New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-26

Inc peace news Ia fATofaOe liuUerce lpOh lnc
Stock market, and there was r general improve ment
in the prominent stocks Al the Fist B0ari, bat neither
excitement activity, ami in point OF fact the
amount Of business during the day was rather !ess
than the average Of daily transactions. AN advance
was counted upon by nearly al as matter OF course
but the entire LEX Of activity and buoy sncy caused
10. little surprise. TIE mos. decided advance OF
the morning was in New-York Contra and Reai.rg
the former touching II; the frs. call. and closing
at ~ bid, while the latter advanced to
ljI and was very f;m through the SESSION
Southern Guaranteed was in demand. aad from 2Js
went up 10 . . ami slter the Board To !li. Tne rally
appeared to be purely speculative reaction, some Of
the buyers at the Board selling immediately after the
adjournment at small advance. Michigan Central
was rather heavy at the start but a,'er touching II
on sellers option contracts became frmer and on the
second call steady ct IL. The second week :
business in july shows q marked decline, aod resry
double that of the first. The decrease thus far 10 two
weeks Is about $4,000. The Detroit aud MI,w aux re
Road il sharp competitor Tor through freight
Galera and Rock leland were botn finn, AMI
a fraction better. but the transactions were
small in both stocks Illinois Central was 10 lie nand
on the improved quotations brought by the North
Briton, aud was taken readily at 81. The on'y bn'l-
ness Of IMPORTANCE in State Stocks duri1g the day was
in Mlssogrs, when improved slightly IL tue afternoon
Nrgirias we're fraction lover. Illinois Central
Bonds were in good demand aud advanced To Sii
At the Scconi Boarl the market was very dGll, aud
rather Irregular. The amount OF business transacted
was mu h smaller than usual. The closing prices
were: For Tennessee G-, SSi So Virginia 6s, 81
9li Carton Co., Is 49,. New-York Cenusl Raj!
road Il ga. Erie kailrc DO. %. Harlem Railroad
9,al0; Harlem Railroad Preferred, 5ji a3j.; Read
ius RaIlrosa. 45eE.i Michigan Ceutral Railroad,
Al d42 Hudson River Railroad, 3. S33l; Michi-
gen Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, u dI4;
Michigan Southern Preferred, II 0!li; Panama Raj.
road, ll6all6I iIinoie Central Railroad, oieolli
CIalens and Chicago Railroad, 65i col, Cleveland
and Toledo Railroad 23l a2i Chicago snd Rock
Issni Railroad 81 cbls, Illinois Central Bonds
s,QSi, Pacific Mai Steamship Company, bJi CO.
The market for foreign excl ange is dull but steady
The advent Of peace, it j. thought IL some quarters
should operate 70 ameorate the rates Of exchange by
Inducing some drawing against credits, and by rcn-
derng houses here lees anxious 10 strengthen thctr
correspondents ou the otaer side With gold. Sterling
is 1922 qllO5. Francs 5l2i OIL.
Freights TO Liverpool: 30 bales Cotton at ! L.; 20
turs OIL Cake at Is. Cd; - boxes Bacon at -. od.;
so bbls. Flour pei steamer at 9d. To Bremen: 800
bbls Shoe Pegs on private terms. To Hamburg: Per
steamer 300 bags Coffee at &c.. 100 bags Cocoa at
5IGd.: 50 tuLs Measurement: GOODS at Hos The CHIP
per ship Courier now in Philadelphia, from Rich nond
to Rio, with privilege Of San Francisco, on private
terms. Bark Champion, from Richmond TO RIO, at
81 y Dbl, ard 3 cent pridage.
The business Of the sab Treasury was: Receipts,
s5G2.Isj 93-for Customs siS 900, Payments, s673-
i39 -; Balance, s. 053.?99 3.
The earnings OF the Michigan Contra Railroad for
the "a week Of July were
1859. 1875.
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