New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-17
SALFs Al AUCTION.
TrEspAY. March l6-P. Y


The Stock Market had considerable animation at
the First Board to-day, and was decidedly better
throughout the list The movement in Erie was active,
commencing at 3Ol and closing at 800, although
pressed freely on sellers options. The earnings of
Erie in February are said to be $50 900 in advance of
February, 1857 Hudson River went up to 80, but al
this point the supply Of stock large, and the quo
tation finally settled down to 3o Reading and Toledo
were both stronger, ard advanced. Rock Island
opened at So but not main aimed, selling before
the call closed at 81 short sellers option. Michigan
Southern was firm and advanced TO 27 but tisgged
little in the last sales and immediately after the al
iournment sold at 263. The Preferred improved
TO SOL and was buoyant. New-IOrk Cen
tral very steady, but not particularly active.
Milwaukee and Mississippi was in demand and scarce,
advancing small sales 10 81. There was CORE
spending Improvement, also in Cumberland Panama
and other prominent stocks, but the operations were
not important The quotations for La Crosse involve
change of types the stock holding with remarkable
steadness at from l0i to lOi Cary Improvement was
in better request al to :. In Boston, the quotations
were ST. a. reported by telegraph. AT the alter
session prices were scarcely maintained for some
ofhe leading fances and the market closed rather dull.
New-York Central Erie, Michigan Southern Preferred
and Canton show a further improvement-but for
Reading Hudson River, Rock Island and Michigan
Southern old stock, the market was lower The prin-
cpal feature in the Bond market was an advance in
the La Crosse Land Grants, which wen W to 80, and
were in demand. OF the purchases to-day $4,000
were for Eastern investment. The rally which COM
menced with a great deal OF spirit was met by more
than the usua opposition by the bear interest and was
not supported strongly enough 10 overcome It. The
buyers were well d.st .buted and the moving impulses
seemed TO come mainly from outsiders. There is evi-
dently more equal division of forces al the Board
and although the Money market svors rising move
ments general scale, there is not that elasticity
snd irresistible power before noticed developed in
daily transactions. The cospg prices We're, for New
York Central vi, Ere 81, Hudson River -, Rock
Island 81 /. Reading y . Toledo IS, Mich gan South
ern PSI, sc.
Tie foreign news by tie steamer North America =
reported by telegraph this evening. conveys e
meagsr information in regarI TO the Money mari :.
bu, Is highly favorable to our commercial interests
Cousos are quoted at e. cent decline. A more
active demand for money is vaguely announced bat
the gold accumulation appears to be still in progress
Another important advance Is reported in the Cotton
market. Nothing definite il regard to American stocks
is stated
The jowrwsrdterdency ofthe foreign Exchanges con-
,inues, and quotations ,t owertoiay Tie market
closed dull with a large amount OF bills over. Docu.
met, Sterling sold as low as d6I e. cent. and bank
signatures at al. Some bankers ask : 81, but no
sales could be made higher than T. cent Of the cad.
rg sicnstures. For the mex. steamer it anticipated
II at the top rate vii be O7 2 cent. Francs are $3.50
5.I7y. The Illinois Central Railroad Company drew
for $50 coo on account of subscriptions to their loan;
but we understand thai in consequence OF the low rates
fer Exchange they have ordered the remainder Of their
funds home in gold.
Frechts are very finn. To Liverpool the engage
ments are % 600 bush Grsin at ) jid. il bulk: $50
bales Cotton at 7-}2 d.; Ses Island Cotton AZ 5l6I
40 boxes Bacon st Is Cd; 80 bbls. Rosn a, p
vessel to Charleston snd thence to Bremen with coo
bales Cotton at t. bark Of $50 ,uns TO the wes.
Iudies, aud thence 70 Europe, on private terms.