New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-02

uOOel lh ICE Amounts were oHereu OE ecA'HS
Az the cose Of the cal there active demand ior
tbe cash stock ct fraction better than opening prices
ard !. Closed s:es6y. Michigan Southern common anu
preferred itocks h advanced and cossd in demand
e. quotations. Panama was sold TO the extent OF ~
shares at l67 and there active inquiry for TINS
stock on buyers options, for which very LIBERAL dher
ences would have been paid, but there TH no drpo-
.ion to eel toe stock in that wsy. Galena was very
firm, and advanced about | y cent from lsst previous
quotations, closing frm There were sales at q cent
hgherthan the pubs5eds sales and the stock did sp
pea TO be very plenty Cleveland and Tolsdo was q,e
active and in common with most Of the Western stocKs
advanced in price ard closed in demand al fraction
decline from the highest figure. Rock leland WIS no
exception to the general market, and wss il aeave de-
rsDd at / to E cent advance from YESTERDAY
prices. strong demand for this stock SCENE 70 pro-
coed om the shorts VINO are not Opposed 10 LEI the
opportunity Of losing good profit pass by. A. the
clese OF the call the pnce Of this stock fully GUS
tanned. There wac a good inquiry for City Railroads st
full prices Sixth avenue cold 81 10; for Third, llO
was asked; ard III bid for Eighth; Second was 10
bid, 50 asked. There appears to be little doubt that
th.s road will commerce quarterly dividends OF
cert On or about the let July. Between the Boards,
there was very little business doing, and win no
changes prices Of consequence although the general
tone of the Insrke. to lower figures. Stock oper-
etors were earnestly discussing the probabilities OF
war with England, and while TO the eyes OF bear
tha. event was very likely 10 happen and =rvent-
ly TO be desired because Of the insults our coury has
received, ard because such event would bring
prices of worthless stocks down to some where
in the vicinity Of their true value, and prevent
the mpositions which are continually pra;.ced upon
Oh innocent public. To TIE genuine bull the aspecs
was entirely different. He could see no prospect OF
wsi-merey 40 error on tue part OF an English oiicer
WHO would be properly and Immediately rspdmsnded
by hs Government. An apology would be msde to
the United States, aud, with az easy money market
and prospect of war rise in stocks seemed neV's-
bic, and he rejoced that he should coon Lave tue
pleasure of seeing hs bear friend in tight place, in
consequence Of having INDUCED too freely in the in
moral practice of selling short" At the Second
Board the market was still better and prices were wei
sustained at the cose. Central was In Demand at S3i,
and considerable saes made not in the registered
list. Southern among the frmest stocks, bat not
very active. Rock Island advanced to Il. Pacific
Mail sold at 20, which is better. Cumberland Pre-
ferred sold to extent at 81, which s eq1s to IL
for the old stock. At the Morning Board Is was bid
for the common stock.
Ia the Bond market there was fair amount CT busl-
ness at steady prices aud at he Second Board the de-
mand for Missouri Gs was very active, with saea OF
goo O00 the market advancing 10 81. a. the Close IN
the street, the highest points touched were scarcely
sustained but the changes were not import int. Erie
was 1873; Reading, Az Central, S3s, after selling at
81; Southern, 22l Hudson River, 2si; Rock leland,
49,; Toledo, 36i; Galena, 81; Cumberland, ID aud
81; Missouri Sc, S3s aSi.
The demand for foreign bills for remittance appears
to be ubsding and the business for the Boston picket
has been considerably smaller than usus S:erling is
quoted "a y cent lower with a good supply over.
Commercial bills sold at 1857 1885, Bank signatures,
1O92 a lO9s; Bankers, 1924 = cent; France, 516l
5132.
Freghts are rather easier: To Liverpool 500 bis.
Flour at g. 2s. 3D.. % 600 bush Grain at 81 ga in
bags-tbe inside rate per Briti'h brgand 81 GSld in
bulk; l04 bales Cotton at 72d.; 100 ties Beef a. Is
500 boxes Cheese at 3Os; 200 bbls Rosn at 2s 3D.
To London, 100 boxes Tobacco at 2s. Cd; 80 tuns,
measurement, of Furs and Silks st % 3Os. v tun.
To glasgow, 100 tcs Beet at S. Is OOO bush. Grain
at 3D. To Rotterdam, 900 bbls Ashes at 27s. I'd. A
vessel of $50 tuns to Havana for 81 400. bark to
Matsrzas at ISc. for Shocks, and St for Hoops.
The business of the Snb-Treasury was: Receipts,
slO6 1874 900 from Customs; Payments,
slSO, lOS I4-$25 900 California Drafts; Balance,
IS 6S5, 9l6 So.
We annex comparative statement Of the Exports
Exclusive of spece from Newyork to foreign ports for
the week and since Jan. !:
ro.. for the week 1915 sSa 80 .ls',. ssis
Previously repoted..... H'lOesSI 2a,5s2Sl5 2'hel7s
Since Jan. ........ s2an89o sa97O25l9 s2l6pa5i
The North American Fire Insurance Company has
de clsred semi-annus dividend Of y cent, payable
on the 5h inst The interest due today on toe bonds
of the New.Yofk and New-IIaven Railroad Company