New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-12
sEcoHD BOARD.
WEDNESDAY, April LIP.

There was an increased activity at the Stock Board
This morning, although the movement was somewhat
irecular Before the Board, the bears hammered the
market on the foreign news and prices were heavy
There was better feeling at the Board and the bulls
showed disposition to buy the leading ancies espe-
sAly on time The market not freely supplied by
the operators for the fall and there was no important
change In the quotations for any stock excepting Gen.
trail which In consequence of the aspect OF affairs at
Albany. indicating that nothing viii be done at the
present session damaging TO the road was In demand
and and after the regular sessions to 49,
This is an Improvement of y cent on yesterdays
price. There were orders from Albany to buy. Pa
c6c Mail was more quiet than of late and after selling
Al 1921 closed at l2 We hear Of nothing new ID this
stock excepting rumor that the dividend Committee
have Lad an informal meeting. Some rumors are still
current in the street that something very unfavorabe
to the prosperity Of this Company is impending, but
we have been unable to trace them to point"
Panama was not active, but improved cent. The
reduced number Of passengers over this road since the
barmonizng Of the opposition lines was conSummated
has been the cause Of the recent moderate decline 10
hi, ssook The business, however, is still very large,
and ample TO meet the increased dividends which nave
been talked of. The advance Of yesterday In Ere
.bares was sustained with considerable purchases for
foreign account Reading was without marked change'
The strike Of miners has, we hear, been arranged In
Western shares, the principal activity was IN Koek
Issud and Toledo. The latter came out freely, but
the market was fully sustained at yesterday closing
quotation. Rock Island very steady during the
session. and closed yesterday. Illinois Central fell
Of 10 COZ, under the quotations from London. The
strneency in money there, it IL feared, may throw
stock on the market The issues Of the Southern Micn-
gan road were firm but not active. the Second Board,
without much activity, the market was very strong,
and nearly every description showed an improvement
The rost marked advance was in Toledo, which went
10 9s5; Michigan Central, which went to 46l, and
Pacific Mail, which touched 1929. AT the close the
make, was well sustained but Central was little Oft
from the highest point The closing prices were:
United Ststes S. 1874 1921 1903; Indiana 3s, 81 @so
Virginia 6s 93a93I; Missouri De, o2f0o25i canton
Compsn,. % a2O3; Cumberland Coal l44 a l43 Pacific
Nal 1929 a 1903; New-York Central Railroad, 'os@
7St; Erie. I3IaI4; Hudson River 3S4 S83; Harlem
lOialOi Harlem Preferred 36s 1851; Reading, AZ q
~; Michigan Central, 46Ia46fj Michigan Southern
ssA Northern Indiana, Hollis Michigan oou'hern
and Northern Indiana Guaranteed, 22s 922li Panama
l33ISl34 Illinois Central Goa Gil Gslena and CHI
esRo, 62I; Cleveland and Toledo, 262 a265; Chicago
and Rock Island 63l a63i Illinois Central rs, SS4
In Foreign bills there ia not much doing, and rates
are heavy Sterling cannot be quoted over 1851 and
frseclass bank bills have been sold at 1881 1885,
Freiaht, to LyerpOol--7OO bales Cotton at 7-32d.i
80 boxes Cheese at 4Os., 1900 bush. Wheat at Cd
bulk; 50 tuna Lard at DE- 3d.; 6OOO bush. Corn at
3d., IN bulk and Sd in bags; aud per steamer, $50
Is Butter at 4Os and 1000 bush. Wheat at 3D., in
tsps bags. To London-lOO boxes Bacon on private
terms; 20 tuns Ivory Nuts at 22s. 3D. 600 bbls. Flour
ara To Bremes--5OO bbls Rosn at Is. lOd' ves-
81 Of 1853 tuns from jacksonville TO New-fork, with
Lanber, at $s v M feet. brig Of POO tuns rom
Psrto Rico 10 Eew-York, with Sugar, at 4Oc. a snip
ofsO iuns from New York TO Valparaiso for sl2OOO'
Tue business Of the Sab Treasury was "a follows;