New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-20
IECoEp hoard.
TUESDAY. Feb. l9-r. ".

TUESDAY, Feb. lg-F. ".
The stock market shows a general decline to-day,
the downward tendency being assisted by the opera
tons Of three four leading members Of the Board
who are largely interested for the fall The BARS Of
their operations is probably the uncertainty Of political
matters and the indifference Of the public to the specu
ative movement in the stock arena which seems rtler
to increase than diminish, Notwithstanding the great
abundance of money which usually induces street ore
ratiOns. There certainly many elements for bull
movement in the commercial and financial world, but
the general prosperity Of the country growing ont Of
the great crops Of last year and the foreign demand
for surplus breadstus is overshadowed by tho po-
ltical dangers which surround u.s. and which may cul
inmate in n civil permanent disruption Of the
Union In this state of thing, the hopeful portion Of
the usual operators in stocks lack the TO carry on
determined and vigorous bull movement and conhDe
themselves making shor rallies Of per cent
The market, in the mean tine, left almost entirely
without outside support, is very sensitive - -"'s''',
able rumors and ia easily ir.sssed by the attacks OF
The h.a.- IN any other state Of the market, such n
report ss that Just published OF the Illinois Central
Road could hardly have failed TO have caused rise,
showing as il does the almost absolute certainty that
within few years this splendid property will belong
TO the ,tockhodep having been entirely paid for 10y
the proceeds Of the lands Other stocks might look
perhaps quite 90 promising Illinois Central, but
still ss presenting future indicating intrinsic value
considerably higher than the market value Thee
facts however exert but little nAnence the market
operaors taking counsel Of their feare rather than their
hopes. Tie most active stock to-day was Toledo, Of
which 500 shares were sold a, 3li 32i Illinois Cen
trail and Erie were heavy under the lower quotations
from the other side by the Jura. Between the
Boards the market was lsngud, and generally lower
Erie was an exception, and improved cent. At
the Second Board with moderate business the mar
ke was irregular but generally frrner, which feeling
continued up 10 the close In the street, with more dis
position 10 buy. In State Stocks the movement was
dull but prices fcl of. Mssours declined ii' len
nessee = cent, Yrginias ! per cent. The only Nd.
porant change in Railroad Bonds was in Hannibal and
St. Josephs, which were pressed on the market and
sold down TO Al, decline Of q cent. The decline
s the result Of the doubts which are felt in regard 10
the payment Of the next interest The market az ihe
close had an upward tendency at the following pnce'
United States Sc, 1874, 81; Tennessee u, 73d'dii
Virginia Gs, 75e76; Missouri &c, 6ia6iii California
7s, new Issue, $751; CAUTION Company, Hielo; North
Carolina e., IA a7s Delaware and Hudson, SS Penn
sylvania Coal, 75ia7G.; Cumberland Coal, oseIii
Pacific Mail, S3i Ss4; New-York Central Railroad, "t
ell; Erie Railroad 81 a32; Hudson River Railroad,
I3 a; Harlem Railroad, ISL ale; Harlem Preferred,
3si 03sj Reading Railroad, 42i a43i Michigan Cen
trail Railroad 55i 55l Michigan Southern and North
ern Indiana Railroad, l4alfi Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Rsilrosd, Guaranteed, SlsSlti
Panama Railroad MANS Illinois Central Railroad
7s,a7si; Galena and Chicago Railroad, nia7lti
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad 39i 0Si; Chicago and
Rock Island Railroad, 67iS57i; Chicago, Burlington,
and Quincy Railroad, 70i OIL Illinois Central 49,
95096.
The market for foreign bills for the present steamer
has been very firm one, and rates show an advance
of y cent since the previous steamer. Sterling IL
lOi 1861 for commercial ard 1854 alO5 for bankers
signatures The supply Of outside bills s light, ana
the demand is almost entirely from bankers
FreQhts-The offerings are large, and the rates I'M
proved. To Liverpool 400 bales Of Cotton az IL
a2d.; 400 bales do, Sea Island by steamer, al td'
1000 bbls Flour at g. 3D. $50 boxes Bacon, al SUE
25 bids Shoulders at Fs. 3D. 800 bbla Lard, at i2s
Cd; J., 600 bushels Wheat, at sd. m bags Inc
steamer City Of Baltimore: 500 frkins Butter
at 65s; 5000 bags Cheese, at 8Ss,; 80 boxes
Bacon, at 55r.; 500 bbs and tee. Lard as. 10 Lon
don 200 tuns Oil Cake in bags, at 4Os 200 tes Beei
at &c. Cd; 1900 bbls Flour at 4s. 300 boxes Bacon,
at 42s. Cd; 5000 bush. Corn, at l3id. in bags To-
Bremen 500 bales Cotton, at lie. To Rotterdam 100
bales Cotton, at lc To London; A brig OF $50 tuns
was chartered 10 load Wheat, at l2id, in shippers
bags, and Flour, at Sc. Sd To Liverpool: brig Of
800 tuns to load Wheat at 3D. IN shippers bags and
Flour at 81. Cd. A bark Of 5000 tuns capacity for
Cork and market, with Corn, at l3id, in dips bags
The Michigan Central Railroad earned. the second
week Of February