New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-03
SATURDAY, June 1--P. n.


Nothing has occurred during the week to disturb the
more hopeful feeling which is gradually diusng itself
through the street, and the Stock market has maintained
fair degree of frmness and upon the whole, has i'm
proved in prices az compared with those ruling during
the previous week. The dealings have been unequaly
divided however, and except for Southern State stocks
and two three leading Railways, the Transactions
show gradually diminishing volume. The activity
in the FIRST named is incidental to the secession disturb
in those States, and especially the stocks Of Vr
gina Tennessee and Missouri large amounts of which
have hitherto served az basis for Western currency.
Large amounts have been thrown upon the market by
the return of deprecated currency for redemp-
ton, and the decline has been very much
accelerated by these forced sales. sThe Railways
which attract the largest share OF attention from specu
lato those which have monopozed the attacks of
the bears, and which have thus offered bssis for
strategic operations the part of the bulls ID IL well
known in the street that good portion of the specula-
tive animation Of the market s derived from the time
contracts of the Board operators, and it is often the
case in the settlement aud renewal OF contracts, stocks
kept alive at the Board long after the public YER
dict has pronounced them nearly quite woIthess
Thus a stock like La O. ose was kept as shutecgck
between the battedores Of the bulls and bears at rom
$40 TO $l5 v share long after it ceaed 70 have any
real value. To this mode Of dealing such stocks as IL
inois Central Erie, &c. owe much Of their present sc-
tivity although 10 point Of intrinsic value, of
the comparison does not hold good IL may be added
that although but little disposition to speculate is
manifested outside Of the street, the more
cheerful tone has induced owners of stock
TO hold tenaciousy and confidently, and, with
moderate purchases foreign account, the supply Of
floating shares has undoubtedly been reduced consider
ably. The demand for Federal stocks continues g)od,
and prices still very well maintained in the face Of
y-increased supplies furnished by the new loan
Favorite railway bonds are scarce, and prices are
working up slowly but steadily. There are but few
securities in the market which seem 10 command the
confidence Of investors 10 much. The items of interest
in the stock market for the week have been few and
far between, and the hum-drum routine Of daily
operations only be described. The surface of the
speculative waters is occasionally rutHed by huc,u-
alton Of l9I p cent, but this is presently succeeded
by dead calm, and the market relapses TO its former
monotonous dullness.
The imports at this port continue 70 show falling
OF, mot marked in dry goods. The general merhan-
dse for the past week exceeds the figures Of de
week last yesr-the first instance Of excess We have
noticed for long time. The aggregate imports for the
year show falling oil of over SO 600, OO0 while the
exports during the same period exceed those Of 1860
neatly 10000, 0oo-makng difference in favor of
this country Of 500 coo in Eve months. The pros
pects of continuance Of large exports of cereals and
other provisions is good while the reduced consump-
ton Of foreign goods renders any present increase of
imports impossible Tue Soathern demand, which has
been heretofore supplied from here is entirely cut off
aud while the West ia able to consume as largely az
al any time within three years yet general system of
economy has been adopted by all cssses in the present
depressed state of trade, which will largely check the
demand for foreign commodities
Comparative statement Of the Imports Of Foreign
Dry Goods and General Merchandise at New.York for
tho vuaal and sinca Januarv 4.