New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-29
TrEspAr. Feb. 2s-p. y.

With fair degree Of activity today, the Stock
market was irregular. The most marked feature was
the change in tone in regard 10 Panama and Pacific
Mail which, from being the mest stocks on the list,
pressed for sale and Eel of IL cent. As far
as we ascertain there is no change in the position
of eithsr of the Companies and street rumor acFbes
the decline Of to-day to sales by the parties in interest
who baye Just returned from Panama. and who are dis
sasisfed with the arrangement concluded in their alb
eence between The Mail Company and Mr. Vanderbilt.
Pacific Mail opened at 941, but, stock coming on.
freely, tie market fell of to o. and
at the Second Board touched on Ire
question of dividend win probably be- settled in few
days. HudsoD River heavy, selling down TO 81!
under ruuors Of breach Of friendly relations with the
Harlem Read, and that an iTepressible conflict was
about to commence between the two corporations.
The faro 10 Albany is stated is to be reduced 10 Il
by the Harlem Road Harlem stock was also heavy
from the came cause. Reading was firm, and sold at
II short, sellers option. In the Western shares
the make; was quite steady, hut no, very ac-
tive. There was rally 10 Michigan Southern
Guaranteed, which sold as high as l6, closing a, Is
The Old stock improved 20 z. Galena and Rock leland
were better but the Improvement not important. At
the Second Board there bat little tone IN the fan
cies aId tie market heavy, continuing 80 in the
street afer the session. There continues TO be air
demand for State Stocks bu; the quotations of yeser
day are barely sustained Mssonns fell OFF to 80, Nir
giriss 70 g2F sc. Government Js Texas sold a. 995
and g. Of 1867 at log. Railroad bonds are dub, but
without change Of importance. The closing prices
were Virginia Is, 92i a93 Missouri 6s. 80 as03;
Canton Company, l73 MS Cumberland Coal Com
pany Preferred, l54 Sl5l; New-York Central Rail
road, 20. a 703; Erie Railroad, S3a9 Hudson River
Railroad 81 aS7l; Harlem Railroad, g. 90; Harlem
Preferred, 80. 1926 Reading Railroad, 40 a II;
Michigan Central Railroad, So 81 Michigan South
ern and Northern Indiana Railroad at; do. Guar
autesc 49, l52 Panama Railroad, l3lz 1872; Illinois
Central Railroad 81 a574; Gslena and Chicago Rail
road, 81 e57; Cleveland aud Toledo Railroad, lSl
aI9; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 62l 0G2a
Illinois Ce1aal Railroad Bonds, So $50 Pacific Nal,
92la93.
TIE market for foreign bills has been irregular 70
this packet and the transactions DO not furnish ground
for close quotation. The demand has been quite
light and large line could be sod excepting at
eoncession Sterling is l0Sl l09 nomiDalyi Francs,
5Iss 10.
FIeiehts-To London, leo boxes Bacon az 30s.i -
tee Beef at o.. 200 bbls. Rosn at Sc. Cd. A. go ID.
To Liverpool, go bales uneom pressed Cotton a.
Esd. 10 bales compressed Cotton at 3D.. 10 tuns
Lard = Gamer at Boz. 10 tuns TsIow y steamer at
Gs. $50 boxes Tobacco at 2s., and 900 tuns Mahog-
any on private terms Tic Norwegian brig Advance
taken up to load al London with Spirits at 5s 6d
C., and Rosin at s..
The business OF the Sub-Treasury was Receipts,
$lsi Isl Ss-for Customs, sj9,O00 Payments, S6l9,-
Gsi s6-Califor1a Drafts, s9s ,O00 Balance sS,O&,-
1900 The disbursements within two days upon
account Of Pest Office scrip has reached about $svV oo
The notification Of new drafts to day were about
se01,GO0 The balance in the Sub-Treasury shows
reduction Of two millions from the highest Poiat OF
accumulation.
The third week Of February on the Michigan Cen
tai Road shows
La5l $3.50 - ~