New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-25
SECOND BOARD.
"WEDNESDAY, April 2i-P. n

The business Of tie Stock Beard this morning was
only to moderate extent. The tendency Of prices
was downward throughout. with a triing rally
and then at the close Of The calls. The market
much less excited than Of late there being growing
confidence in the ability Of the Government to hold
Washington against any danger which may threaten it,
and in the eventual result Of the present conflict. The
future however is 80 full Of gloon disaster and doubt
that we hardly lock for any permanent strength in
the Stock market until these removed The shorts
are the principal buyers of Stocks to-day but eynce
Willingness to put out contracts whenever there
was any demand. The time contracts, however, We're
to very limited extent, not being easy to set out
sellers options, and as the public have ltile in
ntho Stock speculation buyers options were
also in limited demand. Between the Boards there
was nothing doing. At the Second Board the
eaIne feeling prevailed AZ at tho morning res
sion, but with less strength. The GALES
TO "A large extent for cash, although the bears
offered their options freely and quotations
toII y cent of. The decline Of the day is = cent
in Central, / p cent in Erie, ] v cent in Hudson
River, 9 T. cent in Harlem q cent in Toledo, y
cent in Gaena v cent in Rock leland, &C. In State
Stocks the movement was moderate and the market
without violent fluctuations except In Virginas. Mia
eouri Gs fell of to f2. Kentuckys 30 and Tennes-
see Gs 49, Vrgnias were very heavy, and after OPEN
ing at i6 touched ~ against 10 yesterday Twelve y
cent Treasury Notes sold at par. In Government secu
rites there was but i,te done, and the quotations arc
Of TO 9 y cent Railroad bonds are very dull and
prices are generally lower. The closing quotations
were: United States Js 1874, 7JG7S; Tennessee 6s,
i3niGI; Virginia g. u o42; Missouri Is, AZ ei3i
Canton COMPANY, CLOS; Pacific Mail Steamship
Companv, Gfa65J; New-YorkCentral Railroad, 7Us
OIL; Erie Railroad 49, qlsl; Hudson River Rail-
road. 80 rs; Harlem Railroad, l2Io12i; Harlem
Railroad Preferred, 90 030; Reading Railroad, 3l6
81; Michigan Central Railroad, f2i942s; Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad l3l2l3i;
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Guaranteed Stock, 27I G28l Panama Railroad, 1000
1000; Illinois Central Railroad, So 0Go; Galena and
Chicago Railroad, So a57; Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad, %, o23l Chicago and Rock Island Railroad
300 3G!; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,
81 49,, Illinois Cehtra RAILROAD 70, So S9I.
The closing rates for Exchange per this steamer show
still lower figures than we quoted yesterday. Sterling
is quoted at 1861 1906. Tor best Francs 5000
$685. Large orders have gone out for gold in return
for bills
Freights: To Liverpool-9O,OO O bush. Wheat at ID
GSd bags; 600 bush Corn ID in bulk and ID. ships
bags; 1900 bbls Flour 2ss 3D. 700 tics. Lard 25s. 2s
Cd; by steamer II 900 bxs. Cheese Os 6baes Cotton
compressed at 3lGd. To London: 20 600 bush. Wheat
Cd. in ships bags Charters: British brig l6O tuns,
to Genoa at $1,000; a bark Of 400 tuns to Buenos
Ayres, on private terms.
The business of the Sab!Treasury was: Receipts,
$537, III 9l-for Customs, $4,000; Payments, s39,-
925 %; Balance. 81 1854 80. LL
The business Of the Clearing House was sl6,l
III. The City Washington brings $4,000 in specie,
and the California ship is safely at hand with $S4i'
900, having escaped the tender merces OF the Confed-
erate pirates II is evident by the tone OF the CONNER
cia letters FROM the South thS the unanuity and Gu