New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-12
MONDAY, March LIP. N.

There WAS a very excited and buoyant Stock Market
this morning. with large transactions In all the Leading
fances The report of the intention Of the Govern
ment to abandon Fort Sumter brought about this change
from ureviou. dullness. The movement was looked
apon as peace measure, and as removing one OF the
most dangerous points Of collision Consequently Tie
shorts rushed in TO cover the bulls followed their lead
and in the contest for stock the prices put up from
lto2 q e cent. The outsders also exhibited more dis
position 10 have an interest in the market as was
shown by the large increase in the orders OF the COM
mission houses The sales Of Central unusually
large including 1890 shares cash stock opening at 'st
asd closing at 49, against 70 on Saturday Ere was In
demand and sold as high as Ssh an improvement OF
cent Harlem and Reading We're comparatively
heavy. The improvement in Pacific Mail WAS "
cent The advance in the Western shares was more
firmly sustained than that in the Eastern roads Mich
i9sn Central advanced to 5Sl, and Illinois Central WAS
unusually active and sold high rs 81 an Improvement
off, y cent. Galena which was 1Oi on Saturday soid
a. 70 RneL I.l..d advanced Il v cent, and Burling
ton and Quincy n y cent. Between the Boards there
vss fair business Done at about the closing quotations
of the morning session At the Second Board there
wa large business done and with some exceptions
the upward tendency continued. Reading caught the
infection, and was very active at y cent advance
was dull and fell off to 7si. Erie was very buoysnt
and plenty not being offered below "a at the Close
The Western shares strongly sustained, Illinois
Central selling at 81; Michigan Southern Guaranteed
ut 36i; Galena, 72i; Reading Railroad, 59i, &c.
After the regular session the market continued strong
and Ia some CAGES advance was established. Cen
al recovered 79i bid. In the State stocks there
has been an advance during the day of202i cent,
aud they were firm at tho close. Missouris sold at o.
Tennessees al rs; ViFginias at 79, &c Government
Loans were also rner and In demand The De Of 1874
sold at 81 l. and the new is at g2t for coupons.
The closing prices Virginia 6s 79279i Missouri
g. 67i0C7i; Canton Company, Hal5; Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, 85i 1851; New-York Central
Railroad, 79i o7yi; Erie Railroad, $50 a3li Hudson
River Railroad, 46a454; Harlem Railroad, l5t Sl6;
Harlem Railroad, preferred, 5000; Reading Rail-
road, 45i S4jI Michigan Central Railroad, $50 G59
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, l5t
al5s; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad Guaranteed Stock, 35l 1861; Panama Rail-
road, ll6all6I Illinois Central Railroad, &a2i;
Gslens and Chicago Railroad, 724 972Ii Cleveland
and Toledo, 35i $685. Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, 59i060 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad, 740Ni; Illinois Central Railroad 7s,
50 100.
The foreign bill market opeDs hrmfor the Wednesday
steamer but without much activity. Sterling drawers
ask iO6 but tie transactions have been 1T lOJ2 Com
mercial bills are l0li 0lO5i. Francs are easier.
Freiehts-To LiserpoOl IL, 500 bush. corn in bagt,
part ut I2,d 900 BUSH Wheat at l2Id. in bulk; GOO
bbls Rosin at Be. I'D a3s lOd. 800 boxes Bacon at
4Os; $50 bales Cotton at ll32d. a 3D. and $50 bales
Sea Island do. al 32d. To London: $500 bbls Flour
st a.; $500 bush. Wheat at I5d. in bags 100 bbs
Pork at S., and 400 boxes Cheese at 45s. To Havre
5000 BUSH Wheat ut 22c., and bark to Gloucester
with 1000 bush Wheat at l3id. in bulk.
The business Of the Sub Treasury was Receipts,
t2s2 479 76--for Customs, $76OoOi Payments s629,270
So; Balance, $7,277, $40 "a.
The street gains $3.50 900 to-day from the Treasury.
The following is statement Of the approximate earn
ngs Of the Piusburgb Fort Wayne, and Chicago Rail-
road Company during the month of February, compared