New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
SECOND BOARD
TUESDAY, May l--P. NJ.

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TUESDAY, May 1-P.N NJ.
The Stock market still continues dull and, without
important variation, lower prices generally rule The
inactivity s taken advantage of by the parties operating
for the fa TO deprees prices but without much success
The shipment Of specie and the disagreement in the
charleston Convention are used as far as possible to
alarm holders into selling while spectators who
ally operate on rising market, holding back for
The bottom TO be touched. The result is inactive
market, which, with considerable resistance and some
uregulsrity still gradually weakens ard touches
slightly lower points, Central opened at 49, and after
considerable transactions 1884, closed weak and be-
tween the Boards touched 7S5. There was sfterward
stronger feeling and sales were made az 7S2, again
the market closing 7Si bid. Panama does not fully
sustain the recent advance, and small sales made
at lash Pacific Mail was easier closing at lO5. In
the Western shares the market was heavy. Galena
fell off to 6S under rumors of new fight for business
between this road and the Rockford Road. Rock
Island was comparatively steady under the i'm
proved traffic and closed at 64i, against
Is yesterday. Erie is fairly steady at l6 but
tive. The Bond market is steady, with important
activity except Michigan Southern Second Mortgage
bonds of which $37 600 sold at 46 seller thirty,
and 462 buyer thirty Missouri &c S3 the price of
yesterday. Government ocks steady, but not ac-
i've At the closing, the market had stronger char
acter, and closed firm at the following quotations:
Virginia &c, 922a93 Missouri Is, 83l a83s; Canton
Company, 81 02II; Cumberland Coal Company, l4i
al4I; Pacific Mail Company, lO5@lO51; NewYork
Central Railroad 7ss 97S3; Erie Railroad, l6al64;
Hudson River 4ls a4li; Harlem, l2l 0125; Harlem
Preferred, T40SI; Reading, 423 042s Michigan
Central 472a4S; Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana, IiallI; Michigan Southern and Northern
IndisDa Guaranteed, 22922I; Panama, 49, OLA;
Illinois Central, 59959I; Galena and Chicago, 62ia
62i; Cleveland and Toledo, 27292S; Chicago and
Rock leland, 64i 065i; Illinois Central "a, 81 0SS4
The market for foreign bills is very firm but dull.
Sterling is lO90lO9l, ard one banker asks 1884, but
makes no sales. Francs are 5I64 G5l2l.
Freghts-To Liverpool: 5000 bush. Peas at 3D., in
ships bags $50 tcs Beef at Be. Cd, and per steamer
TOO boxes Cheese at 4Os and so boxes Bacon and 80
hhds. and tcs Shoulders at 30s. To Glasgow: 200
bbs. Rosin al Be-. To Bremen: 100 bales compressed
Cotton at &c. Two vessels to Porto Rico and back
$Sa iec for Sugar. and SO for Molssses on deck.
brig to the south side of Cuba and back at 39c for
Sogar, and bark TO the north side and back at 3Sc
The business of he Sub-Treasury wss: Receipts,
SlC6, 126 97-for Customs, SIS 900; Payments $1i2,
6O3 &c. Balance, 81, 469,0SS 43.
We annex comparative statement of the Exports
for the week and since Jan. l.:
gs s ,is; f I'LL e ss 5s5s
Since 1..... s25,5l51o s2Q68a,89s ss79asss7
The Hamburg steamer takes $25O,OOO in specie,
laJge proportion of which is silver We hear OF no
gold going 10 Boston for the Cdnarder tomorrow.
The Bank of New-York has declared semi-anuuai
dividend of 81 p cent. The Brooklyn Central Rail |
r. IL, Il HiVr1a1d
cent. The business of the Clearing House to-day was
s2ll3O 267. The capital of the Bulls Head Bank is
to be filed up to 100000, and stockholders ere called
mon to give notice if they intend to take tberPro rata
of new stock The interest on the Mount Vernon kal-
road Construction Bends will be paid at the Bank |
of North America. Extension sheets OF coupons on
the Indianapolis and Beliefontaine Railroad are
now ready for delivery at the omee Vi
Mexp. Winslow, Lauier & Co. Among inc
securities offered for Gale in this market are fHs'
Mortgage y cent Bonds for lsHo'VOoJ h'ue
by the Long Island Railroad for the conp'e'ion VI
their road from Jamaica TO Hunters Foiu'' A"'
Company obtained an amendment to their cpar'eF az
the last session Of the Legislature, authorizing 'nen "
extend their road 10 Hunters Point, and s1e eXeh'
sion vii; be fully completed by the Isl OF august
The Company have extensive accommodations ~ 'a7
Point, the cost of which, with the road from Jamaica
will be- it is stated 342 500. portion OF these bonus
have been cold at private gale, and among tle Pur
obasers are Mr.. Oliver Chaflick for $4,000, and
Cooper, Hewett & Co. for $4,000, at an average
price of 90 v cent The remainder of the Issue are
held now at par.
The annexed table gives the per centage Of Specie to
Let deposits held by the banks of this city, The per
centage held by ali the banks is 2S1 cent, which is
an increase of y cent on lat week. or tie itty-
five banks two report over 40 Y cent, five over 30
cent, six over 80 cent, twelve over % Y cent,
twenty three over 20 cent and seven report under
20 y cent
Bank Of NewYork "...T Bank Of North Anefca'...'Sl
manhattan Bank