bulk and ships bags; 600 bales
Cotton, 3 led. a 7-32d, with Sea Island at Cd 40
casks and 200 bbs Oil, 25s 900 bbls. Rosin, 2s 3D.
To London, $500 bbls. Flour, 2s. 3D.. 300 boxes
Bacon 25s.; and 500 bbls. Oil Cake De. Sd. To
Antwerp, 50 hhds. Tobacco, 25s. To Glasgow, so
tuns Fustic, oOs, and 200 bbs Flour %. Sd. To
Marseilles, ], 200 bbls Rosin sOc.
The business Of the Sub Treasury was; Paid,
SCI, SEQ 3O Received, s2s, ,225; Balance, slo,o6s'
362 ~ Paid for Assay Office, s6O,s7 GO; Pad on
Disbursng Checks, slo2, $40 Ga.
The following gentlemen were yesterday elected
Directors ofthe New-York and Harlem Railroad Com
pany for the ensuing year: Phlo Hurd, William Z.
Wetmore, Horace Brooks, Philip Dater, Thomas H.
Fale, Edwin Crosby, Edward Haght, John H. Gour-
lie. Francis W. Edmonds, Albert j. Akin, Albert
Sn ith, Samuel T. Taber, Nathaniel 2. Bailey.
Adrian H. Muller will hold his weekly sale of stocks
to morrow at l2I o'clock, at the Merchants Exchange
The Board of Directors of the Pacific Steamship Co.
have passed a resolution to call in and pay off the out
standing bonds of the Company at par and accrued in
terest.
There is less doing in Flour to day and low grades
are &c. y Dbl. lower The good brands are steady.
There is fair inquiry for shipment and considerable
parcels are going forward from first hands. State
brands arc e. Sc Sc. Southern Flour sells to fair
extent at previous prices. There s good inquiry for
prime Wheat for milling and export at firm prices.
Sales 600 bush. Red Western at 81 5oGel 52! and
3, GOO bush. good White Canadian at tl 10. Corn is
Lees active and closes heavy, with less demand
for shipment. Sales at 5596oc. Pork has a down.
ward tendency, and the sales are moderate at
s1easl9 l2l and sl5asI5 25. Beef is heavy. In
Lard the business IL moderate but the market is
firm Sugars continue heavy; about 900 hhds. sold
at 81 &C. for Cuba and g SIC. for Porto Rico Mo-
lasses is firm and in good demand New Orleans sells
at A. 4sc The auction sale Of day, at which only
half the offering found purchasers, shows decline of
Ic. and &c. from the highest point. The stock of
Rio Coffee is now 59,573 bags; the market closed
heavy About 1000 bales Cotton changed hands To-
day. and there rather better feeling In regard to
Cotton Mr. Wrights Circular says:
II Auenced by news the apprehension that in Liverpool
Mddns msy Cd perhaps under and ths
unued comparatively heavy receipts IL he SCUM he market
here has been very dull and unsettled Holders have not
thing pressed their stock for sale ad ess than the sub
quotations would not be accepted for quantity though
sale, have been made lower rates The business for the week
estimated at Oo bales mostly for shipment to GREAT Bnt,in
The mari Yesterday closed with tone The export dur
ina the same time S74l bales, viz 10 Liverpool
(S5; Glasgow, 100; Antwerp, l26 Harsal., 480
CoTToS TRASsITU.About eco bales have been sold on
private terms There very little ef and with prices
Cotton on the a with those the
calculating difference in eghbut little can be expected
SOUTHERN MARKETsA s business has been done IN each
Britain, at slightly lower Partcu-
'rs will be found elsewhere BY telegraph from New Orleans
and Mobile further decline had taken place
The following h statement Of the movement In Cotton since
the st September last compared with the previous three
yeas: ,S.. ,Sx. ,s.. ,s.o
Rsceints AT the Ports ~ 600 246O0O 26O5 3O76