New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-26
MATTERS.

WEDNESDAY,, Aug 2J--P. NJ.
There was very cheerful and improving market st
the opening of the First Board tois morning. without
much activity. Toward the close, however, after or
deIs had been filed, the bears came 10 with fresh
supply Of stock, and fuslly succeeded in breaking
prices to lower points, in the absence of any decided
support from the opposing interest. Newfork Cen
trail Reading ard Rock Island were the especial OBJ
iecs Of attack but under the circumstances, the i'm
preston made was not Q strong one, excepting per-
haps in tie latter The Central and Erie settlement,
which is undoubtedly under favorable headwsy, still
lacking the confirmation of the respective Boards OF
Direction lie dscredited by the shorts and the Market
gets but the partial benefit Of an arrangement,
which, when fully perfected, should naturally have
an important Influence prices. Ia early safes,
the former went up to Isl, but at the close was sold
down again to ISL. Erie was steady at IL to Ia, but
not active. Reading Southern, Toledo, and Rock
Esrd, closed to lower than st the start, the I'M
provtmert a. first realized seeming TO proceed more
from the dssultoiy movements OF those who ae in
cired to gsther ouragemen from the prospects ofa
settlement OF the Railroad quarrel rather than from
any col ceptated effort the part of the usua but
operators. In poin, Of fact the market had ess than
its usual support from leading brokers' and uudsr the
depressing Influence brought to bear upon IT, held up
very well. At the Second Board prices were still
lowes and the market msueited consi 'era
be hssyipess during the seselon, the bsais
keeping up smart hsmmering upon the
leading stccks. The Bond trade for the day was
moderate, but generally at sight improvement Tns
larges. alrgs in State stocks in Missouris,
which advanced y cert. A lot of 100000 United
States So Of the loan, offered Of l03s, buyer
Co. in the afternoon and 1891 was bid. Is Crosse
LsrG Grants advanced to 23 under report, which is
ourreLt 10 tie street. to the effect that the road had
been opened to dsy to Is Crosse, lss".-o vnly the
tuIr el 10 be completed '0"u ou LAC Lauu ufahts
.dvs,co ,, -au Were in demsnd. The closing price,
were: for Now York Central, 7sl 97sl; Erie, 40
H. Michigan Southern 23i 23l; Michigan Central,
81 ash Rock Island, ~ 72l; Galena, 81 as3;
Harlem, TO- a lOl Hudson River, % 2si; Reading
Is; Missouri GO, 81 sii. &c.
There is nothing Of importance doing in Foreign
Bills, and the market shows change in quotstions
but is heavy. Sterling is 9a9 T. cent.
Freghts are extremely dull. To Liverpool, We 10
not know Of sty gsgemsnts Of moment. To London
10000 hid. Slaves at 50s A schooner 10 Bangor
with Flour at 2Oc and Corn at &c. foreign bark to
Maiseies with light Pipe Slaves, at something over
$50. Brig Loisns, 1873 tuns to Aspinwsll With Coal
st 81, and back by way of Nicaragua with Wood at
e, ard Skins and Hides at lc. y b.
The business Of the Sub Treasury waa: Receipts, |
tESC 27 64-$69, 600 from Customs Payments, $l0l,.
1888 49, Balance, sl3,73O,9sj Al received for Loan,
$4,000.
The Receipts Of the NswY York Central Railroad for |
July were &c follows:
20 Is
leOi'.s.. ..-..................... 1o,cF OF
Decrease. ........,..~,......... SB.ss7 ~
S. Diapers daily auction sale of bonds and stocks
will take place tomorrow lThursday at l2i o'c'ock,