New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-03

MONDAY. Anril 2-P. NJ.

MONDAY, April 2-P. NJ.
The Stock market exhibited considerable activity to-
day. and the rea ton noticed last week continued in
some descriptions. Some of the prominent operators
have realized on their early purchases, and would now
be glad to zee lower quotations. tina, they might come
in again. In Central the Gales registered at the ist
session Of the Board added 600 shares opening at
70 and closng 49, The party that bought go largely
on Friday aud Saturday contnnedto make To-
day 10 the extent of several thousand shares and are
supposed TO have bought in all about25 OO sharesfora
CLIQUE that have been watching tbeprogess of affairs a.
Albany at the head Of which is prominent City Rail
road operator. Between the Boards the market was
depressed te II by the report of the Attorney General
of the State to the effect that ae act repeating the tolls
upon the Central Road was unconstitutional. There
was afterwsrd rally, aud the quotation recovered to
70, without much activity. The Western shares were
fairly active, but generally without important change
Galena wac heavy under statement that the trait; Of
the fourth week of March shows falling off of
0C00. Rock leland was 63i in the afternoon, dsi
dend of. The Michigan Southern shares were heavy.
The rapid rise in Michigan Central brought out coDsd-
erable stock, and the market fell of Y cent, sales
being made at A. At the Second Board, the gensral
market was frmer, with moderate business. The
strongest stock was Pacific Mai, which advanced to
l05 an improvement of " cent since Saturday. lathe
Bond market there considerable activity, and bet!
ter prices were obtained for the leading railroad bjni
Mssouris were heavy, and touched at Sls. The Erie
issues were up to y cent in consequence Of the
passage Of the bill TO facilitate the reorganization OF
the Company. The First Mortgage is 100! bid; for Sac,
ond Mortgage, 9il; Third AZ; Fourth, 81 Fifth, AZ;
Sinking Fund, 33J; C0nveribles, 81. Southern Mich
igsn Seconds sold at 44i. Michigan Central IS were
92l bid interest of equal 10 9Gl. AT the close, the
geaeral market steady az the annexed quotations:
Virginia 6s, 93i 99s; Missouri &c, 81 laSlS; Canton
Company, 29l d2ll Cumberland Coal Company, l44
Pacific Mail, lG50lC5l; n. Y. Central Railroad, IA
0775 Erie Railroad, ll40lll; Hudson River Rail-
road, 39i 40; Harlem Railroad, IOl l0i; Harlem
Railroad Preferred, So 0353 Reading Railroad, 429
42I; Michigan Central Railroad AL OIL; Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad 9i0i0;
Michigan Southern and NorthernIndape Guaranteed
2O62Ol; Panama Railroad, l3i9l34l; Illinois Central
Railroad, 62l062li Galena and Chicago Railroad, Gil
G6ls; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 23E d "a
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, So 963i; Illinois
Central ia, 81 aS9.
The market for foreign bills is firm, and leading
bankers are asking 1851 lO9 for Sterling. Frapcs
are 5lS3 Q5l64.
FreightsTo Liverpool, 800 bbls. Flour at 2s
500 bales Cotton at ID. 800 boxes Cheese at 30s.
$50 tierces Lsrd, private terms; 1900 bush. Corn
at 3d. in ships bags 500 bbs Spirits at 3d.; 900 fir
kns Butter at 2Os and per steamer 5000 bush. Corn
at 50. To London-5O boxes Bacon at 25s. To
Bremep-5O0 b6ls. Spirits, 800 bales Cotton and 500
bbls. Rosin, on private terms, and 100 bales Hops
at &C.. A ship from Charleston to Havre, with Cot
ton, at &c., and Rice at 50. A brig of $50 tuns to
Windward for 81 $50 and of same size for same
voyage at SOC p Dbl. vessel of 1872 TINS to Fer
nandina, on private terms out and 50 GS9 home, with
sawed boards and lumber. vessel from here to Sa-
vannah with coal at 81 so y tuu and back to Connec
ticut with Lumber at e. One of ls7 tuns with Iron
to the South at So IS = tun and back TO Maine with
sawed lumber at 80 y Al.
The business of the Sub.Treasury was: Recsipts, |
tl66 574 05 for Customs $sS,OOO Payments, $2i5,.
55l 81; Balance, 81 ,947, SIS 30.
The North River Insurance Company has declared |
a semi.apnul dividend Of y cent payable April TO-
The National Bank has declared a semi.annual div |
idend OF 81 y cent, payable on the 10th inst. The
business of the Clearing House, to-day was s2 49,.
354, which is large. Mr.. @. l.. Maxwell, late Max.
well & Dart, has been readmitted to the Board of |
Brokers. We have rather more active money mar
ket, but the rates about as before quoted De-
mand loans sac y cent, and paper 5la7 y cent.
We notice activity at private sale in Government
aud State Stocks. For registered Government 5s
1874, lO2 was refused private purchase of $4,000
Tennessee 6s was made at 9Ol and Messrs. Thomson
Brothers report sales to country bank of 20 900 N Y
js, 1877, at il2. fiat. Treasury Notes are I0!p
'ent premium for p cents.
Tho animal election Of the Panama Railroad Com |
'any was held to-day, and the following gentlemen
hosen Directors: William H. Aspinwall, Edwin Bart
ett Henry Chaupcey, Samuel w. Comstock, Ed. Gu
lard, William Felowes David Hosdley, Gouyerneur
iemble, Theodore w. Riley, James I. Soutter, John
steward, William White wright, jr., and Joseph w.
Alsop. Mr.. Alsop elected to fill the vacancy oc-
asioned by the death of Mr.. Isaac Townshend.
The new Directors Of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne,
nd Chicago Railroad Company, elected on Wednes-
sy, met on Thursday morning, at the office of the
company, in Pittsburgh, and were duly qualified. On
action Of j. Edgar Thomson, George w. Cas- was
ee cted President of the Board and Saml
lama Of Indiana unanimously chosen Vice-Presdent
PREVIOUS to the adjournment of the Board Mr.. Thom
ON resigned his position Director, AMI Thos. A.
colt was elected by the Board to fill the vacancy.
The amount at the several repositories subject to
10 draft of the United States Treasurer on the 10Th of
iarcb, was IA follows:
reaSury ofho United States Washington D. c.. IT
ssistant Treasurer Boston, Mass.,....... 922O6i 10
''islant Treasurer, Newly sSsiost At