New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-16
sRcoxD BOARD.
THURSDAY. March l5-P. NJ.


The tone of the Stock market continues very strong,
although Central Auctuates in accordance with the
hopes or fears excited by the dispatches from Albany
The bull obbers operate with courage than they
have shown for long time, and the market taxes
large lines of stock waicb, month ago, would not
have been absorbed without decline OF L cent.
So large sjority of the operators al the Board are
now interested for the rise that the ressancs Of the
bear deaers has but little effect. The incubus upon
fSe market ia the legislation at Albany and this re-
loved we should no doubt have active speculation
for the advance in the prominent faneies. Central
ovened at 73I, and advanced steadily to 732. The
DISPATCHES from Albany announcing the postI onement
OF the consideration Of the toll bill in the Senate, en-
couraeed the bulls and bet the Boards the stock
cold at "a proine 1t bull buying 500 shsres at that
price. Ii was then telegraphed tha an amendment
had been adopted restricting the operation OF the bill
to three years. and tn also looked upon as favor
able. Al the Second Board after selling at 7S5 the
market wss frmer and closed at "a bid, there still
being many unbehevers in regard 70 the passage OF
the toll bill pure and simple. Pacific Mail was
more active than of late, and firm a. "a. The West
ern shares had all upward tendency, although the
principal activity was In Rock Island, which, under
saes Of 1900 shares, advanced 10 %. meeting OF
the Directors Of this road has been called for the 26th
inst, when it is expected a dividend Of or 81 y
cent sill be declared. at the Second Board there was
very firm market, with considerable activity in the
western stocks especially GaeDa and Rock Island.
OF the former, large operator sold 500 shares,
which the market took without hesitation at 60, and
Chat price was afterward bid Rock ISland was firm,
and 10 demand at S. The advices from Missouri con
tnSe have depressing effect upon the stocks Of that
State, and they sold down to ST. a decline Of IL y
A. 1Off tho MAJ
Gid bill Other State stocks sympathize to come ex-
tent The msrket FOX Railroad bonds of the better
cas is firm, although not very active. At the close
the market was very firm for all descriptions OF
ssocss. The latest quotations were: for United
SUITES 6s, "a 10ls lOls; Virgins 6s, 932S94 Mis-
our 6s s1IGsll; Canton Company, 2OQ2es;
Cumberland Coal Company, 15al5li Pacific Mail,
93A294; New-York Central Railroad, 74a74i; Enc
RsilrCsd, gJ09i; Hudson River Railroad, 39039ii
Harlem Railroad, 1904; Harlem Preferred, 1854;
Reading Rsilroac, 42a42t; Michigan Central Rail-
road, 39i04O Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana Railroad, siasIi do. Guaranteed, E5 SlSi
Panama Railroad, 1884, al33l Illinois Central Rail
road, 81 COLL; Galena and Chicago Railroad, 600
eoi; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 2Os 92Oli Chi
-cago aud Rock Island Railroad, 65a65s; Illinoi,
Central "a, 9OI 09l.
The market ia quiet for foreign bills and without
change in rates.
Freights-To Liverpool, $50 bales Cotton at 5.l6d.i
300 boxes Cheese at 3Os.; $50 boxes Bacon at 25s.
200 cs Lard at 25s. $500 bush. Corn at I'd, in bags
80 casks Rice at 25s To London 500 boxes Cheese
st 4os 6s casks Rice 3Os. 20 boxes Tobacco at s.
81 200 bales do. ct 2Os. measurement SO bales Duck
at 25s- To Glasgow, 100 ties. Lard at 25s. 027S Cd
To Bremen, 200 bbls. Shoe Pegs at 2s. 3D. $50 cases
Tobacco at 25s. measurement. A vessel OF l6O tuns
fIcCa Jacksonville TO Havana, with lumber, at slo
The business Of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
$l64 sol 15-ior Customs 200; Payments $685.
-594 Sc; Balance, $s,000,724 40.
Suboined the February statement of the business
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: