New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-02
TnrRspAf. March -. n.

THURsDAI, March 1--P. NJ.
There was better tone throughout 10 the stock
mssket to-day, and the whole market was favorably
secteA by the elasticity Of Central which after sell
ing st 6f yesterday, improved to 1Os TO day entirely
reeoses1g from the effect Of the passage OF
the Pso.Raia bill iu the House. The balls
showed more confidence and courage than
ee Rave noticed for come time pact snd the mar.
kes hAi the appearance Of having touched bottom
fer ice present. This adverse Legislation at albany
has been COUNTED on By the bear Obber as the great
lever 70 dspress piioes, ba! the effect has it,
seems been discounted, and TIE market rises
upSn the passage et the bull, Instead OF
falling The obstacle, however, to eustsined ball
movement still exists in the absence of the public from
TIE speculative arena and consequently the fances are
thrown from one hand 70 another IN The street, and
tss soen brings out stock than the demand can
sbsorb. Central TO dsy opened at 5Os a704 and I'M
proved stesdly to 70i without very important Trans
shtious II sold at the close ut 7Oj Hudson River
wss hfuer, ard sold at 3Sa. The good sense of the
usuarers of this company aud the Harlem wd doubt
es eac 70 an arrangement Of the questions In dispute
between them Pacific Mail has been firm throughout the
day, under investment purchases. Some stress
il laid by tie bears upon the fact that when this Com
pan7 a. making large dividends it was -eceivinga
larger amount Of mail money, eco y aunum, but
thev carefully conceal the fact that the Company was
tas :ne Com Vanderbilt at the samehme over S6OOooV
y annum subsidy, which is now saved. Inc bears
also sreAk Of the Vanderbilt boats as tubs, ano OF
the poscbsse Of them by the P4clhc Company as M
vclvrg the loss Of nearly all the money palc Tor them
Two If these tubs,r however, haze cost the Con-
nodore whia year or two nearly SOU, OOO P2id to
MFR. Garrison for his interest aud expended in
Il, tu,s have ValQe,
The stock opened at 92l, and advanced
div IN s3l at which 500 shares sold al the
Sacoud Board Panama was alse buoysnf, selling at
t3 AZ 80 seafnst 1872 Yesterday Reading was not
sc.;v, but firm In the Western Shares there was a
buoyRnt feeling, and nearly every description I'M
trcyAd Rock Island was in good request, and soid
69a an advance Of y cent. Ga.enR also improved
y osut Southern Guaranteed was IN demand, aud
cd IS Sign ss Is. The old stock improved to 81 AT
tie stooCd Board there was strong feeling up TO the
ose Ct lie sesson but in the street. after the aooara
sut norton Of the rmness which bad characterized
te rsrsst curing the day was lost. TIE closing prices
were Virginia G., $685. Missouri 6s. S0i SO4i
Canton Company l9i AGO. Cumberland Coal Com
many Pfefer1ed, 10 al6; New-YoTk Central Rail
road 70sgTOa; Erie Railroad, S2asi Hudson River
Railroad. 3S1 &c., Harlem Railroad, S3a9; Harlem
Prsserred 32la32i; Reading Railroad, 4os a iVsi
Michigan Central Railroad, 36I $685. Michigan South
.erp ane Northern Indiana Railroad o9S4i DO Guar
au,sed I8aISl; Panama Railroad, 1925 lS3 Illinois
Cent.a: Railroad 574 ash Galena and Chicago Kali
ROAD, 57sa57t; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, II
al9l; Cbcsgo and Rock Island Railroad, 62i @ 62si
Illinois Central Railroad U.s. SS4 0ssii Pacific Maui
1884, ae33.
There "a nothing Of importance doing in Exchange,
ana quotations. arc pouinslly as before.
- L.1xa (Nnftnr OF Va !
80 Sb;.. Pork at So Cd; 500 bbls Resin at 2s. Cd
100 tos Lard a. 25s $50 boxes Bacon at 2si 200 tcs
Ref at 4s Cd; 5000 Slaves private terms. To
London per steamer 900 ties. Beef at 6s.; 400 bbs
an at 2s, and per packet, 5000 Slaves On private
-,arns. and 100 boxes and 100 bales Bacon at SDs
vasss Of $50 tuns rom Jacksonville TO Cardenas with
yac,hor nj 40 snd ode Of the same size from Mobile
70 Ma;aryss a. the same rate.
Tbs business Of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts
k2sl 95I 4O-for Customs So, 0OO Payments, $4ol,
SOS a. Balance e. 6O7 $50 63. The notifications TO-
day Of drafts for the payment Of Post-Otnce scrip
reach $500, COO
The business Of the Clearing House large,
4a6. 3lS a53 The interest on tie East Pennsylvania
Ra:ircsd Bonds, due LIST March, will be paid at the
.ofios of Geo. W. Mclean, No. "a William street.
TIE eseaner to-day takes specie but the Arago on
Saturday Il is possible, may take half mllllon, al
though not 20 much is &c. engaged. Mr.. George n.
SistAze No. 50 Exchange place buys the outstanding
debt OF Texas. The PERIOD for the presentation Of
caius ex pres shortly. At meeting of the Executive
orn:t:ee Of the Rock Island Road, held to day, the
ssns were instructed not 10 make any permanent ar
anaeents FOR freight business with any sstern road
intending 70 hold teeir influence for the highest bidder
vhs;tsr il be the Grand Trunk the Fort Wayne, or
toe Eev-Yerk roads. We notice q private gale OF
$4,000 Eew-York Is, 1866, for banking purposes, at
1851 The private demand fer Investment securities is
quite active, and prices have sn upward tendency.
A. the late meeting Of the Naugataek koad, no
ohADge wa made in the Board Of Directors, and Dir.
BisAop wss .eapponte6 President. The receipts OF
the Company for tire year ending in December Last
$2il $780, the expenditures, $ll3S31, aside from
*e2753 for coupon interest, taxes &c the net gam
being $l04 772. This little over 10 cent upon
the oap..Ai stock. The road has made, average,
oysr7 cent year during tie last four yesrs, not
wthSaadng the great depression of business in 1878.
Every month In the year 1859 shows All increase upon
<e receipts Of the cores pondrg month in 1853, the
nereaee FOR the year being nearly $4,000.
decided improvement has been noticed during the
past SeeA IL the Dry Goods Jobbing trade yet Il has
rot Essa As general ~ hsret ofore.
Tbose houses having connections with the more
northern districts Of the South and who have hereto.
fo1e supplied tie country merchants Of those sec