New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-18
WEDNESDAY. Nov. l7-r. n


Stocks bad a steadily improving t.,dercy through
GU, tie dsy and the marke; tOlerably active for
most 0. tie speculative shars dealt in at the Board.
The movements originate mainly With some Of the
leading cpe,sors who, taking advantage of the large
lue OF shor stock put within the lat fortnight
are disposed TO Try the effect Of sharpturn upon tie
sellers Outsicers have yet taken but little ia,ere
in 4 operations, but very likely to be attracted.
If the movers have courage sud strength enough II
follow up the advantage already established; and the
bears are in position 10 be forced into support cf
the arkt, from the oversaes TO which We have na4c
f!eGuelt reference Of late. The decline has been
we're, and iu some cases perhsps unwarrat,ed; bat Il
!, is courtirg much upon the confidence aud nerve
Of stocSl elders 10 supposc that they can look upoe
the Startling dmiL ution Of business upon mary @
the lesdiug railways of the country without
mariiestiIg scue dstrus, atd alarm. When
the caases Of this disturbance in public confidence
really cease TO exist aad the roads demonstrate by
prsctcsl results that they convslscins from tho
Effects of widespread der. they viii recover
in tie estimation Of the public quite a rapidly.
TO doubt a. the circumstances warrant; bu, any at
temp. to conceal the glaring. seli-evtent. but no
doubt temporary. poverty of tTefc is simply absurd.
Transactions at the First Board tolerably
large n Ncw-luik Central, Rea ting, Galers, aud
Rock island-,he two rst-nsmed displaying consider
able strength the calls progressed while the two
last, though slightly better under the purchases for
short account, dragged a Little at the highest
figures Of the morrhg and scarcely participated in
the generally promising spposrsnce Of the
market. Reading was very firm, slthcugh the
sales sppesred to be mainly in Phlsie phs
account. TIE forthcoming statement cf the business
of the year Is stated unoiicisly to show gain OF
s50OOO in IT. p,, profits over that Of lSJ7. Michigan
Certra' wss firm ani in demand advancing t. 53i
egan-t cousid, rable opposition on the part Of tho
bear Michigan southern Preitrrel went up to 50,
but the common stock did not share in the impr We
mert quite 70 decc edly, and neither wrc especlsly
active Illinois Central was steady but duh at from
79i aS0 Papama WIS firm and rather scarce at 100.
Ps cic Mail sold at los in the M mine but fell on
fraction in the ai,crnoon--tlc cclay in declaring
tiviierd possibly creating some dsrust as 10
the result Of the nrgotiaons frLdng bc'
tween the Company aud Commod~c Vanderbilt.
Eiic ud,sroed to l6I but was not prominent IN the
trsnsactious TIE O,tob earrugs, II will DO noticed,
slow small incr, ase over corresponding month OF
1857. Harlem old ard Pref rrei shares advanced |
each. At the Second Boari, New York Genital Wa
s,rorser mr. advanced to So, and Hudson River also
improved tract on but for other shsres the market
was a little hrcgulsy though to'erably firm at the
clcse TIE bond noyem. NJ of the day was nj improv-
ing one Throughout, aud prices for State stocks sni
well sppro, ed Railway bonds are ge'ora1y higher
/ Alter tie Adjournment ot the Board, some OK
tie leaeirg stocks gave way little, but
tie concessions were nt important The closing prices
were for Nem.York Central s3l s3l Erie i7ai7l;
Harlem l2l a -; Michigan Soutlsn 22l 9}i Pre-
f,rrci 5ll 5li: Rock Leland, 62 G6?i Gilenl, ~
a72l; Hudson River, 33, 49, Readus. 5isdJ!;
Cumberland y, d22i; Panama, i2O 1904, Pacific
Mail, loiI a l0il; Missouri tie, 80 so, &c.
There isnothng of importance doing in foreign bills
and the market is stea1y at OSdlO9i for Slerlins
5o0d 10 for Fraucs.
Freight, to Liverpool; 400 bbls. Ro-in ut o.; 20
turs Bone Back at l5s. To London: 30 tuns Bo6e
Black at Sos. 200 boxes Cheese at 3Os; l23 three
quarter boxes Tobacco At 2s.; 200 bbls. Rosin al
%. Cd 800 bbls. Cde Tnrpsnne ~ p. Cd 90 tcs.
Rice at 20r. ship To St. CatLarines with Coal Vt
$lO A vessel TO South side OF Cuba and back, 2G0
turs at $40 for Sugar and IS for Molisses vessel
Of 3C0 tuus out to Curacao private terms.
The business of the Sub-Treasury Receipts,
ss2 100 G;-from Customs, $5s, 1000; Payments $li3
90 50; Balance, 1871, ,ss!i %.
We notice with ieg,et the death Of Mr.. Robert
Strong, for forty years connected with the City Bank.
as Coshier aid in other de 2artmsLts After Mr.. New
bod of the Anne cs recently deceased, he was tho
oldee bunk officer in the city. Mr. Strong was man
of the st,rnest integrity ani has LIFT vacuum in tbe
bar k world ot easily filed. The vacant Cashier
sbp will probably be given to Mr. Cartwright, the
presert Assistant Cashier.
ALERT H. Ncosy's regular daily AL tion sale Of
cLo opd toods II take place ou Friday, November
/ H., At l2l O'Clock, at the Merchants Ekc1ange
/ S. Drapers ncxt auction sale of bonds and stocks
will take place Friday, the 10th inst, at III o'clock
/ at Tic Ne ici ats Exchange.
The eanings of the New-York and Erie Railroad
| ftr October we're a. follows:
October, -
October. ''oeo VI
Increase OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. x5,5il ~
Tie rtcrIts thur far in November show .n increase
of soI forty thousand dollars over tie same period vi
November, 1851.
Tie earnings of the Pennsy lyania Railroad dunng
the moth Of October aud snce January !, were a.
folioss:
Oros, Esrning. Expen,es NetFsminss.
oc,ober, 1889 IMAM. *ts eet % % $1,000 siy3 ~
I October, l9t7......,. SsS'H4 " %5sbH 20 iJI,n|
pecres.e........ sssTog ati,sso6s s5iss
jan To- Nov l. 1889 10 81 s9.sl II sls} tl5 %
ssne period styrer i,5i7ssi IL Z7ig56 % law51 10
Iorres~........... .... .... s2SsA ej
D.eres.e.......... si5'sll 20 s2is;S Is ....
Tie Canal Departn'eLt ofthe Pennsylvania Ril'oai
Company shows the following receipts;
Oro.s Far1iug. EIpenses Net Esrn'nfs
October 1879 ........ S1i3'5 ~ Fll,TJS III SlItI "