New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-20
"WEDNESDAY, June lo-P. NJ.

The improved feeling of yesterday continued to-day,
md quotations had an upward tendency. The shorts
pok IN considerable amounts Of stock and did not ofer
their options with any freedom. The improvement in
The market seems 10 be based upon the strong position
occupied by the Government aided by the successes in
Missouri There is also general impression that
propositions for peace will come before the July Con-
gess for consideration and although there Is but htle
confidence felt tia basis OF arrangement can be
arrived at yet, the bare anticipation has favorable
infueIce upon the market. The bulk Of the street
operators are now interested for the rise, and the ad
yancing tendency Of the market will continue until
these parties undertake 10 sell out. The advance In
shares was quite general and ranged from to !
cent with large business in New-fork, and Illinois
Central and GaleDa. In Border-State stocks the bus-
ness continues LARGE and the market had an improving
tendency. Tennsssees improved v ceuti MlsSourls
p cent, and Virginas were steady. Between the
Boards the market was moderately active and hrm'
Central sold at IA; Galena, 6l4; Rock Island, oo5i
Toledo. 2lf; Hudson River, 32a; Michigan Central,
42i; Illinois Central 66s, sc. At the Second Board
there was a larger business than usual done, and
moderate improvement on the prices OF The rir@
Boa, was established Shares advanced to v cent,
and with the exception OF North Caronss State stocks
are better Mssours were in large demand under the
the Union, ber disoya officers having run away, and
advanced 10 80, against 80 yesterday. Tennessees ad-
Vapced A. cent and after the Board rose again | y
cent higher. North Caronas, however, were heavy
and have fallen v cent to-day on sales OF $ls0OO.
There il better demand for Government securities
and quotations at the close are firm. sale of $5OO0
SiYes 1884, was made at s3l The Sc OF 1865 sold at
s5i aS61 In railroad bonds there very little done,
and In bank stocks nothing At the close in the street
the market was firm bnt not active at the following
ouo,stions: United States 6's 1874, Siaa; Tennes-
zee &c, 36a36J; Virginia Gs, 40sH; Missouri 6s,
3eI a39s; Canton Co., 81; Delaware and Hudson Ca
nal. 7gaS0; Pennsylvania Coal, 7607S: Cumberland
Coal, a. Pacific Mail Steamship Co., 66a 66l; New
York CeEtral Railroad 7ii d7li; Erie Railroad, |5t
a24; Hudson River Railroad, "a 632i; Harlem
Railroad. 93al0 Harlem Railroad Preferred, 2ia
24i; Reading Railroad. 33l a3i; Michigan Central
Railroad, 43s s4i; Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana Rsilroad, III II; Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Guaranteed Stock. 25SH; PAna-
una Railroad, lO7 al 107i; Illinois Central Railroad,
6sia-; Galena and Chicago Railroad, 6l3 d6l3;
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 2i4 02is; Chicago
and Rock Island Railroad, 36s a3Gi; Chicago, Bur
ington and Quincy Railroad, 55a5; Illinois Central
Railroad, 81 80.
The amour, of business in foreign bills for this
steamer was not large bat rates were firm at the close
Sterling are l05 1861, with some parties asking 100.
Francs 540aj.35.
Freigbts: To London-3, 200 bbls. Flour at 2s I'd;
800 bbls Oicke at 2s Cd; 800 bbls. Rosin at 2s 3D.
so hhds. Hams, v Brtish vessel, at rs %. 10 Law
srpooll2 0O0 bush. Corn g. cd, in bags; aoo BUSH
Wheat at 6ia7d, ia bsgs; % bids. Tobacco al 22s.
3d.; 400 tea. Beef at 4s.; 100 bids. TaDow at 22s
3D.; Is0 bbls Lard at 2js. To Glasgow-l0 600 BUSH
Wheat, in bags, at 81 SD; $50 bbs. Lard at 3Os,
and 500 bbls Flour at %. Cd. To Hsmburg-soo TINS
Melado at 2Js. British bark Of 800 tuns to Cardiff
with Wheat, in bulk, at sid. bark Of 436 tuns to
Msrsees, on private terms. schooner Of l21 tuns
TO West India port, on private terms. British
schooner of l30 tuns to West Indies and back, for
81 400. A schooner Of $50 bbls. capacity out 10
Jamaica, on private terms, and British brig Of i'i"
bbls. capacity to Lagusyrs, at soc.
The Macon and Western Railroad earnings Tor May