New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-06
FRIDAY. Aug. 5-P. VI.

There Mss greater activity IN the Stock Exchange
to-day bu, a. lower prices, and there no check to
the downward tendency until just at the close of the
Second Board when there was stronger disposition
70 buy, and e moderate rally in one or two of the
stocks which had declined the most severely. The
business in New-York Central was quite large, and
the quotations run down to ~ at the First Board,
and as low a. ~ between the sessions. Erie was in
demand, ard advanced to u, but was aterward
fraction lower agan. Southern Guaranteed declined
10 1871, but closed shade frmer, and in the after.
noon was up again 70 POI. In Galens and
Rock Island there was not a large business
done, bu. prices for each were fraction
lower, although shout as firm anything on the list.
The Gaena earnings for the last week in July show
decrease of about $4,000, making total decline Of
about s67 600 for the month. the business of july
1855. was however, very good, and the comparison is
probably less favorable than other months will show
during tine remainder Of the year. Toledo was very
heavy. selling down 70 2. A large business was
transacted in State Stocks at the First Board Mis-.
sours sold at 81 to the amount of 95OOO and in Ten.
pessees and Virginas there were also larger trans
actions than usual. At the Second Board there
was more animation at q further decline, except
in two or three .ances, but the market grad
Board it was firm, without buoyancy. Reading,
which touched 43I during the call was in demand at
49, and for nearly ali the leading stocks the quota
tions were fraction higher than at the session OF the
Board. One of the features of the day was marked
decline in Cumberland Preferred, which sold down to
IL, but closed in demand at the price, For Norwich
and Worcester, 3s bid, and no stock was offered
under 4O The closing quotations were: For Missouri
CsC V;rO;pi in 10 N Il.
HIaIs; Cumberland Coal Company, Preferred IL q
III; New-York Central, 72t ara; Erie Railroad,
5a5I; Harlem Railroad, 9G9i; Harlem Railroad Pre-
fered, 3iI a3i.; Hudson River Railroad, 3li@3li;
Reading Railroad, 43l 43i; Michigan Central Rail
road. Al Ala Michigan Southern and Northern In
diana Railroad, g. al; Michigan Southern Preferred,
2Os a2OI Panama Rsilrosd, Ia 4dl14l; Illinois Cen
tral, 63i d6l; Gaens and Chicago Railroad, 63, a
81; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 2Oi 92l; Chi
ago and Rock Island Railroad, ld6ll; Illinois
Central Bonds 81 dSii; Pacifc Mail, 72a72t.
The market for foreign bills is heavy and dull The
supply OF bills is rather better and bsnkers willing
drawers Some parties are asking llOi for Sterling,
but no transactions OF any importance can be made at
over 40. Commercial bills range from lO9 a 1893
cent. Francs are j.l5 Qjl2l.
Freights-To Liverpool, 800 bales Cotton at 5.32d.
a3.l6d To Bremen, 300 bales Cotton at lc.; 500
bbls Rosn at Is 30 tuns Measurement Goods at lbs.
To Hamburg, per steamer 81 900 10 Whalebone at
Ic. 1870 hhds Sugar at 30s. 40 ceroons Tobacco at
1jc. each.
The business Of the Sub-Treasury wss Receipts,
&i49. 953 &c for Customs, $4,000; Payments,
$I3l ,42s 81; Balance, q, ,263, ,4Oj IA.
The receipts of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and
Chicago railroad for the last ten days Of July were
$3s,7H "a. The fourth week of July on the Galena
road gives $2l,s5i, sganst $ss2 297 same week last
year. decrease Of sl6,iF. The decrease for four
weeks is s67, 42s.
The July earnings of the Toledo and Wabash road
are, o
%
Ma kc., SSi'
The earnings Of the Little Miami and Columbus and
Xen,a Companies for July, as compared with the
same period last year, were as follows:
July 1859.
Juiy 1853 oo'<f ~
llo rea