New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-09
FnIDAY, Jan. 81. NJ,

Stocks were again very active to-day, and the mar
2et though little unsettled at the close of the First
Board, was upon general scale very strong through
out the day. Transactions in bonds were enormous
reaching $2l2 600 the First Board and 81 900 the
Second, total of $500 000one of the largest if not
the largest days business done in bonded secmi'
lice for many months. The sales of Missouri 6s alone
amounted to $23, 900 ct advance of per cent over
closing prices Of yesterday. This is of the most
popular State securities the list both for specula-
ton and investment and has attracted especial 8tten-
ton of late. The Message of the Governor and the
subsequent action of the Missouri Legislature both
manifesting firm resolution to uphold the credit and
character of the State in protection of its bonded debt
have had their due influence in giving the securities
wide and highly favorable market. There is but
81 900 600 more of the State loan to railways which
can be issued under 9O-futher issues being limited at
This price By Get of the Legislature. The share list
shows unusually well distributed transactions, without
Yreat activity in any particular stock New-YOrk
Central Erie and Reading had less buOyancy, and at
the First Board closed riAe lower than at the open
ING of business Michigan Southern and La Crosse
were about the only stocks which had upward ten
dency, and these were not largely dealt in.
Rock Island declined 10 ~. Toledo was inactive. AT
the Second Beard the market was trmer again, with
fair amount of business and most Of the leading shares
were in active demand at quotations. There has prob
ably been some realizing for day or two past on the
part of recent buyers at the low prices, and slight
reaction would have been very natural result to look
for; but the market has proved uneommOnly strong
under the circumstances. After the Second Board,
there was an outside movement among operators for
the rse and prices closed rather higher For Erie 2Os
was bid New-York Central ~; Southern, pos and
there were sales of Reading at 5S.
The arrivals by the Arago will be small. The de-
mand for Foreign Exchange has been quite hight, and
quotations for Sterling unchanged; 1881 @lO93 for
good and leading signatures. Lowpriced Francs have
less been plenty, and the sellers have had the advan-
tage. Leading Names however are y cent lower.
Freights are still dull and nomnally unchanged:
To Liverpool 100 bbls. Four at o.; 1000 bush. Grain
at Cd, in ships bags; 700 bales Cotton at 3l6d. 100
bbls. Pork at 3s To London $50 tcs Pork at %. 3D.
$50 bbs. do. at S. 3D.. 800 bbls. Lard at 25s 100
bbls. Flour at 2s. 4ld. as. Cd. To Glasgow, 1000
bbls. Flour at D. Cd. schooner of 200 bbls. to
Windward Islands at 62lc. per Dbl, and back with
Sugar at ~ !c and Molasses at s. 5 brig to Porto
Rico at SIZE for Sugar and 50 for Molasses To Hull
5000 light hid. Slaves at 3Os.
The business of the Sub-Tleasury was; Receipts,
So, 523 %; from Customs 1000 Payments, 49,
0Ss Os; Balance, $2,975676 Sc.
The Wlliamsburgh City Bank has declared semi
annual dividend of y cent, payable Ilth January.
The Mercantile Bank of this city 5 cent, payable
18th inst. The Sixth Avenue Railroad Company y
cent, payable at the Peoples Bank. The Merchants
Bank of Albany Y cent, payable 18th inst The
Chicago and Rock Island Company due 10th inst.
viii be paid at the Mechanics Bank. Tie coupons
on the bonds Of the Railroad Bridge Company will
be paid at the Corn Exchange Bank. The
coupons the real estate bonds of the Belefontaine
Indiana Railroad Company due LIST inst. are paid at
the American Exchange Bank, The Clinton Fire In
surance Company has declared a semi-annua
dividend Of y cent, payable on demand. The
Mechanics and Traders Bank has declared dividend
ofSl cent on the capital stock payable on and after
the 18th inst.
The following sales were made al auction by S.