New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-30
THURSDAY, Aug. 2s--P. n.


TIE features Of the Stock Exchange to-day were the
activity aud buoyancy in Border State stocks and
the unusually restricted business in shares The sg'
egate transactions in those latter did not at the morn
Ing session reach 900 shares Throwing out bank
shares, only eight descriptions wero dealt In. Inc
time business vas confined to 200 shares sold selers
option. TIE absence Of demand on buyers opnoh
proves the indifference Of the public TO the stock move
ment Several prominent members OF tho Board Oh
ered long sellers option freely but found no takers
There Ia willingness to put out large amounts OF the
prominent ances in this way, but for the last sixty
DAVIS The bulls have been disposed 10 take them
Their policy has been to bring about temporary ad-
vauoos by bcoding the cash stock ia the street. The
tendency Of prices to-day WA upward, although the
Improvement IN shares was not important. Central
touched Isl against 73i yesterday. Rock Island was
y cent better Reading |, and Galena y cent. The
sales Of Sae bonds reached $50 900 at both Boards
with an advance in nearly every description. Georgms
went at 20 against II yesterday. North Caro-
Bnas improved 1t y cent. yirginss l r
cent Louisiana 1 y cent. aud TeuDessees l =
cent Ohio 6s sold at co. and Illinois at 81 e6i. BE-
tween the Boards the market very firm, but drli.
At the Second Board the transactions 10 mod
ests extent but prices generally well sustained.
Cent Al vas v cent lower, Rock Island advanced
1, ana Gslena 1 v cent. The advance in Pacific
Mail realized yesterday. on the report that the
Baltic aud Atlantic steamers had been sold 70 the
Government was fully sustained, and Isl WA bid at
the close The business in Government, securities
to dsy was no, large but the quotations arc very
firm. The StIes OF 1881 advanced I cent.
Treasury Eotes, Sixes, were In large demand
at Hi The only marked change in the Bond
market was in North Carons, which went TO 59So0.
The closing prices we're: United States 6s, 1881,
reg, SioS8. United States 5s 1874. coup, 7s e7Sf;
Tennessee &c, -! a43i; Virginia e, 81 e5; Mr-
sour Ga, All 6ili; Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
rs! e75i; Nsw-York Central Railroad 73i a73! Erie
Railroad, "a: a2ii; Hudson River Railroad, u. @
33i Harlem Railroad, lQi sl0i Harlem RAILROAD,
Preferred, "a. as; Reading Railroad, 81 s35t
Michigan CenLni Railroad. IL ~ Michigan South
en and Northern Indiana Railroad, i3t9l3l;
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Guaran-
tsed 252429l, Panama Railroad Compsny. l0ii o
1854; Illinois Central Railroad, 81 a6ii Galena and
Chicago Railroad, 65fe65i; Cleveland and Toledo,
Railroad PSI s29i. Chicago and Rock Island Railroad
All aAi; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,
60a6l; Illinois Central bonds, "a, S5i $50.
Tie Foreign Bill market is dull and heavy.
Rreights are dull, owing 70 the high rates demanded.
To Liverpool the engagements include $4,000 bush.
Corn at llallId., in bulk and bagsi 1900 bush.
Wheat, in ships bags, lid. To Hayre: 1900 bush.
Wheat at 22i 23e., in shippers bags including wee
sci to arrive from Boston with $4,000 bush. Wheat at
the inside rate. foreign Nessel chartered with
Wheat 70 Cork and market al I'D, free Of pimsge.
On. sixteenth of the ship Zone was sol4 fo- 500;
Itch Of the ship ysncuro for $3.50 and l-32d Of
ship Rock Light for 81 200.
The business Of the SrS-Treasury was: Receipts,
$sO9, $50 35for Customs. 5000, and for Treasury
Notes, $780, Payments, eA,663 SO; Balance,
81, 236, 99l 81.
Mr.. j. w. Alsop, receiver Of the Ohio and Missis.
sppi Railroad furnishes The following statement Of the
operations Of the road for the month OF June: