New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-15


beginning 10 wake up TO the commanding location OF
s road and 20 the fact that i,s local traffic must in
crease immensely while but moderate amount OF III
ereased net earnings brings il into the line of dividend
having stocks. New-York Central, without large
transactions was very strong, and sold mp TO 81
against Sii Saturday. There was some disposition
shown TO hammer this stock, but the result
was not important. Between the Boards sale
of 5000 shares was reported, made in one lot to a
prominent operator at 81. The albany Argus of the
18th gays this road is doing very heavy passenger
business TIE trains from the West are large and the
coaches are well filed. On Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday the trains for the West heavily loaded
with passengers on their way to the Chicago Conven-
ton. Panama heavy, probably under the sales OF
some Of the parties who created the last move
ment when the stock advanced from l3j. Pacific
Mail was very firm at so, further advance. Read
ing. without activity was steady at Saturdays price
In the Western Shares there was Il fair degree OF
steadincss with some realizing by parties who bad
bought at lower rates. Between the Boards the mar
ket was steady, with q moderate business. At the
Second Central and Hudson River were firm and the
former resisted the demonstration of the bears with
great frmness closing at 81 bid Panama fell oil to
l43 Hudson River went TO 40, but was lower
in closing transactions. Erie was firm under
English orders to buy, and touched 2li. There
was not large business done in Western shares, and
under some realizing sales the market was weak for
some descriptions In the Bond market the transac-
tons were to fair extent, and prices firm Fries of
1875 sold at 49, and Second Mortgages at $751; Michi-
gan Central Sc brought 944 which is better. Michigan
Southern Sinking Fund sold at ~, and Second Mort
cages at AZ, showing strong market State and Gov
virginas were 92l Mssouris S3i; Tennessees, 9l4,
ETC. sale of United States coupon 5s, 1865, was
made at 1922, Messrs. Thompson Brothers made a
private purchase to-day of $4,000 of these IS at adj
vance ON the last sales They are now held at 1921;
those of 1874 at 1884, and the registered at 0i. The
closing prices were for Virginia 6s 81 092li Missouri
| 6s, s3ioS4; Canton Company, 2ls@2lii Cumberland
| Coal Company, li0lii; Pacific Mail Company 99i q
ss,; New-York Central Railroad 81 0s2; Eric Rail-
road, 2ia022; Hudson River Railroad, 45i 9i5i
Harlem Railroad, 49, 1875; Harlem Preferred, 3si o
| 39I; Reading Railroad, 49, S43i; Michigan Central
Railroad, 49, 049s Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana Railroad 10 49,; do. Guaranteed, 25t S25i
| Panama Railroad 1921 li2i; Illinois Central Rail-
| road 62a62i; Galena and Chicago Railroad 66d65ti
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad 800 a30; Chicago and
| Rock Island Railroad 69l S69s; Illinois Central ~
| 9Ola90I.
There is rather better supply of outside bills on
England offering and the demand is as yet moderate
The transactions in banks and bankers signatures have
been at 1897 al09i, mostly at 1904. Francs are I'M
| changed: SIS a5l3s.
Freights-To Liverpoo: 900 ties. Lard, at 22s. 3D..
100 boxes Bacon, at rs. Cd. 10000 bush. Wheat at
I'D in bags $4,000 DO. Corn, at I'd. in bags; 10000
bbs. Flour, at pa. $500 BUSH Barley, at old. y ~
b. 10 TINS Ok Hoofs, in shippers bags, at 3os.i and
rer steamer 500 boxes Cheese, at 40s. 100 cs Beef
at IS. To London: 100 tcs Beef, at 5s Cd To Glas-
| gov: 800 bbls. Flour, at IL. Cd.
| The business of the Sab-Treasury was: Receipts
$40 4ss 56-for Customs, 600; Payments sl7s-
| 34S o. Balance, s6,600,55i 49,
| The earnings of the Erie Railroad for the month OF
April 1860 1851 i6i 22 Earnings April 1889 $50 81
| Increase $s2, 6S5 20,
The earnings Of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rail.
| road for the month Of April were:
Is59......... S32 Coz 81 1860. fl3o SD6
| Increase. t1,1U5 ~
Comparative statement of earnings and expenses for
the month of April 1859 and 1860 of the Buffalo and
| State Line Railroad: