New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-05
FRIDAY, May 4-P. NJ.

The Stock market this morning was generally a
strong one, although irregular and not very active
The bears have evidently lost the control OF the mar
ket and there are symptoms of the beginning OF new
movement the part Of outsiders for the rse which
will undoubtedly increase in voume unless reaction
should give them new scare. At the opening, the
mark scarcely held the closing quotations. OF yester-
day. but as the call proceeded it strengthened On mod
crate transactions holders eviucing disposition 70
hold on for better price,. Central opened at 7S, but
on the second call touched 70, closing firm. Erie had
an improving appear nce and sold !. Ihe BROAD
gauge road is attracting considerable at
ten,ion Reao ing very firm bu. there were regis
tered transactions Il was bid. The sales OF Panama
consisted of a few odd lott, the quotations showing
slight decline. Pacific NAL no. very active aud
sold at 1Cil. OF the Western shares Rock Island and
Toledo were the most active, the former opening at
653, and aovspcipg steadily on the call TO GOT The
Southern Michigan ssuss very strong, under re-
ports Of very favorable traffic for the last week of
April The old stock improved l2i, and the guar
aoeed to oh seller thirty. The gain on tets road for
tho month OF April was in round numbers, S5O, OUo.
Michigan Central steal at about ISL, but not az
tive Between the Boards the market gas steady, but
the transactions were moderate. At the second Board
there SIS very strong market and disposition
shown 10 buy. Nearly every description touched
higher prices than in the nornng. The largest acv
ity was in Rock Island, which, under outside orders
advanced to 66i at the Board, and IN the
street after; With Gales Of some 2OO shares sold az
high as g., which was bid at the elise, on time Ga
lena was asO strong ut 64l Southern Michigan left
off at the selling price bid. Erie was In good demand,
and advanced to III Central sold az high az 79 and
left off at 79t bid. In The Bond market, during the
day. there has been steady but not active market.
The Erie issuss are firm aud in demand. The general
MAJ ket closed with frmnees There has been coDsid
cradle amount OF shor, stock covered to-day and even
the more perinacious bears did appear disposed 10
increase their short lines. The market WAS firm at
the close at the annexed quotations: Virginia Us,
92I992i, Missouri 6s, S3l GS3si Canton Company,
q a2ll; Cumberland Coal Company, l4@4i; Pa
cfc Mail Company, l05Slo5i; Ncw-York Cen
trail Railroad, 79.a79i; Erie Railroad, l7sSHt
Hudson River Al a4li; Harlem, i25 0l3; Harlem
Preferred, 3Sl a3Sl Reading, 43S435i Michigan
Central, 4sIa4sl; Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana, l2i al2i; Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana Guaranteed, 24i925; Panama, l46l l46ii
Illinois Central, 59l a59i GaeDa and Chicago, 64l
64s; Cleveland and Toledo, 2sl 029; Chicago and
Rock leland, CT 967; Illinois Central Re, 81 0Ssi.
The market is dull for exchange and rates steady
The transactions are at 1904 lO9 sterlng although
some drawers ask 1884, without making sales. Francs
are 515a5.12l
Freights-To Liverpool, $1,000 bush. Corn, in bal
last, SID 100 casks Rice at 2Os go bales Cotton
private teIus so bales Sea Island do az i'd snd per
steamer, $1,000 bush. Corn in steamers bsgs At 3d..
40 hhos TsLow at ass. To Bremen, 60 bales Cotton
at &c.
The business Of the Sub.Treasury was as follows;
Recspts sos $50 s5-for Customs, $76,80O Payments,
$3lS,662 OIL Balance, ,0S9 GLIB H..
The gain upon the Michigan Southern Railroad Is
larger than expected The last week OF Aprii
shows the following resplt:' ~
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