New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-06
SECOND BOARD.
"WEDNESDAY, March 5-P.M.

There was fair amount of business done
NJ the First Board and the quotations show but
little change from yesterday. Reading however,
was lower declining ! v cent. Erie Harlem,
Tarmers', Morris, &c. remained at yesterdays
prices Delaware and Hudson fell off to 1919 with
q speculative sale of 800 shares at four months at
l3l. There was better demand for Utica and
Schenectady and it improved to 1924. Some OF
the largest holders of the Stock have been lately
adding to their amount The parallel road project,
we understand is nearly defunct The Stocks Of
the line of Roads from Albany to Buffalo are not
active, bat the holders are generally very firm,
and only small lots come on the market at present
prices. The bill authorizing the consolidation of
two or more OF these Roads into one Company
has been favoraby reported in one branch of the
Legislature and will without doubt become law,
The traffic OF all the Roads shows large increase
over last year. Canton was heavy. 1t sold at Sc
IN the morning and $50 at the Second Board. The
breaking up of the Boston combination prevents
operations as the condition of the Stock is not I'M
derstood. Illinois Improvement Stoca has fallen
of to 81 bid. The rise which followed the pass
age Of the Illinois Free anking bill has not been
sustained as no one would think OF buying these
Stocks which pay less than v cent interest to
Bank upon. Erie was very firm at the First
Board at slf, but under rumor that the sale of
Bonds advertised for tomorrow had been post
poned, fell off at the Second Board to 500. Upon
ascertainiDg the bsseless character of the rumor
the Stock recovered to eli. seller thirty. New
Jersey Mining Co sold at l63 all to the extent of
500 shares and remained firm. Manyof the pur-
ohases recently made Of this Stock are for invest
ment by parties who have Investigated the condl-
ton and prospects Of the Company. Edgeworth
sold TO large extent in the morning at but de-
clined / v cent. at the Second Board. Ports.
mouth declined to 1871, bat afterward was in de-
mand at l32. Government and State Stocks were
steady and in firm request.
The Exchange market closed firmly at
si0lO for leading Sterling signatures; Francs
5Osi05.O7I The business for the steamer has
been to considerable extent with moderate sup
ply of bills over
The Freight market is very firm but the
engagements are limited Cotton is 5-l6d0 Cd
Flour, lsd; Corn 5d06d Dead weight l5s0
eos, Within few days there have been engage
ments beside that before reported to Liverpool 100
casks Cheese, 2Os Q 1900 pkgs. Butter, 2Os@ 25s'
Resin, 2s To London, $500 bbls Turpentine, 2s;
60 tuns Cheese and Butter, 3Os foote's. Beet, As
so tics. and so kegs Tobacco and 20 casks Ashes,
on private terms. To Glasgow, 100 bales Cotton
3d; and ANAL lots Flour, Is Cd. To Havre. the
packet sth inst has 500 bales Cotton at a cent
square and for Sea Island. Ashes 5 So Rice
o., and Specie v cent. To Holland, 1880
bales Cotton lilo Of cent. The steamer B al
sic has full cargo, including 400 ties. Beef, As
200 do. Flaxseed, Is; 100 bbs. Glover, on private
terms Heavy Goods, sos; Cheese, COS, &c. The
Java 720 tuns, built at Newcastle, Me, has been
bought by Mr.. 7. P. Stanton and others, for the
European trade, at about $4,000; the Col. Cults,
500 tuns built at Biddeford, Me- Ia large carrier
Mt $4,000 and the Chimera, go tuns, built at
Portland, at $4,000. To California freights are
inactive.
The Imports at this port for February
show q considerable increase on February oflsss
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