New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-10
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

WEDNESDAY, tcD. J--P. VI,
rs,s h,vsf and, upon TIE whole, sn inPtov-
irs ttcck market 70 day, VII for degree OF ac.Sy
10 some Of the leading sisrs5. TIE meV'mehtS, how.
ever appear to be moty cornet 70 the brokers, sni
meet, s. yet, with but ltle sympathy outside OF ile
Stcck Exchange. me Of the Operators wro u1tl
recerty quite prominent On tue bear side, appear
to have changed 'front.' and nov seem dispoied to
give their influence 10 favor Of the rise but the re-
epouses outside are 20 feeble taat, except IL two or
thee stocks there is little or no encouragement for
extensive moyemeIts Pacific Msl was again quite
prom ipeut in te Transactions Of the day, and
is stu upon tie downward grade Ia quots'
ticns. Opepirg ss!es we're q. 72l, but in the
aiterIcOn tho stock brought up at 10
decline Of q y cent during the day. We notice
by the accounts from Washington that the mail con-
tracts via PaDsua and the TehuaLtepec routes are to
be thrown open for the lowest bids The movement III
NeS-YoTk Central not an active one ct the First
Bosro but the demand suflic zen, 70 adysuce prices
. ceIt over closing bids Of yesterday, and IN the
afternoon prices were fr ctOn better. The meeting
Of Directors WAS held at Albany DAY, but the result
was not msoe krown during the day. II dividend
wss declared, it Will probably be announced in our
telsgrapsc column. A sse Of Gu nberand vas made
at 2Ol. Harlem Pref red WAS in good demand aud
ltu al uENdlu lCiueLfy Nus 9ip uay, ''~4'S '1'"AJ
ct 800 in the aftenocn. Out sdyces from Albsny are
the. tie bill nor before tho Legislature and which
Is cocsiceied yesy isnportan, TO tho Company
will utdcubt.Gly pass. Eis was slightly
better, bat had no activity. We notice
tbst bll kas been introduced 10 the New-Jorsey
Legislature imposing trsust duties ct the rate of three
ceuts per passenger, and five cents per an freight,
carried by tie Ede Road through the S.a.e Tnis is
propoiei as substitute for the ate tax now levied
on the Paterson srd Hudson River and Patersoa ami
Rau apo Railroads. The Western shares were seler.
aly irner and ior GGens end Rock leland, lota0ns
wtre y ceut higher with considerable activity 10 the
lstttr, Which closed firm 81 6C! Illinois Central sss
stea5y. bu, without eis.ntis charge Mich gan Cen
hal aovsrced fraction, and for the Southern old and
preferred sbarss the quotations also slightly bet
ter Panama sold 1t llGl, advance Of over closing
prices Of yesterday. Tao movement in Boais MAS 't
large one at e.tLef session OF the Board,
but tie busitess was very vel dutnbated.
State Securities steady, without important change
in quotations. Uned States js Of 1874 sold a! lRt
sp advance Of /. At the Second Board, prices were
shade better FOR lsaiug Stocks but the market lacked
spirit srd activity. Tae clofing prices were; For
TtLLtssee Co. s93 Qs9i; Missouri 6s, 81 d8s; VIZ
gila 6s, 9oi a9GI; Cation Company, 49,. a2Oi New
YoIk CeItra Railroad, 81, GS3; Ede Railroad, l3i
al3Si Harlem Railroad, l9j l3!i Hsien Pfafsrrad,
39i a 40; Hui-ou River Railroad 321 a32l; Resding
Rsiroad, 4Ss aisi; Michigan Central Railroad, 49s
65O; Mici gan Southern and Northern Indiana Ril-
rCsj ISL lSi; do. DO. Preferred, 45B afJi; Panama
Railroad, 1lei llG} rliros Central Rsiioa1, 66i9
G7 GsleLs ard Chicago Railroad, 6SidGS,i Cieve-
lard AID Toledo Railroad, 3le3Il; Chlcsgo snd
Rcck Is.srd Railroad, col ia60i; Pacific Mail Steam
chip Con psny, j0i G70l.
TIE bill market is quiet sni steady q. lO9elC9s for
Steiiirg, ard SIS, q5l3. lOr FraIos.
Fe;gbts 70 Liverpool 73 bales Sea Island Cotton q.
10 comp. esssd at 3-lGd 1900 bbs. Rosin at De-.
%. 81 10 boxes Tobacco, ' steamer at 3s. 81. To
Lordop. 400 bbls. Rosin, st q. "a. 2SD 10; 100
tcs Iutia Beef a. 22s g. y tun. To Hsyre: 100
bales Sea Island Cotton, az 10. To Rotterdam; 80
t11s Mshceaty al 22, Cd. schooner Of l3O tuns 10
south side Of Cuba end bs,k with Molasses, at g. A
veg:el Of I70 tuLs to Bermuda, ct Sport charges
paid. a schooner Of 100 tuns to st. Domingo and
back !Cr 81 25. British brig to south tide Of Cabs
aEd back at ioc 4 big of go turs to north sds Of
Cuba ard back, at Acc. FOR Sugar and s3 20 for
MoLsssts.
TIE buiiress CT the S-bTfeasury was: Receipts,
si94 2l9-scr Cu,tcms, s2H,G0o; PsymtDts, sBl,-
Oi9, 2l-$l(00OO sent to Washington; Balance, SS,-
3ji,6l9 Ga. The Customs receipts we're large.
The Ocean BsLk ha. declared :emi-annusl dividend
of 3. y cent, payable on 6emane. Tie indenniiy
Fire Insurance Company semi.a annual diYldeni oi
y cent, payable on demand. The Niagara lasurarce
Company. 10 Y eett. payable on demand The bus.
itess Of the Clearrg House today was I9,OO3j69.
Tb. Controller hss advertised for proposals for
ouer issre Of s3C9,. GENITAL Park stock y cents;
tie bids to be opened or the lltb March, ct O'clock
ar Shepard Knapp hss been reclec.ed Pfe.iis4L Of
the Mechaies' Bsrk-his 23l ye.r Of service. The
suniystsaIy Of tie formation Of the BsLk Of Con-
merce celebrated to-isy by dinner at Demon-
cos. Albeit Il. Nicolsys regular daily cuotioa sale
of stocks and bond. viii take place MORROW rnurs
Day, at II! O'Clock, at the Msrcbsrts' Exchange.
The ofeeis u: tie Milwaukee and Mississippi Rstlros1
have al been reelsctsc.
Aelps,ch from AiSsukes, received today, ao-
u"urces ,as. tbs bl extending the tins within Thich
i4e Is DcEse Road Irus, bC4i tie L,ld-GfAL. l. al
.r,m Hs sir 20 ..s ms.a track q the.- 81,
Ia. i-s..i :. L .as--s u N-s.-1;, Al