New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-19
MONDAY, Feb. lS-p. ".

absence Of orders before noticed among the commission
houses and lack of vitality in the operations both of
bulls and bears The future is full of doubt and the
Inauguration of the ne Administration so nearat hand
that there is very little basis for operations excepting
by the more rash of SPECTATORS The conservative and
prudent operators hesitate to inaugurate movement
either way, when events may happen Of any moment
which may bring about sudden Tise or fal oi lV per
cent The tone of the adyces from Washington changes
with every hour, and the shrewdest habiues OF 'he
street are mysied by the constant contradictions rom
Wnshington correspondents. Under ALL however theIe
appears to be an abiding faith tba order WILL sooner
or later grow of the present chaos but the beey-
srs find it very difficult to give for the faith
that in them In Central the transactions were Un-
usually small and the price 7S which il y cent bet
ter than on Saturday. Erie was quiet, hut firm.
Reading was heavy at q cent decline. In the Westen
shares the market was irregular, but the changes
unimportant, excepting in Illinois Central, which,
under the favorable results Of the annual statement,
and the more favorable sdvces from London rallied
p cent Between the Boards the business very
bmited bu generally quotations were well sustained.
The Second Board showed langad market, and in
most descriptions lower quotations were established
The shorts were the principal buyers, and the bears
offered their options with consd, ollie freedom. AT
the close the market was heavy kslcoad bonds were
dull, but firm. The supply Offering is quite light.
State stocks are lower with moderate transactions.
The price for the bonds OF the SlayehoGng States uc
tnstes with every rumor from the South. The closing
prices were: Tennessee 6s, 49, lG7Sli Virginia Is,
76a76l; Missouri 6s 65 a 65, Canton Company
HaI45: Pacific Mail 81 a Sil Eew-YorE Central Rail
road III All; Erie Railroad, 32 323; Hudson River
Railroad 49, a4i; Harlem Railroad, l5s 0l5l; liar-
lem Preferred 3St 93s; Reading Railroad, AZ al
Giolgsn Central Railroad, So 5Gs Michigan SjS'h-
srn and Northera Indiana Railroad II ol4l; Mica
tZsn S0uihen and Northern Indiana Railroad, Guar
snteed 81 G3ll; Panama Railroad, ll2i ll3 Illinois
Genital Rilrosd, 7gs a79s Galena and Cbicsgo Rail
road III c72! Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 81 a
s2a; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad 57 SO; CHI
eago burlington, sEd Quincy Railroad, u az; Hi
nois Central IS, $3.50.
The market for foreign biils, with moderate aciiy'
y is rather rmer and some Of the bankers are asking
l05l 1854 for Sterling. The transactions, however,
are at les. The supply OF outside bills Is moderate
Francs are 5.4j aj.37i.
The rates for Freghis continue 10 advance owing 70
the scarcity Of grain vessels. To Livepcol-j0O D.es
Cotton ~ j-l6 6ll-32d; 600 bbs Flour at S. ID. a
3 Cd: 800 bbls Lard at s. Cd; 800 boxes Bacon at
7s. Cd. and 300 bbls Rosin at 80. Cd a3s. lUd To
Iondon-6 coo bush. Whest in bulk, at l3ld.; lOOJO
do do iu 81 ippers bags, at l3d 600 bbs Flour at
lsT 4s ID; 100 bales Hops al 3D.; 200 bbls. Navy
Beef 100 boxes Bacon and coo bbs. Pork on private
terns To HRyre-25, 900 bush. Wheat at p @23c. In
charters we hear Of vessel TO an English out port,
with Spirits Turpeutine, at Ss vessel Of $50 tuns,
from port in Mexico to Europe, at - y cubic feet;
brig Of 200 tuns back from the north eide Of Cuba with
sugar, at 3Sc; a vess4l OF 80 tuns out to Wndward
Iland for 81 OO0 brig Of 800 tuDs to the north side
Of Cuba aud back private terms brig Of 200 tuns,
from Norfolk TO Barbadoes with Staves $l3 so, and
vessel Of 200 tuDs, fom Norfolk to st. Croix With
Slaves, at $l2 y NJ.
TIE business Of the Snb-Treesury Receipts,
tlI2, ,4O7 25-fcr Customs, $4,000; Payments, $s,-
s93 90; Balance, $S,399,752 l6.
TIE earnings Of the Gaena Road for the Gecond week
Of February were:
9a5
'"''0O
Increase. ...............''.''.s..'.' sa,oZS
TIE Cleveland and Toledo Road earned il the same
week $I7,7l5 an increase Of 81 800 the week
of 1860.
The earnings Of the Illinois Central Road for the
nd week of February were:
1s5i...................... -
lS5O.".."..............."..... 3LCs9 70
Incresse..........."............. S26S32 rs
waking an increase since Jan. Of Sl95,O63 57
TIE receipts Of the Grand Trunk Railway for the
week ending
Fb.2weSs..... s48as3 So
Corresponding weeA last yeeL............ 5d5Ze W
Decrease s5175 80
Tb. Oswego and Syracuse Railroad has declared
s-nisppual dividend of cent, payable on the Goth
hst The Washington Marine Insurance Company
have declared dividend of y cent in cash, 10 the
stockholders. the frt day of February ensuing;
End also dividend Of Is p cent 10 the dealers be
ssued to Scrip the first day Of March ensuing The
kaehsDge Fire Insurance Company has declared a
dividend Of y p cent payable Goth inst. Mr.. b. +.
Warner has resigned the Cashersbip of the Continental
Bank, On account Of l-health. Mr.. Talman, the AS
ssssnt Cashier, will temporarily gil the vacancy.
1sere is an active demand for Treasury Notes. and the
premium mas advanced about 4 y cent The II y
cents are wanted at lo2i al02l and the II y cents
have been sold at IL p cent prernium: tLe
10 cents at y cent premjuro.
There are not many in the market. and the
oferng Of " cent long loan establishes the fact
s there win be no further issue at present Dopes
Sc Exchanges rather improving. At Cheago the
rate on New-York is 6 v cent. Philadelpbia has
passHcally resumed specie payment, and Baltimore
VIII, We hear, soon do so The money market shows
no change. The remarks Of yesterday apply equally
ws to-day. The specie By the Africa amounted to
xS,Gl, about 100000. II was anticipated that tho
speee receipts would fall of at this time, ~ on the
"ner side, whenthe ship leh, they Rad accounts Of