New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-15
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"WEDNESDAY, Aug. l4-r. ".

athe Stock Board than for day or Two past and at
.le opeDing considerable frmnes exhibited hut at
the close the quotations generally showed ceene on
YESTERDAY prices. There fair demand for shares
for covering shorts, but the time transactions were
limited, and for buyers options especially there was
little or no demand The depressed feeling which was
exhibited yesterday afternoon upon the receipt OF the
sdvices from Missouri disappeared today, and the
stocks of that State which fell off to 43 on that news,
recovered during the day "A. The action of the Bank
Committee upon the Government loan althoughnotyet
adopted by the Banks at large, had favorable infu-
ence in strengthening the market The advance, how
ever was not very material. Between the Boards
there was air activity in stocks at some advance on
the Board prices, and this frmness continued at the
Second Board. The amount Of transactions was not
very large but Teledo WAS in demand at 80! a J0s.
Central sold at @4a, an advance of 1 cent.
Rock Island also advanced y cent, and Pacific
Mail went to IA, under tho announcement
of dividend of Y cent. small sale Of Erie PTe
ferred stock was made ct 46!. The transactions in
Bor9er-State socks have been large during the day.
The market was heavy in the morning. but recovered
some what in the afternoon, and closed at about yester
davis rates. In Government stocks there was not
much DONE and quotations about the same as last
evening S7l SO for the 6s Of 1881. Treasury Notes
were quite active and steady, the wo-year 6s selling
TO the extent Of $l5 eco 96d96i. Since the Treas
ury Department ceased TO issue tese notes to con-
tractors &c. the supply is less abundant, and the de-
mand absorbs them freely In the street the market
for shares closed weak after in some cases slight i'm
provement on Secondhand prices. The figures were
United States S. 1874 sOlasOi Tennessee 6s, 44l
a45; Virginia &c, 81 aai: North Carolina ts, 60 AZ Co.
Missouri State &c, 49, 43i; Pacific NAL Steamship
Company, 77a77l New.York Central Railroad, 7fi
a74.; Erie Rail oad 26, d26i; Hudson River Rail.
road 49, a3I Harlem Rsilroad, l0ialO5; Har-
lem Railroad, Preferred, 25i d26 Reading Rail-
road, 36I a36I; Michigan Central Railroad, IA
42I; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad, .13l al3I; Michigan Southern Guaranteed
2sIa29l Panama Railroad, lO6d1OS; Illinois Gen.
tral Railroad 81 q6ii; Galena and Chicago Rail
road, Sc G6l; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad 800
a3O1; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad iOa
4Oi; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 81 ass Hi
nois Central rs, s9i d9O.
The rates for Sterling Exchange lM 1911 from
bankers, with some asking l07I Commercial sigma
lures are lO6alO7 y cent. Francs are $50 d5.22!.
Freghts-T Liverpool, 1900 bbls. Flour at Is. Cd.
02s % 600 bush Corn at 81 asid. in bulk and bags;
1900 bush. Wheat in ships bags at 3D., and per
steamer 300 bbls Flour at %. 3D. To London, 1900
bush. Wheat in ships bags at DID,; $500 bbs Flour
%. Cd. To Havrc. 10000 bush. Wheat in shippers
bags at ISc. To Glasgow, 800 bbls. Flour private
terms To Bristol, 400 bush. Wheat al sId in ships
bags and 600 bbs. Flour at 2s. I'd.
The business of the sub-Tresrury wss. Receipts.
30 80 24-for Customs, t5,eee; and FOR Treasury
Notes, t2p,l5o. Payments, sJ3,,'Si ii; Balance,
$5lls,7gj II.
The receipts Of the Norwich and Worcester Road for
July We're:
$500 -
Do 80 "
DecTeUe.... lo.VrS ~
The deorease il almoet wholly from local traffic.
Tho Toledo and Wsbash road earned for the first
week Of August:
~
IUB......................-..... Raj
Deerfas$ s$.............................. tJ'bo
Ofthe Great Western Railway Of Canada for the
week ending the 9Th met;
flfsenssTs l'ssl 20
fIeigtts and I've sfocf................... iL4f .
hss aud dsduefiss........................ l1S
Total. ....s.........s W 60 VI
Corresponding weet Of a., yser.... 3,Cls u
Incrc..e....................... sa7i2a
Tie Chicago and North.W ertern earnings for the
first week ia August were;
lbl... H. ~
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