New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-25
SECOND BOARD.
FRInAY. Feb. 2i-P. N

There was onsiderabeiFregulaIiy in the Stock mar
kst to-day with general tendency downward. The
PRINCIPAL exception was Pacific Mail which advancedto
93i TIE fra; boat Of tho Consolidated Line will proba
Div leave ON the Goth March, All the arrangements for
the new line are going fayoraby and economies OF
operating win DO introduced which will make an i'm
porant saving. AS far 40 we can learn nothing has
been decided in regard to the dividend. Panama WAS
also firm at I3l 1t ia understood that the policy OF the
Company is to declare Increased dividends in the fu-
ture unless some unexpected misfortune should occur.
TIE bears mads demonstration to-day upon Hudion
River without special cause, as far as we could ascer-
tain, ard tie quotation fell of to 39.. There were
syu ploms yesterday of rome disruption OF the
bull elements Of tho Board and this at
tack upon Hudson River may possibly DO
retslistoIy measure. The rapid advance IN
Delaware, Lackawanna and Weslern attracts atten-
ton. Il cold to-day at -, having advanced fr)m 50,
since last uonth. TIE ANIMAL report, an abstrac. of
which is given below, shows q very heal ny st8te of
its aiairs. In 1851, think, it sold IA low as2O
NswJesey Central also cont to advance solIing
at les. NewJeriey Transportation sold at la, and
appears for tie present to have touched bottom. Tne
WesteIn shares rather dull, bat steady at tho
morning session. bu! at the Second Board, under the
effect Of the report of the traffic of the third wesk
Gslena fell of TO SCI, but steady 10 closing trans
a.tions at 81. Michigan Southern GuMsnteed WAS
finer, selling at IS and Rock Island improved ]
cent at the cose. There was fair business In State
snd Government siocks, tie saer Of Missouri % alone
reschipg ssj GOO at firm rates. Tennessee 6s sold q.
sSi ard Nireiniss at 92l. United States 20 Of 1867
and lS6s coupons were in demand at 100. TIE closing
prses were Virginia ia, o.! a93; Missouri GO. 803a
sGl; Canton Company Tlal72; Cumberland Coal
Company, l5el5l Pacific Mail, 93ia9ii; New-York
Central Railroad, 7Cia7l; Erie Railroad, 81 a9i;
Hudson River Railroad, 800 G39s; Harlem Railroad,
1904; Harlem Preferred, 32 1881; Reading Railroad,
4Ol 100; Michigan Central Railroad 81 o37l Michi-
gan Scglen and Northern Indiana Railroad 6lG7;
d. Guaranteed, ja 10; Panama Railroad, l3i 1871;
Illinois Central Railroad Sc, 563 Galenaand Chicago
Railroad, sc. e57i Cleveland and Toledo Railroad,
iS3als.; Cbicsgo and Rock Island Railroad 62;a
62!; llinois Central Rai:o&d 70, SO GSSl.
The market is weaker again for Exchange. The
leading drawer Of Francs has put his rate down y
cent, 0nd Sterling ia heavy We quote Sterling lO8i o
100; Francs 5 l7i a5.l5.
Freghts-T To Liverpool, 300 bales Cotton at I'd. for
compressed, and 5ll6d. for square bales; 800 boxes
Cheese at 27f. Cd, and per steamer 10 tuns Seed at
ics To London, $50 bbls. Pork at IA 800 boxes
Chetse u! Ace. To Glasgow, 100 tcs Beef at 5s. To
Bremen, eco bbls, Shoe Pegs at &c. A brig Of 200
turs, from Jacksonville 10 Martinique, with Lumber,
at sll end home from Trinidad with Sugar, a, i0c.,
and Moissfes at 81 ".
The business Of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts
$57,704 @-for Customs, 57,O0e; Payments, $4lO,-
s55 co. Balance, $9,0537l5 -. The further pay.
ments on account Of Post Office receipts are about
$4,000.
The annexed ID rs,ye statement of the imports
Of Foreign Dry Goods ct New-York for the week and