New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-07
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6-P. n.

There was large business at the Stock Board tins
morning, and the improved feeling of yesterday comm
ued at the opening. As tie session proceeded, how.
ever tie quotations exhibited weakness and the feel.
ing at tie cloe Was tame. Tie rapid advance Of yes
terday Las brought ont some stocks for realizing and
has also given the bears courage 10 put out some short
lines. There seems TO be, however no determined
policy of action The same parties being sellers of
stocks, bile they are buyers Of Others The adviees
from the South are looked upon favorable, aud A. in
dicating tossible peaceful solution Of our political
troubles but the future is still much enthrouded in
doubt that The public ght very Shy of the stock arena
and without aid from the public bull movement IL
very seldom successful. The coumission houses AZ
pear TO have quite as many orders to sell az TO buy
The shorts were free buyers to-day and onl, one or
two bear. exhibited energy in resisting the move
ment Between the boards there was a moderate
business at steady rates. Tie transactions at The Sec
opd Board were at irregular prices, prominent opera
tor hammeripg the market with considerable yigor.
The tendency of prices was downward, although The
changes ere immaleIia but after the regular session
there was better feeling, and prices had
strong upward tendency. TIE result Of the
dsvs operations s large business, aud general I'd
vance of TO y cent as compared with yesterday.
ceiling at II after the Second Board agans, "a yester
day. In Safe Stocks, with fair activity, there hhs
been an advance established Of 10 T. cent tie mar
ke however closing weak. Treasury Notes are hrmer,
and selling at liali e cent prem for the ~ y cents.
Sales Of Government 5s 1865, were made at Sc dS6I.
The tendency of the new loan has an unfayorable in
fuence upon Government securities. Railroad bondr
Of good character are very firm The closing quotations
are as follows, with II strong market: United States
s. 1874, s8aol; Virginia Co, 73l 13i; Tennessee Gs,
7Ia7I!: missouri G., col; Canton Company, II!
a I5I; Pacific Mail, Sll a 81; Nev-York Celua Rail
road, ~. d79t Enc Railroad, 50! a32li Hudson
River Railroad 49, AL; Harlem Railroad, l6dl6i;
Harlem Preferred, 39i 1891 Reading Railroad, 43i a
49,; Michigan Central Railroad, 55i a55! Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana Railroao lil @l4i
Mctig-n Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Guaranteed, 81 321; Panama RAILROAD, III llj;
illinois Central Railroad; II q77l Gaena and Chicago
Railroad. 7la7I4; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad,
81 a33; Chicago and Rook Island Rail Dad, Sc sol;
Cb cago, Burlington, ayd Quincy Railroad, 69I a70i
Illinois Central 70, 9Jd96.
The foreign bill market this morning has been quiet
but unsettled. Sterling cannot DO quoted higher ths1
LOG for best signatures. Francs, 545 j3j The sup
ply IL abundant Of high class commercial names.
Freigbts: To Liverpool, 700 bales Cotton at ! a
1l-32d COO boxes Cheese ut ijr 500 bbls, Flour at
S. 3D. u 900 bush Wheat al Id in bulk, end u II.
in bags 900 bush. Corn at I"3d in bulk GOO boxes
BacoRat 35s; 400 bbs Lard At 35s.; and 200 bb!s.
Tar al a. To London, 5000 bbls. Flour At Slid
$50 boxes Bacon at 4s 500 bbls. and tee. Pork and
Beef at 40s. and 400 bbls Lard As. To Glasgow,
10000 bush. Wheat private TERMS 600 bbs. Flour
at 81. 3D. To Bremen, 100 cases Tobacco al 30s. TIE
ship North Wind Was chartered TO load with Flour at
A. Wheat at l4d. in ships bags, ard Bacon at 45s
The ship Hornet, 10 Bristol, with Flour nj Sc. 3D.,
Wheat at II d. in clippers bass and heavy goods at
37s. Cd bark 10 Rotterdam, with slaves on private
terms and ship Of 300 tuis, 10 Liverpool on private
terms.
The business Of the Sub-Treasury was Total Re-
CENTS 500, 800 GS--for Customs, $40 900; Paymens
$237 ,3O5 n; Balance, 81, s62,J 55 Os.
The business Of the Clearing. House was $2l 033 79S
The Exchange Fire Insurance Company has declared o
dividend Of 81 per cent payable o. the 2Oih instant
The New. York Fire and Marine Insurance Company
has declared semi-annua dividend Of per cent pay.
able on demand. The City Fire Insurance Company
has declared dividend of q PEI share.
There II rati er more cheerful feeling In business
circles to-day, and business begins 70 revive among
the dry goods and commission bouSes. Retailers and
country merchants begin 10 realize that, even the
Union is broken up the country must have goodt aud
that the wheels Of trade cannot for long he blocked In
money matters the condition Of the market is as before
noticed on demand money il abundant at 6a7 y cent
Strictly tcass paper continues to be scarce and is
passed freely in The stree. at Tag cent Very good
signatures however, will not 20 better than ioaH
cent There is 6rmer feeling In Treasury Notes, and