New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-25
FRIDAY, August 24-P. NJ.

FRIDAY, August Up. VI.
The movement at the Stock Exchange this morning
was quite active, without much excitement, and prices
were generally higher throughout the share list The
business was very well distributed and the market had
very firm and buoyant tone during the session. New
York Central advanced to 8i with brisk bidding and
was well sustained through the day. although between
the sessions the price at time marked down TO
81. Large purchases it is reported have been made
recently on Albany account where the haerng BUSH
ness prospects of the road well understood. Erie
went up to 30l, aud was quite active; and
Hudson River touched GO on the call, al
though a fraction lower at the close.
The Western Shares were animated and generally
higher The most buoysnt stocks of the morning were
Michigan Central and Illinois Central, the former ad
vaneing to 73l an Improvement of II y cent over
closing prices of yesterday, and the latter selling as
high as 80, an advance of T. In both instances the
ast Gales rather lower but at tho oloong prices
the stocks were firm. Toe Michigan Central shows a
gain of over 900 in the third week Of August and
the earnings thus far considerably above the esti-
mates for dividend in January. Galena and Toledo
were very active, and the latter advanced to
40, but was fraction lower at the close.
There was some realizing on contract stock
in both of these-but the market took the supply we'll
The Galena earnings for the third week in August,
although showing large increase, are not quite as
high as estimated in private letters from Chicago.
Michigan Southern shares both common and guaran-
teed were higher the former advancing to 23l on the
call and the latter selling at IS. Rock Island opened
at 1884, but was not sustained at the price, although
steady at the close. There rather more inquiry
for State stocks at moderate Improvement, aud
for Railway Bonds the demand was good.
The largest transactions were in Chicago aud
Northwestern First and Second Mortgages, both
of which were in demand at quotations The business
of this road will be very large after Sept. l. AT the
Second Board, prices were from to ! y cent lower
than at the morning session. Later in the day, after
the adjournment, the quotations generally better
and the market closed steady at the following prices:
For Tennessee Ga, 90aa90l; Virginia 6s, 900 G9l;
Missouri &C. -aslii Pacific Mail, 79i 49, N. Y. Cen
trail Railroad lex div 8ia68ii Erie Railroad, 293d
80; Hudson River Railroad, 59aj9Ii Harlem Rail-
road, -al83; Reading Railroad, 46S al; Mich
gan Central Railroad 72i 973 Michigan Southern, 23I
a23I Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Guar
anteed, Az 948 Panama Railroad l25 al26; Illinois
Central Railroad 49, 08SIi Galena and Chicago Rail-
road, S2a82; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 4Sl0
4si Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, S2l 0S3;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, 1896
Illinois Central Bonds, 95l a95l.
The foreign bill market is firm, with fair supply Of
outside bills mostly drawn against grain The business
for the steamers tomorrow has not been very large.
Sterling is 1904 1891; Francs, 5.l6la5.l3f.
Freights: To Liverpool, 10000 bush. wheat, in
bags, at I'D 1000 bbls. -four at IS. Sd. To London,
1000 bbls -four at Be-. 3D. To Hamburg, $40 packages
honey at &C. a vessel to Cork and market with
5000 bush wheat, in bulk, at 3d.
The business Of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts
s292, 60O-for Customs, sl39 OOOi Payments, $780,
O63 90; Balance, s592, 1916 81.
The official return of the Galena and Chicago road
the third week Of August is as follows:
Third week, 1907. Id,eZ