New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-25

operate. There 10, however, an nndertone Oh
strength partly growing out Of the oPera ms OF out
side SPECTATORS, and the prominent bear Joooers
evnctd little no disposition to act with any energy
Some of the minor bears put out small lines, but dd
not produce much effect. Between the Boards the
market was inactive and had downward tendency Al
TIE Second Board there more disposition operate
and an Improvement in prices was established III some
descriptions, the market closing firm. Az the morning
session the fIrnest stocks Harlem Preferred IT.
nois Central, Michigan Central and Burlington and
Quincy The latter us in active demand and sold mp
to 20 against II Yesterday. IL was after the orders
were filed rather heavy, and sold as low as ~,
closing at 7SI bid Hucson River sold at 40, but I'M
proved at the Second Board to i9l bid. Harlem Pre-
ferred although not active was sustained throughout
tbeday at Al. Erie was heavy at the opening, but
became stronger as the call proceeded. 1t left oil al
o. the price of yesterday. Pacific Mail continues TO
iuctuate violently under the various rumors with
which the street IL kept agated II opened at 81,
sold down to ST. and afterward in the street as low
AS ST. From this point it recovered to 81, and finally
left off At s5l bid. The dividends upon 80 5oJ shares
have now been paid and the officers of the Company
state that no fraudulent certificate has yet been pre-
sented This would certainly confirm the theory that
of the Stock Ledger is still going on, and mer,us
discrepancies the result of careless bookkeeping have
been found Some parties have stock in their
names than they owD, while others have less. We
know Of three stock houses who have in the aggregate
about $50 shares more than they claim, and which
they will cancel. The apparent overssue Is now re-
ported to be less than 800 shares but whether 1t 10
really anything, if anything how much cannot De
known until the examination at present gong on Is
closed. Panama is quiet at about 1881 under the ds
appointment in regard to the New-Granadian negota
tons The new grant for opening the Nicaragua
Transit route received here recently may possibly have
had some influence in depressing this stock Inns
grant was made to the old Canal Company, and Is now
in the hands of Secretary Cass for his approval If he
approves it, it will be sent TO Nicaragua for ratification
by Congress, under Whose advice it was made Ii
relieves the Canal Company from the Obligation
to build the Canal or railroad and former taxes gra
tutes, &C. They are simply required to open any
kind of transit they please, make the river within
certain period navigable for boats drawing sixteen
inches of water, and to pay duty of 81 80 per pas
senger to the State. The Company have recently
bought the San Carlos and Virgin on the Lake, the
remaining river boats piers &C., for 1000, payable
in annual instalments of 5000. In the Western
Shares there was fair business done at about yester
DAYS rates Galena duh nuder the apprehension
of small traffic report for the third week OF May
In the Bond market, without much activity, prices
were well sustained. At the close the quotations
were firm. The last prices were: Virginia 6s,
92I a92l Missouri 6s, 81 @8ll; Canton Company,
q a2lJ; Cumberland Coal, 1914; Pacific Mail,
S5IaS6: New-Yors Central Railroad, S2l s2s Erie
Railroad 81 a221; Hudson River Railroad 49l 649I;
Harlem Railroad, -! 9l3i; Harlem Preferred, 4lG
Az; Reading Railroad, 42s G42s Michigan Central
Railroad, 5lI05ll; Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana Railroad l2l 0l2a; do. Guaranteed 254 02os;
Panama Railroad, 1881 a 1889; Illinois Central Rail
road 62I CO., Galena and Chicago Railroad, Oh o6iti
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad 3Oi 03O; Chicago and
Rock Island Railroad, 69t $50; Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy, 7sI a7s3; Illinois Central Is, 9Oi o9.
There is nothing of importance doing in foreign bills,
but the market is steady. Sterling, 100 1897 Francs,
5.164 d5.132.
Fregbts To Liverpool y steamer, 500 boxes
Cheese, at iOs., 100 bbs. Pork, at IS, and sailing
vessel 300 tcs Beef at As, 200 bales Cotton az
25s 5000 bbls. Flour, at 2s 3d., 7OOJO bush Wheat
and Corn mainly the latter at 3d.. in bulk, and SD IN
bags 80 hhds. Tallow, at 22s. I'd To London, BOO
bbls Rosn, at 2s cd. To Glasgow, 500 bbls. Flour,
at 2s 3D. 500 bbls Rosin at -. 3D., 20 tuns Qder-
ctron Bark, at 3Os. % hhds. Tallow, at 25s brig
of $50 tuns to port in the Mediterranean and back,
on private terms
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
$l23,59S 6S-for Customs, $4,000; Payments, s5,
All SO; Balance, s69s6,65S 80.
The earnings of the Burlington and Quincy Road
for freight and passengers for the first seventeen WORK
ING DAYS of May, 1860, Exclusive Of 5000 received
uffa in
the Republican Convention at Chcagol have been
sllS 265 81, against s79,20j 80 the corresponding
period last year. showing gain Of $69,OoO 81, win
every indication of the ratio OF increase Tor the re-
majnder of the month The receipts Of Corn by this
road into Chicago average about ooooo Dnsn' per
day. Tie earnings of most of the roads centering in
Cincinnati will show very material gain in the month
of Nav this year as compared with the same month
last wear. The Summer pleasure travel from the South
already begins to show itself in the business OF the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. The earnings OF tniS
road for the first week in May, show an IN
crease of 81 900 over the corresponding week
last year, and the second week will do still better
The earnings of the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Raul
road for the frst two weeks in May show an increase
Of g. 800 in freight and 900 in passengersi total
of $I,lOO over the corresponding two weeks in May
last year. We should be surprised to see the earn
iDgs for May this year foot up $4,000 increase over
Nav 1859. The road is in excellent order and cipa-
bic of doing any amount of business. The earnings Of
the Little Miami for the first two weeks OF May VIII
probably show slight increase over tie same time
last year. The earnings Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton for the first two weeks viii vary out little
ANY from the first two weeks of May last year The
Marietta Road will show fair increase In both pas
senlers and freight. We understand that very may