New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-08


The business of the Stock Board was not large to-
day and the tendency was downward. The
changes were not very important, bs general
weakness prevailed with about equal indispo-
ston TO operate ON the part of bears and
bulls a somewhat increased activity in money
checked operations for rise while the general pros
perty of the country urDds the expectation OF any
serious decline in prices. At the Second Board the
market was heavy. Reading fell off to 81 S2s. Eric
WAS 81 bid after the Board having been Gig. Cea-
trail Sit an mprov OF E cent on yesterday pu'
| a decline ON the morning Board. Panama ws'
| steady at SoI. which is better. In Western
| shares there was considerable business doing at
| about previous prices. Michigan Southern was 81 q
So Michigan Central, 92; Pittsburgh, 81 Toledo,
| 763; Illinois Central ll64, &C. La Crosse advanced
| 10 a. cash and private sales were made at 20.
| The adyices from Wisconsin in regard TO the land
| grant noticed yesterday are confirmed. The Leg
slauYe of that State have given the lands donated by
| Congress for building road from Columbus to the
Mississippi River to the La Crosse Road. The grant
covers about 200 600 acres of land, worth probably
$40 600 900 to so 100000 They considered am
pie To build the Road and pay back to the stock
hodets all they have thus far invested IN the old Road
large part Of the route will at furnish business
enough to support the Road as soon as completed II
urs through the garden Of Wisconsin, and the northern
end will furnish inexhaustble supplies of lumber, &c
Railroad Bonds quiet and rather heavy. state
Stocks are improving. Mssours sold at 81, and Viz
ginias at %.
The Exchange market has not been active for this
stosmer aud he transactions have been nearly all for
banking operations. The supply Of bills has been
large sud considerable amounts he'd over Ser-
ling is 9>s9s q cent. Francs rather lower, with
fair amohlt of southern bs i'll market. Sales of first
class commercial signatures were made at 5.lSi, net,
ting the seller $50
TO Liverpool F,eights aLe firm. 5000 bush.
Gram were taken It u a 100 5000 bbls Flour at
2s. Cotton 81 3D.; 500 boxes Cheese at 30s- To
London, 1900 bbs. Flour at 2s Cd 3s.; 1000
bush. Wheat a; lid. in ships bags; so tuns Oh Cake
in bags at 2Ss. 10000 gals. Oil at Dos To Ant
weip, GOO bush. Wheat ct l0d 10 Bristol 10 600
bush. Wheat by British vessel O. lOd To Glss-
gov j, 600 bush Wheat at l0l a Id. 800 bbls voui
at "a ID.
The business OF the Sub Treasury wa. Receil Va
sl34. 74O %; payments, $3.50 IS balance sl3351,-
95l -
Adrian IL. Muller viii sell at bis weekly sale to-mor-
row. at I2I o'clock, at the Merchants Exchange. a
list Of good Securities, by order of James G. and
Archibald Oracle King, executors Of Henry Schsfer
deceased.
There is better feeling in Brcadstuifs with in
creased sales Flour has increased lOc. b Dbl aud
Whea, has sold at higher figures. The sales of Flour
are Is eco bbs., and of Wheat $1,000 bushels. Corn
is in good supply, and rather easier The Tea sale To-
day shows but little change in the market Coffee Is
que, but firm. An auction sale of 5,Oc0 bags comes
Oh TOMORROW. NJ, Scots Circular, says