New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-28
ncoyD BOARD.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27-P. N

There wss continuance this morning Of the I'M
proved feeling OF yesterday afternoon, although in
modified degree. A few descriptions did not sustain
Tie fun advance but generally the market wac strong
until toward the close Of The session when, under free
offerings Of stock, It exhibited signs Of weakness.
There were some realizing sales and the buying seemed
10 De mainly by the stock obbn9 houses and the street
operators The commission houses, although showing
eoue increase Of orders were not very busy. The
bear operated with hesitation, if lacking nerve to
resist the tendency Of the market Between the Boards
the market was steady but not very active. Several
private kilograms having been received from Washing
Ton announcing the passage Of the Franklin amendment
In the Peace Convention and the probability OF con-
peryatiye action on the pant Of the incoming Admins
tration, there was a very active and buoyant mar
bet at tie Second Board, and amid much
excitement, bulls aud bears contended for
The lo,s of stock on the Hoor The Shorts must
have covered very largely but the buying was general
and very few stocks were offered on sellers options.
Central which closed yesterday at 1ss, sold as high as
Sol after the regular session. Illinois Central was
baoyant, touching s. against S22 yesterday. Ene was
la demand and went 10 80 !, advance OF y y cent
Hudson River was A. bid, which is i Z cent better.
Amocg The most active stocks was Cleveland and To-
iedo, which advanced to 36l All the Western shares
wee in demand at advancing rates. The market Tor
State Stocks sympathized with the market for the fan
eies snd advanced about 2 cent. Government Stocks
were also imer and 10 good demand for investment.
There was quite large and well distributed business
En- railroad bonds with advancing quotations. At the
elae Of business n tie street the tendency of prices
was still upward, and any stock offered found ready
market. The quotations at u o'clock were: United
States Sc, 1871, $685.; Indiaua js Slasj; Tenncs
e. S-11-2. MisEOui ia
s8a 6sa; Cumberland Coal 7asi; Pacific Mail, 81 "a
81; New.York Central Railroad, 50 ssO,; Erie Rail-
road, g. 53j,; Hudson River Railroad A. ai71; Har-
hem Railroad, l6I@l6l; Harlem Preferred, All 042
Reading Railroad AC 0i7; Michigan Central Railroad,
sesa co; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad, lj0l5l; Micligsn Southern and Northern
Indiana Railroad Guaranteed 323 a33li Panama Rail
road rs; Illinois Cent al Railroad Si 0sil; Galena
and Chicago Railroad l4lS1il; Cleveland and To-
lido Railroad, 1908; Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, 60, Coz; Chicago Burlington, AID Quincy
Railroad, 72l oil; Illinois Central 7s, 96i
We have had an irregular Bill market for this
packet, but the rates are down TO 2 cent Bankers
have gold Sterling at 1864 and we have reason 10 think
Of l05,, while Southern bank signatures have sold at
i05, and good commercial at l0i. The demand, eX-
septing f,om bankerr very limited Francs are
G4O 0j.3lI
Freights-To Liverpool, 100 bales Cotton at II 81
ard; 100 bales Sea Island do at 9-l6d. $50 boxes
Bacon at 4os 100 bbls. Lard at i0s 400 bbs Flour
st3s 3D. OBS Cd, and 500 bbls. Resin ut Be-. I'D To
London 1900 bash. Wheat in bags at I'D. IS bbs.
Starch at 3s l0!d; 20 tee. Beef al 7s Cd 49,. 500
sbls do at "a Cd. 1900 bbls. Oil at AS 200 boxes
Bacon at 4Os. 100 tee. Rice at Us 3d. and GO hhds
fsllow a: iQs.
The business of the Sub-Tressury wss; Receipts,
o. 20 li6 95-for Customs $50 600; Payments, $780,,
GIL 81; Balance, $s,44I, sS2 IS.
The details of the earnings of the Galena and Chicago
UniOn Railroad, for the week ending Feb.22, are: