New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-12
sEcoxp BoARD.
THURSDAY, April LIP. N.


THURSDAY, April lip. N.
TIE bears have still the advantage in the Stock
Market The doubts in regard 20 influences OF The
events Of the immediate future contnue 10 press heavily
upon prices, crushing out any recnferative element
which the m ,rket may contain. The apprehension OF
di-aster bring ont large amounts Of sick, not from III
ability upon the part Of holders 10 carry them, but
from belief that even thu present low quotations
cauno be sustained unless by some unexpected turn
in affairs at the South, collision sbonld be ave'ted
The amount Of transactions to-day was que large,
with a large proportion Of cash stock. There was
fair demand for buyers options but 'he movement US
lar could be traced mainly confined 10 street
operators The commission houses a-e DOING very t-
tie in the way Of buying for their cost mers excepting
10 cover thor conir cts. Central opened ~ '5l hut
under moderate sales fell of TO 13i, lower than 1t has
touched for many months Erie wAs alro lower,
selling at 2il. Iladson River dropped TO 81,
a decline Of v cent. Reading WIS very heavy
and declined u v cent. Pacific Mnil was pressed
on The markc. at farther decline Of u cent, aud
Psnama touched I01-a decline Of II cent The
steamer Of to-day these lines had 100 sangers
The Western etaros sympaihized in The decline 81
other descriptions. Illinois Central fell of 70 90,
again,t II al the Second Board yesterday. The saes
Il this stock were unusually large Ga.sna ieli oil
y cent Il ok Island II v cent, Toledo cent, hiehi
gan n,ud 1, cent, Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana, Guaranteed Stock, u cent,
&c. Between tho Boards the market was
firm, and in some cases higher, with a mod
crate ACTIVITY. At the Second Board tie feeling
was better and the fancios generally a Y higher.
The Improvement wis most marked in iiudfon River,
which advanced q cent. The market was hrmcr nj
the clo,e and continued in the street until
late in the afternoon when prices Yielded trife, and
LEFT of weak. The business in State bonds has been
very large reaching $3.50 600 Of which about $4,000
were Mlss uri u. The ma ket has been well sus.
tanned considering this pressure Of bonds mp on IT, the
principal decline having been in Tcuneseesl = cent.
Government stock il IN GOOD demand for investment,
AMI quotations are steady Railroad bonds Of doubtful
character are very heavy but fret mortgages OF tie
leading lines are in demand Il, full prices. The test
quotations were: United States Is, 1874, Si aSi;
TenDc,eo State Gs, 70a70l; Virginia State &C., Is, a
co. Misouri State e, 50 aGO Canton Company, l3S
ala. Cumberland Coal Company, 506i; Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, 77i677Ii New.York Central
Railroad, 20 Erie Railroad, 2il ass; Hudson
River Railroad, 4Odioi Harlem Railroad 49, abs;
Harlem Rsilroad Preferred 3ji S35i; Reading Railroad,
-
gan southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, ~ q
Il; Michigan Southern aud Northern Indiana Rail-
road, Guaranteed Stock, 81 as /; Panama Railroad,
100 l0y Illinois Central Railroad, GSl atsi; Glena
and Chicago Railroad ~ dti. Cleveland aud Toledo
Railroad, ri 49, Chicago and Rock Island Railroad,
vi aigl Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad,
6SI aGS.; Illinois Central -, 81 G95.
In foreign bills there il nothing Of importance doing,
and the quotations are heavy.
FreiQhis are a shade Grmer. To Liverpool, - 20
hhds. Taow at 3s. 3D.; 1880 bush. Corn IN bulk
and bags at % ql0d. % hhds Tnllow &c 7'. Cd. 100
bales Cotton Mt 3-lGd; 1900 bbls. Flour at 20 3D. 80
plQs. Lard AT 3Is I'd a gs Cd 80 do. Bacon at Sea-.
% coo busb Wheat IN bags at lCl al0ld.; and per
steamer 10 coo busb Corn at ii d., in huge. To Lon
dom 5000 bbI. Flour at 81. Cd 500 do OIL Cake at
:sja, aud 10, G00 bush. Wheat ut l9llld To Glas-
gov: Per steamer, 50 hags peas at I'D; $50 pkgs.
Lard ut Sos 1000 bush heat AT l2ld, in bags; 500
bills Flour at s. 3D.. and 900 bash Cora in bags at
Il}d To Bremen: 600 bbs. Rosin a. is. Is, and
200 hhds. Tobacco at ga. Cd. To Rotterdam: 1900
bush Rye az I'D. in ships blgs. 10 Brisol: 1900
bbs Flour on private terms To Lisbon; $4,000 bush.
Wheat in clippers bags ht PC. slip Of 900 tuns
to Cork and l. market with grain at l2d., in bulk and
bags. To Bristol: The ship 1ropic with 600 bbls.
Forr az 81 3D., and 1900 bush. Wheat at Id. in
ships bags and one 70 the port with 5000 bush.
Wheat at ld 10 bags, aud 1000 bbls. Flour at S. 81.
The business of the Sdb.TeIsury Was: Receipts,
$lll $50 lIfor Customs 81 ,000i Payments, $780,"
.82 30; Balance, S. l98,95i ~.
The Chicago and Rock Island Railroad earned tho
first week OF April: