New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-27
SECOND BoAsD.
WEDNESDAY,, March o6-P. a

WRDSEsDAr, March o6--P.a
The market to-day was well sustained and active.
especially for the Weetern shares for which there srs
large orders many Of them from the interior. The -
pcctaous in regard TO the April and following ss>hS
business are very large and parties buyisg u -
ticpaon of the eiIeot Of these receipts. large pr
ton Of the travel aud freight which has been kep<
back by the severity of the weather in January asd
February must come forward to the Atlantic dunsg
the coming months in addition 10 the usual business q
those mouths This at least is tho theory upoa whicA
parties are buying the better cass Of Railroad stocks.
and there appears to be fair amount of probability
that their expectations will be realized. II will b
noticed by the table of receipts published yestesdae
that notwithstanding the bad weather Of Jsauary and
February, the various roads in most cases showed
small gain over the previous year. The mArkse
for Erie is firm, there being various cssa-
teracting il hueuces working upon 1t.
closed at 56i, slight improvement. There are -.
rious opinions in regard to tho character Of the forth
coming report of this Company. The impression sps
pears to be that while it will present the Affairs OF ths
road generally in favorable position, it will ask fer
an appropriation of a considerable amount for the
permanent improvement of the road. We hear that
negotiations going on with the Pcnnsyivanis css
Company which, if concluded will send some 400 90
tuns Coal per annum over the Eie Road from Pert
Jervis to Piermont and Newbusgh and add some
$500 900 per to its receipts. This will be very
important item Of traffic. Reading steady at ssts
Hudson River improved TO IS; Panama, i05 New
York Central was firm at o2l, wths sale Of 500 shares
at the Second Board at 99l buyer thirty. We aosss
by The Rochester american that the Company ere
busily employed in removing the ice from abost The
bridge over Genesee River in anticipation Of freshc&
Nicaragua inactive and heavy, and sold at at
the Second Board. The accounts from Washingtos
in regard TO tho interference of the Government 80
conflicting Meantime the boats OF the Transit Com
pany are laid up, and the Company shares -
a certain extent, in the profits Of the line via Asps
wall and Panama. The Onzabo, we notice, is sny
advertised for San Juan and not to take psssengeW
through 10 California. The sales of Western shares
are very large and at advancing prices. For Gsleas
and Chicago, llti was bid. Of Cleveland AaA
Toledo some s,OOO shares were sold, touching ~
but closing at 79}-an improvement of v oeaA
Chicago and Rock Island advanced TO 96i and w0
frm The dividend is not yet of, which reduces thh
regular 10 p cent stock to about sil. dspstoh.
ceived from Rock Island to-day, states that Ne
ice in the Mississippi above the bridge, oos-
Meeting this road with the Mississippi and kissSsA
Road west of the Mississippi River has dssppesrel.
ard that that structure is now safe. Michigan SsutAr
ern improved to SO, with good demand. Milwaukee
and Mississippi was in large demand and sold ct 0si-
an advance OF cent on the previous sales. Tie
business Of this road is rapidly improving, and asgs-
tstion is in favorable progress by which su6Ssaak
funds will be provided to complete it TO the hsss-
sippi at Prairie du Chen. II will then fern 90 n
the shortest and most profitable routes be.wess ~
Lakes and the Mississippi. Wisconsin Lake Shess
sold at 73 In Railroad Bonds tho market ~
active but firm OF Illinois Central, e75,oos sss4.
closing at Ola further Improvement. kdes, lNt
9l; Hudson LIST mortgage, 9s Fries, 1889. Sst. g.
There is more disposition TO move In Railroad Bsod
and the transactions at private sale arc ooasidsrss.
State Stocks are quiet and heavy. A small sale n
United States o., 1862, was made at III.
In Exchange, the business is small, and rates ere
without change. Sterling, s.a9i v cent. FraaH.
5.22l 95.l7l.
Tie Freight market IL steady. To Liverpool, y, ~
40 900 BUSH Grain at SID aid. in bulk, and I'D h
ships bags; 100 tcs Beef about 3s. and 900 bsls
Cotton, 9-32d. q 5-l6d for compressed. To Losdos.
100 bbls. Lard 32s Cd, and 300 boIes Cheess, s<s.
To Glasgow, tuns Sperm Oil, 35s. and Cotton, s-isl
The business of the Sub-Treasury wss: Paf4
eel oei -; received, ,6s4 rs; balance, esSS
G2 55 paid for Assay Office, o. ,s7s 80; paid On Ds
bursing Checks, SO, ,e25 81. The receipts udaAs
O. COO, 600 transferred from Bullion Fund.
Aber. H. Nicoisy's regular semweekly ssctss
sale Of stocks and bonds will take place tomorrow
Thursday at i2l O'Clock, at the Marchants BEohAass.
The Shoe and Leather Bank has declared . seai-
annual dividend Of Y cent, payable on the 7th q
A.eil.
TIE Arabia steamer, from Boston to-day, takes ~
$3.50 Geo in specie, shipped by Mr. Belmonts asess
For Chemical Bank stock, oio was bid to-day. n
understood that the policy Of the Bank IN future
to declare Y cent dividends every three mossAs.
They are enabled 70 do this by employing the 'sxs
surplus which has accumulated since tho esabishnssf
of the Bank.
There is sa active demand for good brands FtSsr
and the nsiet s bssssat. Tho salss ~ N s<sea