New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-14

snecula,;vs cntynt there was something OF du'inefs
and Hesitation in the movements withou' Po'
heayiuess The market US q whole, is s'e"'' o.
stronc and there is a decidedly improving ""'"'y
for fovor;te stocks and bonds. Inc "oNe"'"'
outside Of the Board has not been large "s !e'
bu, ia gradually increasing. The den'''u ,o'
bopds esrec;aly. is extending very m"0''' "''
-, = loroe absorption not only OF interest-payihS
so.;,;o,s but of the lower priced classes, which
c;,o f,r prcmise of coming again INTO the DIVIDEND
90 I,.;,ess develops and reforms are carried our.
TN, registered transactions in Railway bonds during
a., oy were $50 900. but the street trade IN these
,ecuritics il even larger than at the Board. state
s,oekssao are frmer and better throughout the st,
with fair business. The most important share dealings
Of the day were in New-York Central Pacific Mail,
Hudson River and Rock Island-al at IN advance over
Fridays quotations. especially marked in Pacific Mail
and Hudson River. The steamship stock has attracted
more attention since the declaration of 10 per cent
dividend-doubts in regard TO which had been enter
tanned by the short interest. Hudson River was in
brisk demand both sessions of the Board and closed
firm at 49, bid. The business of the current month
promises an increase of about $4,000 the corre-
erondmg month of last year. New-York Central was
very strong through the day, and notwithstanding the
exertons of the bears break down the price OF this
leading stock of the market it TO bear punish
ment in the "hammering way almost as well as the
fstc heroes of the p. X. The secret of this rmness
and gradual but steady advance IN Central
is in its largely increasing business and better promises
ms dvidend-paying stock AT the present ratio OF
increase over last year the net earnings will exceed
T. cent for the year. Reading was steady, and with
ont much speculative activity, is gradually improving
in quotations. The tnage the road for the last
| week shows an increase of 5,7S5 tuns, making an
| increase since JAN of 81 I9i tuns. The Western
shares except Rock Island, dragged little M both
sessions of The Board end were upon the whole rather
lower; but there pressure SELL and the close
they were steady at the lowest points touched One OF
the most important advances of the day in Chicago
Burlington and Quincy stock, which from boz IN the
morning went up 60 in the afternoon witt consider
able private sales at the quotation. This rapid I'M
provement springs from the favorable traffic returns OF
| the road At the Second Board there a very we'll
| distributed business with further Improvement in
| Pacific Mail New-York Central, and Hudson River
| After the Board the bidding prices were fraction
higher, and the market was very firm. The closing
| quotations were: For New-York Central Railroad
SS9 dSis; Erie Railroad, 81 02ls; Hudson River
| Railroad. 49, 49,; Harlem Railroad l3s Sl3i; Har
lem Preferred 3s3 80; Reading Railroad, 432 AZ;
| Paclhc MAI, So5 0So8; tantoh NoHPlny; "~'s'
Michigan Central Railroad 49, d491; Michigan South
ern and Northern Indiana Railroad Ia Gl3; do Guar
antecd, 25 0255 Panama Railroad, l4J4 li5l; I'LL
| nos Central Railroad, 6l4 662; Gaena and Chicago
Railroad &c, Cos Chicago and Rock Island Railroad,
| 70sa7O2; CleveliAld and Toledo Railroad, 3d. a3O@
Virginia S. 90 92l Missouris, s35 so Illinois Cen
trail Is, 90i 1901.
The amount of business done IN foreign bills for the
steamers to-day was limited, and extreme quotations
| have not been maintained.
Freights-To Liverpool: About 3, 900 bush. Wheat
| and Corn at 3D. in buk and 1@7ld. in bags 800
bbls Flour at Is. per Galway steamer: $1,000 bush.
| Wheat and Corn at about 3d. in shippers bags. To
| London: lbs bxs. Bacon at 25s. To Glasgow: 10tuns
Whaleoos al pc. 4 bark for Bordeaux, with slaves,
| private terms.
| The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
| Sl63, 743-for Customs $l5I 600; Payments, $ll3,
1853 65; Balance, Sc 539, Ala 80; Treasury No.es
ceived for Customs during the week, s., $50.
Annexed are the detailed earnings of the Galena and
Chicago Union Railroad for the week ending May 6: