The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-24

The stock market opened duh to-day, but as the
call progressed the market eyinced more strength.
There were evidently too many buyers In the field
for the bears TO make much progress. Pacific Mail
was hammered down TO 81, and mysterious hints
were given of fresh discoveries. The facts justify
NO new alarm. AT the close OF business hours to-
day about 80 900 shares of stock had been pre-.
sented, all Of which had been recognized as genu-
Inc asd the dividend paid upon them; there only
remain 900 shares 10 come In No frauds have
Illus far been detected, and the officers Of the COM
paDy say that they know no more than they did
weekago. The stock closed s7i bid against s9i yes
terday. Panama does not recover from the blow Il
received last week; IL fuctuated all day between
1854 and 1874, closing 1884 bid. The decline is Ia
part ascribed 10 the probable failure Of the attempt
20 negotiate a renewal Of tho charter from New
Granada. But IL Is due to truth to say that not
vithstanding the excellent business Of the com.
pany, the public are growing daily more aud more
distrustful OF concerns which are managed by
spectators, and whose directors habtullly use the
early Intelligence they obtain In The Office TO make
money by jobbing In the stock. New York Central
recovered nom yesterday decline; IL sold between
the boards at SCI and closed at that bid. against
s2 At the close yesterday The busae OF the road
Is said TO be very large indeed. The Western
shares were all higher than they were yesterday
Rock Island especially The short sales which
were made las; evening we're predicsted upon early
news o. slight accident on the line; the storm,
IL seems, blew of part Of the woodwork on the
bridge over Rock river. The stock closed this
evening 7ol bid. The Michigan shares were bet
ter. Hudson River was In demand al G9t a so,
closing 4sl bid. State stocks we're firm, and 80
we're railway bonds. This afternoon the market
was steady, and stocks closed firm Al the follow.
ing quotations Virginia Gs, g2i d Missouri es,
sii a l. Canton. 2ll az; Cumberland Coh pre-.
fcrrcd, 10 3 III; Pacific Mall. sfs 4; New York
Central, s2i a. Erie, at .; Hudson River, 4st
4; Harlem, l32 4; Harlem preferred, a0i a cit;
Heading, IA 1; Michigan Central, 5li A; Michi.
gan southern and Northern indiana, l2i ais; do.
guaranteed, 2ji 2Gl; Panama, ISiaf; Illinois
Central, 81 I; Galena and Chicago, eIi q s5;
Cleveland and Toledo, 81 /; Chicago and Rock
Island, T0ial.
A private despatch nom Chicago state. ,h,. tbe
bridge across Rock river, upon the Rook I.,.os
road has been damaged by the gale Of the 2Ia,
and tha, trsiis win be interrupted sor week Tho
earnings Of the road for the uninterrupted part Of
the third week in April will be Satisfactory The
bridge blown down was thirteen miles east Of the
Mississippi river and the outside cost Of replacing
il cannot exceed s25 700, and Il mas DO done for
email sum. So far ss earnings are concerned. the
road loses hitle the freight must come over this
route, and most the corn comes from points west
OF Rock Island
sne exchanges AZ the Bank Clearing House this |
morning were .2lOlS57s "a. and the balances
VI ,l69, ass a.
The following table shows The corsi,i,n NJ ,ss
baaks in the four leading cities;-.