New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-21
WrnSEsnAY. Feb. sO-P. N.

We had firm Stock market this morning, with
moderate amount of activity. The purchases were
bryely for cash to cover eonraos The bears did not
show much disposition TO put out contracts, whe the
feature before noticed Of the Indifference Of the public
10 the stock movement, was prominent In man! oe-
crpions of stock shares have become quile scarce
and the wants Of the shorts for daily delivery IL one OF
The strongest sustaining forces OF the market. Inc
quotations show generally ad, snce Of tas cent
on este days prices. Between the Boards the mar
ket was DULL but firm AT the Second Board the Trans
actions were limited but holders were firm, and In
some cases higher prices were established One or t"o
prominent bears hammered the market without show
ing much disposition TO part with stock In TIE Dohu
market there was we-distrbuted business OF rather
greater extent than usual The only important change
was in Hannibal and St. joseph BONDS, which
cold during the day low as 43, fur
ther decline of ~ . cent, but afierward re-
covered to IS bid. STATE SOcks with the exception OF
V:rginias were better and there were also better
feeling in Government Securities. The 6s OF leoo
sold at the Second Board, at So an Improvement Of
q cent At the close the market was dull but hrm, al
kre following quotations: Virginia ts, 75a75si Mis-
sOuri 6s, 65,aG6; Canton Company, l4GlJ' Cum
berland Coal as; Pacific Mail, 81 1915 New-iork
Central Railroad, 77Iq77t; Erie Railroad, 81. &o2i
HUBS, River railroad, 49s ~td4i hulem AaiIlO""
IS alJ2; Harlem Preferred, 3Sl 39l; Reading Rail
road 42a 42l Michigan Central Railroad, 50t a. 6t;
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, Ia
9lH; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana RAfi-
road, Guaranteed 3lld32; Panama Railroad, ll3s a
H5 Illinois GENITAL Railroad, ~! ai9.; Galena and
Chicago Railroad, 71iG72i; Cleveland and Toieco
Railroad 81! a3-i CDicsso sDo Rock Island Railroad,
aI057I; Chicago, Burlington, sEo Qancy Railroad,
7li072; Illinois Central Is, 9GG@.
In foreign bills there is nothing Of Importance dong
to-day lut rates are steady ut lOi 1855 for Sterling
and 545a537y for Francs. Bankers here are DONG
very little in Southern bile, in cOnsequence Of the
Doubt about cearances and Of the collection Of bills
Il they should be disbonored.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was; Receipts,
$l74,475 34-for Customs $4,000 Payment, 49,
80 o.; Balance $33J2,s2S Ss.
Freigbts-To London: ], 500 bbls. OI-Cake at 4s.;
900 boxes Bacon at 2s Cd $50 bbls. Lard at 42s Cd
Oo bbls Flour at As and 100 tcs Beef at S. Cd. To
Liverpool 400 bses Compressed and Uncompressed al
Il-3z0fd.; 20 bales Sea Island at 3D. 700 bOls
Flour on private terms; COO BUSH Wheat at Il d. III
bulk; 10000 bush. Corn, in bulk, at II 3D., and 4OO
boxes Bacon az 3s Cd i0s In charters, we hear OF
vessel Of 10 iuns from Jacksonville 10 Windward
Isand with Lumber at $ll. vessel Of Luz bois'
capacity to WindwaId Island for S1OOi one Of 4OO
tuns out to the north side of Cuba for g. OO0 and
vessel Of 500 tuns out to Havana with Coal al & ~ =
tun.
The following s the weekly statement of earnings OF
the St. Louis, Aton and Chicago road for tie second
week in February: