New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-10
FRIDAY, May 9-P. ".

FRIDAY, May S-r. ".
In the Stock market there is a moderate degree Of
activity, but approximations Of more stringent Money
market to follow the large shipment Of gold by the
Pe,sia on Wednesday next, checks any improvement
in prices The changes not important, but there is
rather more disposition TO sell than to buy. The
market was weak at the Second Board, and after the
quotations. were lower. Erie closed at 500. Reading
at s91 Cleveland and Toledo at al, &c.
In Exchange there is not much DOING and rates are
not firm. Sterling is SOLO cent. Some Of the
leading bankers after asking 10 cent accepted d
cent in order to make sales. The supply Of CONNER
cial bills is larger. Francs are 5.lsi0 l6l.
Freight engagements inactive. To Liverpool
90 600 bushels Wheat at 40 in ships bags; 500 bales
Cotton, 3-l6d 900 bbls Rosin l. Cd geo bbls Oil,
U.s.; and some Dead weight, eos. To Havre, 1000
bbls. Flour to AL up, at Soc; 1000 bushels Wheat
THE last of the French Government contract lod in
shippers bags. schooner to TAmpieo and back, ITO
tuDs, l,9Co.
The disbursements at the Sub.Treasury were
large and the receipts moderate to-day. Paid e3lS,-
s64 TO- received slOl 1896 20; balance, s94, sos 43
paid for Assay Office, s34 Ala Ia paid on dsbursing
| checks, SOS, 5sl 81.
The money market continues to work easier bat 10
still active Although the Banks contracting as
whole the supply of capital is larger than it was last
week on calls. Outside of bank the amount offering
has increased and the stock brokers supply their wants
with little difficulty at per cent Paper solo for
| first class.
But little gold if any, will 60 by the steamers to-
morrow. The Persia, it is supposed, will arrive out
quite as soon as the Ericsson or North STAR and will
take large amount-over a million. The cores
ponding steamer last year took 81, 800, 900.
We understand that a genten Of Wall street
has received letters from London with the pleasing in
teheence that by the sudden death Of relative he
has BE- come her to estate worth f2oO 900 sterling
| The earnings Of the Illinois Central Railroad fU
April 500 2n agans tlls 4i4 last year, for the
rst four months the gain 80 cent upon period
last year. aud SO exceeds the earnings Of the second
| four months, viz:
First fou months. S1Sz Ee e5S0595
| Secobd four months 1850 sssss
This remarkable increase in face of the obstacles
| confer ded with this Winter and the delay in the
transportation of grain, promises to be fully main
tanned through the year. The land sales are also
very satisfactory, s45s Construction average
sl4 o.; 3,Sis acres Free Lands average tlS os sot
acres Interest average ell 65. The interest added to
those averages gives a total Of sao7,7 IL making
aggregate of $3.50 oSs &c sales since 5th January.
Thehouse Of Very, Gwynne & Co. is dissolved by
the death of ]. c. Very. The remaining partners,
Messrs. j. A. Gwynne aud Henry Day, have formed
4 new house, and continue the uncurrent-money aud
| land warrant business at No. ls Wall street.
The transfer books Of the Mississippi and Milwau-
kee Railroad at the United States Life and Trust
Companys
The proposed suction sale by the Delaware, Lacks.
wanna and Western Railroad Company Of o., 900 900
of their Sec nd Mortgage Convertible Bonds, has been
p stponed until after the openisg of their road
| through to ELzabethport, some time next month.
President Phelps, accompanied BY most of the direct
oIs left the city Tuesday last. for the purpose of
passing over the Warren and Southern divisions, and
| n akipg careful and personal examination Of the