New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-21
TUESDAY, MAY 20-P. N

There was a fair degree Of activity at the Stock
Board this morning, and in some cases the market
WA higher The bears were energetic in hammer
ing and established lower prices in como descriP-
tons. The market was frmer for Government
Stocks the Skies of 1881 selling at l0I 1911 cent,
and Treasury Notes at 1911. Border State Stocks
were also better, and in Railroad bonds the demand
was active ut advancing prices. The speculative
movement in largo degree is centeTed on the low
priced mortgage bonds, AID the transactions at the
Board represent but small portion Of the aggregate
transactions. At the Second Board the market was
only moderately active and irregular. Mich. Central
was buoyant, under the Impression that midsummer
dividend would be declared, and sold up TO 63i.
Tho Michigan Southern issues were heavy,
the Guaranteed selling a, 81, against ISL IN the
morning. Central wEs steady at 50 S9t; Ere,
80 1891. &C. Governments were firm for Coupons,
but Registered were lower. Pacific Mail sold al
Il5i. For Railroad Bond, the demand was good at
full rates Toledo and Wabash Seconds sold q, OIL;
Chicago and Northwestern Assented Flrst- at u 1,
with 80 bid, buyer sixty, for $4,000. Chicago and
Fort WAYNE First Mortgages were held very firmly,
and 80 was refused In the street after the Second
BOARD. there was not much done. The market was
severely hammered at and after the Board, but
without much effect. The closing prices were:
United States 6s 1881, Registered, lO3i eioii Uni
ted States Is, 1881, Coupons, 1914 dl0il; Missouri
State Go, SO q52.; Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
ll5.eII6; New-York Central Railroad, ~ aS9;
Eric Railway, 80 1891; Erie Railway, Preferred
6Gl d66l; Hudson River Railroad, 49, i3l; Read
ing Railroad, 49ai9i; Michigan Central Railroad
63 63i Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad, 25s a26; Michigan southern and Northern
Indiana Railroad Guaranteed, SLASH; Illinois
Central Railroad, Ga a6li; Galena and Chicago
Railroad, ~: Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 46i a
4Gl; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 63i d63;
Gold 1882 1904.
| There has been fair business in Exchange for the
steamer at ll3 ll3i for Commercial and ll3i
49, for bankers Sterling Francs are 4.91 a4.92i
Freights are quite active and rates are again much
frmer, especially for Grain to Great Britain. To
Liverpool the engagements are 200, 900 bush. Wheat
at DID lOd., in bulk mostly at 9id l0d. and l0d.
IOId in bags, closing at our extreme figures; $4,000
do DO, per Great Eastern at 3d., in shippers bagsi
10 900 do Corn at DID, in bulk, and So 900 do. do. at
9,d, in bulk, and bags $500 bbls. flour at 2s IOld.
a3s.; 500 tcs Lard at 3Or. a32s. cd. To London:
%, 900 bush. Wheat at lOid. old. mainly at the
latter rate in bulk; 5000 bbls. Flour at st. 81. d
S. AID, To Hsvre: 40, 900 bush. Wheat at 2Oc. To
Antwerp: 30 900 bush. Wheat at Id, in ships bags.
The charters ara Norwegian bark TO Cork and a
market with 80 900 bush. Wheat at l3id.i British
bark 10 Gloucester with Wheat 1t 3d., and an
Gutenberg yessel on the same voyage with a similar
cargo at l2d To the West Indies there is very lit
tie doing at the moment, parties prefer waiting
If,
Their engagements
The quantity Of Wheat per steamer Greet Fast
err reported In should read IS 600 bush instead Of
and the rate OF Flour to London J 3D. instead OF Js 3d.
ss imprinted
The business Of the Sub.Treasury was: Receipts,
81, ,2i3 5O-for Customs, ga, Payments,
81 So, 3H 46; Balance, $li,4i9,722 81.
About 1000 Of the 80, 900 which is al
lowed to be received on deposit of the Treasury
Notes. on interest, having been paid of, Mr.. Cisco,
the United States snt.Treasurer will receive
now deposits 10 that amount at al interest Of four
per cent, as to fill up to the contemplated by
the law.
The deposits to-day Of United States with the As.
sistsntTressury for conversion into SO year bonds
are about $l50, 900, including one lot Of 100000
The market is irmer for gold to-day At 1899 1891.
The Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail
road Company make the following proposals. to the
holders of the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad Bonds,
which fell due March l, 1862: First. 1t s proposed
to give in exchange to the holders Of said Bonds the
First Mortgage Bonds Of the Detroit, Monroe and
Toledo Railroad Company, at par These Bonds
mature in 1868, are secured by First Mortgage on
tho entire road of tho Detroit, Monroe, and Toledo
Company, and the payment Of both principal and
interes. is guaranteed by the Michigan Southern
Company. Second. II any holder of the Erie and
Kalamazoo Bonds should decline TO receive them
the lnlersst will be promptly paid is now done ia