New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-05

The feature of the market to-day was 6rmness,
with fair degree of activity. An the stocks offered
were freely taken, but there does not appear to be
INV cQues operating. There is OF present, lack OF
Ioutside speculation, which will probably continue
during the business season. when those who OCCASION
ally take line in stocks busy in their legitimate
pursuits After the trade and payments of the Spring
l are over, and money begins to accumulate In the
hands Of business men, there IL generally disposition
developed to operate in stocks and April and May are
frequently very active months in the Stock market
The bear interest is not just disposed to operate
with any energy, they fear the effect of decaro-
lion of peace and continuance of the present easy
money market, while marked rise in the market IL
checked by the influences above advered to- the ab-
sence of outside orders occasioned by the activity OF
general business Among the features of tina nlnTkht
4 a growing confidence in Railroad stocks,
.nd a slow but steady abandonment by ope-
1ators of the old speculation stocks dealt
in at the Board for those more recent
/; introduced, and which offer q larger margin
for speculative action In the absence of a general
d sseIninston Of information roads at the Wes well
!, mansged and proftably managed, running through
new country which is beng developed every day, and
which is every day becoming better able to sustain
railroad are selling in this market Is TO 30 per cent
1 below nome hJOCho 'I"oi ~ N'"N ~''
tafhc of which has nearly reached the maximum.
Tie system of roads, for example, stretching across the
same hundred aud thirty miles of country between
Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River, with terri
Tory beyond it almost entirely undeveoped equal TO
twenty States, West and North west is yet in its IN
fancy considerable portion of tho land is not yet
under guilty alton, the villages and towns are thiny
seted and not numerous yet those roads which have
been extended either partly entirely across the dis
met of country alluded to- exceeding the antcipa-
ions of tho managers in their amount OF traffic,
and Judging from the increase which has
taken place, it is not easy to fix limit
10 what may be expected when the land
filed years hence with industrious aud prosper
ing people Comparing the present earnings of sjme
these roads with those at the East, the stocks OF
he Western roads would appear to be selling far
below their valve and in view OF the future prospects
their increase of traffic as the country through which
hey run is filed up and made to produce crops, there
be no doubt that either these stocks too low
Eastern roads too high The market to-day closed
|. with buoyency Erie being 81 snd Reading %! 9as
The market for Exchsoge is moderately active, and
NTH fair supply. Sterling is 9S9i and some first
tass uansitu bills have sold at 81 cent Francs
Are 2el a 5lsl.
We notice engagements Of Frcights to Lverpoo!
include 300 tcs Beef at IS. Cd 1900 bush. Corn at
Tate that would be no criterion of the Market Cotton,
3D.; 500 boxes Bacon, 25S To London, eco ools.
Turpentinc, Is. ID; 500 boxes Bacon. 3os. To
Rotterdam, 400 bills RoSin, As Sd; 100 bbls Spirits
Turpeptine, Sc gall, and some Cotton at &C.
Tie business of the Sub-Tressury to-day wos: Paid,
ISL PAL 9l Received, slSA,99I 81; Balance, $1,000
0. &C. Pad for Assay Office, s=6, 800 90; Paid on Dig
bsrs;ng Caecks s5, IA a..
We hear of between 100000 and $4,000 in gold
going by the steamer tomorrow, nearly al shipped by
Belmont's agent.
The Money Market is active to-day, and there Is
considerable movement of loans but the supply seems
10 be ample and Stocks carried without difficulty.
Gall loans are al cent, with but few loans below
y cent. Paper is in good demand Of as = cent
The Imports for the week of Dry Goods are So $780,
y 277 against $685. same week last year. The de-
tsils are: