New-York daily tribune., 1859-10-03
SECOND BOARD.
SATURDAY, Oct. 1-P. N.

The Stock Market was quite dull at toe fret Board,
and rather heavy until the second call, when some
effort was made to rsy prices for the Western shares,
with partial success. Towards the close of the ses
zion the market drsgged sgan and between the
Boards there was sluggish tone in the street deal
irgs In the afternoon the disposition 70 buy was
stronger and the leading stocks were a
fraction better The market closed steady,
but WIS lacking in buoyancy and activity.
There were no decided movements for either
the ire or M op the part of the operators durog the
day and both sides seem to be unusually Indifferent
10 the course Of the market The outside intere. in
Sock speculation which but recently msnifested
in purchases on time, has abated matensly,
and there are nov but few orders in the
street The market feels the absence of
this support and the decline which has taken place
has been accompanied by dull and spathec feeling
in marked contrast with the animation and strength
displsyt Ssek or two since. Something of this is
doubtless owing 70 the turn of he market 10 lower
fgures-ous ders as a class, increasing their oper-
stions on rising market so long a. it can be main
tanned and leaving it undisturbed when the tide ia in
a contrary dire ction The Western Railway earnings,
although showing some Improvement, have not yet
cone up TO the estimates Of their ssngune friends ard
supporers and even the New York Central road fails
TO Justify the predictions of increase recently made
the gain for September being estimated at from
So 900 to 100000 instead Of from iGa to $780,
QQO, The GeIena, in It's third wees, fals back again.
20 ratio Of gain lees than one half of tina, given
in the second and the Rock Island shows but very
moderate incresse for that portion of the month re-
ported, while the Michigan Central, Mich'gsc South
ern, al Toledo Roads show gain all, but loss
Al. I'D L,.,, Nf
suits as far as they GO prove to lots the accuracy
of the views expressed in cur columns few weeks
since in regard the prospects Of the Western Roads
for the Autumn and Winter. The largest dealings
during the day were in New.York Central, Galens,
ami Ro(k lsspd and the changes not import.
ant the first closing at about the price ruling early
Transactions of the day, and the two last advancing
Ia each. The annual report of the Rock Island Rail-
road Co. is nearly ready and will prob.by be made
public next week. The figures, understand, will
show residuum of about > Y cent on the capital
stock as the result of the years business after pay
ing interest on the bonds rent Of the Bareau Valley
Road and expenses, soms of which might properly be
charged to construction account TIE trade in State
stoob was mostly in Nilsson is, which were steady
dsripg tie DAY At So. Illinois Central bonds soi at
S,i sx eouton, at the Second BoMd, decline of l.!
a. cent from quotations Of yesterday. The closing
prices Of the day we're: For Virginia 6e, 9ii 1911
Tennessee C., sSlaSSi; Missouri is Si eS3!; New
Yo,k Cestra Sl1 Gsll; Erie Rsilroad, Al as Hntson
River Railroad, 81, asst; Harlem RsilOsa, 9ls.9li
Reading Railroad, 44i ~; Mich gan Central Rail
road. i3I s4], Michigan Southern and Northern H.
disns Railroad 81 d6; 90. Preferred 23i 1885, Pan
ana Railroad liz a. ll7l; IuioOi, Central Railrosd
CO. a66l; Galena sn6 Chicago Rsrosi, II! e7ii;
Cleveland and Toledo Rsilrosd. 81 e22li Chicago and
Rock Island RsiIoad. 65. s6so Illinois Central
Bonds, siqSH; Pacific Mail Ss.4mshp Company,
9la79i.
There it nothing doing in Foreign Exchange, and
the market is beavy S.erliDg is 10 l0i for bank
ere. Francs, 5.lJa l2!.
Frsiehts-To Liverpool, 2jo bales Cotton 8. H.;
800 bales ROsin a. IS 3D. lO0 bbls. Spirits q: Is.