New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-19
MONDAY. Feb. ls-P. N.

The transactions al the Stock Board to-day were
large in Erie and to fair extent in other stocks. AT
the morning Board the movement was checked by the
foreign news the street being in donbt whether to
look upon il as favorable unfavOrabe. The slight
decline in Consos and the paragraph in relation to
the interview between Lord Clarendon and Mr.. Bu-
chanan, had an unfavorabe effect. AT the Second
Board the additional dispatch from Halifax having
been published there was more buoyant feeling IN
some descriptions The favorable figures of the
Bank Statement had also some influence and
there was considerable disposition to buy
Erie and Reading. The former closed at
5sIa5sk. an Improvement of y cent. The disap-
pointment in the business of January had but little
effect as generally understood that the business
cut off in that month by the unfavorable weather viii
be nearly ell made up in the subsequent months The
frmness in Reading which closed at 9Oi 9Oi, Is due
in some degree to the revival of the project to make
connection with the Atlantic coast by the Absecom
Railroad leading steamboat proprietor we
hear proposes to put line of steamboats, on to connect
this road with New.York. Central was 90, and firm.
Hudson River was heavy. Harlem improved to %. The
tendency of Cumberland was downward, closing at
25i Nicaragua was also heavy and sold Is low as q,
seller months. The party who has been selling in
this way still offers TO sell freely. Canton was 24l
The business in Western Shares continues active aud
the market generally is firm. Galena improved =
cent; Cleveland and Toledo I p cent Cleveland
and Pittsburgh freely bid for and could have been
sold at c. an improvement of = cent. Milwaukee
and Mississippi was steady at 81. Chicago and Rock
Island, GAL Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati, lO2.
Michigan Southern sold freely at 95. In Railroad
Bonds there is moderate activity. The transactions
in Illinois Central are smaller than for some time past.
The market closed at s7!, buyer 60. sale of Terre
Haute and Alton, second mortgage, was made at 70.
Hudson River, third mortgage, 60, &c. The trausac-
tons in State Stocks not large, but the market is
firm and private sales are made at higher figures than
at the Board.
The market for Foreign Exchange la, not been
very active for the Persia but the market is firm.
Leading Bankers ask .! a9l for sterling, but we hear
of but few transactions above 81 cent. Some first
class bills have been sold at sia9 = cent. Francs
are 1921 sa.ls2.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Paid,
ESQ 742 60; received, s62 O66 balance 81 9ii9a6 6l
paid for Assay Office, slOi,6O So; paid on Dsburs-
ing Checks, s6s, OH 90.
MI. Jacob Russell is now acting Assistant Sub-Treas.
urer, Mr.. Cisco having been called to Washington on
business About million of dollars of gold is coming
forward from the West on Government account.
Freights continue firm. Small engagements of Flour
to Liverpool at 2s. 3D. 800 bales Cotton, i'd a9-32d
$50 boxes Bacon, and some Hams in hhds., at 3Os.,
and 80 terces Beef at U.s. Cd. California Freghts are
dull at s7l o32!c.
The following sales of bonds and stocks were made
at auction by A. II. Nicolay:
$1,000 Central Eew.Jersey Railroad lst Ad 81
504 Lsekswanns and esiern Railroad Isl Int sd 81
500 ohio sId Miss Railroad Div Isl mort .de2 dsA
2ts Newcastle and Richmond Railroad ls Int ad 49,
SEQ Hudson River Railroad 81 aA 90
500 Hampshire Coal and Tran Company lt ad 58i
~ shares GsleEs and Chicago zion Railroad
20 shares sixth avenue Railroad 70
80 shares shoe and Leather BsIk.
. shArs Manhattan Life Insurance Company so
~ Ai4Tes Entsrprise Insurance Company s0t
shares Excelsior fire Insurance Company
IS ssfes NortA River Fire IL Company
% shares LoiGTd fTe Insurance
The earnings of the Chicago and Burlington Railroad
for the month Of January are as follows:
FOR transportation Of 7ol S.
fuf transportation Of ltl 81
FOR transportation Of United States Ma1...... 1889 -
sa2.852 %
The business Of the Clearing House to-day was
s2s lG4,7OO.
The poorer grades Of Flour are very heavy, and
selling al &c. q Dbl decline. The higher grades are
steady; State brands are s. e. Is. Wheat il nomi-
nally sac. lower, but the sales are unimpOrtant.
Com u heavy AT ga g. decline q contract was settled
OF roc. Pork u rather hrner; Mess, els 9J6si6i
Prime, ti9 s7J; amOng the sales were 500 bba Meas
for june at si5 90. Sugars arc steady. Coffee, with
modsEate business maintains the advance of ti,c as
week Molns.es has a downward tendency. The
Lolders 81 Cotton demand advance; the business s
10 inr extent.
Tie weekly bank statement shows general cipan
ron Tie increase in the specie line is al least half
million greater than was expected and the actual