New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-02

aud shehuy better IN The afternoon Oui ~ere tolera-
bly, veil supplied. Gaena opened at ~, but fell oil
fraction on the can al the First Bof.rd and done
At ca in the afternoon, and hnfny advanced TO 65
amer the adjournment. Toledo dragged little, and
seemed 10 possess iess streJgth than most of the
stocks dealt In The opening sales at 3i3 but
the stock was fraction better sfterward. Panama
sold at 49, but in demand at the quotation, and
was not offered at the Secood Board under l II is e.
timated tia: the three steamers tosail next week, will
take out 2COO passengers; and the competition ap
pears to be growing stronger between the rival steam
ship lines we may expect 10 see q large gain IN the
traffic Of the Panama Road. There were no sales OF
Pacific Mail registered at the First Board but after
the Second IS was'lsid. State Stocks little
heavy in the morning, and some demonstrations were
made aganst Nissours and virginas apparently with
the design Of affecting the general market Alssonns
declined to 81 in the morning but were portion bet
ter again at the Second Board; and Nrginias
were done at %. In Railway Bonds the transactions
were moderate, but prices for those quoted snow
fair Improvement Erie Attn mortgage advanced 10
49, en- Improvement Of y cent. At the Second
Board the market was considerably excited, and for
New-York Central and Rock Island the demand was
particularly brisk and well sustained After the adj
the closing bids were, in some instances, to y
cent above the quotations ruling at the Se1ond
Board. The rally now progressing is mainly the re-
suit of sharp turn the part OF the bulls against
the operators for fall who have usual contracted
10 deliver excessive quantities of stock on short OPP
.iops and who have been troubled 10 control It in
consequence Of the vacuum IN the supply
created by the purchases of parties moving for
= tlu tba
brokers, assisted by q few strong outside
parties who are familiar with Stock operations These
corners are not indications Of healthy state of the
market but the operations Ut The bears tempt such
movements, and the game seems to be more equal
under such circumstances. Pending the result OF
operations like these items of intelligence, however
pregnant with war - competition" or "decreased
earnings, have but little effect. The closing prices
arc: United States 5s, Io4i i0i!; Virginia 6s, 81!
97i; Tennessee 6s SO; Missouri Gs 81 ash; Canton
Company, 10; Cumberland Coal Company, q; New.
York Central Railroad, 74s 07ii; Erie Railroad 81
asa; Hudson River Railroad, 81 asa; Harlem Rail
road IL; Harlem Railroad Preferred, 3s2 G39; Read
ing Railroad, 80! as !; Michigan Central Railroad
5Ota5Q;; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad, lClal0l; Michigan Southern Railroad
Guaranteed, 52933l Panama Railroad 1923 @i%2s;
Illinois Central Railroad, 65a67; Galens and Chicago
Railroad, G.; as; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad,
25a25t Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 81 a6li;
Illinois Central Bonds, 49, Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, MAS.
The Exchange market is dull but quotations are
without quotable change. Sterling 1904 llOl.
Francs 5.l0I d5.l0.
Freghts to Liverpool: 635 bales Cotton AT ) }2d. q
Sled; 100 ties. Beef per steamer at 81 To II ndon;
5 tuns Whalebone at 3l6d. To Rotterdam 20 boxes
Measurement Goods at 2Os.
The business Of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
sI95 s25 7S-for Customs, $50 1000; Payments, 1923,
2Sl SO; Balance, 81, AL ,225 81.
The Rank Of the State Of New-York has declared n
semi-annual dividend of 81 y cent, payable on the
10th inst The interest on the Cd mtg Milwaukee and
Mississippi bondss being paid by drafts Milwaukee.
The interest on the LET mtg. Erie bonds, due to-day is
in default The Company promise to pay on the DIST of
June. The business of the clearinghouse to-day
was very 972 49, the largest since August
1857. The steamer Saxonia to-day for Southampton
and Bremen took SIPS OOOin specie. Messrs. White
house Son Morrison have removed from Wall street
TO the Merchants Exchange, No. - William-street
front. The resolution restricting time sales in the
Board of Brokers TO sixty days has, by vote of IS
TO 10 been extended to all transactions taking place in
the Board ROOM although the official session may
have expired. The following gentlemen have been
elected Directors Of the American Atlantic ard Pa
cifc Canal Co.: n. ii. Wolfe, Z. A. Packer, William
Reid, j. Il. Punoy, Gabriel Furman and John L.
Body. The stockholders of the La Crosse and Mil
waukee Railroad Co. requested to call atthe Office
Of Mr. John Fitch No A Wall street, on the 9th or
9TH instant, soon thereafter as convenient.
A Committee, representing the Municipal authori-
ties of the City of Wheeling, will meet the holders OF
the securities of that city issued for railroad purposes,
at the Office Of Winslow, Laner & Co., on Wednes-
day, 4th inst.
The course Of the Stock market for the week past
is shown by the annexed table: