New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-24
UOMlHKROIAL -MATT.ER2.

WEDNESDAY, March 23-P. ".
Socks we're steady il the early trs'sactions at the
First Bosrd and sers frmer aad better after the for
cign news YVES announced from tho rostrun. Tie
shorts were stl buyers, and there steady OPP
pofiton to the improvement; both bulls and bsars
uniting forces for the moment, 10 give the msrke,
greater vitality. Some of the met active operators
for the decline have evidently closed up their sccountr
on that side and are quite wiling to zee al al
vancrg movement for the puIpcse Of renewing short
contrsc.s at better figures. The first sales Of New.
York Central we're at 78l Oh short sellers option
coniraets but on the second call the stock al
vsncsd to 59l and quite steady az the
clrse The result Of the Convention at B1ff alo
seems TO have hs1 no adverse Influence on
the stock and il is Understood IN the street that q
rupture of the contract hss not been ST all d,agfesab'e
TO the Central Road in view Of the necessy OF making
such srrar gements a. viii enable this line 10 compete
With the Southern avenues to the West. There was
10 material change in Ere but the stock was firm q,
l0lelos. The curiosity expressed st Buffalo TO see
the 81 900 v President has had effect upon
the maket value Of the shares. In Hudson River snd
Harlem Pref rred the dealings were light bu, both
stocks in very good demand at quotations. Read
irg opened f;m a! 49I, and advanced TO iyl on the
ratt err hesyy in final transactions the cash stock
OF oday, ard .he shorts hso nodifuty.
il making delivess Telegrsphic d'ps ,heV received
in the street this afternoon, report that business has
been interrupted at the irss by res hets which
vii Interfere with mining operations for soms tme
Pscifc Mail not active but sold in small lots at
Is! a7si, while on seles option, sxty days tho sock
went at H. Panama was very im at M. For the
Western shares the market stronger without posi-
tive activity. G.era and Rock Island aiyanc 81 fro
10 y cent each, aud ~ere both stesdy At the i'm.
prov.msnt. nois Central was G.m st g. Z, and in
the afternoon advanced 10 6! which wss bid
at the olose Toledo sold At -, o. the
star, bat was sferward lover, and in the
afternoon, all the buyers at the lower qaot.toos
were freely supplied. Tie suits pending bet Tesn this
Corporation and the its line hang like sde ID
weight upon the stock. Michigan Southern G1arsn.
teed advanced 20 A. T. and was 10 fsir demand ro-
port Is circulation that the Company contemplate
dyid.rd upon this stock but tAe gbsurdi.y Of sach
measure On the part offs Corporation sl embarrassed
bye foatirg debt IS enough 10 discredi. the stste-
uent We have too much faith in the intsulgeDcs Of
the managers TO place any reliance upOa the runor
Al the Second Board piices very well sustained
and the market closed firm, without marked activity.
After the adjournment prices were st'll higher, snd
for Yearly all OF the prominent stocks there fair
demand q. the improvement An active bIsiness oss
been tran ,scted in State stocks doig the day .ad
prizes have had al upward tendency. Ms ouri 6J
Eoh o. 81, seller CO. ct the Second Board and were
in demand q. g.. Tsnnessees snd Virsi,ag
were sIlo firm. Sales outsde of the Bosrd ave a,o
been brsk orders from the Wet when their sscar
ties are wanted for banking purposee. We obssrve
continued improvement in Horse Railroad stocks
which are very scarce. Thrd-syenus cold al the
Second Board az 1870, and 1927 was bid for Second.
avenue. Sales Of 500 shares Brooklyn City wa, md.
privately at 49,
The market for Foreign bl.s is dl bat steady.
Sterling is 1922 slO9l. Fra,cs sre 5.i5ajI2,.
Freishts-To Liverpool, go hsles Cotton at I'D;
700 boxes Chesse, = steamer, st "a. 81; . hhds
Bacon, v steamer, ct pa. I,2 o bbs. Rom, vss-
~, % private .srs; 10 .irsS Cd, 6sanss, .. ID.