New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-23
MONDAY. Sent. 22-P. ".

was very large In Reading 900 shares Erie To- 600
shares and Toledo 900 shares. The feature of the
street was the decline of Reading TO -, under rnors
from Philadelphia of the resignation of Mr. Tucker "a
President and under free orders to sell stock. This
rumor which was current in Philadelphia on Saturday,
caused the orders to sell from Philadelphia, which de-
pressed our market OH Saturday afternoon. The truth
appears to be that Mr.. Tucker has not resigned, but
that there has been some misunderstanding between him
and one or more of the members of the Direction i'll
gard to his salary wkich led to the belief that he would
resign. The matter has probably been arranged,
as We have his own authority that he has not resigned
and that nothing is the matter" After the Board
leading friend Of the Road gave unlimited orders to
buy up to 49, and the market rapidly improved, and
closed at So S5i. The traffic of the road is very
large, although not quite equal to last season. The
market was not very firm for Erie in the morning, aud
touched 62I. Between the Boards there in
quy for Cash Stock, and the price improved to 62..
At the Second Board there was a large number of
orders to buy, and the bull movement strong. An
attempt to check the market by offering 800
shares in line was unsuccessful the stock
being taken at once. After the Second
Board the improvement continued and the
closing sale was at 63l, an advance of cent from
the lowest point Cash Stock is very scarce and the
shorts urp it at so days at the cash price. The traffic
continues large. The receipts up to and including Sat-
mday sieS, OOO-equal to 1000 per day. This is
some so 600 ahead OF the period of last Sepem
ber and coo ahead Of last month. Central de-
clined = cent There more doing in Nicaragua
and 5! was bid. The market for Western Shares was
generally strong. Toledo was active at the Second
Board and improved J on the morning price. Michi-
gan Central was 92!, seller sixty, which is better;
Michigan Southern 90, seller sixty; Pittsburgh co.
regular, an advance of = cent; Galena was steady
at 10; Illinois Central improved ! = cent, selling at
ll7l. The receipts for the third week will probably
be :. 0OO or Sl9s 900 for three weeks of September
and the land sales of the month look like approaching
nearly $500 900 In Railroad Bonds the business
moderate and quotations rather lower. Missouri 6s
were firm with considerable sales at 80. Indiana IS
49, Nirginas were rather heavy and sold at %
The Exchange market is dull for the Wednesdays
steamer. The supply of outside bills j, good including
some Canadian Sterling and some Francs drawn at the
South against cotton. The bankers free drawers
at q 81; and fst-class commercial bills are 9. G9i
cent. Francs have a downward tendency; We quote
III Jd5lj. Grain Freights TO Liverpool better:
80. 600 bushels of Grain taken at 9! d9i 900
of Flour at 81. Cotton at d.; % uns Logwood at 25s
bbs To London-l0 900 bush. Grain at a l0d Flour
at 2s 3D.: 100 tuns Ocake az 25s. 80 casks Rice at
25s.
The business of the Sub-Treasiuy was moderate
Total receipts 81? 81 81 total payments il6S 100 81;
balance 1921 1913 80
The interest coupons the bonds OF the Great
Western Railroad OF Illinois, due on the Let October
will be paid on that day at the clearinghouse of Nor
ris Ketchum No. IS William street.
Of fha tratR aiiro
COMPANY for the second week of Sept, 1856, were:
it ;ss s 80 : sS SS@ss Is
Increase ......... s6455 50 .ls58 So 1885 -
The advance in freghts aud the unpleasant weather.
with full supplies. have had an uniavorabe effect upon
Dreadsufs. Flour with moderate business, is TO 20c.
y bb lower, and Wheat is TO &c. = bush. of.
Corn is also lower. Pork is in fair demand and buoy
ant. Prime slS l2.., and Mess so 20 $40 -.
The transactions in Cotton 1000 bales, consider
able portion to spinners, and the market is firm.
Groceries are not active excepting for Sugars, for
which the demand is COED at very full prices.
AT auction to-day 100 shares ChiHqui Improvement
Conpanys stock sold at go, The British war steamer
which went into the lagoon for the purpose of coalng
at the Company mines authorized to contract for
600 tuns for the use of the West India feet and the
steam lines between New-lork and Aspinwsll, and
San Juan are readyto contract for 800 tns per mcnth
as soon as the Company preparedtO supply the coal,
which will be the case in a short time.
John Rankin, jr., has been appointed on application
Of the third mortgage bondholders receiver of the e.
mira and Canandagua Railroad Company, which has
failed 70 provide for the interest on that class of bonds
The road will continue to be worked as heretofore.
The earnings Of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Road il July were ss227l, and for August
about % y cent larger.
We hear OF $l2 900 in specie going to Boston for the
Wednesday steamer.
The business of the Clearinghouse to-day was
ga, 943,7OO
The movement of the Banks has been remarkably
uniform during the past week, and the changes in the
yariou. items are unimportant. Some Of the bsnks