New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-26

MONDAY, Feb. 2jeP. N.

There has been an enlne III 'h0 'Vh' va '"''
street to-day and the indifference which has marked
che movement of the last few days gave way TO large
activity and very buoyant market. The change is
70 be mainly ascribed TO what was looked upon as
more favorable advices from Washington, indicating
that the deliberations of the Peace Conference would
result in the adoption of calculated 10 pacate
the South and retain the Border States in the Union
This element was materially aided by the favorable
taking of the Government loan showing that the public
confidence was still strong in the perpeuity OF tie
Government In the early part Of the day the shorts
came in as free buyers TO contracts and this slim
ulated parties disposed be bulls who had been waiting
for change in the sluggish character Of the market
The competition between these two classes OF buyers
carried the market steadily forward and general adj
vance Of a3 q was established, every description OF
stock cold participating in the improvement. The
most important advance in Toledo, which sold as
high AZ 352 Central which was AZ on Saturday sold
up to 49, and later in the day to ~ Erie was buoy
ant aud advanced TO 32i. Between the Boards the
improved feeling was sustained with a fair amount OF
business DONE in some instances, at an advance The
market at the Second Board was unusually active but
somewhat irregular. Some descriptions Lost portion
of the advance of the morning. but others touched still
higher rates. Illinois Central was among the buoynt
tocks. and advanced to 3D. against 7Si Saturday.
came very frm-Central selling as high as ~, but at
the close of business there less strength IN prices
and disposition shown TO make slight concession for
the purpose Of edecting sales The market has been
strong for State socks with large transactions in Mis-
sours at an advance Of lal! cent. In Railroad
Bonds the transactions were very limited. Govern.
ment stocks We're yorably influenced by the taking of
the new loan, and are held or p cent higher. The
closing quotations are: United States SO, 1874 86s
81; Tennessee 6s, 74i a74l; Virginia &c, 75l a76l;
Missouri &c, 66a66I; Canton Company, Ia Cumber-
land Coal, 7a8; Pacific Mail, 81 d85l; New-York
Central Railroad, 7Sa 97si; Erie Railroad, 353
80; Hudson River Railroad AS a45i; Harlem Rail
road I6I l69; Harlem Preferred, 40 0iOt; Reading
Railroad, 44d4lS; Michigan Central Railroad 1o@
S. Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
l4;aI5l; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad Guaranteed, 33a33; Panama Railroad, ia
OLA; Illinois Central Railroad, 81 0Sll Galena and
Chicago Railroad 73a73!; Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad, 35l o3j3; Chicago and Rock Island Rail
road $50 aj9 Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Rail
road, '72I G73 Illinois Central 7s go 96I.
The foreign bill market opens with frmness, the
leading drawers asking lO6 for Sterling, and making
small Gales at that. The range is lO5 CLOG for good
signatures and the supply Of commercial names quite
light.
Freiehts-To Liverpool $50 bales Cotton 1922 3D..
500 boxes Bacon and 100 bills Lard 40s 20 tuns Tai
low, 37s. 3D.. $500 bush. Corn, 12ld, in bags. To
London, 300 bbls Flour, As; 900 tcs Beef, &c. ID. y
30i ID; 50 Anowroot 42s. 3D.; 500 boxes Bacon
and 100 bbls. Lard 40s To Glasgow, 10 tuns Talow,
40s. 10 tuns Clover Seed, 45s; 300 bbls Flour, 4s.
sch. to Glasgow, with Tar and Rosin, at 4s., and
Spirits of Turpentine at Sc. A vessel TO Newcastle,
with Rosn, at IS. sch. from Machias to the north
side of Cuba aud back, aud brig of 800 tuns TO the
north side Of Cuba and back, on private terms.
The business of the Sub-Treasury wss Receipts,
$2552O9 89-ior Customs, So, OOO Payments, ST.
362 IL; Balance, $5,S3i,47l 81.
OF the receipts to-day, about 81 400 900 ia on ac-
count Of the deposits for the new loan
The third week of February on the Galena road
$50 90
o.
We gave yesterday the increase on the Toledo. The
figures are as follows:
Thiri week, Oh
ThndW week. 1907 looVO ~
Increase $4,9s9 80
The Illinois Central will show heavy increase the
third week Of February. The first four days are
$4,000, an excess on freight alone.
There has been an active demand to-day for the new
Government loan, which was awarded at an average
m about 9Ol. few opening sales were made at Oh
S9li, but the eagerness 10 bay 80 great that the
market went rapidly up to 93s with small lots high
as "a. Probably half million changed hands to-day
s2l a93l. At the close the supply rather exceeded
tne demand, and the stock was offered ut 93l. The
promptness with which Mr. Dix awarded this loan is
nVoraoly commented on. All the fortunate bidders
reserved their notices of acceptance this morning. In
inc haste ofgettng the notices of few errors occurred
wni'h may make some changes necessary in the appor.
uOnmen' 70 the 70 lS-lOO bidders, who now appears
onIy get about 81 y cent of their bids One bid of
$1,000 at 70 i'ioO was made which hes not yet been
s"sfoeo snough the bidder is clearly entitled to the
stock We annex the Official award of the loan 70
Few-York bidders, as received by Mr.. sub.rrasu,er
Cisco from the Treasury Department:
~. 1890 A.. At For each
Trevor Cogs.e...,........ i2I0O "a isioS Pi%
etttsrlss kCo....,,.....,..... $4,000 a. iS,oC ~
Mad, Drexel Co............. l,3iAOO " mn ioo
W. ~ iszses.'.''.'''..s'.." 1900 81 5oloo 100