New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-16
SATuKpGY, Nav lEP. y.

The Stock market was very active during the day,
and the dealings Of the Fret Board were marked by
as much excitement at any time for several days
past, Tho transactions in Nea.YOfk Ceutral were
enormous. reaching an aggregate of ioeD shares
during the sessOn-quotatious rising from "a q. tbe
sinrt Ia ia al which the stock was firm. Between
the sessions sales were reported a. high ss ~ but IN
The afternoon the tide turned little, and the fua
sales were ut - The failure of another operator,
who Ind OOO shares Of this stock 10 deliver on Sat-
nrday caused fresh and sudden demand for cash
stock and were there continued purchases also to re-
place stack sold by Mr.. Little. The market was iphu
eneed favorably also by the announcement OF ns~
compact between the New-York Central and nva
lines said 10 have been cor cuded dnnng the lore
noop We have good reason To believe TINT the STATE
mept il erroneous and that no definite arrangement
has vet been made. The Convention, we understand,
hss ediuurned unti the 10Th inst There was spT-
tied movement, and handsome advance a!ss III
Michigan Central, which sold early on the call ~ hsh
"a 43I but fell of ! y cent at the close. a'chigan
Southern Guaranteed advanced 10 32i, aud was IN
brisk demard, but closed fraction lower. Gaienn
and R, ok Island we're both active and higher, the
former touching 63f the call and the latter teiing
Nd TO % in early transactions, but losing little OF its
fIupess alterward These the leading STOCKS
Of the day. Between the sessions there was brisk
;nonirv for oash stock Of New-York Central Rock
Island and Galena, and The quotations were higher
than the ton prces Of the Board. IL the afternoon
the market underwent partial reaction, especially
for those stocks which had advanced rapidly IN the
morning, md there was an average decline Of al
cent Pacific Mail declined to Sl-that arrangement
which seems to be always doing, bat never done,
still hanging in mysterious uncertainty over the
stock. There was a large business in state Stocks
during the day, and a decided improvement in Mis-
souris, which were up 30 Sii at the Second Board.
VjIgnias also advanced TO 9j!. The transactions in
Railway Bonds continue light, and, although prices
were 6iner for some descriptions the market s limited
a. 10 the dep and Aerth Board prices touched low
er points for several of the prominent speculative
stocks but before the close Of business in the street
the market appeared b. be slightly drmer again. By
those who have followed the movements at the
Stock Exchange closely, the fever aud excitement
witnessed within "a few days is ascrbed in great
ure 10 the unexpected defaults on large amounts
of stock sold the regular way, and " seller three
days" but there has, doubtless, been fair increase
of outside orders based upon the low prices touched
on Thursday We can hardly expect 10 witness q
settled market until the disturbing influences of the
European war have been fully experienced. The
closing prices were: missouri %, ot4 0ct1; VIZ
ginia 6s %! a 90; Canton Co., ls5 10; Cumberland
Coal Co.. Preferer, I7!dls; New-York Central,
73q73l; Erie Railroad, s@sl; Harlem Railroad,
II0iIl; Prcfd do, 36a36l Hudson River Railroad
3l3a32; Reading Railroad, iGl Ui6i; Michigan
Central, I20i2s; Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana Railroad, 9; 8I0; Preferred do, 31032i;
Panama Railroad, ils allsl; Illinois Central, IS d56
Gaena and Chicago 63 o63i; Cleveland and Toledo,
26l GoGi; Chicago and Rock Leland, 6lS limos
Central Bonds, soI Al sel; Pacific Mail, s2as2l.
In Foreign Bills there is change 70 notice in bank
ers sgnaturea but commercial bills scarcely so
firm.
Freghts, TO Liverpool 100 bbls. Beef al "s.; loo
bbs Pork at IT, Cd. ij tns oi Bones at los. To Lon
don, GCO bbls. Bone Dust at g. brs Of 400 !ans,
from Laguna TO the North Sea, at - los & tun. a
vesst to port south eide of Cuba and back to New
York, with cargo, at 35c, or if to another port at
&c., and one of 80 tups burden, TO north side ofCaba
| and back, on private terms.
The business the Subiressury was: total receipts
snO,9oS 5j-for customs, 100000; total payments,
sl67 35I SO: total balance, $G02O, 420 30. The bal
ance last Saturday was S. 4Si 9l3 showing decrease
during the week Of $i6l 800.
The following Is a comparative statement OF the
Imports of Foreign Dry Goods and General Mcr-
chandse for the week and since JAN L.