New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-17
FRIDAr, August lG-P. NJ.

The Stock market to-day did not respond was an
tepaed 10 the suecessfu negotiation Of the Govern
nent yesterday. At the opening there was consider
abe fmness in Government securities and IN some OF
the State socks but when the call reached the share
hst he market became heavy with moderate transae-
lons Tie bears, who now number in their ranks
many of The prominent operators at the Board,
offered their ootons freely at rather than
usual differences, but did not find buyers 10 any
important extent The weight Of influences at the
Board is qate manifestly upon the bear side,
and prices are sustained mainly by keeping cash
stock scarce in the street The operators for the fall
are acting partly on the general theory of the disor
dereA condition Of the business Of the country, and
rarity on the idea that the 'regn advices 10 be re-
ceived for the next ten day Hil be advere 10 the
North being the response from Europe 20 the news OF
the defeat at Bal Run. Some 20 30 Ear as TO predict
that the recognition Of the Southern COnedeacy will
speedily follow. in The mean time there is little or
nothing doing in the Stare market excepting by street
spectators. The dealings in State Bonds exceed
5000 at about Yesterdays prices, which
scarcely sustained That the fall was not greater the
more remarkable that il is well known that the bill
before the Confederate Congress to coDscate all the
St.te bonds owned at the North will probably pass
were in good demand and buoyant being strengthened
by the action OF The Banks yesterday in regard to the
Government loan. The 6s Of 1881 advanced 10 50 for
cOupons while the registered stock neglected. TIE
demand was very brisk for Treasury notes Fcents,
and under purchases of S 900 they advanced to 972
TIE decline in shares was about = cent. Ere as.
seDted scrip opened 5 and advanced TO So This is
the scrip given ior the assessment Of 81 20 per share,
which TO be reimbursed cut Of the first earnings Of
the Company. Between the Boards the market was
dull, and al the Second Board the market with fair
amount Of business was lower generally. One exeep-
ton was y cent Treasury notes which were in dc.
mand at 2 cent advance. The market was weak at
the close at the following quotations. u. s. Coupon,
1881 So dS9; Tennessee Is, 433 l3l; Pacific Mail,
7lsa72l; n. Y. Central Railroad, 73I o73.; Erie
X r., 26a26li Hudson River, S3933i; Harlem
Railroad, lOl .6i do preferred, 25826: Reading
Railroad, 55a36; Michigan Central Railroad, 4li
AZ; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad,
l2j l3 DO guaranteed, 28l 8la28i Panama Rail
road, l05GIOi Illinois Central Railroad 50. a 63i
Galena and Chicago Railroad, $685.; Cleveland
and Toledo Railroad, 292 a29I; Chicago and Rock
Island Railroad, 80 939l Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad 5s So Illinois Central rs, $685..
TIE foreign bill market is dull but firm. Tie
supply Of sterling commercial signatures s light aud
the quotations range from 1865 ai074. Bankers ask
l05 but the transactions have been at i07! 1919.
FreightsTo Liverpool, llO 900 bush. Corn at 9sd.
in bnlk and - lOd in slips bags; 800 bbls. Flour
at 2s. 3d.. and - 600 bush. Wheat az 10 a1Old. To
London 5000 bbls Flour at IS. lOId. S. To Glss-
gov, 600 bush. Com az 9Id. in ships bags. To
Bristol, $4,000 bush. Wheat at 9Id., and 500 bbl..
Flour al Is. Cd. To HayTe, 5000 bush. Wheat in
shippers bags at I9a2Oc. To Bremen, 30 tuns Log.
wood at s9s. I'd. British bark to direct port in
Ireland with corn at l0d in siips bags
The business Of the Sub-Treasury was; Receipts
&G3,Ill 4I-for Customs, 81 ,00ji and for Treasury
Notes, sl32,6C0 Payments, SS6l ,2Ji y3; Balance
ti,16sll "A.
The directors Of sbe Niagara Fire Insurance Com
pany have declared senIi-snDual dividend OF 10 PC
csDt, payable On demand.
The business Of the Clearing House WIS sl2 A1 poe
There has been largely increased demand for . y
cent Treasury Notes in the street to-day and, witt
heavy purchases, the market advanced 10 80, CLOSING
@2 bd a. the new notes are not receivable for pub
iic dues, the merchants are buying the y cents fo
the payment Of duties by which they v cent a
fbe same time getting interest upon their funds unit
required for the CustomHouse. There is also sn IN
creased demand for the 1880 v cent notes at the Sub
Treasury and Mr. Cisco has teegEaphed the Secretary
! o. the Treasury for instructions.
ihe Banks held two meetings to-day, 10 receive the
sepon Of The Committee appointed 20 call upon The
nsnss which were not represented at the meeting yes
'aay, 10 ssk their adherence TO the National Loan
sAe"t sdoPied. We lave tie safigfselion of being