New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-25
SECOND BOARD
TUESDAY, May PAP. ".

Gold opened at 1924, and rose to 1885, reced'
ing to ls5. at p. m. The "Shorts" were good dea
alarmed but after they supplied and their fears
Aispe1ed the rate broke to ls4s and freely offered
Hereafter the " gold room" will close at - p. III.
Etocks on the street steady. Erie, ll6d
ll6i; Michigan Central. IA; Rock Island ll6.. Al
the Stock Exchange, Government bonds were strong
Registered q cents, 1881, l4all4t; Coupon 2
cents 1881. ll4lall4t $50 Coupons 1865 1867; 52I
Registered lO6ia Currency Certificates 9si -;
1904 April. III; August ll2. State Bonds steady
Tennessee Is, 57d57; Virginia 6s, 5l05ii Missouri
O., na1il; Canton Company 42.a43i. Goa
Stocks strong; Delaware and Hudson, 235 O 239;
Pennsylvania Coal 2l2d2l6; Cumberland. HtGHi
American Coal lO24l03. Quicksilver advanced 10 va
7s3. Stocks opened steady; Pacific Mail 235d2H.
Central Am. Transit 49a49; n. Y. Central, lH.
Erie Railway ll6all6I; Erie Preferred, l0s4dl0eI
Hudson River, 14sIal4st; Harlem, 2sl 92sli Harlem
Preferred, 100; Reading H6al4sl Michigan Central,
I66l46I; Michigan Southern, 1905 al0Oi; do. Guar
snteed l42. Ql43 Panama Railroad, 245d250; Illinois
Central 1921 1921; Cleveland and Pittsburgh n6. a
il6i; Galena and Chicago l34ial35 Cleveland and
Toledo, l5ltal52; Chicago and Rock Island, ll7t0
hi, Chicago Burlington. and Quincy, l27ial30i
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen NAM; Fort Wayne,
u6iQll6i; Terre Haute and Alton. 67id 67i Chicago
and North. Western, 64iGG5; Chicago and Alton, 90;
Q93; Toledo and Wabash, Ta72; the Preferred, 50.
Stocks have been irregular. but with an increasing
business are generally higher. The demand for Gov
eminent stocks Is good. but the offerings continue
moderate In railroad bonds the business was small at
full prices. In bank shares little done. Coal stocks
strong generally; Consolidation sold at e2si Aneri
can Coal. l03; and Cumberland at 73!-the lattei
closing at 72i Quicksilver rose TO 79t and Maripcss
to4. The standard railway shares were ell more &C.
tive than for some days and greater disposition
shown to buy for an advance. At the Second Board
the market was strong whole and the buying well
distributed. The closing prices were; Erie. ll6s
Reading, l46i; Michigan Southern. l00i; Michigan
Southern Guaranteed l43; Cleveland and Pittsburgh,
Il6a; Galens 1866 Rock Island. ll7i Fort Wayne and
Chicago, list; Cumberland 74i, Chicago and North.
Western. 64ai Canton, 43t.
At 199, the rate named for Sterling bills by
the Assistant Treasurer the whole amount was sud.
denly taken and resod upon the street in cases
a. high as 202.
The market for Freights Is more active, and
rates are improving. The engagements TO Liverpool
are g. 900 bush Wheat. at 3D.: 20 tuns Heavy Goods
at is oils. 3D.; 220 tuns Lcgwood, at Us 3D. and
Der neutral l3 900 bush. Wheat at CID; 1000 bbls.
Flour at ls lld. 50 tuns Talhw and Bacon, at lis,
Sd a20s and 800 tierces Lard, at 2os Per steamer
$3.50 bush. Wheat at ed go boxes Bacon. at 35s
zoo boxes Cheese at l0s and 200 bales Cotton, at is
Cd. To London: 500 bbls Flour. at 2s. 3d.; 70 tun'
Provisions at 2os. and per neutral 100 tuns OIL al
2os and 100 tierces Lard at 26s. 3D.. To Glasgow o
hhds Tallow and 100 tierces Lard. at 25s; and pei
steamer, 20 boxes Bacon at 3os. and 200 bush Wheat
ct Cd. To Bristol per American ITO bbls. Flour al
0s. To Havre 100 hhds Tallow, and 100 terces Lard
private terms. The charters are. Italian brig
Cork for ORDERS with H. 600 bush Wheat at g. 3D. OF
n 10 direct port 6s 3D. and 10 per cent additional
II TO the Continent. And the British ship Melbourne
500 tuns with Hemp to Liverpool. at R75O. The car
yJinR rates To the following ports are follows Liver