New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-06
SATURDAY, Feb. 4-P. NJ.

Since the election of Speaker, an event which had
been looked forward to so hopefully, the Stock market
has appeared to shrink in proportions, and BUSINESS III
stead of taking lively impulse from that event. has
become even less active than before. We may
bovever except Government and State Securities,
which have not only advanced, but have had decid-
eJy more spirited market. The most important DEAL
mos have been in Missorrs and Tennessees, but the
Improvement in prices has been quite general through
the liss of State Stocks. In favorte descriptions OF
Railway bonda too there has been corresponding adj
vance without important transactions some OF these,
however, owing their more favorable consideration
to circumstances quite independent OF political matters
The Sinking Fund y cents Of the Michigan Central
Railroad, for example, which had been depressed on
account of the uncertainty az to the measures 10 be
adopted TO meet the bonds of 1861 covered by the same
mortgage, have advanced v cent within few days,
since the Official announcement of the Company that
the 1860 bonds maturing in April would be paid
promptly in cash. 1t is understood that tue arrange
men for the payment of these bonds has been made by
the Company with the Messr. Barring Of London.
The share dealings of to-day were not large, ex-
cent in New.York Central, Galena, and Rock
Island and there is but little TO say in re-
gard to these stocks which has not been repeated
day after day DUNG the week. The prorata and toll
bills are still the Obstacles 20 recovery in the market
value of NewYork Central, and prices vary from day
to day according the hopes and fears of operators
and upon the whole keeping at about the figures which
have ruled during the last fortnight moderate gain
in the earnings of the Western roads, reported within
few DAYS has given those stocks little more strength,
but they seen 70 lack outside support-an essential ee
ment in any substantial Improvement. Most Of the
Railway Stocks on the list which figure prominently
in da If he
balls of speculation at present. the great outside public
still remaining Indifferent spectators of the game the
most interesting feature of the market recently has
been developed in a spasmodic movement in Pacific
Mail which from II took sudden start, and this morn
ing sold as high 81, from which quotation it dropped
suddenly ~ in the afternoon, and finally closed at
78J Did. The movement, of course, is based upon a
IumOr Of fresh negotiations between the rival steam
ship lines, rumor which is vague and indefinite
as those which have been floating about the
street. from to time tme for weeks past. Faith in the
story was evidently shaken this afternoon, if may
draw such an inference from the sudden breakdown
in the stock. There was q further decline during
the day in the shares Of the Michigan Southern Road
both classes Of that stock touching figures which look
shockingly emaciated and consumptiye Prices az the
Second Board were generally a shade lower, and the
market was rather dull. The closing prices for
Virginia &c, 92a92!i Missouri &c, SO 0SO3; Canton
Company, II 017{; Pacific Mail, 49, 07Sii New
York Central Railroad 70I 070I Erie Railroad, 81
81; Hudson River Railroad, 402 04li; Harlem, Rail
road, 9a9I; Reading Railroad, 3Sf G32Bi Michigan
Central Railroad, 81 0374 Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana 595l; DO Guaranteed, III 0l2,;
Panama Railroad, 1901 9l303; Illinois Central Rail
road $50 a5G; Gaena and Chicago Railroad $50 G5S5;
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 1890; Chicago and
Rock leland Railroad 62i962ii Illinois Central rs,
S29sSI
The market for foreign bills isvery quiet aud steady,
with moderate supply of outside bills.
Freighs-To London: 100 bales Cotton at 7-32d;
50 boxes Bacon at 22s. Cd; 100 tcs Beef at 4s. To
London: 200 boxes Bacon at 25s. To Glasgow: 100
boxes Bacon on private terms To Antwerp; 300 bales
Cotton at &c.. 2OO packages Ashes at BE- Cd. yes
sci of $50 tune, from jacksonville to Jamaica, at
4l1 so ont for Lumber, and 81 80 home for Wood a
vessel of 80 tuns home from south side Cuba, at
90 IS, for Molasses under deck, and 50 on deck.
The business of the Sub Treasury was; Receipts,
$40, 2S5 6O-for Customs, $4,000; Payments, $780,
O44 81; Balance, 80 500 90 Treasury Notes re-
ceived for Cugoms during the week, slO6,755 q.
The fourth weeks earnings in January OF the Mchi-
gan Southern Road, SHOW gain of about $4,000, max
ing sos 600 for the month.
The following is a statement Of tue earnings of the
Buffalo, NewYork aud Erie Railroad Buffalo TO Corn
ing for The month Of January, 1860, compared with
the same month Of last year: