New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-01
TUESDAY, Jan. 3l-P. N.

Tie ssme influences which operated on the Stock
market Yesterday continued 10 govern the market to-
day and the result was considerable degree of ac-
tiyty and some further Improvement in prices. AT the
opening the market was very strong but before the
ccse Of the session there lack of frmness OK
bibited, aud top prices were not sustained. The
most marked activity was in Central, of which
5OOO shares were Sold opening at "a and closing at
IA The general impression Of the street appears to
be that the bills before the Legislature regulating rail-
roads cannot pass. Reading was steady, Pacific Mail
was in fair demand and advanced cent, selling at
49, The demand is supposed to come from the shorts;
Panama sold to considerable extent at 49, the price of
Yesterday. Western shares, excepting Rock Island
and Gaena, were dull. Galepa advanced y cent,
and Rock leland v cent. dividend upon the latter
stock is confidently anticipated within ninety days.
The Company has abundant fund.- with which to
pay dividend, and anticipate traffic. during the
year, which will enable them to pay another at the
proper period At the Second Board the rumOrs from
Washington had q favorable effect, and the market,
under the stimulus of free buying, was very strong
Central was cold civ off, andt0uched II for the open
ing equal 10 74i. The transfer books close to-day.
Mr. Vanderbilt having reduced the price OF passage u
California to $40, the bears attacked Pacific Mail,
which fell Off ! = cent. Harlem Preferred was
srou GER selling at -. The Western shares were all
triAe better hut the transactions were not important
In the Bond market the business to-day has been un-
usually large including 100000 Government 5s. Or
Missouri 6s over 500 600 were soil, of which S71OOO
we're on sellers options. The closing price was 500
against s0 yesterday. Railroad bonds were trm but
not very tive. TEE last prices were Uni ed States
js, 1901 a 1905 Virginia 6s, 92l 1929; Missouri 6s,
aiasl; Canton Company, Gl9E4i Cumberland
Coal, l5i0l6; Poetic MAIL mars; New. York
Central RaiIrc ad 7Is971}, ex div; Erie Railroad,
sla9; Hudson River Railroad 4ll04ll; Harlem
Railroad, 9ld93 Harlem Preferred, U93lI;
Reading Paa.~~I, oog ~o"I, hiiOnIBin central
Railroad, 3Si 93S. Michigan Southern and North
elm Incl. ma, 6a6l; DO. Guaranteed, Hi l4i;
Panama Railroad, 100 al3li Illinois Central Rail
road, SLASH Galena and Chicago Railroad
SO. d59l; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 10000;
Chicago and Rock leland Railroad, G3s CESS linois
Central rs, SSGs9.
There is not much doing foreign bills and rates are
unchanged Sterling ia 1881 lO9. The supply of CON-
mercial bills is quite moderate.
Freilhts-To LIVER DOL: IlS bales Cotton az 3-l69
732d; 800 boxes Bacon at Us. Cd IS casks Rice at
22s cd. To London: 8 tuns Walnut pos; 800 ties.
Beef at 5s 10 tuns Seed 1t 27s Cd so tee. Rice at
2Js; 100 boxes Bacon at 2js. bark to Marseilles,
with slaves on private terms vessel of $50 uns to
Windward at zoe. p bbl. 4 vessel Of go tuus, to
south eide of Cuba and back at 39c for Sugar and 50
for Molasses vessel of 26j tuns, to south side of
Cuba and back at lOc for Sugar and 50 for Moasses
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
SECS, S67 03-for Customs, sI4S 800 ID; Payments,
SIS, 5S7 A.; Balance, 5000, 1886 70.
The Buffalo and State Line Railroad has declared d
feni annual dividend offs = cent, payable 18th Of Feb
ruy. The result of the years business has been AZ
folows: