New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-08
sAITsAr AUCTION


sane time prices have been wen sustained Throughout
the list. The inactivity appears 20 be oonnned noeu'
TO stocks which popular in speculative movement
fsvori,e investment securities moving of al the "hAe
q. the Board and a. private sale at improving price,
ard in lots Of more than usual magnitude. Inc "aa'
in State and Railway Bonds at both Boards was heo,N
lily distributed through the List. Missouri 6s sod 20 Tue
extent Of "a co., closing at $751; an advance OF o'e'
yesterday prices. Iowa State 70 went a. Ill., Use
of about Z, cent within the lat sixty days lnele
was also fair business in Viranias, Ohos OF ioo''
and CALIFORNIA; At improved quotations. resn 10
mand sprung up for Illinois Central bonds, AID Win
moderate sales the price advanced TO &c. La Croese
Land Grants advanced 10 81 in the morning. but were
fraction lower in the afternoon. Wabash Let mort
gsges cold at s., having been 20 about thirty DAYS
ago. TraIssctions at the First Board were no. Arg
in any particular stock, and there was shgnt ~eaA
perceptble Ct the close of the various calls WITH
out essential charge in quotations. The o'7Po-
sitiop generally seemed 70 be 70 nj orders smPly'
and then 20 leave the market 10 take care OF u
sef The buyers and sellers were well scattered
over the Board, and the same lack Oh
combined Clique action noticed for some time pa'1,
still one Of the peculares OF the maIket-a feature
rather striking, at time Of monetary ease remNkaole
enough 70 attract attention, and TO provoke comment
throughout the civilized world. Under the crcuIn-
stances il would seem almost impossible 20 establish
auy material lasting depression even in fancy stocks
but il appears for the moment almost az difcut 20
effect rise notwithstanding the facilities offered for
speculation by cheap money and profusion OF It, Az
the second Board the slght hesviness noticed at the
close Of the mornings business had disappeared ana
the market was stronger and little better for all the
leading stocks though still under the cloud OF nder.
encs before alluded TO. Reading and Rock Island e.
pecialy were rmer, without much activity IN either
The Shorts have been buyers to some extent during
the day. warned by the hardening appearance OF the
market; but there has been nothing as yet IN the
movements Of the opposite party to creste alarm and
the bears keep out moderate lines of stock with mpu-
nifty. In point Of fact there seems to be little or no
contest at present between these usually belgerent
operators. The closing prices in the street WERE for
New-York Central, SSI GSs3 Erie, 2il G24s; Read
ing 4S0iss Hudson River, 3O93Oi; Harlem, III a
~ Michigan Southern, 25l 25s; Toledo, H944li
Milwaukee and Mississippi 3Ol a3oi; Canton, u =;
Cumberland, III; Missouri &C. s3l, &c.
The mail for the steamer tomorrow will be light
one. The business in foreign bills has been limited,
but the market is held very firmly, partly on specua-
ton. Leading Sterling drawers ask lO9 ITO, but the
sales at either rate have been small. Remters prefer
to wait for the Wednesday boat.
Freights are rather unsettled. To Liverpool: 3oo
bbs Flour at Pc. Cd; 10000 bush. Grain at ID, and
10000 bush. in bags equal to 3d. 200 bales Cotton at
3-6d. To London: IS ties. India Beef at 5s. To Gas-
COW, brig at Sd. for Grain in shippers bag, and g.
Cd. for Flour; also 300 bbs. Flour at Is. Cd. ship
from City Point TO Amsterdam with Tobacco at 32s
Cd. brig OF 100000 feet capacity, from Doboy
Islands TO New-York &: S % for Timber! vessel
of go tuna to Neuvas back for 81 ,35. vessel
Of 200 bbls. capacity to the Wind~ard isisoas ID
62lc y bbl vessel to Porto Rico and back at 81 &c.
for Sugar and 81 - for Mossses Another of 200 tuns
70 Porto Rico and back at SO. schooner OF 2oo
tuns from Georgetown to Boston private terms. A
schooner to Martinique at 7Oc. for Flour schooner
to Bangor with Flour at &c.. another to Belfast and
Bucksport with Flour at lje.
The business of the Sub Treasury was: Receipts,
sl26,9 53 9-from Customs, S4O,oO0i fayinenls'
1921 ,733 81; Balance, T.. 9l3,036 81.
We annex comparative statement of the Imports OF
Foreign Dry Goods at the port OF New-York for the
week ard since Jan ]:
r!.: 6, 3: f ,S' 1 ;, ! .ss1 $50. s'si
y s%: "a" II Is's .s $50 s7 1919;
T TbIe,su 81 on ' sS7s Ols6l5 ASSOC
ENTERED CONSUMPTION.
Sea@ r.s' ~. ys ne Mss& rh sSsi
NOton. .........SO <NSIttl
Sik........,2l7 l5y 97l Total. ,98 6ISo5o
Elsx...........S5O S5li3l
WITHDRAWALS. So
Manu- Of PkEt Value. Manu-. rhf@ ssoe;
Wool. ...Ii6 hseti4o-'"'7.''''t "'''~
Co.on......,73 S. 73Ql
SILK ..........lOI o1io1 A"S'''''''''N ~-'-'0>
wAREHorsED. -
XaAtg Of Pkga Value ManR ~ rig. va 80
Wool.,...... II sS6Ssl MiscelAneous S5Hs
4
FAN............l1 <oo3ol
The amount thrown on the market, II VIII oe seen
exceeds that of the same week last year.
AT the close of the morning session Of the Stock
Board to-day John H. Goure, esq, President OF the
Board in handsome speech, announced his intention
Of retiring from the office. Mr. Gourle has won TOR
himself the esteem and respect of his felowmembers
during bis term of Office, and will retire much 10 their
regret The annual election Of the Board takes place
on Monday next.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has declared
dividend Of 10 = cent payable 18th inst.
The business Of the Wabash Valley Road for April