New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-01
THURSDAY, MNch 3l-P. u.


THuRsD,Y Msrch 3l-P. u.
The Stock market sgsn very active tins morn
ing anc ope ing setions were a. an improvement
in all the lesdrg stocks. As bus nes PROGRESSED, nov
ever the buyera seemed 10 get al overSuPply OF
shares and, except from tso or three stocks every
thing on the share bet left OF little loser tnan a. the
start The We-tern shares we're particularly heavy At
the close Of toe Gay, and New-fork Ceetral which
opened at -, wa. sold down to al be.ween the
Board, SID laer in the DAY WAS doue a. los as 'oi
The tran actions at both sessions foot up 500 shares
ard the decre. whicn hss been partly iu FENCED by
the adoption cs reduced freight tariff by the B)ari
Of yec,ors, has tended to carry other stocks down
with i. ii symp,tEy So far a. the measure referred
to corcens tue City OF NewYoTk, 1t m1,t bs OF great
advantage, as lie tetdshcy will be to secure the
trade which naturally belorgs here, and for which
other routes have been contendng. 81 far as tue
stockholders are concerned, hoAeyer, the competition,
while 1t l,sts may be considered pIeJldicsl, though
perhaps unavoidable under the cucums. sncss. Not
sthstsr Ding the differences favorable to peace whoa
some were disposed TO draw from the tenure OF the
latest sdsi by Persia general sentiment inolnes
10 warhke view of tire news, and the uneasiness ielt
AND expressed in cgGtequenes /. no doubt sons chec1
TO spec ul.on at the Stock Exchange Rea1lng sold al
81 in early transactions. bat WAS fraction lower on
tie CALL B.tveen the Boards it was mp again TO 81 H.
but in the afternoon touched JG3 finally closing at 81
bid. The morning Gales embrace 5000 shares,
which is larger business in the stock than
has been registered for some time a; one
session of the Board 1t ia reported that sleaiirg
outsite operator in Pnsde pbia bought 900 shares
Of cash stock today which to he taxed on. of the
market The stock is quite ;c.ce and the shorts hsve
bcen badly punished in making good their contracts.
Hudson River and Harlem Preferred were both steady,
but not active. The former advanced to 49, which
was bid q, tb. coee. Michigan Central cold at 5Oi,
and was OF tue FINEST ttocks the list, though
eighty lover in co-irg bids. There was spirited
demand for Michigan Southern gusrantesd a. the
start but the stock into market freely at the
improvement and al the Second Board was sold
down to 39,. Lister in the day the stock
was done at %, at which 1t co5ed heavy,
making decline Of y cent from opening qnotstons.
Gaens w,s very steady until afternoon, wnen quota
tons ELL Of to Il, ant !. a:ersari sold At prices
d fraction lower Rock Island had les support after
TIE fret ssctons an done At 30 before the
csl closed. report in circulation during the
day tha, ths bridge had been destroyed by contsgra
ton but counter report states tina, slight tire only
h.d occurred and that il vas extioguisled with but
ht;s tsusgs Illinois Central sold at from o. to 67l,
ard Wa stea3y, wttou, much animation. The En-
eish qu9tstiols, Which show considerable improve
meuf appear 20 have given frmness TO the stock mere,
but tbis is the Only re.popte a. ys'. Toledo wA in
mocersts demard at the First Board and advanced /.
cosrg dall in the afternoon. The movement in Pacific
WA limited bat the quotations. advanced to Ss IN the
afternoon, and the cssh stock is quite sca'ce The
opposition boat, Northern Light Of Vanderbilt line,
sriyed last evening with 90 Passenger. The ar
rapsemerts Of the " new line are sa'd to be worry
efficient and the outward ps seugers and freight were
forwarded by the 0hzsbs without any Detection at
Panama Toe recent statement Of tee Delaware and
Hsdson Canal Company appears TO have met With an
unfsvorsbe construction, ard tao stock Wa sold down
TO % at the Second Board. Cumberland Preferred
Wa firm Al from 23i e23l. A private sale Of 400
.hsres Brooklyn City Railroad ~ made At ! 10. One
Of tie mo.t noticeable features Of the day was the I'D
vance ard sctYity IN State Socks, which ale IN de-
IDand er iIveitnett and Western orders for bank
ing purposes. Mis.o1ri Is went up to S6l, an i'm
prJyeueDt Of ! y Ger. over closing prices
Of yesterday, and cold TO tho amount Of S@
Tenressess advanced !, Virginias and North Caro-
In as Ia Railssy Bonds the trade WAS small, ex-
cept for Illinois Central, Of which the Corstru toss
opened at Sli aud eiossd a. 81, aud toe FrselAads
opened at 81 and closed At 9ll Mchsaa C'n,rl
siLkipg FUNDS advanced 70 o. and Mchssr 50, ilern
Second Mortgage recovered to CO. an advance o.
ceIt over yes,e,csy's quotations. A. The Second
Board, the mNkst was heavy and lower for most OF
the Leading ralvsys and the advances Of the morning
were quickly lcst. NswYork Contra, Mcbgaa
South ern guaranteed, Gsens ard Rock Island, were
particularly heavy. The elosing prices wer--fof
tennessee &c, 92I 81 Missouri 6s, 56i as6ii Cali
foInia Is, 81 as4i yHsin. e, q q98 Delaware AID
Hudson Canal Company, HI essi Peunsylvanis Goa
Company, S0asl; Cumberland Coal Company Pre-
ferrst, 23e23l; Nev-York Central Railroad, 1910
76;: Erie Railroad q al0 daf.sa Railroad, IL al2i
Huotor River Railroad, 81 e53; Read nz R.lroA,
81 d5l. Michigan CentrA Railroad, 50i J-s, r.cb-
igu Southern ard Northern Indisrs Railroad, IA
II; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Pre-
erred 3si 80 Panama Railroad, III ell7i; III
rois Csrtra RAILROAD, g. a67ii GAlers and Chicago
Railroad, 66i a66ii Cleveland sad Toled, RsbOsd,
2ii %; Chicago Ard Rock b'sri B.iirosi, Isl Ia
s.. I.L-ois Central e. cert Bonds. l5s1, 9lia9lli
Pso;hc NAL sssuship Company T5,a75l.
Tesrs n cct uio1 q. irports-/ doiax In Excaanxs