New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
SECOND BoARr
WEDNESDAY, Aug 3-P ".

obbers and spectators who live upon the fluctuations
of the mari ct. Nearly every argument has been ex
bausted to create greater activity, but the indifference
TO the movements Of the Stock Exchange the part
of the pubic, is still matter of comment. The bus
LEES of the Frst Board very well distributed and
not large in any particular stock The largest trans
actions were in Reading, which sold to the extent of
about 100 shares, holding steadily at AL during
the day. New.York Central sold down to 13t.
but was afterward firu.er, and after the Second
Board was quoted at '3s. There was q decline of
IaIP cant in Hudson RIVER, Michigan Central,
Southern Guaranteed, and Toledo, bu: tie
transactions were not important in either.
Harlem Preferred sold at 81 on the first call, bu;
was af erward slightly irmer. Panama was heavy at
lIii with q moderate business. There was marked
decline IN Erie, which, from % in the morning. tum-
bled down to "a in the afternoon. There has EVIL
Gently important crisis arrived in the affair OF
this road, but have not been able to ascertain its
character The d.recio's decline to give any uforma-
ton in regard TO it, although they do not deny that
some important measures under consideration or
actually under way. The ID that an iDjur ction
has been placed upon the Company, and an appi
cation made for q receiver. Tne tDird and fourth
mortgage bonds Of the rosd were heavy, and lower,
the latter showing decline of | y cent. Sac
Sto. ks continue to meet declining market. Mis-
souris went down to 81 and Virginas fell off e
cent from opening quotations At the Second
Board there was no decided change in prices, but the
msrke; was slightly frmer after the adjournment.
New-York Central vas in better demand, but not
active. The July receipts, We understand, show an
increase of abou, over those of the pond
ing month of 1853. Galena and Rock Island were
steady n. quotations. but there is no important move
ment IN either. Tne closing prices were For Mis-
SCUM &C., 50 s2i Virgin Us, y2l 93l; New-fork
Central, 73i d733; Erie Railroad, 5a5i; Harlem
Railroad, ~ a9i Harlem Railroad Preferred, 3ii
IS; Hudson River Railroad, 32t G32i; ReadDg Rail
road Al, all; Michigan Ceptrai Railroad Al o4li;
Michigan Southern and Northern Indians Railroad,
7a7l; Michigan Southern Preferred, 2Os az POI; Ps-
mama Railroad, lliiall4l; illinois Central, 6ii
Gil; Gslena and Chicago Railroad 63: a 639; Cieve-
Ian and Toledo Railroad, % a22,; Chicago and Rock
Island Railroad, 81 a6li; Illinois Central bonds, Sii
asst; Pacific Msil, 7li oDt.
The market is quiet for foreign bills, with down
ward tendeIcy in rates. Sterling is lr9i iO!, with
some bankers asking ll0 but bank bills reported
to have been sold at 1921 ITO. Francs are 5.lj0
5l2I.
Freights to Liverpool 600 bales Cotton at
5-32d. 200 tuns Oilcske at 9s.; 100 three-quarter
gar ct lis cd. To Glasgow; 30 ties Beef e s.esmer
at 4s. To Bremen: % bales Cotton at &c. To Han
burg: 1000 bags Coffee 3.l6d 400 hbds. Sugar at
2Os A vessel to Charleston with Coal at :! p tun.
Bremen brig from Richibucto to Hull with Deal at
Sjs
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
s7OiSl7 81; for Customs, s2si,oo0i Payments,
s622, i6i ji Balance, sj,05l GIL 90.
The Africa took $50 900 in specie. The impression
to-day is that the Saturday shipment will not reach
million The advance in the rate of interest here,
which enables drawers 10 use their money to alvan-
tsge has induced them TO supply the demand for stsr
line more freely and iris must tend TO check the chip
ment of gold. The Pennsylvania Coal Company has
d, clared semi annual dividend of 81 2 cent payable
10th inst The Nsugatuck Railroad Company has
declared Y cent, payable 18th irst Messes c. 5.
Seyton & j. III. Wan~iight have formed house At
No 81 William street for the transaction of general
stock and exchange commission business. A house
for the transaction of banking and brokerage busi-
ness has been formed at No II Wall street by Messrs.
s. C. Rehter, j j. Kerr l.. w. Badger, and G.. II.
Kennedy.
The receipts of the Morris Canal have been:
To,al 20 July IS l.5a sla57lj ~
Week ending July 81 lSjs........ 1888 d sifiS' -
To,. Jaly a lss ,,s ,.o >,
Wr,h 81.
Increase, a,ei9 y
TIE Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company have
al last got their affairs into shape, ard nrary all the
funds raised for the completion Of forty miles more of
road. Mr.. J. Edgar Thompson of the Pennsylvania
Central has accepted temporarily the position o! Pres
idert whch will give confidence 10 the parties in in
,eres. that the building Of the road will now 80 Tor
ward with all the energy and dispatch consistent with
the true interests Of the road negotiation hssJns
been completed, by which the lands acquired by the
completion Of the fret forty miles Of the road have
been exchanged for the bonds Of the Company, al
a 80 p acre. absorbing about t9o0,o coo. suoscnp-
top has also been opened for the sale of further
issue Of bonds, payable in lands at about II ~
acre. the proceeds TO be devoted to pniia'ng iorty
uil.s more Of road This subscription Is nearly foil,
and the work Will goon soon a. Tue amount Has oe'n
cumpei,d Tie road sill then have 80 miles OF route,
with deb. upon !, Of sbou million OF dollars, snd
divesed o It's lands TIE completion of This ~ mes
ecrres beside the rsmsnder Of the land grant, the
building OF the ROAD through which can bs accom-
plished when the extension Of population requires IT,
The net earnings cf the eighty miles for the first year
s,e e.: Istsd a, sGj a6 " hcn s about = cent on
the outstanding bonds.
The commerce OF this port for July shows gen
eral expansion ~ compared with the same month OF
Is5S but compared WIKI July, 1857, the imports are
| largely bebitd This is occa.ioned by the immense
| amount Of goods acou INFLATED in warehouses, and
taken out in that month of 1857 in consequence of the
edpcoD of the taIitf taxing effect at It's. tine. Tae