New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-03
SALIS AT AUCTION.
FRiDAY. April 2-P. v,

FR1DAY, April 2--P.N.
There VS.. no r.srked activity a, the Steck Board
.h;s morning excepting in Missouri Bonds, CT wien
.oms sl9O COO were sold at 81 S2 against 81 Gels
Yesterday morning and 81 yesterday afternoon. An
other s.ouri.es the business was 10 moderate extent
lie opening prices showing generally decline upon
cosipc rates of yesterday. There was bu. little sup
p,rt given to the market by the parties VINO
are supposed to b. most interested ioT the
rise while the bears were evidently desrou'
Of extending their short lines in some o, the
prominent stocks. TIE Influence OF TIE O0tsiue
pvo1c j. not nou fer III ary important degree, a is
usually the case in Ealing market. The buyers o. tre
,pecra.ive S.ocks appeare to be msinly the shorts
and while tiis abstinence upon TIE part ofthe powerful
p,ron of the bull party continues, and toe response
from European DuyeIs continues 10 oe So weak i can
hardly be expected th& prices resist the attacks OF
the besrs. notwitbs s.sndug the abundance Of money
seeking employment, an the consequent ease
w;+p which Sock can rs carried. Irere ls
general mpressicr in the street thai until the
blocks o? Srocks neh by certain operators aEe
broken % and scattered among many hoders, and
tie decline naturally the result OF putting these oocks
mon the market has been suffered, there can Dc no
sustained upward movement OF prices. Inen new
combinations could he formed, and, starting Houl low
points another speculative rush take psce, drawing
IN the out ders snd the Efforts, and initiating irce-
10 old points again. This impression may or may Dot
be correct but il is evident that these parties have Tor
some time past been unable to resist the downward ten
depcy Of the market thstthe infuence of;he-oreo
tons has been lost. The bears argue tha he moret
buy the more they will sooner or late. - obHgea 70
upiosj Illinois Cen.-G was sn exception to-day 70
he genera decline end sold at the Second Board a.
% against the last pressing saes a. y3 John beA IS
~ b,vipp This stock TIE land sales in March were
$o SIS against 2Ss in February. NewYork Central
was special object of attack by the bears, ant sold
down 20 So seller ten on registered sales. Reading
slso freely offered at A. but heavy OF the close
lr E,ie the business was light aud the price fen OF
= cent The reper. Of Mr.. Moran upon tha result OF
his mission is postponed TO Monday Pacific Steamship
| and Panama show but little change Harlem was IL
t.lr demand at IL &c. The Western Shares were
generally heavy The continuance OF uniavorabe rafhc
returns from these roads exercises unfsvoIaoe Ill
fuenee upon the market, tending to alarm parties VINO
are holding these shares for income few months
will bowever show probably marked change ioT
the better in this respect. The business movement o'
this erea. country cannot much longer CONTINUE sao
| nan:. Michigan Central improved or small lois a.
| I6} T. cent Michigan Southern, both Old stock and
rreered sold below yesterday prices. The movement
4 IN 1OleUO WE JRUL a. hSN4SIe va NN-s' N''~A
Island exhibited mucE weakness The bears appear 10
be selling on the idea that the opening Of the new rosd
from Johet 10 Chicago will take of business 10, Only
from that en- OF the Rock Island Rosd, but also from
the country tributary 70 the Bureau Valley Branch,
which is under lease 10 the Rock Island. Gslens was
| without much change. la Crosse improved to g.
Delaware wss very heavy, aI1 sod down TO lOot from
los yesterday, on registered sses of only 81 shares
| Cumberland shows but little change. A meeting os
Directors will be held in few days TO accept the egis-
| la.ion just obtained from Maryland.
| A: the Second Board the msrke. opened
| heavily and continued 20 show weakness through
on. the session, although there was a far
| amount of busIe:s done. Contra, fell OF - ~,
| Erie 20 III, Reaiirg to 4G!, Pittsburgh - l2l,
Galens 20 So} Toledo to i2i Rock Isnd TO -, Sc.,
| the Gst showing decline of }@l e cent After the
| Second BcsTd there still disposition to press
ssles. and further small decline submitted Ia.
Rock Island fell off to IL, Central to S42 E7ie 70 p,
&c.. me market clo:ipc wthou. animation.
H. the Bond mske. the transactions sdd up SetSooO,
| Of which $2lj coo Missouri D. closing a. ~ W.
| cin:ss sold at So, l. small sale OF Goverrmen. G',
| 1868. was made at No. sni Is, 1860, e. lO3. Erie
Bonds Of Iss3 improved l y cent. There was good
| demand for Is Crosse L&nd Grant Bonds, O: which
$4,000 were sold at 80! o3; an order was in the
Board for 500 900 80. E-ies lS7l sold a, ~ AM
Hudson River Is: mortgage at e6. The closing prices
in the street were: Ere, Il 2ls Reading, 40. itl;
Southern, II az; Cumberland, lsclsi; Central, 81.
asst Rock Island, NOE; Gslens, So @Sl; To
| iedo, ~. q i2s; Panans, 1861, &c.
The marke, is firm for foreign Exctauge, with,
however, but smalbusness doing o- the steamer to-
morrow Some leadirgc. drawers were asking 100 fer
s'erhrg out e best rsInes be bGd at iOs! cent.
The rem'apees have been very large blythe p.s. tso
or ;nree PACKETS and the maIke, is nearly cleared Of
good bas. The decline of Cotton a. Liverpool chechs
the creation Of bills based upon this product. ard
enables bankers better to ooIrol tue market Ffsrc.
are unchanged.
Freghts ere more active, bu. rl.es are essentially
unchanged. To Liverpool the engagement are:
IS OsO tush Gran s: A. Ia. in H. AMI 81. il b.ss
200 baIes Cotton a. 53?d., and k4 baes e. Isis,d
n, II $50 tQ1es Bso<u q: Ee. 3D., l3 lbdA Ham. 81