New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-14

business at the Stock Exchange to-day wes more
animated and cheerful than has been noticed OF la.e
Inc Of the leading bears appeared to change front,
and were free buyers Of Of the prominent ancies
tab ing lot only cash stock but seers options with
out hesitation. This was particularly nohceAo'e IN
Reading, which, from dull and dropping market yes
terday became this morning one Of the strongest and
moot active Of any fancy the list. The tuansge for
FIVE days is % COO tunsa temporary increase conse-
ouept upon food in the Canal and a strike Of the
boatmen hr On advance Of lie. = tun. Hew-York
Central was ready at quotations and had az improving
tendency, though not an active market. Hudson
River was very stiff at the First Board at 81. /,
and Is maintained by It's supporters with steady hand
Erie was not prominent in the operations, though quite
firm This tick mas for the time lost tie position as a
leading speculative card bit "a TO be point OF
eesisance, below which the mos: industrious hammer
ing fails to depress IT, lie fluctuations in Ere for the
lat fortnight have been within an unusually narrow
range Of prces-a stesdiness quite remarkable for
Of the most eIctabe and heretofore active stocks
the let. Michigan Southern common stock advanced
l. while the preferred declined about the same per
oentsge Both stocks were irmer az the close Of the
call. Rock Island was in fair demand at =
bit was not active The sales Of Toledo were a..
49, the stock displaying s.eadines and strength with
out especial activity. There wss an decreased amount
Of business in Pacific Mail Steamship Company a.
fraction decline from yesterdays prices Ths heav-
ness foowiI Immediately the public Of the yearly
statement would to indicate that tie figures are
not entirely satisfactory. Illinois Central continues
heavy but was not pressed for sale quite as freely as
Yesterday. At the Second Board the improving
features of the morning were more prominently dis
LII; apAa r,-r
tone throughout the session. The advance in lealiug
stocks was from to T. cent, and al TIE close, the
bids indicated greater degree Of frmness than we
have had occasion TO notice for several days. The
dealings in bond securities during the day not IN
Usually large, bot quotations are gradually improving
and the absorption Of these which meet the popular
requirements Of safety for investment is large from day
TO day. The ok movements at both sessions OF the
Board were altogether more in harmony with the
dion of the Money Msrket than for some days previ
Gus, although not up to the usual activity wit
messed at such periods Of financial ease. Tue
market is extremely sensitive to the slightest
favorable influence, and rather hardened against ad
verse impressions, as exampled IN the operations Of
the last week or ten days, when under an almost COM
plete withdrawal Of support from those who have hith-
ero been leading bull operators, it has resisted a.
Under such circumstances, whenever active opera
tons are resumed at s the natural tendency Of the
market will be to higher prices. The closing quota
tons were, for Erie, 243; New-York Central, 81;
Reading Eiai; Michigan Southern, 25i; Preferred,
5Ol Hudson River, 800; Rsck Island, 7Ss l. Ga
lena s9I Cumberland, IL Missouri o., sii; Toledo,
49, A. &c.
There is YET ba, little doing in Exchange for the
SATURDAY steamer, lint tho uarhes is steady at prev
ious rates. S;eil1s, 1907 al no. Francs, 5lj ajl2i
per cent.
Freights are sgain better. To Liverpool, 1000
bbls Flour at 2s Cd; IS 600 bush. G rain part for
ue1t week shipment, at o.. ODD, in bulk and bags
$50 bales Cotton At 3.l6d.; 10 bbls. Oh at 3os To
London, coo bbls. Oil Cake at %. 80. To Glasgow
eco bbls Rosn a. S.; 80 tbree.qaarter boxes To-
bscco OF IS Cd. To Bremen 800 bbls Resin 6. Is.
g. To Rotterdam, 800 bbs. Resin at o. Cd. To
Hamburg, per steamer, $40 bales Cotton at 3D.. 90
turs measurement goods 81 30s 3js. 100 tbs. Flour
al 70. 81.
The business Of the Sub Treasury was: Receipts,
81 ,6Sl ,O70 81; So, 600 from Customs; $lS0,0O
from Treasury Notes. Payments, $?4S,lii 60. Bal
snce $56ls247 Is. The deposits to-day for Treasury
Notes reached g. 600 making aggregate of over
g. eco tO0 portion OF the deposits here has been
on ACC unit Of Washington and Philadelphia takers.
Albert II. Eicolsys regular daily auction sale Of
stocks and bonds viii take place tomorrow Friday
at l2l o'clock, at the Merchants Exchange.
S. Drspers regular daily auction sale Of bonds and
stocks will take place tomorrow Friday, ct l2i
o'clock, q, the Merchants Exchange.
Tae earnings of tae Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and
Chicago RaIosd Co. during the month Of April, were
as follows: