New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-16
SECOND BOARD.
WEDNESDAY. July l5--P. n.

WEDNESDAY, July l5-P. n.
The Stock market to-day has Exhibited great activity
and buoyancy. The transaction in Ere, Central, Read
ing ard Southern Michigan very large, aud the
clo.nc prices show considerable advance on yester
DAYS rates. There were some outside orders, Dull
marked portion of the improvement Is due TO Ae
covering of short lines, which has been going on for
several days past. There was, however, some dspo-
son shown to put out sellers options by parties whs
lock for some reaction after the advance OF the las
few DAYS Central was unusually active Western shares
were almost without exception better. Tho closing
prices were OF Erie 3d. Central S3l Southern 81 and
Reading 49,. Erie shows an Improvement or . v
cent Reading, / T. cent Central, 1t y cent; ana
Southern T. cent. La Crosse was very active, ana
improved to 81. Milwaukee and Mississipps wss
so a 50l. The Directors meet to day at milwaukee,
and will probably pass the Ju.y dividend we unde'-
stand tie Board about equally divided on the
question A sale of Nicaragua was made at ., which
is better. In railroad bonds there is not much DOING
but the feeling is stronger. Erie 1871 improved to
63i.
Exchange lie without change, and but little doing.
Freiohts are still unaltered; the engagements 70
Liye,pool are 900 bales Cotton at 81 100 bales See
Island at IT, 3d. 20 hhds Tobacco at 20s.; 100 boxes
do, at Is 500 bbls. Spirits Turpentine, at D. 10
London Is hhds Tobacco at l5s. $50 tuDs Oil Cake,
at los Iss 3D. so bbls. Ashes, at 49,; 1000 bbk
Rosn at IT, Cd 500 bbls. do at 2s.; 60 tuns Sums0s
Of I5s. 300 bbs. Spirits, at IA To Bremen 800 bbs.
Oil. at &c T. gall. bark from St. Johns to Glss-
row with Deal ut 17s. Cd. A bark from Demarare,
with Slaves at $l2. The new brig Elliot, 5Vs tons,
built Of live oak at Bristol, r. l., cold for $27J0.
Tie business Of the Sub Treasury was-Reccipts,
1884 90 g. Payments $2l3 COO 3d. including sl2 700
California drafts; Balance, sll l6s,sO6 u.
The Sixth Avenue Railroad has declared semi-sa-
nua dividend Of T. cent, payable at the Peoples
Bank on the Let Of August.
The Reading Railroad has declared a semi annual
oividepd ola cent, payable 18th OF August.
Albert H. Nicolsy's regular semi weekly auction
sale of stocks and bonds will take place tomorrow,
Thursday, at 12i o'clock at the Merchants kx-
Exchange. $25S, 600 California State Bonds will b
offered.
Adrian II. Muller will sell tomorrow, q. III
o clock at the Merchants Exchange 5000 shares
Butchers and Drover Bank stock, par value 70
each beipg an increase of 100000 to the capital Il
said bank.
Ths Lebanon steamer, Tomorrow, will take probably
400 600 il gold.
The business of the Clearing House go 1923 700.
Mr.. Charles Moran, we hear unoficialy, has con-
sented to accept the Presidency of the Erie Railroad,
with saldry largely Increased over that paid to Mr..
Romsdell. Mr. Moran will leave very lucrative
business to occupy this post, and will give his enure
time to it, duties. The scheme to which we alluded
day or two since, involving the issue Of $5OOOOOO Of
fourth mortgage bonds, hos, we understand, been
modified so as to make the payment for them I've
6ftbs convertible bonds one fifth stockholm at per-
ard two 6fths cash. There has, however, been -
.ficaI action upon the subect-the scheme, a. yet
only the suggestion Of some Of the managers.
The following is statement Of the June receipts q
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad:
n.,.,,....... 1 tsss; .. sss;s
The lime earnings of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Road were s5OOO-an advance Of 80 cent over ~
year.
The State Line Road hiss modified its fares, in ~
cordsnce with the injunction Of Judge Davies.
Tie Albany Statesman Of yesterday ssys:
owe understand that the exhibit Of the business q
the New-York Central for the month OF June, ".
inS mou,h of the previous year. Of about 500 Co., Is
is probably that this large dehcit has gwen ee W '
r,poit that the Company contemplated passing .Iou
usual August Divided 1t . understood thar sne W.
TO England of Mr.. Pruyn, the treasurer, and wnooe
return ge chroniced few days sinee do NOT rescS
in the success of any Of the objects intended 70
.,rengthen the Company in behalf OF when no w.
seut.'
Tie Jersey city 7slcgropa in speaking Of the Be-
en Tunnel, rays: -, .U..,,
THE whole work is being driven with eItreorainsU
energy night and day. There are now emp.Gyr sm -
It. about 200 men. The stones are % d, csr. ~
.basts by ten steam engines are Pieosa ~ 49,
dOe. When ss :.s ss
river where there is twenty ,ye ~, g ~. .s,t
i E ss I az .s ss
winter. w ~ route they vii save one mile Of ds-
the sgsh's s s,s sS sp. ns;ss
suee. over rice If sixty feet above tide, Decides
.owe 800 Of curvature and twenty minutes O -
4. m that as they now run via N j. Il. Il. q l. W.
line.
The schooner Msdeira from Liverpool, snved 8
Chicago yesterday morning, being the first yssss "0"
Liverpool to that port
ANew.York correspondent Of The R'eA"o"4 Es'
qui~er announces the success Of the now prooes P~
epted by n. s. sslter, ESQ.,, Of this Guy hae VINO
ssys: 1t. =, soo h.
"A furnace on The new plan, costing ~: r.
now been severel wseksin operasoe, wieen Si ~
Of this city, turning out daiy TWO 'un' u