New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-09

but little, il any, real foundation. AZ The Frs,
Board the tone Of the dealings was rather dah
and heavy. without decided activity in any
thing, and with considerable irregularty IN the
course Of market values. There was no strong
disposition on the part Of the bull operators osupPot
prices and the buyers to large extent for sher
account. New-York Central was held at 7lt To III,
steadily through the call although at one time slight
" heavy at the quotations The transactions were
not mp TO the average of daily business The most re-
markabe feature Of TIE day developed IN facihc
Mail, which, after selling at So at the Bnsrd sudden
" Jumped up TO 81 between the sessions, and vas
maintained at about this price during the rest of the
dav There is we are informed no truth IN the ruinor
tim. the Mail Contract he's been awarded 10 the Pacific
Mail Con parry The rise in that stock to-day was Proo
ably the result Of purchases TO short contract
Reading was steady at 504 but bad no animal o. IL
seems 10 be difficult matter to move this stock IN
either direction, and the speculative lnteres' 10 IL
enpesrs 10 be gradually diminishing at the New-fork
Beard Michigan Central fell OF suddenly 10 4's'
and was pressed freely upon the market, nut was
slightly frmer in the afternoon. Galena sofa down u
623 on short time, at the option OF the seller oa' was
also steady at the Second Board koek i-iahd ie on
o5s, with sales TO fair extent but better again
between the sessions, and in the afternoon ADVANCED
~ On finally closing tolerably firm at 59i. There
were large sales of Harlem Preferred on sellers opu'n'
hut the lots were taken with considerable confidence
and the stock closed steady at $50. At the Second
BOARD the market was generally fmer without much
change in quotations except for Paclhc Mai anu
Peck Island. Panama sold at 1921, and was very
strong. The Bond sales Of the day embrace large
transactions in United States 5s, which advanced
hut war a
scsio in the afternoon The demand for Government
Securities Of all descnpti gradually increasing
State Stocks were firmer and the quotations for Vr
einin,s and Missouri's were slightly better. The
closing pices were: For United States 6s lOialOil
virginia e. 97Ia97f, Tennessee Is go 1913, Missouri
is Sfsas69. Canton Company l90i9l, Cumberland
Coel Isl zig. New-York Central Railroad, III 97ls
Erie Railroad 7la7i Hudson River Railroad 32S32
Harlem Railroad IlI0ll;, do. Preferred 3Sl 1881,
Reading Railroad so! a5C! Michigan Central Rail
road 4ji ado. Michigan Southern and Northern lndi-
ana Railroad 1OslC2 Michigan Southern Guaranteed
3lsa32, Panama Railroad 1924 a 1921, Illinois Cen
trail Railroad 3063i, Gslena and Chicago Railroad
81, al 3s, Cleveland and Toledo Railroad 254 a25s
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad 592@59l, Illinois
Central Bonds 81 ash Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany S4a dS5
The market Tor foreign bils IL nrm iOr DaNRers
signatures at IlCt a lo4, but commercial bills are
lower transactions having been made at al v cent
lower than earlier in the week The bankers rate is
up to the specie point and they generally decline to
buy commercial bills, excepting at some concession
We quote 1904 a 10; Francs, 5l2205 10.
Freights are without much change. To Liverpool,
900 bales Cotton at 5-32d. 200 tcs. Beef Y steamer
at 3s $50 bbls. Pork at Is. 3D.; 10000 Slaves on
private terms. To London, 700 bbls. ROsin at 2s. v
$50 h; 900 bbls. Spirits at 6s; 10000 Slaves at
SIS. To Rotterdam 900 bbls. Resin at 2s Cd. To
Marseil!es, 10000 Pipe Slaves at $50. To Bremen,
eco bbs Rosin at Is. Cd. A Dutch brig at Boston
to load lockwood for Rotterdam at DDS Cd. A l're'
men brig $50 tuns to London, with 900 bbs. Crude
Turpentine at 2s. 3d., and Spirits to fill at rs.
The business of the Sub Treasury Total
Receipts, sl39, 920--from Customs, sl2e,0Oo; Pay
ments s4OG0 &C; Balance, &C. 4sl 9l3 %; Treasury
Notes received for Customs the past week, s. l73 d.
The balance is about 80 900 less than last Satur-
day.
The following is comparative statement of the
Imports of Foreign Dry Goods and General Mer-
cbandise for the week and since Jan. l.