New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-27
SECOND BOARD.
MONDAY, March 26-p. m.

There was fair degree of activity in the Stock mar
ket to-day, and the general feeling was cheerful The
tone of the advces from Albany has tendencyto de-
press that stock and the rest of the market sympahzes
more or lees with il. The tendency, however il up
ward and any unftvorable element has but partial
influence in arrestiig the movement. Central opened
at ISL and after 81 ling at 75s closed at 10 The de-
demand for Pacifd Mail was strong and large sales
were made at 49, hat price being bid at the close.
There is evident,yan investment absorption of this
stock which csnpot'be resisted by the bears. Panama
il quiet but steady. Harlem Preferred was stronger,
selling up TO $50. The traffic of this road is very
favorable. The principal interest of the Board to-day
was centered in the Western shares, which were
firm. The most buoyant stock was the Michigan
Southern, The guaranteed issue advanced to
2is, and after falling back to 23} closed at
pa bid The old stock advanced to H. 1t is under
stood that the parties who propose to institute reforms
in the management of this road and to place it upon
a new basis have obtained proxies enough to enable
them to control the election The ticket has not
yet been made up, bat will contain names which
will command the confidence OF the stockholders To-
ledo was very buoyant and is attracting some OF the
attention of spectators which has heretofore been be-
stow ed upon Gslena and Rock Island. 1t sold at 22a
against 2la on Saturday The increase of the third
week of March is $3.50. Rock Island was strong at
65s a65l The effect of the adverse decision in regard
to the Rock Island Bridge has already passed away.
The Company has appealed the case to the Supreme
Court at Washington where the precedens of previous
decisions in therfavor. Illinois Central was heavy
under the call of IS p share and the foreign advices
and sold down to Coz In the Bond market, there was
a larger and well.distributed business Michigan
4 a. hized with tha ad
vaneed 10 66l. Erie Issues were strong. The Firsts
were 99I bid Seconds 92i bid Thirds ISL Fourtbs 52
Unsecured 30. Central Sevens were lOll, Michigan
Central IS 96l bid, Hudson Firsts 1904, Harlem
Firsts $751; &c. Missouri 6s were frazer, aud
sold at S0f; Tennessee 6s 9Os &c. Gov
eminent Stocks were quiet, but improved y
cent After the regular session Of the Second Board
the market was steady but not active. The closing
prices were: Virginia Is, 93a93l; Missouri &c, SOFA
81; Canton Company, 2ei s2Oi; Cumberland Coal,
l3IaI4; Pacific Mail, 99099i; New-York Central
Railroad, 1915; Erie Railroad, l09lOl Hudson
River Railroad, 38l 03si; Harlem Railroad, 81 99};
Harlem Railroad Preferred 34I S3i2; Reading Rail-
road, 4II04ll; Michigan Central Railroad, 4la042i
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad,
uIsIIa; do. Guaranteed, 2ia24s; Panama Railroad,
1881 ol34; Illinois Central Railroad, 6Ot o6l Gaena
and Chicago Railroad, 6l4S6li; Cleveland and
Toledo Railroad, 22s S22s; Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, 65I o65l Illinois Central 7s, 9Oia9l.
The market for foreign bills is steady but quiet.
Sterling is 1854 609 with leading dAwers selling at
1888 1857. Francs are 5lSi 95.l6l
Freighs: To Liverpool $50 bales Cotton at I'd. a
932d; 100 tuns Measurement Goods at lis. 3D.; 300
tcs Lard at 25s IS bales Bacon at 25s.; % tcs Beef
at Sc. 3d. and y steamer, $50 bales Cotton at I'd;
500 bxs. Cheese at 4Os 500 tcs. Lard at 35s. 80 r-
kns Butter at 40s. To London; 80 tuns Oil Cake at
22s. 6d 200 bbls. Rosn at 2s. Cd G2s. lOd. $50
h. Two ships from City Point to Bremen, with To-
bacco, at 3ls The brig Harbor, 325 tuns from Nor
folk 10 Jamaica, and thence to London, for ESQ., A
brig Of 900 tuns back from Porto Rico at 4Oc fer Su
gar and SO for Molasses. schooner of l6O tuOs to
north side Cuba and back for 81 300. vessel OF loo
tuns to Jacksonville and back, az 50 p for Flooring
Boards. BY steamer to Galway, 5000 bush. Corn on
prva e terms.
The business of the Sub Treasury was: Receipts,
$l96,3iO; for Customs, $4,000; Payments, $780,
COZ 49, California Drafts, $4,000; Balance, s',9i3,-
4O5 ~.
The Western traffic returns continue to in very
encouragiDgy.
The earnings of the indianapolis e. Cincinnati Rail-
road for the third week in March will show hand
some increase the corresponding week last year.
The freight earnings about 81 200, against s. 800
for the third week in March, 1859.
The earnings of the Illinois Central Railroad the
third week of March show as follows:
1890 ..S5T,5B 90
1893 4d,o5 w
GAIN. bl4,2o2 90
making the increase thus far this month, SIG, l5i
The earnings of the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad
the third week of March show an increase Of nearly
5000. The figures are:
Third week 1850. &2Ie29
Thirh