New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-07
TTHSDAY NAV g-P. NJ

TUESDAY, May e-P. NJ.
There was q fair amount of business at the Stock
Board but the tBdenc Of prices generally was down.
ward. There il rather a pressure of stock on the
market and the operstos for decline appear disposed
to put out shoit stock, although not TO au excessive
extent The difference between regular aud buyers
option is not great AS it was last week. when It was
considerably than usual Erie among the firm
stocks the list and has been 20 through the present
d.viward turn the market The very large traffic of
tbsr ad induces IA, purchases in the face of general
adverse stock market II closed at So, which is q
little better than YESTERDAY. Reading was heavy at
about s9s There is lursor tina. there will be no
dividend in August which may have had some effect
UPON tie market but we cannot find any basis for the
runor. Central was o. which is decline OF ! "
oeut Harlem was very heavy, and fell oil to III,
Phgnix Bank sold at 49, Bank of Commerce at l09t,
al Park Bank at o. In Western railroad shares the
business was to consd1 rable extent, but the marked
was heavy. GOene odd at Ill ]; Michigan Southern
%; Chicago and Rock Island, 81; Little Miami, se,
ard Wisconsin Like Shore, 70. The receipt, OF this
read in April were about S2 500, which is well for q
new road Of only As miles. Tie managers still promise
dividend Of v cent In July, which may possibly DO
. v cert. Cleveland and Toledo, Notwithstanding
the large receipts Of April published this morning, was
| heavy and cared after the Second BoGrd at -,
decline of T. cent. In Railroad Bonds there Is a fair
business doing at Iatherlower rates Illinois Central
cd at s6l; Hudson River, Sd Mortgage COZ; Hallem
ID Mortgage, 75l Michigan Southern s2l; Fries
1873, 9OI; lsG2 s7 la7l, sea &c. la State stocks
| he business moderate, and prices rather
| finer.
The business in foreign exchange for this steamer
has MT been large and the market closed dull, with
some bills mig at cent declined. Remitters III
many bave preferred 10 wait for the Persia next
Wednesday. by which they make a saving OF weeks
interest, and it ID supposed she will arrive out within
three days of the ship sailing from Boston tomorrow.
The range of sales of sterling is Il d9i Some leading
bar kers are asking 10 T. cent Francs, 5.lsi SLOT.
Freiglts 20 Great Britain are shade lrmer, not
vithstanding the offerings are light. To Liverpool
the engagements include 20, 900 bushels Of Corn
and Wheat at I'd in bulk, and SD. in ships bags;
800 bbls. Flour, 49, 5000 400 bales Cotton 532d.a
3.lGd some FUstic Isl. To London, 100 tcs Beef
4 Is, and 2lO boxes Bacon PSI.
The business Of the Sub.Treasury was; Paid,
sl2 500 %; Received sI35 OIL 20; Balance 80 1884,
l5s o. Paid for Assay Office, s29O9Ii 81; Paid on
Dlsbursirg Checks, si3,sG6 "a.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company has dcelared
,emannual dividend Of y cent payable on the 18th
instant.
Tie Pbladelphs Bank y cent, payable gu de.
napd; and the Bank of Northern Liberties v cent,
payable on the 9th instant.
Tie lower grades Of Flour continue to decline, with
coed supply The concession Of l2lc. has brought
in buJ era sr export The better grades are Arm
with moderate arrivals. State brands are s. 500
o ~; Extra, - 80. Canadian is selling for the
BIitish Provinces at s60s So 49, Southern brands are
in good deuand at Sc 25e 80 81, which Is lower.
Holders of Wheat are firm, with fair demand for
milling and e,rolt. Among the Gales were 1000 bush.
Southern red at ~ Goa 81 65 ard 10000 bush. whi'e
Canadian a. about 81 65. Corn has an upward TEN
dtrcy. ard the demand is firm at ooao'c'
| In Pork there is no change; moderate Saies a.
| a sl7 Ell and Slj 25d SIS 81. beei ,'e'uy'
Bacon and Cut Meass are scarce AID wanted Lara .
Iou,,.,d onie, Sugar is steady and in fair demand,
mostly for refining There is more hriih''' a" ''''
,s,k,t "a rot active. Coffee has an improving
| f,,, md Rio /. active; sales 2 OOO DHgS al II
-. In Cotton there i 10 activity ana 'ie Market
cortLues heavy. - ,, A..
TIo n,,ev market to day has been irregular, the
g., ,lutdalt Ia some quarters while in 9TH
'ff. a uard has exceeded the supply. We th,nk
-. - L.rroyers met their wants without much
.scni,v The banks think ere still contracting,
b,t orly 10 moderate extent, and almost entirely on
call losr- Tbs - forced upon them by the
decrease # thtr country Dslhnees Ihe Decay IN the
oueripg Of the avenues Of transportation from the
VI. added 10 tie lI in breodstuff., which hss
caused tie interior delay sending forward its Stocks
has obliged the counr, banks and bankers to accommo-
date paities holding produce by drawing on New.
York, not only for their cash balance but also in
many casos IN anticipation of maturing paper. AZ
ter caral navigation has been resumed and produce is
coming forward freely hs movement will be crested
and interior balances again begin " accumulate here.
Tie adjourned meetirg Of the stockholders OF the
New-Haven ond New London Railroad Company
takes place at Bsncaris Hotel No. as Broad
ssy, Eeor Twelfth street, wednesday evebns,
at y ocls>k. TIE bondholders Of this Corpora
tcn sie invited 10 attend this m citing. The Oi'
r,D'os btl'ev- hat III il nterc,ts old D. s-cit.y
pI,n oted T hey voud c,uc toward lnd al tae
sc AhCip IL the corAfuc,.r o. the saor, liok Q,
! Rcad between NV LqE5ql aai s'0,is'o', we'.s