New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-20
gRCOrD BOARD.
THURSDAY, March l9--P. /,

THURSDAY, March l9-P. N.
The stock list shows further elimination OF
business in shares but fair trade In Federal securities
and railway bonds. State stocks were rather hcaVy,
and for Tennessees and Mssours prices were from 70
lower without large Sales For the best descriptions
of railway bonds the demand il increasing and prices
are gradually workiDgup. Thequestion safety inmah-
ing investments now embraces political complications,
andralway bonds find favor with many in preference 10
ANYTHING ee in the stock market the ground that
whatever disturbance takes place railways must be
necessity subject 10 diminished business but not 10
the destruction Of traffic. Or in other words, that raul
ways are quite likely TO maintain fair degree Oh
productiveness any class of property Speculation is
almost az dead lock at the Board and the movements
AN, on the diminishing scale from day 10 day. The
operators who live upon the fluctuations Of the market,
find hut little encouragement in working either
for the rise or fall and feeling OF profound
indifference to speculative movements is dif'as'
ing itself in the street The Western shares
were generally fraction lower at the First Board
except Galena which advanced TO m. The dealings
throughout were very small At the Second Board
the market presented the features OF dizziness,
with bun little variation in the quotations for Railway
shares Railway Bonds in good request, and the
quotations in several instances show very fair I'D.
vance over the morning sales. Michigan Southern ID
Mortgages went mp 70 g. rise Of y cent ar COM
pared with the last transactions Michigan Central
Sinking Funds advanced to IO3 There was but little
doing after the Board and the market closes very tame
AT the following prices: United States Elves, 1874 s9S
Se! United States e. 1881, reg jh1953; Tennessee
state g. 54a7II; Virginia State &C. n! S77i Missouri
State &c, 65i ISL; Canton Company, l4i@l5 Pa
AZ. "A ~ a. Central
Railroad. 78ia7S! Erie Railroad, 3a2!; Hudson
River Railroad, A, e4li Harlem Railroad l5aisti
Harlem Railroad preferred, 3Si $50; Reading Kali
road. 43l043,; Michigan Central Railroad, 37So'ti
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad,
i6iQ l6S; Michigan Southern and Northern indena
Railroad Guarnnteed Stock 36i S36i Panama Railroad
Ilj ll6 Illinois Central Railroad, 800 800; Galena
and Chicago Railroad, 7lia7li; Cleveland and Tole-
do Railroad, 81; asi. Chicago and Rock Island Rail
rosd, 57,a57, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road, 7li472; Illinois Central Railroad 10, lNsloOi
Foreign Exchange u firm at the advanced rates, with
small business l07 is still the asking rate for bank
ers' bills Commercial signatures range FROM 1860
1861. Francs are quoted at $50 a 5.25.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
81, 392 46-for Customs, $4,000; Payments, 6lo9S
Us; Balance, q, $780, 35 10.
We annex a comparative statement u the Exports
Exclusive of specie from NewYor to Foreign Pors
for the week aud sinee Jan. I:
$1,000. iS5s; .j 1850. I fsSl;;
Previously reported. iOiaO,NS lS,soarso SDe'@a
sae. Jan. i.........sI,s.7,esa sl7,ssa4 ssssi..Il
The earnings Of tho Michigan Central Railroad the
second week of March were as follows:
Second week 1861. sJ,i0 90
Second week, lIe": ''!'"'.'''."'' 81" u