New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-29
MnsnAY. March Or. ".

TIE prominent speculative share securpes and e1oepO
foi ere or two Of the Western Railways, the tone IVES
that Of s,eadmess and frmp,ss, without buoyarcy.
The srges. Transactions at the Frat Bcerd were In
Hudsvn River, which was dealt in to tho extent OF
9 sc3 shares and advanced % 32l. Heading, under
brsk demand for cssh stock, sold at 81 Cd the cal,
and between the Boards wen up 10 ia ca account CT
the scarcity Of stock The bayers seem tc be operating
mostly Oh Pnilsdepbs account. Attic cecond Board
the quotations fell Of to 3 again. but the stock was
firm a. the close The trade in Neg-N ork Central was
moderate and the stock he'd steady market at IRON
~ te - during the day Toe most prominent feature
Of the day sas the decline in Michigan Southern Guar
antseo stock which, from Az at the opening Of busi-
uess fell of to 422 in tue aternoo. AID closed heavy
at the quotations The statement Of the years busi-
ness ult made public has occssoned greAt deal OF
SURPRISE and comes upon the market ct unfortunate
time for Western Railway stocks. This road, in ITS
reports Of monthly gross earning, has shown much
lefs decrease than q majority Of the Western
roads, and stockholders were encouraged from the
exhibit Of the first SIX months to look for early re-
sumption Of dividends in the guaranteed Stock. la
point OF fact sucb an idea appears to have been enter
tanned by the Board al one time, Committee having
been appointed 10 consider the expedency of giving
shareholders q credit for the semi.snnusl dividend.
The result now given shows substantially that II any
dividend was earned the fret six months of the year,
Il was To- in the as., The other prominent Western
shares we're quite eun, but he'd less animation than
usual Michigan Central and Illinois Central advanced
fraction each and were strong during the day. CD
lena ard Rock Island were maintained at about the
quotations ruling Saturday. The third weeks earn
iDgs Of the Galena which we snneS, show small gam
over the corresponding week of last year Ice three
weeks of March &C reported for this year, foot up
$50 900 in round nnmbers and the official returns for
the whole month Of last year were SlO3,WO. sale
of Cumberland Yves made at 90, and the stOck
WINS firm There was bat limited business
in Bonds at tie Board, but prices were gen
orally very finn Missouris advanced to 80, aud
were in very good demand. There are large
orders in the street for State Stocks for banking
purposes at the West aud outside transactions
of considerable magnitude reported. Government
IS of 1874 advanced TO 104,, which was bid at the
oose. At the Second Board the market was we'll sus-
tanned except for Michigan Southern Preferred. Hsr-
lem preferred advanced TO TO- and was in good demand.
Pacific Mail cold at %, and Pan ANA WAS firm at ll1
There rot much done in Toledo at either session,
but the stock in far request at - during the day
The closing prices for New.York Central, ~ a
70; Residing, So a50s; Erie, lOl9ios; Galera 6Sa
OBJ; Rock Island 50 G5Sl; Toledo, 81 a25 hlchi-
gan Southern 49, Gl35 Preferred i2l AZ; Harlem,
loal9l Preferred do. 404loi; Cumberland Preferred,
~ 49,; Hudson River S2l a5?, Michigan Centrsl,
5,2ani; Panama, ll5}SllS; Illinois Central, g.. a
6S; P sci6c Ms, 7s 90; Missouri De, So 1866. Ten
ussset p 81 a9ll; IiIois Central Bonds, 81 d92 &c.
Tie Foreign Bin make. lie firm, bat not sciye, at
lOa, r09i for Sterling bank and bankers, ard 100!
0iC9I for commercial signatures. FraIcs are Jlj
a5l2l.
K.eislts-To Liverpool, 900 boxes Bacon al l5s.;
Loco DIS Rosin private terms; 300 boxes
Cheese az 9Os. 10 bales Cotton, nOncompressed,
at 82ds 100 bales Sea Island at 4 20 tuos
Butte at 15s.; s5 tuns Salt Cake at los. To Lon
con, !95 tierces Beef g: de- 500 boxes Cheese at
2js. 70 Rotterdam, 1000 Ibis. Rotin at 20 ~. To
glasgow, LOCO Ibis. Tar on private terms To Bre-
men so bhls Rosin and 80 hhds. Tobacco on private
terms bug Of 100 tuns 10 north eide Of Cuba and
bsck OF private terms and vessel of 10 tuns
to ST. Domingo and back for sl,o0O.
The business of the Sab-Iressury was: Receipts,
$nSiS2 Sj-for Customs, $4,000 Payments, $3.50,
- %; Balance, s., as2,6SS s..
Zoe Committee of the Botdho,iers Of the Chicago,
, Pail ard Fond d. Lsc Railroad Company give
s,ace n advertising columns, that the agreement
Isvvidr tor The puIobse Of TIE road at the Trustees
sac thereof ready for signature at the Office Of
gaSizatoa contemplated under this agreement meets
with geneva approval, aud bRs already been ssoented
to b. holders Of large smOua OF he First Mortgage
and Lsnd Grsrts. TIE prospscts are favorable to az
early completion Of The road londholders Who desire
TO avail Of TIE provisions OF the Agreement are re-
quirtd TO sgb before Msy T.
TIE Etrs propeller todsy toct 100000 in gold.
The engagements for Wednesday age moderate, some
shipments being postponed accou,x o. the reductions
1pon insurance after the Isl proIimo- The California
:,sme-, Z will o. By reference to OEv telegsspaic
,aimp is detsnel in Havana by broken SHAFT, but
mails sad treasure are expected here tS-norroE or
suesdsy by the Grersds and Enpi1 City. NJ.
enc Thompson holds his regular WEEKLY aac.i
Of stocks tomorrow ia, stayI, at T.. clock, &.
HoschADts Excnsnge. TIE butiness OF tse Ciear-
q Houfe to isy wss so, 81. O1a TIE Dl ectSrs Of
as Orient Insurance CoTPsDy have declared y cont
ME est on The scup certificates .Ssued in May last,
'sySbe on the ID Of May next. They have sls0 de-
'Ned on tie 20, 600 OF sub.criblrs csptsl a crp
iyicerd Of a. y cert beirg 81 = ceLt on the amol VI
aid I'M, and On the earned premiums entitled 10 spN
GI alton in pIoat7, SCRIP dividend OF 81 y cent.
dcs;es fer which will DO issu,d on or Ater ID OF
isl next Mr.. G. ID. Lyman, Manager Of the Bank 7
sariDs-Hcuse, has prcpsred, and III, Merchants !
aas q IBIS city has sdeftsd, avery yAusble i'm +,