New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-06
THURSDAY, Feb. j-P. n.

THURSDAY Feb. J-P.N.
There was large activity to-day at the Stock
Board with a marked change from the feeling which
has prevailed for the last few days. The downward
tendency was arrested, and in most cases there was
an Improvement realized The transactions 10 Enc,
Reading and Central large. The latter improved
v from the opening price. Erie was oOi at the
close, which ia / cent better. Reading sold at 79l,
but closed nj 793. Panama was "a. Cumberland
was finn at -. Ohio Trugt sold at 30, and that Was
Did. In the Western Railroads there con-id
srabe business DONE and generally at improving
pnces. Galena and Illinois Central were very
kuoyant The former improved to 1885,, and
De latter, ansr the Second Board was
1871 bid, further advance Of q = cent. Toledo
was steady at 76l. Michigan Southern, after touching
78l, improved 10 791 bid. This is the lowest
fAbhshed 10 T. cent stock the list. The transfer
books were opened to-day and very large amount Of
stock was transferred but the amount which came
HE market was much smaller than the bears antIci-
pated. Rock Island was 90; La Crosse, -, &c. Ia
Railroad Bonds there is net much doing Illinois Cen
fral fell off | y cent selling at 99 State Stocks
quiet and steady
The stt amer being gone, there is no movement in
Excbgnge. Rates are steady.
Freights are dull. To Liverpool, 400 bbs Flour at
"a. 3d.. Grain at aid; Cotton at 932di 80 bbls
Lard at 25s; 300 boxes Cheese at 3Os. To London,
600 bbs Flour at Is Sd. "a. lOld.; Gram at - a
lod 800 boxes Cheese at 32s. I'd. To HAVE, POO
bales Cotton at ic 50 bbls. pork at 81; 100 boxes
Bacon at &C.. 100 bbls Lard at &C.; Whalebone at
&C., and Ashes at $9a$lO. vessel to Porto Rico
and back $50 tnns for 81 80 Two vessels for south
side of Cuba to lead Moasses and Sugar at 50 for the
Semer and 42ic. for the latter.
The busness Of the Sub-Treasury Receipts,
S4l2 As o. payments $3l7 332 So; balance, $685.
s92 A.
The New-York Fire and Marine Insurance Company
las declared semi-anuua dividend of 10 y cent,
payable on demand
The Knickerbocker Stage Company ) Y sent, pays
Die 9th inst
The Third avenue Railroad Company, quarterly
dividend of Y cent, payable on the th lust
The United States Trust Company of NeE-York
sessi annual dividend Of 3! cent, payable on ths
10Th inst.
The amount Of Ire ssury notes os'tandinSis reduced
~ sl09,2ll.
The amount stolen from Benedict x Cot, aIuded
- Yesterday was g. 800, and not s0V,Vo printed
Steps we understand, are now beng taken 10 oo'aih
m Injunction upon the New Haven Railroad Company,
- prevent the payment of the divdeod last declared
The January receipts Of the La Crosse Road were
psted. Like all the Western roads, 1t has been very
difficult to operate in January in consequence OF the
heavy snow storms. No fregh. trains were moved
Scr many days. The road is nov being operated to
PaIdeevile, and il finished Ia Portage City.
The earnings of the Michigan Central Railroad for
xhe third week in January were as follows;
s.sis IL: ~ 3 s j., /
The business of the CT airing House was s3}S(OoOO.
The demand for Breads,uifs Is good, aud prices
were well sustained. Provision art steady. There Is
mere doing in Sugar at very full prces but Coffee is
quiet In the absence Of the Baltic sdyiees Cotton
was inactive but firm.
Another bill for the sale Of the Pcunsy vsna Public
WerAs has been introduced in th Legislature. 1t
pSoyides for the sale of the main hue TO the Pennsy-
wanna Central Railroad Company for the sum of So
etO QOQ payable in their stock, authorizes them
., increase their stock for that purpose, and takes of
om that Company and the Lancaster and Harrisburg
Railroad Company all the existing taxes on tonnage,
,iyidepds &C. And the bill further provides that the
Governor shall be empowered to subscribe S5,ooO oOo
kr the completion OF the SuubuH and Enc Rarosd-
requiring, however, said Company, psy five per cent
"a their subscriptions until their track finished, and
shen the 81 600 000 received frod the Pennsy vana
Central Railroad ComI any shall be deposited III the
Nnkng Fund FOR the liquidation Of the public debt.
An amusing instance of what is considered activ'
xy among the Boston brokers is gwen IN the annexed
paragraph frcm one of the journals of that city:
The speculative sctlvity IN Rsiltoad BONDS Is CON
sen,rsted In 0gdensb0rg Second Mortgage % whlen
atrac; considerable attention. transaction 81 the boaid
and after its adjournment much Lager than Tie
Aual average"
Upon examining the report Of sales % see Whist
amount Of business done 10 urty which " con-
sentrsied the speculative activity Of the Board,
We found the aggregate 10 be three bonds at q la
costing altogether sbou $il y, and tSo Of these
bonds were On buyer; option, 30 days.
Tx IAdsiSHdtSt gives the annexed weekly list Of
faiures &c:
james Myerson. Bangor No failed.
J. L. Burnett M0nisylle, W. tailed
Henry N@shburu 4 20. Boston. Mass also II M0rtes
D. Mass have suspended liabilities Nhouf $4,000.
Bachelor a DAVIS Boston. Mes susp-nd~d
b. Clara Boston. Mas Ae .lr since: la
kliiies s1@e~o assets about $4,000, going
ar nSh ChAuesry
Wm Ulnsn Bostsn, Mass, failed Is NV
Dpins through Cbsnetry.
p W. Miles. Worcester, Mass. failed
& D. Sniif h. Springfield Mas fai~d
Calvin Potter Lowell Mas suspended. Sboat sSeo
r W TAsyer 4 Co, Che.si,e, Mos ,aspenaci
Miller Ladlos Msss, failed
Wa Getting. Bridgeport CeEn-, assigned