New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-01

FRIDAY, Aug. 3l-P. ".

The Share market was quite steady at the opening of
business under the Influence Of favorable foreign news
by the Africa, but when the Western shares were
reached the demonstrations of the short interest were
sRgin violent and active, and the market from this
point became weak and heavy. The most active move
meats were in GalsDa Illinois Central and Toledo all
Of which were sold down from ia2 cent below
oocning prices. New York Central was toerabiy hrm
ct frtm S4 G84l at the start but became weak ailer
tgae call Hudson River and Erie were steady State
Stocks we're in COED demand, and generally BETTER
under large orders for banking purposes IennesSes
advanced TO 9Ol and for Vrgniss aud Mssouris the
quotations were y cent higher than yesterday. III
Railway Ponds the business was moderate with put
little change in opota me- except for Michigan SOUTH
ern ID Mortgage, which declined 10 So at the Second
pood Rstwe.n the sessions prices were marked down
,;n louer and the afternoon session commenced WIN
The heavy tome established The speculative pressure
o,nst the rsrket was continued energeticaily, AMI
.be,e was no resistance offered by the bulls. The
short lines have been largely increased during the day,
on5 while The movements on side are go bold ana
.rsstant and 20 tame on the other, depression In
ees follows as matter Of 1t is not at all
unavoidable however that the large contracts for de-
livery now making from day TO day, will be made In
tie end the basis of strong counter movement
Meantime the facts bearing upon the future OF the
Stock market are extremely favorable, commercially
and financially, and even the slight furry in money
matters recently noted, is gradually abating under
smaller specie exports and yielding market for for
een exchange. After the adjournment, the market
was irregular, in some instances frmer than at the
Boa:d, and in others lower. The closing quotations
were: Fer Tennessee State 6s 90l; Virginia State
4 Sc
| many, 10; Pacific Mail, 70; New-York Central lex.
| diy.), 49, 1881. Erie Railroad, 26io Hudsob
River Railroad, 56ls57i Harlem Railroad. II
| l7a17I: Harlem Railroad Pref, 4iS45 Reading
Railroad, 45a45I; Michigan Central Railroad, 6Sa
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad:
| 2Oa20; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Guaranteed, 43@43I; Panama Railroad, 1874 q l2i!
Illinois Central Railroad, s5aS5t; Galsna and Chi
caso Railroad. 761a76a; Cleveland and Toledo Rail.
road 44a4i! Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 7Ss
07S, Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad, 81
| ass.
The market fer foreign bills has been very inactive
fof the steamers of Saturday. The demand seems to
have suddenly subsidized the result of the rapid advance
in the rates of interest which has prevented importers
from selling their bills receivable and renting The
facilities for converting paper into money have been
fer the last few months 80 great that very large
amount of payments the other eide have been anti
cpated by our importers, and this legitimate demand
for exchange has kept the rates at the specie exporting
point Sterling is iaa ceut lower to-day, and very
dull we quote 1891 0lo9, but sales of the best sigma
lures could not be made TO any extent at 1922
Freiehts-To Liverpool: 20 600 bush. Wheat il
bags, at 3d., for shipment early in the wesk, l2a
l2Id III bulk and bags on the spot and 3d. in bulk fol
4 q 4 %
Sd. a3s 4gd. vessel of 200 tuns TO north side o.
Cuba and back on private terms; of 233 tuns to
windgard island at 7Jc. y bbl and vessel of 20C
tuns from St. Marys to a windward island for 81 $50
The brig Fran coma, from Savannah to sonth side Of
Cuba aid back, with Sugar at 62sc and Mola'ses at
81 on deck port charges paid schooner of Us tuns
from Turks Inland to Ne York. with Salt at lOc. p
BUSH The schooner Sally Smith, of 1o6 uns bull, at
Edinton, North Carolina in 1856, was sold for g. $50
| cash.
| The business of the SubTreasury was: Receipts,
| $424 O3S 35; for Customs, $1,000 Sc; Payments,
| $604 500 76; Balance, s., 62l 1926 49,
The traffic Of the Grand Trunk Railroad for the
week ending Aug % was as follows:
Passengers. 60
'''''''''''"' Eo1oe o.
49, Total 900 miles) 1926 u
Week ending Aug 90 1859 1880 mile')...... 1884 80
Total traffic from July l. 1850 to si5c q
Total traffic for period last 250s52 10
The traffic of the Great Western Railway of Canada
for the week ending the 9th inst. was:
1
Freight and Lave Stock i5V50 -
4 t65194
Corresponding week Of last 1888 2
4
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