New-York daily tribune., 1861-03-04
SATURDAY, March 2-P. NJ.

Before the session of the First Board, very heavy
feeling was displayed and prices were marked down
nearly or quite cent ON leading stocks IN the
guerilla transactions of the street The first operations
of the Board consequently Of the same character
and sort Of sem panic seemed TO take possession OF
the market. New-York Central, Erie, Hudson River
and others OF our local stocks fell off decidedly and the
disposition TO se appeared 10 predominate. Before
the Western slarescane up for consideration, however,
n private Telegram was read to tho Board, stating in
confident terms that the Virginia Convention would not
pass sece ss5n ordnance and from that time to the
close of the session the market had Imer aspect.
The Western shares were quite active, and al
though somewhat lower, were in good demand at
the decline. Illinois Central, Galena and Toledo
the most active stocks, all at decline Of about
" cent but ia the closing transactions for each there
was good disposition TO buy, and the session closed
with stronger feeling Between tho Boards the deal
ngs were not large, and there no decided change
but ut the afternoon sersion the disposition to sell in
creased, and, with but or two exceptions, prices
were lower than at the morning Board After tLead Our-
ment cheerful feeling prevailed and The last
prices Of the day were slightly better. The most inn
porian decline of the day il in stocks Of the Border
States from to T. cent, represented by Virginias
Missouris, and Tcnnessees; but the dispatches from
Virginia and North Carolina favorable 10 the Union
bad reassurng effect, and recovery Of from TO
a cent followed. Tie new loan OF Government sold
a ai a9i for coupon stock but later in the day cior-u
quite firm. The 1SfeaSS II the market, which COM
meneed in the morning. and held through the day,
with vibrations, is to be attributed 70 the political
ms!ll;;Ee1ce. which seemed 10 come bet and cold by
turns every hour but was upon the whole unsetting
L.: "a, In Ia in,
the peculaons continues very limited, and the market
more seusveto the political rumos on this account
ile Street and Board spectators moving rapidly IN
either direction, according to the developments at
Washington from day TO day. The closing prices
were United States 5s, 1874, 81 81 Tennessee 6s,
7Ja75i Virginia 6s 20; Missouri 6s &c 66li Pacific
Mail, sjI; New-York Central Railroad, ista1S4
Erie Railroad, 32J 49, Hudson River Railroad, 45.7
~, Harlem Railroad, l55 l5li Harlem Preferred,
10; Reading Railroad, 49, Michigan Central Railroad,
5S@"Si Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad ii,; Michigan Southern and Northern In
diana Railroad Guaranteed, 30; Illinois Central Rail
road. 81 6S3 Galena and Chicago Railroad, ~ 72i
Cleveland and dToledo Railroad, 36a3 36; Chicago and
Rock Island Railroad, 5Si.
The foreign bill market is dull but steady. Sterling,
lOialO5l Francs, $40 a5.3?l. !
Freights to London, 800 bbis. Flour at 3s !d'd
&c. 3D.; 100 boxes Bacon, and 100 pkgs. Lard at i0s
To Liverpool 80 bales Cotton at 3D. 700 boxes Ba'
con- and 100 bbs Lard ut iOsi 100 bbs Shoo-Pegs at
ST. Cd, and 5000 bush. Wheat relet To Glasgow 100
pkgs Lard at 49, I'd. vessel to Galway with 10000
BUSH Corn and Wheat at lid.
The business OF the Sub-Treasary was: Receipts,
si67, ,499 91-for Customs, t6l 000-Paymens, sSss,'
657 ~ Balance ~ l6G,O3o 2;-showing an increase
of Sj, 800 900 during the week. The aggregate will
down rapidly next week under the drafts of the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
The earnings by The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad Line in the third week OF February in
1860. 1851.
Freight. e224tO - S9l528 90 Decreases So2 90
Ps,senscs.... 1901 % RS1 70 mcfta'o,.. 81 W