New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-14

"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13-p m.
The Stock market was active this morning, and quite
irregular. The interest mainly concentrated In
the movement in Michigan Southern, which opened
before the Board at o. sold during the session as low
as sl rallied to &C. and finally closed at 952 bid. The
grip Of the corner appears to be relaxed, and the
Stock takes it's place in the market on It's merits. We
hear that the party in this Stock have sold out every
share they bought between lO2 and 81, leaving far
margin for profit After the Board there was more
disposition TO operate commencing with Erie, and
at the Second Board everything was buOyant
with q strong demand for Stocks. The outside
orders are large, and the increasing abundance
If money provokes Stock specula;ions Erie
was the most buoyant stock. Ii was dull at
the morning Board at 500, but aferward rapidly
advanced with large transactions, to 59t, closing at
Sci bid The private transactions reached some 6,0O0
shares mostly taken in by the shorts One purchase
Of eco shares was made which does not appear in the
printed lists, and several others to large extent.
Reading went to 9O!, Improvement of / I. with con-
siderable sales not printed. New-York Central ad-
vanoed to o. with large demand. Harlem again
advanced, selling at %; and Hudson River touched
SOL Cumberland was in large demand, the sales
being 600 shares, and closed at 25i. Canton moved
with the rest with large sales al the Second Board
showing = cent advance. Nicaragua improved
v cent, selling at %. The recent sales, at sell
lers. option four months, supposed TO be made
by promn, Mt party lately connected with the
Company, and that they have been mostly taken by
by the parties having the management of the COM
pany. The result promises to be contest in the stock
between the selling party and Commodore Wander
bili, and as the length of the COmmodores purse is
proverbal the result of such contest can scarcely
be doubted. In Western shares there was very ac-
tive business and generally the tendency was strongly
upward. or Cleveland & Toledo 1000 shares were
cold the market falling off 70 III, but ralyng to 79l
Illinois Central was ga. Michigan Central 95 Chi
cage and Rock Island, 95. Milwaukee and Miss. was
in large demand and some 500 shares sold at IS $50.
There were large orders for Cleveland Pittsburgh,
and the market advanced TO Ct bid without drawing
our stock Galena did not sympathize with
the market, and was offered at ll2, seller months.
We hear from Chicago, unofioialy that the January
receipts were only 500 900, which is much less than
was anticipated and the same as taken in January,
1855 sale of Terre Haute and Richmond was made
at 95. Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati sold at
loll The market for Railroad Bonds is firm and the
transactions privately are large. At the Board the
Gales were mostly confined to Illinois Central, of which
$4,000 sold, closing at s7l. Eries 1873, were SO;
Tene Haute and Alton I'd Mortgage, 7sb; New-York
Central Is, l0ll, &c. Erie ID Mortgage sold at 90.
State Stocks are firm but not active.
There is nothing doing in Exchange. The market
under receipts of bills from the South and lower prices
reported there, is not firm
Freights are dull To Liverpool 10000 bush.
Wheat at sgd in ships bags; 500 bbls. Flour, rs cd.
t2s 7ld. sferward refused go bales Cotton, ID;
225 tcs. Beef TO London, IS.
The business Of the Sub Treasury is moderate to-
day, Paid s49 Al 81; received $685. 1919 o. balance,
q $50 i9i paid for Assay Office s353 So; paid
on Discussing Checks, si7,s99 70.
Albert H. Nioolays regular semi-weekly auction
sale of stocks and bonds will take place tomorrow
Thursday at l9l O'Clock, at the Merchants Ex-
charge.
There viii be steamer Saturday in place of the
Pacific, but it has not yet been decided which boat to
sSnd. The George Law and the Nashville have been
suggested
The Niagara Fire Insurance Company, declared
semi annual dividend of 10 y cent, payable on the
18th inst.
The Northern Light, from San Juan brings ss47 900,
about half OF which has been deposited in the Assay
Office for bars. The John L. Stephens took down to
Panama si,975,5is, of which s259O7l was on En-
ghsh account. This seni-monthly remittance viii
therefore be smaller than any one for long time,
about OOO unless there should prove to be con-
siderable amount Of Government drafts The advice.
from California are unavorsble in regard to the mines
although operations are restricted by the cold
weather. The small semiannua remittance is due TO
the great scarcy of gold dust in San Frsncisco-he re-
suit OF the severity Of the weather in the moun,sns
Business very dun for the same reason Money
was very tight. The SliPpips LtsAays:
The i0terval which has ELAPSED since the issue Of
our last steamer ed ton has been one Of the most
quiet We have in san Francisco for nearly year
past. This state Of affair however is not difficult 10
be accounted Tor. Although copiOus raias have fallen
over most sections OF the STATE unusual spell of
cold weather, which has prevailed in the mountains
ever since the Let Of January has prevented mining
operations by freezing up not merely the water ia
both natural and artificial channels but the earth
ITSELF TO such sn extent as to cut of completely or
very seriously cur,ai mining operations The demand
for goods Om the interior has consequently been very
much restricted the traders not being able 10 enter the
market in the face OF unpaid Obligations which they
cannot settle until the miners in their turn pay 3D. II
u beginning to be seriOSsly asked whether we have