New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-31
Wgpsys,aY. March 30-P. y

An active business was transacted al me Stock Ex-
char 10 dsy and at both SESSIONS Of the Board the
Net Of registered sales larger and tho distribution Of
Business moro equsl than usual. the foreign news
brought ky the Kangaroo was known at an early hour
this nornpg, ard its tone was ooneidered decidedly
warlke, and consequently unfavOrab'e to the S.o,k
narket This caused very heavy ard despordent
Eelpg Of the opening Of business, and for tine 1t
seemed &C If faint panic had taken possession OF tho
market Before the business OF the session fa1 pro-
yre,sed much, boEevsr The Psrsia's news was al
sooDoed, and had neutIaliziug effect. the decline
Wa. rEdoabtedy checked by the latest accounts which
indicated the receipt of important and probably psoinc
pews nst before the Persia sailed. As 1t wss, how
ever, the depression was quite decided at the
Fret Board, and the dealings were marked
by q grea. deal Of heav9ess. The largest
baytIs were the shorts, wAO took advantage Of the
lo~er prices 10 contracts to fair extent New
York Central oper ed at II d but fraction frner
NJ the clofe Of the call aud cold freely st ~. Erie
started OF TO- but also slightly better In closing
transactions. Hudson River was firm aOd well sua-
tsined through the call at 32 which is an advance of
over closing prices Of yesterday. Reading was not
active, but had a stesdy market at from 49l "a.
TIE deliveries we're made without difficulty to-day.
Pacific Mail went down to Il and TO 7Gl, go, but was
seems TO participate less in the fluctuations Of the mar
net ,han sny stock on the list. Tae most important
tsneactiors and the heaviest declue in the West
sn shares which were pressed for sale with cOnsdsra-
he esg.rness Mcs an Central settled do TO 500 and
vas offered freely on sellers options at lower prices
az The close of the call. Illinois Central declined for
regular stock and went to o., seller thirty. GaIena
was quite active at o. on the oa, but between the
Boards the stock offered freely al decline OF l.
Rock leland was one of the weakest stocks dealt IN
during the day. and went down TO Sc at the close OF
the call Toledo cold a. 2i2 in esry transactions but
vss fraction better aterwsd, foslly closing heavy
at 24I. This stock appears to have touched points
from which il is difficult TO move IT, either up or down.
The deshngs IN Michigan Southern Guaranteed were
to fair extent and the sto,k sold down to 39l, but
was tIae stssiier later in the day, and, after the
Second Board, was up again to 400. The report OF
the Delaware and HUDSON had no marked effect on
the stock which sold al par. Cumberland was 254
bid. The railroad has been completed to the Ast0r
Nine, which produces the best coal knoSn IN the re-
sion. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal also retaius
last years scale of tolls which are favorable to tue
trade. This fact, with the expectation of favorable
tetms from the Baltimore and Ohio Raboad Company,
gives encouEas sn,ent to the buminous GOAL miners.
The Board movements o; the day were very small toe
with the speculative shsres Missouri 6s frAo-
ton lower 81 the First Board, but improved agsn at
the Second. There was decline Of 3 g cent in
Michigan Southern "a mortgage bonds, but the last
sales were at q recovery of = cent. Eds's Of 1871
ard 1862 sold at so. Illinois Central bonds were firm
A9lI. At the Second Board the Gales nearly
al at $ email decline from morning pnces, but i'm
Iledisiely after the adjournment the market was
stiaened up by the large purchases Of some 4 %
shorts, and the bold bidding Of two three Of ca
fesdpg operators and quot ations generally from
la, cent better through the let Of active stocks
The rally WAS msinly occSsoned by the more favor
able construction given to the latest foreign aivces
by the PeIsis. Tee closing prices for Tennessee
90, 9li s92; Missouri 6s, S6l $780,; Nrgnis 6s, 97l
ass; Nsw.York Central, ~ All; Ere, l0ei0i;
Harlem, l2al2i; Reading, 50! s5Oi; Michigan Cen.
sfsl, 50l e5oli Michigan Southern and Northern
Ind ana, 12 dl2i; 60, Preferred, iol iOa; Panama,
tl7l Qll7a; Illinois Central, g. 967l; Galens aud
Chicago, o. d67l Cleveland Gnd Toledo, 81, 42i.,
Chcago and Rock Island, So, S5Gi; Illinois Central
2 Cen. Bond', 49,. 81, a9l!; Pacific Nal Steam
slip Co, as ana.
A private sale was made Of 500 shares Of the Manu-.
sac.uers Bsrk of Brooklyn at l0i which is d cent
improvement on the last gale.
The market for Exchange closed with frmuess, with
9 moderate supply Of commercial bus Sterling is
ioel eic9s Tor oommercd aRd 100. 100, for banks
end bankers, with sales above lo9 cent. Francs,
5l5e5l2i.
Freights are duh snd dropping To Liverpool 100 |
bales Cotton at 3l6d; 4OOo bbs Rosin at Is. lOd; 20
saDs Bait Slaves az l5:. To London 50 tics. Iu3is 4
Reef at 4s. Cd. To Rotterdam $50 boxes Extracts al
w. vessel Of 900 tuns from the South 70 the West
IN uiss at o. for Lumbsr out and 3cc for sugar home
vessel of lao tans was chartered for the West ladies'
nj back 8, $50 y month.
t'he business Of tbs SubTressary vas: Rscsp.s, /
90 s25 10; Payments, $223 $50 80; Balance, 81.
- 20H II. Receipts frOn Castogns, $500. Tae
,x,nsp = inelode $50 900 California drar,.
Tse o, NO aud Mississippi RsirOs1 sarniogs for the
month Of ,yebmGy, 1859, were:
1850. ISJs
,.......s......s'.f $3.50 - Saws 50
r,.isst, -. .........s....... ft9s8 81 Sass "a