New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-23
SECOND BOARD.
THURSDAY, Aug. 22-P. ,


Tbere VIVA stronger disposition 10 buy this morning
st tie FIRST scss Of the Stock Board and prices went
M from, TO y cent above the closing quotsto of
Yesterday The advance was opposed with eonsheTa-
HE vicor by the bears, who odered stock freely on
seerr optiopf but the buyers appeared to be ollu-
cineJ TO make engagements in this way, aud ont
little was done except in cash stock Federal BLOCKS
were a shade lower and some OF the sou'hern
S ate stocks also were marked down, but WIN
tbe,e exceptions the rnarset had upward teod-
encv. The transfer books Of the New.York Central
Railroad open tomorrow and the design Of the bull
oliaue in The street has no doubt been to make
the shor,s buy 10 for delivery at the higher prices
established. TIE movements lack buoyancy, and the
operating parties seem buy and sell with reluctnu
hesaing air. as IL but little confidence was felt IN
either rise or fall. Cyil is rather bard prob
lem for stock spectators to solve, and men Of more
than ordinary shrewdnes. founder iu their c uatons
and movements Il us, from day TO day. prices huctu'
ate rs tho wires indicate tie puse Of the rebellion. II
nun buys, he is nervousy excited at every rumor Of
danger On tire line of the Potomac, aud if he sells shot,
the chances Of successful movements the part Of the
Union forces arc quito rs mach a cause Of wachiul-
meas, though no, OF alarm In Tact, Ooth OnNs sha
hear. oosrate a. il handling combustibe materials
and sre not disposed TO incur much Danger.
Al the Second Boaed the market was extremely dull
aud but hule business done. although there wee
pera fers on the part of the bears to make contracts
for delivery Pieces fell on about cent all round,
and a, the adjournment there suggish, apatheuc
feeling. Aher the Board prices seal~i down i'sc'
uon and a. tho coss thu telling was heavy at the fo
lowing prices: Tenn ssee 6s, All ai25i Virginia os,
5ljaj2: Missouri 6s. as a p; Cahion Company "
| alnI; Deawnr. and Hudson, Sjas3li Cdm0eriaba
! Canal. aaSl. Pgchc NAL Steamship Company, Hi
| AIR, New-York Central Railroad, 73l@7Jii 10
| R,i oad 25Ia2iI. Hudson River Railroad, 71ooo4'
Harlem Railroad, l0i al; Harlem Railroad, fre-
ferred, . e2ji; Reading Railroad. 3fe3J'i Miehi'
| eun Genital Raro4H, 'ildi.ii Michigan e'nihe1 III
| ard Northern Indiana Riilroai, ial3s Michigan
| Southern and Northern indiana Guaranteed, 2'i a
~; Plnnra Railroad, lOjSlo'; Illinois Central
! Railroad, 6.!GGii Galena and Chicago RA'lroad'
| GIa6ll; Cleveland and Toledo Raj road, 2J@9I'
Cnicpgo and Rck leland Railroad, 3y aJ4; Chicayo,
/ Burlington and Quincy Railroad, 5000; Illinois
| Central Is. S92 $50.
Ia the Foreign Bill market there is nothing OF i'm
pouaucc doing. and the market 10 steady ut l06slWl
| for Sterling. Francs ars 5.3sl d5.52i
Freiebis-To Liverpool 75,OOO bush. Corn, ut lOd.
in bulk and bags; 1900 bush. Wheat, ut l0idi loo
bLl. Flour, at 2s. 81. a2s. AID. To London: 5000
bu,b Wheat, 10 shiPs bags, at 9i1.i $500 bos' Flour
q. D. lOId, aud per steamer, 1900 bush. Wheat IN
ba,r, n lOd, and 500 bbs. Flour, At "a. To BnStoi'
200 bbl- Flour at "a 90. To Havre; 1000 obl'
Flour at IS Sos, and - 600 bush Wheat shippers
bags, at 20c.
Tho business Of tho Sub-Tfeasury WA: Receipts,
| sISO.Os7 52-for Customs $1,000 and for Treasury
Notes sll2,SO; Payments, S3H, ,lt3 2li Balance,
| $6,977, ,.jS 49,
The receipts on tho Toledo and Wabasb Railroad for
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