New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-02
WEDNESDAY, May l-p. n

"WEDNESDAY May l-P. N.
The features Of the Stock Board this morning were
not marked. The transactions TO limited extent
snd the tendency of prices downward, without showing
INV important changes The bears continue TO oner
sellers options with considerable freedom, but do FOL
6nd buyers very abundant. The tone oi the s'och
speculation is decidedly feeble, and we see no present
promise of any change for the better ihe lapse o INC
twcaty days grace given IN the President Prociaa-
tcr end the fears that the country s at once TO be IN
v.byed in active warfare have had unfavorabe in
auence for the past few days, and must continue TO
hsve unit, the events Of the future Justify or dis
verse them. Between the Boards there was but little
done. At the Second Board, with rather larger
transactions than usual, the features were much
Che same as in the morning, with fur
tAer moderate decline in the railroad shares.
In the Stocks of Border States the business was not
very large and quotations generally without serious
decline The most prominent feature of the market
was the difference between cash and sellers options in
Virginias, Indicating great scarcity of the bonds
While selling at fS cash there offers at l3!, seller
ten The closing price was about 49,, regular. sale
of Louisiana Is was made at IA tribute Of about 3O
y cent to Secession Tennessees were heavy. New
York shut 6s sold at par In Government Securities
shere was but moderate business, and quotations
were well sustained. Registered Us, 1881, sold at IS
which is rather better. The decline iii stocks dailng
che past month has ranged from 3 To 80 q cent-tbe
argest fall having betn in me stocks OF those states
which have gone out Of the Union. The Western
Ebares have aso suffered severely. In the street the
market was very dull at the following quotations.
Virginia 6s, i5a i6; Missouri 6s, 59a 10; Canton
Company, 9a9l; Cumberland Coal Company,
3@7; New-York Central Railroad, y dTs; Erie
Railroad 49, aI91; Hudson River Railroad 80 36l;
Harlem Rsilroad, l2l 10; Harlem Railroad Preferred,
30630s; Reading Railroad, 81 a3ls; Michigan Central
Railroad, 4404il; Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana Railroad. l3a 49,; Michigan Southern and
Northeru Indiana Railroad Gna-'"'-sd s'"sh' u
102sa Panama Railroad, 10l a lU2; Illinois Central
Railroad, 57AQ571; Galena and Chicago Railroad,
Ga57I; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 90 23a
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 3d. a 81; Chca-
10, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, o5s aJ6; lii
sOis Central Is, SsaoJl.
The market for foreign bills continues TO decline, and
che quotations indicate import Of ten or twenty
more millions Of gold within the next tixty days.
The range for strictly first Glars Sterling s 1Oii l05,
with but few transactions at the higher limit. Good
|. Commercial Bills sod at 02 a103, and some with
| Kentucky and Virginia Bank endorsements, were
offered at par and did not find market Francs are
unsettled, and quoted at 5.ij J.'i5.
Freghts-To Liverpool: 81 900 bush. Wheat, at
3D., in bulk; $500 bbls Flour at Is. I'd. n 2s.; 800
pckgs Lard, ataOs.; 300 pckgs Bacon, at 49,; 200
hbds. Moasses and 10 hhds. Taow on private terms
200 bales Cotton, at 7-32 ID. 10 81 boxes To-
bacco. at 3s. To London 1900 bbls Flour, at 2s
I'D; 100 boxes Bacon, at 27s. Cd. vessel Of 200
suns to Windward Islands at 60c. = Dbl. out and Sc
3or Sugar home from South side of Cuba.
The business Of the Sub-Treasury Receipts
926057 Ui--for Customs, 81 900; Payments, sl63-
500 06; Balance. $40, ,6i9. .i62 sc.
The Nassau Bank has declared dividend of 3, y
semi, payable the 10Th inst. In money matters
have but to repeat the quotations of yesterday. Fa
TOrite short grocers and bankers signatures go at
Sos cent, but in some cases higher rates sub
1uiedo 10. The distrust in regard to DryGoods paper
rather increases and with few EXCEPTIONS this des
<aiption is entirely unsaleabe. THIS officially in pass
fng paper in the street has thrown heavy lead upon
Vhe banks, who obliged to refuse a considerable
portion Of the applications. Some of these institutions
have already taken advantage of the eenscnent oftbe
November combination, and have taken out Loan Ger
Aifcates Exchange at Baltimore 10 down TO v cent
In New-York. We are losing some gold to Phila-
1elphis.
The receipts of the New.York Central Road in
April, show very fair gain the month Last
year, wholly, however, in freight. The Illinois Cen.
1rsl road will show better result than was expected
The sales of land were about $4,000. The Harlem
ere understand will compare favoraby with April,
aSG0
While the Committee Of the Chamber Of Commerce
ere debating upon the question Of furnishing the
snews Of war to Government and corresponding with
Gle Secretary upon the subject Mr. Chase has come
sDut with an advertisement for proposals until the 3Oh
INST, unless the whole amount offered be sooner taken
at par, for nearly fourteen millions of stock of the
United sstes under the act of june lS60 authorizing
loan Gnd providing for the redemption of the Treasury
Notes. As this loan cannot be sold at par which is l2l
y cent love the market, this advertisement il prob
abiy only preliminary to proposition to issue Six per
Cent Treasury Notee, payable in two years, and con-
Vertible into twenty-year Six per cent stock.
The State Canals open to-day, and the f-st bOatoad
oS Grain VIII arrive Tomorrow. Certain branches Of
ahe trade Of New-York will now spring into great nc
fivty There is very large amount of Grnin to come
forward of the old crop, and the crop Of the present
yea,-looks very promising. The movement at Chicago
has commenced and the receipts ARE ahead Of last
yar.
~, xirTs AND SHIPMENTS YLorR
rspls9 APRIL q, leeO|CL
a. 1861. 1850. 1861. 1860.
yloef> >scbs .....2s033 1906 ...... 24l7 !
gshea, ,bush. ..lls,ls3 soO8 1002o Is9 8s
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