New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-21

MrnNr.nAr. Mnrah Or. V.

The tone Of the Stock Market has undergone but ht-
SIC change since Yesterday Prices yield slowly, not
withdrawing the lpabie dullness aud lack Of specula-
i've vgor, and although the tendency Of such coDd-
tiOn Of brsiuess 10 drag The market down under the
weight of inactivity, IL is ncutridlod 70 certain ex-
tent by the abundant supply Of money. Hence, With
& very sluggish feeling, and no business in speculative
way outside Of the Stock Exchange and its immediate
connections there is pressure Of stocks for SALE and
10 Gccl.ne corresponding 10 he falling of in trGnsac.
.4us This csrSes very unsatisfactory feeling among
aock opera,ors-,hc bo'irefs gwl@S much OF Its viiay
70 rapid fluctuations. Ire present humdrum tone
sd lack of elasticity in he Quotations, render money
making or losing or he part Of either las or bears
meter Of difficulty. reprint 81 the business Of yes
teriay would Gns~er 'cry well for description Of it
to-day, eXceltin INC or two not important points The
trade IN Federal stocks was not quite rs brisk but
-rzs were not essentially changed. State stocks also
were generally ut about yesterday prices with fair
tusness. In Railway bonds there wRs some irregu-
laritv, but those which show 6 decline owe it 20
espeeial tauses Hannibal and ST. Joseph Land Grants
fell of % ia decline Of y cent This is in conse-
ouenee Of the proposition to fund coupons. The best
classes of mortgage bonds are scarce and tending 10
higher prices TIE most prominent feature in the deal
ngs to-day was displayed in the stock OF the Erie Rail
road, which was largely sold by one Of the leading
brokers' and fell off to 81 Next in point Of activity was
Illinois Central bat in this there no material
chance Of quotations. At the Second Board Erie
which had rallied slightly after the morning sales,
was largely supplied at 81, but wac taken very
well al the price. A repOr: has some currency
tbst an assessment Of s. T. share for expenses,
o. in contemplation, but we have not been
able 10 trace il 10 an authoritative source The opera
lions in THE stock Of the afternoon session embraced
3 400 shares aud az the close Of the call rallied to 81
but later in the day. was again offered at 81. New
York Central deolied I, and was dull. The marke;
yyas steady at the close, but without animation. The
latest prices were for United States Elves, lo'4, S9s
So: United States 6s 1881, req 9js a95li Virginia
State to, a.; 49, Tennessee State &C. 4t674s; Mis-
sour State &C. 65s d65zi Canton Company, l4i a 10
Cumberland Coal Co., as; - Pacific Mail Steamship
Co, s5I a S. New-York Central Railroad, 1918;
Erie Railroad 3Ot 81; Hudson River Railroad, a!
e.; Harlem Railroad, ~ l5! Harlem Railroad,
preferred, 49, a3Sl; Reading Railroad, 43! 49,
Michigan Central Railroad, a57}; Michigan South
ern and Northern Indiana Railroad, l6al 49,; Mich
iaan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, Guar
4nteed Stock, 36I az $751; Panama Railroad, ll6i III ;
Illinois Central Railroad, So 81; Galena and Chicago
Railroad ZIG G7Isi Cleveland and Toledo Railroad,
34ia3j; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 81! 5l
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, III s72i
Illinois Central Railroad Is, 100 1905.
Tie foreign exchange market is firmly sustained, and
considerable Gales have been made by leading bankers
n IO7 for Sterling The quotations are 1865 lO7
Francs range at from 5.Si a5.25.
Freghts Rates arc decidedly lower. To Liver
pooi-25 COO bush Wheat at I'D. in ships bags $500
bbls Flour at S. S. 3d.. 10000 bush. Corn in ships
bags at lOId; $50 hhds Tallow at 35s; Is hhds
Shoulders at 36s; 1890 boxes Bacon at 3is 800 tcs
Beef at S.. 500 bbls Pork at lsi 80 bbds. Taow at
3js; Per steamer, 10000 bush. Corn at 10 i2ld.i
10000 bush. Wheat at l24 I'D, in bags; 500 tics.
Lard at 40s and 20 ties. Flax seed al 81. To London
300 bbls Flour at 3s. Cd. 40 tuns Steel al 4Js 900
tuna heavy goods and Il, 600 bush. Wheat private
terms. To Glasgow-S,000 bush. Wheat, in bulk, on
private terms To Hayre--3O0 bbls. Flour at 81. In
charters hear Of schooDer of 1876 tuns QUITO Mar
settles and back, private terms and the ship Old
Hickory, TO Liverpool with Corn, at I'D, iii bags.
The business OF the Sut-TreasuIy was Receipts
So s2s 6f-for Customs So, 00O Payments, 1912 5is
81; Balance. $6326,2l4 10.
The earnings of the ST. Louis, Alton and Chicago
Railroad for the second week of March, asfolows: