New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-12
THURSDAY, June LIP. NJ

There large activity to-day in the leading fan
cies, but the improved feeling of yesterday was en-
tirey lost. Prices still favor the parties operatN,
for fall, and the principal demand for stocks
appears to be from the shorts. The public at
large, who almost always 60 in as buyers, suffered
so severely in the early part of the year. that they
have we are glad to know abandoned the speculative
arena ard left the street almost entirely to the two
factions contending there. We hear of an instance
where party of four or five merchants on the west
side of the town lost purse of In the course
of two or three months producing, in one instance at
least bankruptcy. recent instance OF loss OF over
$50 eco in Erie purchases is fresh in the public mind
There are doubtless hundreds Of nstan ces net mad
public where entire ruin has been produced by stock
speculations during the past six months, made by
inexperienced parties, who were Ignorant OF the
tactics of the street and utterly ignorant OF the posi-
,ion and e value of the stocks in which they ope-
rated The transactions registered to-day add up
o. GOO shares stocks and 500 600 State and Railroad
bonds An unusually large proportion of the sales were
regular on short option. Reading Erie, and Illinois
Central cash stock still, however. are by no means
plenty. Parties who have no confidence IN the future
Of the latter stock sold two small lots at ll2 l1 at
- months the regular" price being 1873. The
London quotations equal to about 40 here Michl-
gan Southern was among the most active stocks
selling to the extent Of 1000 shares II opened at A.
fell off to A. and at the second Board recovered To 10.
The bears were not disposed to sell 1t freely short N
Y. Central was very weak, and fell OIL TO ola. hfe
opened at 81 J. and after selling at 35 closed at Sit
Reading was heavy in the morning, but recovered al
the second Board to yesterday prices. There was
good demand for Pacific Steamship, and under pur'
chases of 800 shares the quotation advanced 10 10
At the close, l62 the best bid for Cumberland
Harlem .ppears TO be firm at abou. lOi II. In
Western shares generally the market was heavy.
Rock Island was an exception. aud improved !
The principal movement in Railroad bonds
was in Illinois Central, of which 1',Ooo sold,
closing at 81; MissouIis were So and |Hslnms 9l..
At the second Board the market whole Sas hrmer
than in the mornhg.
There is nothing of Importance doing in Exchange.
Sterling is 1897 a 1895; Francs, 5.lSi 0.les.
Freights are still dull and nominal. To Liverpool,
the engagements are 900 bbls. Spirits IuPentlhe al
2s.; Cotton at IS. To London, 100 tuhs oAeake al
l2s cd. To Havre, Cotton at &c.; Pot Ashes az -
To Bremen, 1000 bbls. Rosin At Is. Cd; % tnns
Measurement Goods at l2s. 3D. brig Nem New
York to Lisbon with Flour at SOC.
The business III the Sub-Treasury was Recelpts,
$si, coo; Payments $50, 10 -; Balance $i2uo5,
6I7 o..
A sale of New-Haven Railroad genuhe stock was
made at auction to-day at 80 4 cent
The directors of the American Exchange Bank nave
called for the psyment of the second insiaueht oil 80
e share on the Increased capital stock OF the Bank on
he lst July.
Among the passengers by the Arab tor Liverpool
On Wedne sday Was the Hon. j. llillyard Cameron.
VI. =. p Of Toronto and among those by the Canada,
arrived to-day was Mr.. Whtehouse, junior partner OF
+. Whitehouse Son i Morrison.
At The meeting of the bondholders oi the New-Al-
bauy ard Salem road held yesterday nothing OF I'M
portarce was done. majority and minority report
made, and both laid upon the table. re'olu-
ton was passed authorizing the Trustee to take poe
session of the road.
The business of the Clearing House to-day was
$50, 6.5 600.
The receipts Of the Pennsylvania Railroad for the
month Of May compare with the corresponding noath
last year as follows
Receipts for month ending May Sl......stll57 81
month last year............'''''''' fo'oo .
n,,,.... ................. S52 10 s.
Reeep,. fi,ia jan l. 1851 to j.ne l. 1851. s2l5lsls %
Same period last ycsT.......'''.''''''''. - 81
Decrease. sSi7o /!
Tie revenue of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
May as follows:
Main stsni. Branch. both Roads
For s5s0l o9 SOL I. 50 81
for Freight............. 2s9lli 81 if"o' S">o 81
Totsl.........ssl5 Ss5 O5 ss,I62 70 s5Sl ss5 a
The following table shows the earnings Of the Road