New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-28
FRIDAY, May T-P. N.

IN, On, of the oy-rsales of the bears AMI the
eopseuSer scarcity of cah stock Tor delivery on ms
,ur;ng contracts and not from any increase OF on,rf'e
h,s;re.. The movements for the rice and fall seev
IN he very much confined the speculative joeeers
,ef the street and the buying up cash stcca TO be
t4ryerarily Withdrawn from the Market fec the pur
poee Of compelling the shorts TO pnrehsse at the ad-
ysced prices established in the process, IL now
systematically prac,iced. The game IL TAR one a.
between the two Glasses Of pecuators, and the bears
who are now punished tor their mprudent operations
are entitled TO no sympathy than the bulls VINO
occasionally burden themselves with very unconioa
bic loads of stock. Under all the circumstances
with the disturbing influences OF the European "af
and immense specie shipments, the Increasing
Of the Stock market has been rather surprl7ihg, d.
though the previous decline was very severe Inc
prr cpsl features of the market to-day have peeh a
advance in New-York Central and Rock Island Oh d
sbern demand for cash stock, and decided Hse 70
Illinois G.. ntral shares at the First BOARD, ana al
eonally sudden decline i, the stock at the Sec
ond-tbe quotations running up TO 5s., and finally
settling down to so in the afternoon, the stock clos
ing heavy At this price, The highest registered sales
of New-York Central were at "A and Of Rock Island
AZ 62l but outside transactions between the sessions
are reported up TO IA for the former and 6 for the
latter. Galena was well sustained through the day,
although fraction lower than in opening sales Erie
cold AZ t. at the start but declined TO Of! and re-
manned at that quotation for the remainder OF the day.
Toledo advanced to 2s, but came out freely at the
price and at the close Of the call fell of TO ISL, and
was finally offered fraction lower. The Bond move
ment was rather limited and for State Stocks the mar
ket was rather dull and slightly lower. We notice
also moderate decline in United States 5s OF 1874,
which sold at 1898. Railway Bonds were generally
heavy and for Erie third and fourth mortgages there
was further heavy declne-the former selling at %
a5s, and the latter at 49, Illinois Central Bonds
were firmer and advanced TO sOi. At the Second
Board prices were scarcely maintained after
early sales. and the market closed little
heavy. New.York Central sold down to 73s, af.
ter touching a., but after the adjournment
was frIner again, and at the close Of business had
nearly recovered TO the highest points of the Second
Board The demand for Rock Island was fully
supplied at 62, and later in the day stock
was offered at 63 The closing prices were:
Virginia Ga, &c, 0962; Tennessee &c, 9O99Ol; Missouri
6s, $685. Canton Co., 10; Cumberland Coal Co.,
Ia; New-York Central Railroad, 73l 073:, Erie
Railroad 6ia6s; Hudson River Railroad, 81 13l2;
Harlem Railroad, lO0lI; Harlem Railroad Preferred,
81 ash: Reading Railroad, Ad44l Michigan Cen
trail Railroad, 43l o43l; Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Railroad, 9lalO; Michigan South
ern and Northern Indiana Railroad Guaranteed, 32l0
80; Panama Railroad, ll9; Illinois Central Railroad
81 asa; GaleDs and Chicago Railroad, 6is16ii;
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad. % 0osi Chicago
and Rock Island Railroad, Gil 06ll; Illinois Central
Bonds, 79i $50; Pacific Mail, 7ia075
There is no change to note in foreign bile and trans
actions are to large extent sight bills at llOt llOa
Sixty day bills are llOallOi Two prominent drawers
are nearly monOpoizing the market at ITO q cent less
l.l6th for brokerage. The supply Of commercial bills
is moderate, and the market is dull and heavy.
Freights 10 Liverpool: $50 bales Cotton at ida
SOD; 200 ties. Beef at Be-. so bhds Spirits at Is; 10
tuns Taow at Zoe. To Australia: 500 bbls. Flour at
| 81 80. A Norwegian vessel to Bordeaux with extra
! heavy Pipe Slaves at $33. foreign bsrk to Lisbon
with heavy Pipe Slaves at $50 and Rosn 81. An
American bark to Marselles with light Pipe Slaves
private terms. To Bremen by an American ship, l2O
bales Cotton &c.. 500 bbls. Rosin, 2s I'd. schooner
| to the south side Of Cuba and back, with Sugar at
| 4Oc, and Molasses at 50.
The business Of the Sub Treasury was: Receipts
1901, s23-for Customs, $9s, Payments, sil6,-
s47 Is; Balance, $i,753,522 H. The disbursements
| continue TO be large.
| The Merchants Bank has declared dividend Of "a
a. cent. PAYABLE LIST June. The Howard Insurance
| Company, Is y cent, payable 9th June. The bust
ness Of the Clearing House moderate to-day,
slSCS9 GOO. The interest due lst June on the bonds
of the Second Avenue Railroad Company will be paid
a, the Office Of Messrs. Wm. g. John Brien. 4
new Life Insurance Company, called the Washington
| Mutual, ia being organized in this city. Mr.. New
bold son Of the late President of the Bank Of America
will it is understood be President of the new Com
pany A telegraph dispatch this morning from Mil
waukee announces that the Cleveland ticket for the
| Board Of Directors for the La Crosse Company car
ried the election yesterday by $1,000 shares majority
against the Michigan ticket. Newcomb Cleveland Of
Waukegan, H., Henry c. Cabell of Richmond, Va,
| Orville Oddle of NewYork +. II. Stone Of New.
York, George W. Pratt Of Rochester, n Y, and four
| others from Wisconsin. The Hon. Richard Cobden
NJ. p, and Mr.. Osborn, President of the Illinois Cen
trail Road, visited the Board Of Brokers, this morn
ug.
The recent advces from Europe have caused por-
ton Of the shipments of gold intended for tomorrow
to be countermanded; but the aggregate still looks
ike reaching nearly two millions.
| The Sub Treasurer has sold few more y cent
Treasury Notes, but they do Tot go very freely The
Secretary, however, does not need money so long
the matured notes not presented for redemption
| We annex a comparative statement of the In
ports of Foreign Dry Goods at NewYork for the
week and since Jan. /:
| Fer the rees 1857. 1855. 1859.
Thrown Q msrie....... sH4sl $3.50 l'7S7,O75
T ES'sss !. The :ti,; ' s ' ss s
ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION.
seS2. Ito iiS ssss,s &i.sslaSsoui ss $685.
| Co,ton.......l,l8 SSg7;l -