New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-21
MoSpAY, April D-P. n.

The Stock market was active to-dh!i anu n"'"NN-
standing the unpleasant weather which usually makes
dull market, the tendency cf prices was IN some
stocks strongly upward The quotations in nearly
every instance show al improvement on Saturday'
Reading was among the most active and buoyah'
stocks selling a. high So after the Second Board
an Improvement of p y cent It closed at sli q s..
There il strong bull party in II. Erie opened at i1i
and rose TO I6l-clo-ing offer a, 46i. The IN
screased earnings for March, given below, are
smaller than was generally anticipated. Cer-
iral was finn and went to S ds7i, with considerable
purchases at s. /, buyer 60. Panama was frmer In
the Western Shares there was general improvement
and considerable activity; Galena advanced to lO3
Pittsburgh 80 La Crosse TO 7s Illinois Central to
1911; Toledo sold at o., dividend, equal to 90;
Southern was 90 G66i, &c. There was good de-
mand for cash stock and buyers options, but the par
ties operating for fall put out their options freely and
appeared TO have lost no confidence IN the ultimate
downward movement of the market. The condition
Of the money market and of the banks Is untaverable
for their hopes, but presume they calculate upon
the early resumption Of specie shipments to England
and consequent bank contraction.
The business in Exchange for the Boston steamer
has been to fair extent and the tendency OF rates
still upward. The transactions have been az =! G95
e for Sterling and at the close the leading draw
ers asked Q! b cent. Francs also higher-j.2I a
5.Is.
Freights are quiet To Liverpool, Flour, at Is 3D.;
Grain at 81. ID; Cotton at Id Lard and Bacon at
rs I'd 100 Salt Cake at I2s. I'd. 100 tcs. Beet
D.; 5000 Slaves at pos To London did not learn
Of any engagements To Glasgow, Flour at Is Cd. a
2s; Bacon and Lard at 2Os. and by steamer, 40
bbs. Rosin at p. 3D.; TO tuns Heavy Goods at 35s.
To Rotterdam, 5000 gals Honey at Sc. To Ham,
burg 20 uns LOgwood at 29s. I'd. 1000 gals. Honey
at DE. 80 tuns Measurement Goods at 2s a S2s. Cd.
100 bales Hops at e.. brig for Cuba to Liverpool
with Copper at f3
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
$sl ,2Os 6j; payments slj66S a. balance, sl4,96j
81 73
There will 90 over to Boston tomorrow for the
steamer 100000, and possibly $500, 600 in gold.
Seven hundred and seventy thousand dollars of City
Revenue Bonds will be issued by the Controller in
not less than 500, payable from five to twelve
months, may be desired The money may be de-
posted with A. V. Stout, Chamberlain, in Shoe and
Leather Bank. Interest from date of deposit.
The earnings of the Erie Railroad for the month of
Ms,eh Ms,es ia'3 $50 3s5sfs ss
Increase...................... +42s43 50
The earnings of the first six months of the current
fiscal year compared with the same ak months OF 1850
80. show an aggregate falling off Of S27,77S.
The Directors Of the Bank of America have adopted
resolutions in favor of issuing stock to the amount
Of one million dollars thus increasing the capital Of the
bank to three millions,
The business of the Clearing House was 81 ,3O4 OOO
The Bank Statement of the week is u conservative |
and favorable one, showing Unexpectedly large n-
crease ofhe specie with contraction of loans
The increase Of specie is sl,ld6,OOO and how this
large increase came about is equally mysterious with
the lnrge decrease Of the previous week There was
statement in the street that had been dis
covered Of $500 600 in the specie ofthe previous week,
but We find no authority for the statement. We are
gratifed to see check given to the expansion of
loans, but We fear that it is only temporary. In
deposits the increase is about half Million the un-
drawn deposits being so OOO, against s67 Of3OOO
The Southern deposits are beginning TO accumulate
The comparison with last week j. rs follows:
Loan, 4 Dis Specie. Circulation. Deposits. |
April II...sii5S747I7 sl6sS449o ss7s75H se65s so8
April b.. Il45s8lH l2'6l,62 sTOsS @+l4l7 |
D.cresse.... 1868 .... sl65l6 s574sl |
Iucrcssc..... Sl,l768G3
The principal decrease of loans has been in the Com
mcrce. Metropolitan and American Exchange. The |
specie reserve now higher than has been since
December when the loans were $lO7 900 900.
The movement of the Banks since Nov |, 1870, has
been a. follows: