New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-20
SECOND BOARD.
THURSDAY. May l9-p. II

lHlRDAf, hA. IL
Gold opened at 1S3. fell TO Isl, and closed OF
p m at IT, Upon the street lower prices were made
for Stocks under sales realize profits At the Board
Government Securities steady. Coupons OF 1881, ia
dIIii Registered lIliGll4i; 1905. April ll!&llli;
590s Registered, lO6. Sl07i Coupons, l07i Currency
Certificates, esiG9si; Tennessee e. 59aGOi Missouri
6s IA California 7s l32 1885, Canton t5i 10; Quick
silver 7ld7it; Minnesota Mining Co.. 59G6O; Delaware
and Hudson. 2}0,a23l; Pennsylvania Coal, u0d2l3;
Cumberland, 9id19i; Central Coal. s4075; American
Coal 100. Pacific Mall 81; Central Transit Co. -;
SY. Central l3i; 1885, Erie Railway, llOt 9il7;
do preferred, lOe, Qlc9; Hudson River, l3+i"lHii
Harlem, 80; Reading, AS. al45.; Michigan Central.
l47; Michigan Southern 0oi 1905 Michigan Southern
Guaranteed l4Ilal42 Stocks continue irregular. and
the fluctuations quite sharp from day to day AT
every rally there 10 general resort 10 sale to realize
prohts followed by fresh buying any decline. Under
all this excitement prices steady tend upward and at
tie advance the circle Of buyers grows larger and
stronger Coal Stocks are IN demand, under con
tinuod high prices for coal and little is offered
ia the old companies at quotations For
Tie Consolidated Coal Company s2i paid and
aferward refused; Cumberland Coal was lower but
taken at the decline by strong buyers In bonds and
State Stocks there is little doing. and large amounts
could be had without paying large advance. In Bank
Shares the business Is small and nothing offered but
few odd lots AT the Second Board prices were lower
upon the general list and the market heavy. There Is
much anxiety TO hear from the army in Virginia, and
large operations In suspense until definite news OF
the result Of the campaign Is received The closing
prices were Gold. l5li; New-Iork Central 49,
Erie rs; Hudson. ISL; Reading l44; Michigan
Central. li5; Michigan Southern. GOT, Illinois
Central 1909 Cleveland and Pittsburgh, 1871; Galeua
1915 Toledo 1891 Rock Island. ll5l; Fort Wayne and
Chicago ll4i; Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen. 70.
Chicago and North Western. SGT.
Freights are without important change. To-
Liverpool the engagements q 700 bush. Wheat at
3D. in bags goo bbs Flour at Is 80. ls6d so tuns
Taow and 800 ties. Lard, at l5s dl7s. Cd. 100 tuns
Light Goods private terms; per neutral flag. 500
bales Cotton at 3D. 0532d. per n $50 boxes Bacon at
l6s Cd ia 3D.; 575 ties. Lard at l7s.Gl7s. Cd. 1907
tuns Taow at los 3D. and per steamer 100 bales Cot
ton at 3D. and GO boxes Bacon at 35S. To London:
GOO bbs Flour at 2s I'D 10 tuns Bacon and Lard at
lis Cd; per neutral flag, $50 boxes Bacon at 22s Cd
ass TO Glasgow. per neutral vessel $50 terces
Beef at As I'D; 30 tuns Taow at 2ls To
IIIyrs: us uns Measurement Goods (oil, ashes and
lard nj 30 francs TO Bordeaux 80 hhds Talow and 100
tcs Lard at So francs To Marsees 300 ties. Lard az
IS francs To Rottcrdam 200 bbs. Flour at IS. 3D.
The charters British bark with $4,000 bushels
Wheat II Ia direct port 6s II to Cork for orders
6s I'd. Italian brig. with 1900 bush. Wheat, TO
Cork for orders, at Is. Sd y quarters and II British
bark 10 London, with Petroleum at Sc. y barrel
Tie carrying rates were: 10 liverpool per Ameri-
can flag Flour Is 3D. lie. Cd; Wheat SID a6d Heavy
Goods l5s. ais. Cd. Per Foreign flag. Flour Is Cd.
Wheat. Cd. acid. Heavy Goods. los 6d.0l7s Cd
To London. per American flag. Flour, 2s 92s. Sd.
Wheat Cd. 26id.; Heavy Goods lis. Cd. Per Foreign
flag. Flour 2s. 3D. AIS. Cd; Wheat Gid G7d. Heavy
Goods. OBS. Cd. ass.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Re
ceips s2O25976 2i-for Customs. $4,000 and lO+ol
Bonds. ssI $50; Payments s,339.79s %; Balance
SIS OO5G73 o..
Money has not been so abundant IN many
months and there is absolutely no use. on call Tor the
large sums offering to brokers. Loans at y cent
have been paid OFF freely and at y cent iayorte bor
rowers have large amounts offered. The course OF
trade still attracts money 10 the commercial eenters
whence it will not be distributed for some time. Tho
Government meets requisititions with great prompt
ness and from the national expenditures there Is added
TO tho volume of oanablc capital an amount which
will soon put call loans to v cent. The de-
posits at y cent with the Assistant Trea- |
surcr are increasing. and more disposition
shown 10 buy the l040s The y cent loan is the
most profitable mode Of employing money. and the
daily sales at NewYork should DO one million. At $50
for Gold few securities are so tempting on the OF
income As to Securities there is little for argu
ment military political disaster, which would
damage Federal Stocks would be fatal TO a local prop
erty To those who have moderate sums TO invest and
who desire security Of principal with certain income in