New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-25
sAIFs AT AUCTION
MONDAY. NAY PIP. d.

Stock operators were not left long in doubt this
morning as 10 the course of the market during the dsy
for at the opening Of business in the street there was
strong and pressing disposition TO sell at figures cons'd
erably under closing prices Of Saturday, and at the
first session Of the Board the full force OF this heavy
feeling was experienced without material check from
the start to the clcse The most important TRANSACTIONS
were in New.York Central, which from Sf3 dropped
ouicky 10 "a, srd, after several vibrations, fcsly
elosed at this quotation bd-the sales covering over
3 coo shares. Erie went down to p /, wth but mol
crate sales sod Hudson River, which on Saturday
seemed 70 be very firm, f. off t. 2Si decline OF II
v cent Reading touched 49,, but he cash stock was
not pressed for SALE and there was bls little
disposition to take s.ne-s' options, winch were
cffered at larger differences thsn usual. Mch'gad
Southern opered 8. 22 and settled down TO p a. the
close Of the call bu; was me at this point end in de-
nard at a slight improvement, soCn sitter the adjourn
meDt. Gaepa went TO 81, bat was tolerably steady
without much stock pressing on The market. Rock
Island dropped to 70 iGmed a,ey after opening ssss,
but rallied before the ca. closed, and was 10 fair re-
quest a. "a at the ADJOURNMENT The sales Of Michigan
Central, Illinois Central, AID Milwaukee eni Mssis-
sippi were unimportant, but a partic pated 10 the
beaviness of the day. and were Quoted at decline OF
from to y cent as compared with prices ruling q,
the close OF Saturday Between the Boards Zig reilly
from the extreme points OF depression was established,
| and this moderate Improvement wac carried to the
sern oon session. though no. extending 81 OF the lead
ing stocks. New-York Central maintained the prices OF
the morning. and Erie declined to 2l. The receipts OF
| Ere are about $50 600 ahead OF last May. Hudson
River, Rock Island, Michigan Southern end Reaiiog
were from a y cent better. Milwaukee an1 Mlssis-
,ppi cold on time at % a29 and after the Board at
2S for regular stock. In bondsthe trade was quite
limited except for Missouri g. which declined 20 81,
bat were in demand at the quots.ioss and La Crosse
Land Grants, which wen. down to 32l at the secord
| Bosrd, q decline Of Ii = cent as compared with
| closing sales of Saturday. Illinois Central bonds
| sod at SSla2 in the morning, but ia the after
| noon were in demsnd and advanced again to
| $50. In other bonds the changes were not
material. The British outrage" question has no
doub. had quite CT anfGvorabe influence on tie sock
mari ct to-day sthough the excitement has not been
intense enough TO produce panic Ter Some Of tbs
leading bull operators looking rather unessiy a. the
ssitston OF this complicated and unpleasant question:
have probably concluded 10 relieve themselves OF q
portion Of their lines of stock and in this reduction Of
load which has been quietly but constantly going on
for several days. the market has received fresh sup
ply Of stock altogether beyond It's absorbing capacity
for the tme To-day the purchases have been mainly
on shor. account although fsir amount of outside or
ds have been attracted by the low pri es, aud under
this impulse manifested ts moderate rslyiDg tendency
at the Close Whether prices are low enough TO at
tact parties outside into the Geld ofspe ,ua.ion to
lsrge extent or net is problem we vii net under'
take to solve but it quite improbable that the
decline continue without meeting strong check
soon. favorable &c luton Of this question which
is certainly 10 be ticpa.ei in q coumonsense VIE"
subject would furnish the necessary impulse for
Anew upward movement The closing prices were,
for New.York Central 81 ds4i; Erie, III s2l Mich
igan Southern, 22l d22l Hudson River 2SI a 2si;
Reading, 43l ai3l; Rock Island, IA aAl Gal7n.,
3ass; Michigan Central, % 62l Toledo. Al AL Il;
Missouri 6s, 81 e@l Milwaukee and Mississippi PSI
a2si, &c.
The make. for foreign bis for the steamer Of
Wednesday opens dali Bankers are holditg q. firm
rates. bu; there s an increasing supply OF co nmercal
and bark signatures which can be h.d At little co..
cession on the rates fast steamer Sterling IL de;
Francs, 5.I6l d5.l2i
Freehu are dull and heavy. To Liverpool, $1,000
bush. Grain q. 9a9id.; 100 bLes Cotton a, 3l6d
500 bsxes Cheese OF 30s To London 900 bb... Oil
C,ke at 2s. "a. To G ssgow, 1900 bush. Grsin a,
4IQd, n bulb snG bsss GOV hbls, EIou q: e. 6l