The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MOnEY MARK EFT.

TUESDAY, May l3-6 +. M.
There appears to be let up in the pressure upon the
stock market. There little activity at ths
first board to-day, and the leading speculative stocks
In better demand but most Of the sales at
lower prices. Missouri 6's declined u per cent Erie
bonds 1876, NJ New York Central Real Estate bonds
Nicaragua Transit, n; Pennsylvania Coal u; Reading
Railroad. II Michigan Southern, x; Galena and Chca
60, II Chicago and Rock Island, u. Harlem advanced u
per cent; Cleveland and Pttsburg I. There large
tales Of New York Central Railroad st yesterdays prices
We have noticed for days past regular sale this
stock sellers option four months at 90 per cent The
receipts of the Central for April will not exceed those Of
the Erie Company for the time and in the face Of
this fact there difference In the market value Of the
stock of hr ythree and four per cent The month Of
May will show much more avorably for the Erie Comps
ny There were larger operations than usual to-day in
Michigan Southern Reading touched lower point
day than has been known for months, but the
tions we're limited.
After the adjournment ofthe board the following sales
OF bonds and stocks made at auction BY Simeon
Diaper .nt
S. COO Ct. velsnd and Toledo RR. Ps..... int add.77
5000 Cleveland and Pittsburg RR extension do. 10
5000 Chlcago and Miss RI. I'd mortgage. do. 80
1900 Mich south North Ind. R. Sig. "a. do. sax
leo shares Pacific Mall Steamship Co..
At the second board the msrke. decidedly better.
Illinois Central bonds advanced u per cent; Erie, u
"a. close
the tendency slightly upward. Money continues
active demand. and any Improvement the stock
ket is therefore likely to be temporary So long
specie shipments range high million to million
and half per week, stocks cannot advance and be
aimed. The steamship Persia, from this port for Liver
pool wednesday, viii take out about twelve
hundred and fifty thousand dollars One Of the largest
shippers portion Of his orders for specie
to-day account of the decline in exchange and it is
possible orders may yet b and tn
aggregate shipment be less than have named above
Tie Assistant Treasurer repor to today ss follows
Paid on treasury account sSS fss SO SO
Balance ................ 9,S39, 672 II
Paid for Assay Office. ............" $3.50 80
Paid on 6isbursirg checks.... 04oaa W
The warrants entered at the Treasury Department,
Washington, on the 10th inst, were as fonows-
For the redemption Of stocks. 271 66
For The Treasury department. :, aS S9a - -
For the Interior department. 10 w W
War received and entered ....... 65 COS rs
From miscellaneous sources. 1920 700 90 90
Or account Of the Navy 1878 80
The receipts of the Pennsylvania Railroad for the
9TH Of April show extraordinary increase over the
porong month lat year. and exceed those Of any
month fince the opening of the road
Receipts for the month ending April $4,000 IL
Sane month last year. 800 JAY ~
Increase. 255, sls 50
Receipts from Jan. l. 1885, to May 1856. 100 36
Same period last ,Z2Ao73 "a
lEcreaG0.. ooo, Aoo ~
The toprsge Of this road In April shows large in
the cling month in 1885, when ae
freight business was thought to be very heavy Each
month Of this year has exhibited very gratifying in
crease over year and 1854 will be by the fol-
lowipu:-