New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-17
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The Stock market was better this morning without
decided activity. State Stccs, and especially Virgin
ias and Missouris, irufoyed from to p cent, and
there wac very good demand for Tennessees at an
advance Of 1 q cent. The Share transactions were
not large but a strong feeling displayed in nearly
every prominent stock on tie st. Although the mar
ket settled down fraction under the offerings, it was,
on the whole well sustained, and steady at tie close
New-YoIk Central Erie Illinois Central AM Gllena
were particularly strong The Federal Sccurites were
steady with only moderate business done. There Is
increased confidence in tGe national affairs, and The
sdvices from day to day favor its growth
Between the Boards the market was firm, wit'oui
much movement. At the Second Board the mThet
was dull and generally lower. Pacific Mail declined
y cent, III nos Central cent, AID the other ancies
102 generally, while United States SIS regis
fered, advanced p oert and Delaware and Hudson
was also marked up = cent. Tie co.ingIrees Were
as follows: United States II, lS1i 0a59 United
States 6s 1881, reg, SSl 7S9i; Tennessee 6s, 43.
~; Virginia 6s, lJal5l; Missouri ts, 3si c;s!;
Pacific Mail Steamship Co.. C}l G5; New-York Central
Railroad, - a7-3; Erie Railroad y ~; Hudson
River Railroad, So a 36; Harlem Railroad II. allt;
Harlem Railroad Preferred, ., as; Reading Rhl-
road, 81 G3l Michigan Central Railroad, 4'a o4Ji;
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Railroad Guaranteed. >, %; Panama Ha.oad, 1904
IC2 Illinois Central R4ilroal, tj o-.; GaleDa and
Chicago Railroad, J2 go; Cleveland end Toledo
Railroad, 23s az I; Chicago and Rock Island Rail
road, 1885,; Chicago Burlington ara Quincy Ra l.
road, 81 ace; Illinois Central 7s, first mortgage,
slG92; Delaware and Hudson Canal Co., 6jaei;
Peulsylv4 ia Coal Co., -.
Foreign Exchange Tor Saturday packet is lOo lOGl
for Bankers and l04 l0J for Mercantile bills on Lon
don.
In Frciehts the rates are unsettled ard irregular.
To Liverpool 5000 bush Grain, mostly Corn at 81 n
auk and ID in bags; 5000 bbls. Flourat p. p 3D.
eco bbs Beef at Us; 800 pis Lard at 25s; 10 tnDs
Talow at 25s; COO pkgs Bacon at 3osi andby steam-
ers, 100 pkgs Lard at SIS. To London: 2O0OO bush'
Wheat at ID, in bags; 60 TINS Sugar, in bags, at
3Os: l5O tuns OIL Cake at -7s.; 30 uns Taow at 3Os
To Glasgow: 100 pigs. Provisions at d2s. I'd; a
British vessel to Cork and market, with Wheat at
I3d; two vessel. 10 Dublin at i0l lld in bags To
Havre SO 600 bush. Wheat Ct I'D. in buk. To Ham
burg: 300 hhds. Sugar at 3Js vessel 10 Aspnwan,
will coal, at - 50 p tun; vessel Of zoo tuns 10
Buenos Ayres at $l7 for White Pine Lumber \ brig
home from Cuba al 36c. for Sugar and Sjfor Moasses
A vessel from Sidney 10 New-York at - 30 for Coal
A brig of leo tuns to Win1ward at Csc. y bbl.
brig Of 10 tuns to ST. Domingo and back al 81 100.
brig of 400 bbls. capacity fer same place Tor 81 VJ
The busness Of Tie Sub-Trcasury was: Receipts,
$2l7773 4O-for Customs, ,OOO Payments $780,
962 10; Balance, s5,lO9,5'O ~.
There is nothing new in the money market-cail-
loans are easily negotiated at q cent, and paper is
quite i,regular-and few names current except a.
high rates.
The receipts Of the Morris Canal forte second week
in May as follows:
Week ending May u loJO.......... G.9i3 20
Total 10 Mays. 1861 ...............s s2af23 p
Mees ending Nay H. 1861 ........' 6,iao ~ a,
Decrease-ls6l. ,'s1 -.
The earnings Of tie New-York and NcwHayon
Railroad for April 1861, were:
FreigG 1900 Co
To4.l........................... .s793i9 %
April, l8oO 'oo4 o.
Iperease ............ sllGl %
The Toledo and Wabash Road earned the first week
a. MAY. Log -
lSoi........." %
Incresse........................ sll12 "
The receipts the Grand Trunk Railway for the
week ending May were , 90
Increase. .... ................ S5,i73 50
We call special attention to a notice, below, Of The
Committee of the Chamber OF Commerce respecting
the Government loan. The twentv-years' loan will
be Issued to the hi hest bidder, without reservation
The otler fourteen millions viii be ifsued under the
law Of 1860, which limits It's sae at par and requires
an advertisement Of 30 days before he Secretary
substitute Treasury Notes t. he is authorized to
do These Treasury percent Notes are also limited
at par but they have but two years 10 and are
convertible into weny-years Sock or Bonds, at auy
time maturing, and also receivable for public dues,
they viii be a favorite temporary investment. We
happy hear that the Banks Of Boston and o.hor
cities are earnestly cooperating with City Banks in
securing the taking Of the loan from patriotic motives,
S well as from Lgh estimate Of its value as az IN
sestment.
THE NEW TREASURY LOANS.
. CHASEER oy CosnKKcK, HHw YORK. May 10, 1851.
Inc enHegned Committee Of the Chamber oi Commerce,
hAvinE py subcommittee, recently visited Washington %
confer with the Secretary Trealrv on the subject Of the
seens "ne1 ne s1tno.d by lFw 20 issue be- to ca the
foliowt:
F,'t: loan Of sSout setoOoOo which win he i'saed in
:nssi; fof ths Proposals s invited and VIII be aael
he hSheI Oicasts t osin yton yuesd,y. tie PCT
by law Of aDe r. l23o, par. This loan 4 ,,, H.,
be swardod on the Jth Inst, bot nom SIS isiaiio viii
to convertible iuto ~ yoaT-' soek OK bol. I !.
tie Iiellse Of the holder, which toe St,acary 81 ~ ~ an
And iheY invite az cspshrs cnd m0rcyei i.iitri,. 10
snHil of this opportunity for inscsllon-
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JAnJe GALLA1lA, JOlIH q JDaES.
! d. H. AARiiN, JACOB CA&PBELL ir
Ccmnisee.
IRE Chicago Tr,jHre Of Monday night saws:
The nominal ratio eKeIase to-day CONTINUES 70 DO 10 y
rent ouJiDg and selling ole nit. custom y.