New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-02
SECOND BOARD.


lsb'DAf, Apfu ~ n.
There waa moderate amount Of business at the
Stock Board this msrning and the market generally
WINS firm There are but moderate amount of out
side orders the market which restricts business; but
holders show no disposition to press Stocks the MAJ,
ket. The absence OF the leading operator from the
session OF the Board for the last two day. has
had undoubtedly considerable influence upon the
amount of bushes. transacted. Ths Bears do not
seem disposed to act with any energy. They
evidently fear the future. Ere was among
the strongest stock. and advanced to 5's,
an Improvement Of y cent. There appears to be a
new movement going on in this stock Reading was
92l, which is y cent better than yesterday. We
hear repetition of the runon OF trouble about tolls
The Lehigh Company have reduced the price of coal
25eJCc. y tuu. Hudson River was buoyant, and sold
at 81, which would indicate that the bridge project
is progressing favorably. Central was firm IN the
morning, but closed at 92. There was more activity
in Nicaragua, which sold at l3i. The Western shares
were in good demand, and generally firm. The
market for Cleveland and Toledo was very buoy
ant, it being known that the dividend had
been declared At the close S0 was bid, an advance
of = cent. There appears to be two distinct cques
operating in this stock. purchase Of $50 shares
WncoIsn Lake Shore was made on an order from
Baltimore at 70, buyer sixty. This road Is now doing
a large business, being the only avenue by which the
whole Northern and Western portions OF Wisconsin can
reach the East. A dividend of p cent in cash Is
promised il July. Cleveland aud Pittsburgh was firm
At 65i; Chicago and Rock Island oo5 eSi, Miiwau
kee and Mississippi SO. Michigan Southern was firm
at 95l. Illinois Central improved to %. There
a fair amount of orders received by the Canada for
this stock In Railroad Bonds the business VS. to a
fair xtent at full prices Illinois Central sold at 55
dividend OF, equal 10 9li. The market for State
Stocks il moderately active at about previous prices
The market for Fore On Exchange is depressed, but
che transactions have been large for the steamer to-
morrow. There has been good supply Of outside
bills and the bankers have been free drawers. Ster
ling is fully cent lower than for the steamer Of the
previous week. Bankers signatures were sold at
9:ao! only Browns asking over the higher figure.
Strictly frst class commercial bills sold at 9s9I
y cent, and with bi!ls lading at 8! osi cent
France are :22I a5l8i.
The freight market is less firm and inactive To
Liverpool la. 100 bushels Corn at I'D. in ships bags
300 bbs Flour, %, 3D.. 600 bxs. Bacon, s7s Cd; 800
,cs Beet, 49, I'd; 1900 bales Cotton, ID. for com
pressed and 100 hhds Tallow at 2as cd. To London:
10 bales IIair, 3D., and heavy goods, 32,. 3D.
49, To Gls-gow: 1000 bushels Corn at 3D. in bulk.
siG,655 ., Including 500 California drafts;
ceivsd s2i9, 253 50; balance. s7,457.53i 70, paid
for Assay Office, s57 800 49, paid on dlsburng checks
81, 9O2 73.
d. II. Arnold, esq, has been elected President Of
the Mercantile Baak, in the place of W. b. Douglas,
eco who retres on account Of bis health.
The Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Company has
declared sem annual dividend Of per cent, payable
4 q A. pgt Al
ing has been elected President Of this Company, vice
Mr.. Ma!.in. who has resigned account oi Ill
health Mr. Martin is visit to the South,
but retains bis sea. in the Board. Mr. WaTing has
been connected with the road Vice. President for
two years pact, is thorough business man, and well
qualified to fill the vacancy. The Superintendent
writes the passenger and freight business now very
large, and rapidly increasing. correspondent at
Toledo, writing Oh tie 2sth March, says:
As YOU are probably aware, there are terminating
At this place three Important railroads, 10 wit: Tne
Michigan southern, Wabash Valley, aud Cleveland
and 1oledo-each o. which is now beginning 20 feel
the business o! the Spring. Happening to be de-
tanned some three hours az this point, spent ny time
about the depot q these roads and saw aHiye upon
the Cleveland and Toleco Railroad, on passenger;
train with over twenty cars-sey enteen d them 3aaeu
with passengers. The Wabash Fsiey brought IN
eleven carloads Of passenger N one rain oe1eS zoe
thousands arriving by the Michigan southern koad;
ana this = but the beginning OF the large ooanesS
which must swell the receipts OF these roads mate
rally but more particularly the Cleveland and Toledo
Road which l. to add 10 the business heretofore en-
loved. an amonnt nearly equal from the Wabash Va.
lev Roed which hss just opened Tor 100 miles, and
will be flushed and meet d with the Great Western
Road Of Ilinor-thus adding over seven hundred
miles of road 10 the business Of the Cleveland and To-
ledo Road
The Coupons On the lst Mortgage Bonds Of tho
Chicago and Mississippi Road, due to-day, were not
paid but it is believed the delay viii only BE- temper
airy. Tie Isl mortgage oas Is only - 900 ,Oeo sud
the fh nds Of the road, it Is thought, will intervene
The Capons on another Western road, which we're
extended BY the large holders, and which 20 BE-
redeemed to-day, have not been roet. On toe New
Albany and Salem, the arrangement We alluded 70
some time since hos been carried ou. and the Coupons
TO the amount OF $500 600 have been funded. The
earnings Of the road in the meantime will b expended
for new equipment which = m1ch needed Consider
able excitement was produced By the refusal of the
Cleveland Columbus aai Cincinnati road to pay he
Coupons On the 81 Mortgage Income Bonds OF the
Columbus piqaa ami Indiana icsd. guarateed
by thst road ooujunctloa with the Belle'oItsine
and IotaSs snt Besiefoatalne ssd lndanspoLs