New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-21

MosDAY, Aug. 20-p. m.

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The stock market was quite tame at the First
Board. This was awaited of by the Bears on the
second CALL 10 mark down prices, and the market
vas rather dull at the close. The frmest stocks of
the day were New York Central Michigan Central,
Hudson River, and Toledo but the most active bust
mesa was 10 Illinois Central and Gana. Immediately
sitter the adjournment prices became rmer and after the
receipt of the foreign news the market was decidedly
better. The improvement continued through the Sec
ond Board. and the market was eady at the close
The most important advance was in Illinois Central
which, from $50 IN che morning, went up to 81, bat
was action lower the close. This partly owing
TO the advance in England reported by the steamer.
Erie sold as high 2Sf but after ward down at
2Sa G2S! The items OF business intelligence come in
voraby from all quarters, not only in regard to the
great crops of the Wet bug as TO the foreign demand
for surplus breadsuffs These facts, so strongly
confirming the antcipations Of hopeful men, give to
the Stock Market rmness beneath the surface, which
for tn days has resisted the attacks of the BEARS The
sta in regard 10 the business prospects of the
New. York Central and Hudson River Roads very
satisfactory; it is estimated that of the Autumn
months of the Central will come near TO 81 900 OO0
which is larger than before The HddsOn is doing
well for the month and in September will und ,ubtedy
show very large increase. The Bond market is COM
pa atvely dull, with slight changes. The closing prices
were AZ folio VS.: Virginia 6s, 81 99li Missouri Is,
ladSli; Canton Company, 20 a2lf Cumberland Coal,
l5l0l6l; Pacific Mail, 783 a79; New-York Ceatral
Railroad 81 aSii; Erie Rail DAD, 2Sl a2Sl; Hudson
RIVER Railroad % d5S4; Harlem Railroad 1874 a l84;
Harlem Railroad Preferred, HI6I7li Reading Rail
road, 46i a46l; Michigan Central Railroad, g. 069i;
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad,
2l}d22; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Guaranteed, All 9472; Panama Railroad, I25 1851;
Illinois Cenual Railroad 853 as7i Galena and Chicago
Railroad, S2dS2i Cleveland and Toledo Railroad,
hG47i; Cbicago and Rock Island Railroad, S3a 9S3i
Chicago, Burlington. and Quincy Railroad, 9OI a90I
Illinois Central 7s, 95l 49jl.
The market is quiet but steady for Foreign Bills,
with fair supply Of commercial signatures Sterling
is 1891 a lO9j. Francs 5l6i a ) 49,.
Freights-Rates are frmer. To Liverpool: 1000
btls Flour at Be- 3d.; 81 900 bush. Wheat in bags at
llJ0llld.-l2d. is now demanded; 30 hhds Tallow
at 30s; 800 bbs. Rosin at 2s Cd; 900 Light Pipe
Slaves at 20s per steamer, 900 bxs. Cheese and 500
irbns Butter at SOC. To London: 800 bbls. Flour
at s.. 3D.. now asking is. 80 tcs. Tobacco at U.s. 3D.
To HsvTe, We quote as follows: IS $50 for Ashes;
Quercitron bark az go; Coffee, g.; Flour, zoe
Wheat 20c., and Cotton at lc. vessel with 10 900
bush. Wheat to Cork aud market at I'D in shippers
bsgs vessel of 200 tuns home from North Side of
Cuta with Sugar at s. IS, and SO for Molasaes, on
eek
The business Of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
$222, 1856 33-Customs, $l62, 900; Payments, sl2j,-
372 %; Balance, g., 1852 80.
The earnings by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad Line in the second week Of August were:
1850. 1860.
FREIGHT ........ $1,000 u $500 90 Iuc..s25G37 %
Pafsengers...... s,l9G IS 1855 IS Dec. $50 40
TotAl......s2I,lg5 % s528o5 IS Inc =. B25Co6 %
The details ofthe earnings of the Galsna and Chicago