New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-23

tie southern ROADS, sud alDcugh II may po-sloIy DC
Continued while longer by mutual concessiors, yet
contains evidently the seeds Of sn early dissolution
We 81 oud lot be surprised 10 see combination Of the
two Northern routes against the two Southern routes
in which event the Central would undoubtedly fare
better than any Of the other roads, account Of its
large proportion Of local traffic. The market opened
at 7si and at the close the stock wss offered at Isl.
The Transfer books open tomorrow bat il is not sup
posed that there will be any scarcity Of stock. Hudson
River is also sold By the bears for the same cause
Central but the transactions were limited. Pacific
Mil hiss lost the prominence which marked the
movements in it some time since. The shorts
have been nearly all closed mp, ard the inter.
est in the stock has naturally died out Tae last
sale vas at 79l, which shows firm market. Harlem
Preferred was among the fImest stocks, selling at 40
10 the extent Of 900 shares. The busiress Of this
road in February shows about the came comparative
gain over last year has marked the trsc since las
Fail. 4 considerable amount Of the stock has been
recently bought by outsiders, who consider its IL
trins;c value to be mush greater than the marke.
price, ard who intend to hold il for the
sumption Of dividends. Reading wa heavy,
and attracted bot little attention Our opers,ors have
paid tribute soosn to the Philade phsns on this stock
that they feel shy. There are many believers in its
eventual worthesness but they begin to despair Of
the public finding it out and selling Cumberland was
less sctive than of late, and sold at 49, This Com
psIy engaged in the usual annual repairs Of
tie works, mines, &c, and in compet Dg the two
miles Of railroad to connect with the Aston Nine,
which they opening, and consequently seeding
to market for the moment bat small guam
tity Of coal, about leo tuns Y day. The coal of
the Aser Mine is said to be the best in the Cumber-
land district. The Cumberland Company expect to
mine about three hundred Thousand tuns during the
present seaior against eighty thousand tuus last year.
In WeeeIn shares there was considerable fmuesl. a
portion of which wac sfterwari lost. The parties
operating for rise sppesr to be willing to increase
their lines at about present prices without desiring TO
advance the market much calculating upon a
considerable improvement in prices during March
and April, from the enlarged traffic Of toe Western
roads, which they express great confidence will fol)w
the opening of navigation and the resumption of
business Their reasoning certainly appears plausible.
In the Bond busIess there but little DONE and the
rates were steady. There second session of
the Board, Patriotism having dictated an adjournment
TO Wednesday, and the shade Of Washington doubtless
smiled beuignantly AID spprovingly upon the act.
TIE closing prices were-Centr.l, 7Ss ass Rock
Island, 6lia6li Gslens, 69i069I; Erie, l2I 6l3i
Re adipg, 49 d49l; Pacific Mail, ~ d79i; Panams,
1l5i all5I Illinois Central 60 9694 Missouri, Sil a
s4l; Cumberland, 235 a23l Harlem, l3al3Ii Pre-
fened 40040l.
The transactions for tee steamer in Foreign Bills
have been quite large, but the quotations show no
quotabls change The market at the close was heavy,
and prices accepted which had been previously re-
fused. Outside bills were not plenty; they included
$4,000 of the Illinois Central Road, drawn against
the late loan. So long as money remains easy at the
South we shall get but moderate supplies Of bills from
that quarter but fcotton spectators could lot freely
as they do, obtain facilities to cary their ot)n,
the stock Of which exceeds million of bales, We
should have abundance Of bills, and the specie ex-
port would be arrested. fall of cent T. 10 in Liv-
erpool which would force holders into selling woui
produce the ZANE effect.
Freights are firm ard steady. To London: 100 tee.
India Beef at IS. 3d.; 100 bbls. Pork at %. Sd. To
Liverpool 800 bbls Ron at 4s. lOld. $50 bbls. Pork
at o.; 8 tuns Leather, per steamer, at u.s. oi. To
Bremen: 200 bales Cotton and 80 bales Leather on
private terms. The bark Azelis of 265 tuns, built 10
Baltimore in 1853, sold private terms. YES
sci to Curacao with empty Bbls. at 75c. British
brig, of $50 tups to Cubs and back at 42l,., all
Sugars A schooner, of 10 tunp, to Porto Rico and
back at Acc. ard So. Also brig, of 800 tuns, TO
Curry Cloth standard az Boston at l2lc.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
$lS4, sos 23-on account of Loan, $l03,0iS %; for
Customs, $77OOOi Payments, s73, 5s9 "a Balance,
s., OS2, I05 81.
We hear that about $4,000 will go by the steamer
from Boston. Tire propeller Lebanon, on Thurs.
day, will take 100000. The money market con-
tinues to exhibit increasing ease, and frequent de-
and loans are made nj 4a1l T. cent athongh "
cent is still the current rate. Paper continues very
scarce and quotations easy. Some of the banks which
notified borrowers Of an advance have receded to old
rates. The business of the Clearing House was $l9,
10 000 The dividend Of e cent On the stock of the
Oswego and Syracuse Railroad is now payable by the
transfer agent Henry A. Oakley at the Office of the
Howard Insurance Company, No. &C Wall street
Dividends not called for within thirty days will be paid
only at the Tressurers Office, in Oswego. All the
difficulties between the Long Deck Company and it's
late contractor uponthe Bergen Tunnel, Mr.. Mallery
have been settled smcsby and all the suits of every
nature discontinued. The machinery in the Tunnel
has passed into Mr.. Cunmipgss hands and he agrees
by the 18th Of December to have the road ready for
the track.
We give elsewhere all that is actually known of a
heavy defslcstior in the Atlantic Bank of Brooklyn.
The following is comparative statement of Exports
exclusive of specie from NewYork to foreign ports for
the week and since Jan. j:
.,w.., .11ssi5syn .a ISIS ISIS 1889:
Previously re ported..... s,sso,eso 77lICsi 57BRO
Since s8,eg.sss s8,c2ss5I s649l,484
The market for the great loan of 1874, i. firm at
1929 al02l with but little pressing for sals The pay
mont of g 600 600 taken by Messrs. Sweeny, Rten.
house Co.. has been extended sxty days by the Sec.