New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-12
SECOND BOARD.
ERIDAY. Nav LIZ. ".

The transactions in the stock market to-day were to
mucb larger extent than usual and at the opening
there was an Improvement in nearly every description
The bears offered serious opposition to the rise, nut
as the call proceeded with general rmness, there was
some rregularity in prices. There was very strong
undertone during tic session, and evidently marked
increase in tie amount of outside orders, which always
come in on rising market. In Central the transac-
tons add up 5000 shares, the market touching
Sic. The traffic thus far in May promises
larger increase than was shown IN April
The transactions in Erie were unusually
large, ard the market ran up to 2ll under purchases
Tor English account The May business promises to
show an increase of $4,000 or $4,000 on May last
year. The steamer tomorrow takes out some ,0o0
shares and we hear that since January nearly one
half the floating stock in the street has been taken out
of man Ike, and sent abroad. Hudson River was firm at
4. g. and in demand Reading sold up to 4J3, an adj
vance of = cent The short sales of Panama con-
time 800 shares being put ont to-day ut li5l seller
thirty The market little weak for this stock. The
March earnings, we hear unoiHcially, are about
$4,000 ahead of March, 1859, but the April
earnings will not equal those of the same month last
year. Pacific Mail opened at l07, but sold afterward
at 1861. In the Western shares there large
activity mcst marked in Rock Island and Toledo
Gaena was slightly depressed by the moderate increase
Of tie II; hc of the first week. Rock Island, which, 1t
is anticipated, will show $4,000 81, 900 increase in
tie first week Of May, very active and sold at H.
closng at 70t. Toledo touched 81. Illinois Central
which sprang into sudden activity yesterday, con-
tnued active this morning, and sold as high as 6ji.
In closing transactions it was lower AT the
Second Board one or two bear obbers made an attempt
t. check tie advance and succeeded 10 some extent.
Tie market, however, recovered it, rlnness, and the
st generally closed with an improving tendency.
Pacific Mail sold at 81 ex dividend, equal 10 lO1.
Genital, after selling at S0l, was in demand at SoI.
Michigan Southern Guaranteed, under the large freight
traffic of TIE fret week, was firm at %. bid. The old
stock was in demand at H. and sold at that after the
regular session. Reading sold at ~ b. 3.
sae OF indianapolis and Cincinnati was made at 10
an advance Of | = cent. The Western shares
were firm at the close at the last selling prices Rail
road Bonds are again in better demand from outside
yartes, and the market is improving. Michigan South
ern Second Mortgage sold at A. which is an improve
ment The Erie Issues all strong. State Stocks,
with fair activity are steady. sae of $40 900 Gov
eminent 81 registered made at l0i, an advance OF
/ q cent. The closing prices were: Virginia 6s, 81
QGt; Missouri 6s, S3I a S3f; Canton Company, zig
Cumberland Coal Company, l40l5; Pacific Mail
Conn any, 9Gi a97i, ex. diy.i New-York Central
Railroad Company, so, ISL Erie Railroad Co., q a
2ll Hudson River Railroad Co., AZ G4i; Harlem
Railroad Co., l3i al3.; Harlem Preferred, 49, 49,
Reading Railroad Co., 433 a4i Michigan Central
Railroad Co.. 49i ai9l; Michigan Southern and North
ern Indiana Railroad Co.. IL 49,; do. Guaranteed,
% a.G Panama Railroad Co.. 1854 ZIG; Illinois
Genital Railroad Co., 62 aG2,; Galena and Chicago
D..;t. 10 1.y.i
road Co., 81 a3li Chicago and Rock Island Railroad
Co., 7OI Al Cg; Illinois Central Bonds, 9Oi 1904.
Tie demand for foreign bills for the steamer to-mor-
row Las been quite moderate and with better supply
Of bills tie market Las declined ! g cent. Bank
Sterling Las been sold at 1897, and some of the bankers
lave drawn at these figures.
Freighs-To Liverpool 1900 bLls. Flour at Is.
lO,d. az. 5000 bush. Corn at Gid. in ships bags;
$50 bales Cotton at SOD. for compressed balss 200
boxes Bacon at 22s.; 10 casks Hams at 2!s. Cd
vessel to Marseles for a round sum. Prrsan
bark Of 100 tuns with Grain Queenstown for orders
at 3D. in lulk. vessel Of 1870 tuus OUT 90 Windward
Islands at COc q bJl one of 10 tuns for the
voyage at SIC. 2 Dbl schooner Of 1870 tuns to st.
Do mingo and back for 81 go The ship Tartar was
sold by Burdctt Jones & Co., at auction, for 80 500.
Tie following is the business of the Sub-Trcasuy:
ments, $9i, eco 49, Balance, s6,iS8,S2i 30.
Tie freight earnings the Michigan Southern Road
show $1,000 increase the first week in May.
Earnings Of the Michigan Central Railroad for the
lrt week in May:
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Tie earnings Of the Macon and Western Railroad
Co. for April, 1860, were:
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let't.
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April lt9' ~f'f
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Tie following If statement Of the earnings Of ihe
Pittsburgh, Fott Wayne and Chicago Railroad Co.
during The month of APRIL compared with The same
period Of last year:
1850. 1859. Increase. peerrs'''
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