New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-08

TrEsnAY. My l-r. v.

There : a decidedly more cheerful tone in the
Stock market growing ont Of the decided stand taken
by the Administration in the repression Of the rebel
lion. Tie frmncss Of prices however, If much aided
Lv the purchases Of the shorts who are somewhat
alarmed al the succcss Of the clique movements in Hi
nois Ger p-al Toledo &c. The abundance Of money
on call re1ep il cary for operators TO carry stocks, and
incites 70 movements for short upward tam in such
stocks az appear 10 be held by men who are scared.
the impression il given tlat The present move
mert in Illinois Central If for foreign account,
and brokors are employed 10 buy who have for
eign connections We think, however, that the
tone Of the public mind in London, at the latest
advice was not such a. to induce purchases Of Amer
lean securities and il was more probable that stocks
would come out here for sale than that orders would
come 10 purchlse. This stock sold TO the extent Of
1900 shares and advanced under sharp buying by the
bulls. 10 GA, against 80 yesterday. This il an iu-
provement Of 5 = cent since the movement began.
OF the sales 300 shares were on short sellers OPP
tons mostly carry irg forward previous operations. Cen
trai was strong selling at g. but The transactions
moderate for this usually active stock. The April re-
ceipts are very satisfactory Erie sold up 10 - fur
Their improvement OF / & cent. Pacific Mail was
without activity, but firm, but Panama was rather
weak The Western shares were generally active,
and without exception hrm ar compared with yesisr-
day Al the close the advance wac scarcely sustained
marked feature Of the business It will be noticed, ID
The fact that with nimportant exceptions, tho titno
business on sellers options There Is quite hopeful
den Of bears 10 the Board who look for disaster n the
Stock market 10 follow the first collision between the
North and South in the open field. Between the
Boards tie market inactive, and pneesWefe with
III
out quOtabe change AZ the Second BoAdthere was an
active movement but the entire Improvement Of the
morning was not sustained. Illinois Central sold as
low AZ %. but was aiterward frmer 6's being bid.
Rock Island was qrite firm ceiling up 70 So seller 10,
and closing 80 bid Galena declined Y cent, Toledo
J y cent, &c. Quincy wac very strong, and cold at
% against 90 Yesterday. Tie favorable appearance
of traffic on the Western roads since the month
came in, gives the market great strength. II
now seems 10 he fixed fact that all the Western grain
carving roads must have very large freight business
during the present year. favorable feature Of the
market is the strength shown by Government Secur-
ties The Registered Of 1881 cold al 30 and the cou-
pons at 49, In BOrderSate bonds there Is fair busi-
ness doing, and the market has upward tendency.
The daily fluctuations follow the movements OF tie
shorts In Railroad bonds the amount is not large, but
those Of the first class wanted for investment, and
are held firmly. Al the close the market Is steady IN
the following: Tennessee Is, a. AL; Virginia D.,
4G a i6I; Missouri &c, $50 j9l Pacific Mail 'Oia
New.York Central Railroad 73l d73i Erie Railroad,
22I Q22y; Hudson River Railroad, 3703'i Hsr-
lem Railroad ~ l2l; Harlem Railroad Preferred,
81 OH; Reading Railroad, 32i a32,; Michigan Cen
trail Railroad, Al 10 Michigan Southern and North
ern Indiana Railroad II l4l Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Railroad Guaranteed Stock 29 o@i
Panama Railroad l0l 1927 Illinois Central Railroad,
G33 Q63l; Gslena and Chicago Railroad, COL aCJi;
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 2ltd2il Chicago
and Rock Island Railroad, 39q3Ji; Chicago, Bur.
lington and Quincy Railroad Oh CO. Illinois Central
Railroad, 90.
The foreign mails FOR the steamer tomorrow will be
large one the demand for exchange having improved
materially at the close. Rates for Sterling are TO =
cent higher and at the close leading bankers cannot be
had below l0j. Some sales made yesterday az
low as I0i Southern bills almost entirely unsal-
able. Some good commercial signatures sold at 1851
1O4I.
Freights-Rates are frmer and offerings more liberal
To Liverpool: 30 600 bush. Wheat at 6ld in bulk and
ID in ships bags; - 900 bush. Corn at Cd. In bulk
and Sid in bags; $500 bbls Flour at "a. Sd. 2s Id
80 pkes. Lard at 2js; COO bales Cotton at 7-32d.;
500 Green Hides at Dos, and per steamer 900 boxes
Cheese at 55s To London: 5000 bush. Wheat at 81
a9d, in bags 5000 bbs Flour at %. 3D. a g. 3D.,
and IGO tee Beef st &c. 3D. IS. Cd. To Bristol: 4OOO
bush Wheat at 81 a 3D., in ships bags.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was Receipts,
81, lG2 33-for Customs, I'll 900; Payments $751;
434 81 Balance, g., 3Si, 600 81.
The earnings of the Chicago Burlington, and Quin-
CIV Railroad line in April were
Freisbt'...... 1880 % G9l,OJ1 10 Dec s2S9oJ %
Pasengers 1886 10 1880 10 Dec. lou 70
Mails and Miscel.. 9lb3 "a 2iSl1 ~ Dec o''o -
IT,, sICec9s "a aIglI2O Dec s6gIs 10