New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-17
TUESDAY. June 16-P. ".

The Stock market has been very irregular to-day,
with no very marked feature, excepting the rapid and
large advance in Michigan Southern stock, which i'm.
proved from 46 at which it opened to 80 at the Sec
ond Board the Preferred Stock in the mean time sell
ing at 81 an advance Of 81 y cent Such rapid rise,
however could not be expected to be maintained aud
the natural reaction took place, the market closing a.
49,. AT the top Of the rise, the Stock was offered
freely on sixty days sellers option at about Y cent
below the regular price. Cash Stock is not plenty,
and some lots being taken from the street
by outsiders. After selling at 81, the Preferred
Stock closed at SO bid. Erie and Reading were
among the heavy Stocks to-day, the latter fall
ing off to "A after the Second Board, declius
of y cent. Erie declined 2 cent. The business
Of June thus far shows but little change from June last
year. La Crosse improved to IS, under the official
announcement Of the dividend. Galena was better,
selling at 90 92I We understand this road is cutting
down fares in competition with the Milwaukee and
Mississippi Road Illinois Central is not strong, and
the bears are still offering it down on their options
In Railroad bonds the inquiry was light. Or Illinois
Central. however s25 900 sold at 81. Further sales
Of Missouri 6s were made of $40 900 at $50 S3l Cali
foruia's sold at 63l a Ga; vrgnias are 92G92l.
After the Second Board the market generally was
dull, but steady.
The Exchange market closed for the steamer dull
and heavy and some transactions were made at de-
cline on the rates of the previous steamer The nom'
nal rates of Sterling are 81 a93 cent. Francs are
5lsid5l6l.
Rates of Freight continue very irregular. To Liv'
erpoo 500 bales Cotton at IS. BALE and Sea Island
at Id; 300 bbls. Spirits Turpentine at "a To Gas
cow, so bbls Spirits at Is. To Havre l,ooO bales
Cotton at &c.; 10000 Is Whaebone at &C.; loO bbls.
Ashes at IS $40. To Csdz, LOCO bbs. Flour at 75c
To Rotterdam, 200 bbls. Spirits Turpentne at &c.
ship from ST. Johns to Bristol Channel with Deal at
67s Cd. ship to Malaga and back ON private terms.
To Bremen 10 coo Hides at &C.. 100 tuns logwood at
l5s; 900 bbls Spirits at 2ic. bark to Marseilles
with slaves at 2dc.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
S99g74 81; Payments, s25O,Sil Sc, including s3S,OVJ
Cafcrnia Drafts; Balance, sll, 762,162 w.
The Washington Insurance Company has declared
a semi.annua dividend Of 10 p cent, payable on the
lst Of July.
The Bank of New-York has declared seminar
dividend of y cent payable Julyl
The Boston and Maine Railroad Company has de-
clared a semannual dividend of y cent, payable on
the LIST Of July to holders of stock lsth inst. The
Company has about cash enough on hand now to pay
the dividend and the State debt of slO0eaJ.
Inc La OEOesc dnO 1iNNdIhtc haAhN~- company
has declared seInannual dividend of - cent pay
able on the lst of July. The dividends upon stock
registered at the New.York office will be pad at the
agency in the Continental Bank building. TIE trans
ST. books will be closed on the 20th and remsr closed
vstil the Sd Of July.
s dividend Of p cent in cash has been declared
,v che little Miami Railroad Company piysEe to
Se Work stockholders on LIST SSly proNlmo.
t. S transfer agency in this city will be closed OF the
10Th sat. the agents, Messrs- Winslow, Llhier ~
To- scline that branb of their hnsiness after tLst
late. Sockholders in the New-Yor- books VIII have
heir ii, attends RENTED 20 them in he~-iork fund.-
N annl, a;ion To the Cincinnati office. See advertise
nept in l<her column
The "a, lungs of the Central RairoSS Company Of
Sew,Jersev SaS the month If
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same nor - Last yeaE..............-... ON'Oo'
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The burning O. the Bloomsbury bridge stopped the
elcb coal for N Tee weeks of the month aud mate
iay reduced the receipts. The cars have been run
ing over the bridge since the lst inst
The earnings of t. re Michigan Southern rosd for
Ipr ls56...........~ -sIoi %