New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-07
gECoND BOARD.
"WEDNESDAY. March CT. ".


The stock market opened this morning with strong
downward tendency and marked anxiety TO sell,
an Toledo was reached when, under the free buying
of come prominent bulls the market was considerably
strengthened. The downward movement was
eaused BY the apprehensOns felt IN many quarters
that our political troubles must sooner or later culm-
nate in civil war and that under such circumstances 1t
would not be an agreeable labor to carry load Of
stocks. In this condition the market is naturally very
sensitive and is Influenced by every genuine or bogus
sllspach from Washington. To-day, after falling on
rumor that the President Of the Southern Concderacy
had directed an immediate attack upon Fort SUMTER 1t
yaLied acain upon a reported telegram that Mr.. Seward
was abou, TO visit Richmond. by invitation OF the Nn-
unia Convention to consult in regard to basis OF set
element In the multiplicity Of rumors, operators lind
difficult TO adopt any Of speculative action end
satisfy themselves with making " Turns from day TO
day Tie public a large are still taking very h'ile IL
terest in the movement notwithstanding the abundance
of money. The outsiders, who are in almost every
case bulls cannot see any present prospect Of rise
while events may happen any day which VIII
precipitate a crisis and produce heavy
Gl in prices. Between the Boards the
sumor in regard to Mr. Seward obtained currency and
Shere was rush TO buy, under which the market im-
proved 10 = cent the prominent stocks. AT the
Second Board the improved feeling was sustained with
q fair amount of activity. Central which had sold az
SuyS as75z touched ~. Reading was very buoyant,
improving q p cent. Erie sold at 3d. seller thirty
against 30 regular at the Morning Board Illinois Gen.
Sral improved p cent; Michigan Central, Il q cent'
Southern Guaranteed, = cent &c Toledo, AFTER
selling at 33s dropped 80. After the regular session.
che buoyaney Of the market lost, and the market
was Of about ! q cent, and without activity. The
Wes:ern and Southern State Stocks sympaihized with
fbe general market There lie moderate but steady
supply Of these bonds coming on the market from the
Western banking departments and these lind no ade-
Guate demand under the doubts in regard to the reten-
sion Of these States in the Union. Missouri o.
sold at g., decline Of l y cent. Nirginas fell
Of "A = cent and Tennessees Z E cent. Gov
eminent Stocks continne to dfOOp. The Coupon rs
f 1861 sold at o. and the registered at 49, At the close
The quotations were: United States S. 1874 81 So
Indiana Sc 81; Tennessee Gs, 720723 Virginia 6s .
1o76 Missouri G., 81 Gag; Canton Co, IA l3i Del
aware and Hudson Canal Co., co. Cumberland Coal
Co, Gas; Pacific Mail, S3aS3l; New-York Central
Railroad, &c, al; Erie Railroad, 81 a32; Hudson
River Railroad, A. 74j; Harlem Railroad, 10 a l13;
Harlem Railroad Preferred, jS4 639; Reading Railroad,
q304lI; Michigan Central Railroad, So o'4; sbicb-
igan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, l14
I51; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail
road, Guaranteed 81 a 81; Panama, la ll5; ILL
nois Central Railroad, 7Sa7Sl; Galena and Chicago
Railroad 90 a go Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 80
a33}; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 500 563;
Milwaukee and Mississippi !; Illinois Central, a%3
The market for foreign bills lie inactive but firm.
Sterling is lOi, loo. Francs, 500 j.3j.
FIeigbts-To Liverpool, 800 bbls. Flour 10 fill at
ss AID &c. Cd ZOO bush. Wheat at l2td. in bags;
400 boxes Bacon and 20O bbls Lard at 4Os 500 boxes
Cheese at DDS. 600 bales compressed Cotton at ll32d.,
and 200 do. Sea Islands do. at 3D. Per steamer, 40
hhds Tallow at Cos; 30 boxes Bacon and $50 bbls.
Lard at 5Os, and go frlDs Butter at 65s. 10 London
5000 bush. Wheat in bulk l3d. 30 tcs. Beef at Is.
Cd; 80 tuns Oh Cake, in bags, at BE. 3D. 800 bales
and 300 boxes Bacon at 40s. To Bristol, 1000 bbls
flour at A., and the ship Caravan with 10000 bush
Wheat at l2ld., in bulk, and l3d. in bsgs
The business Of the Sub!Treasury was: Receipts,
a3sS, 69i Gi-for Customs, SO, 0Q0-Paymens, $A3l-
pa 30; Balance, sS0l3,73S Is.
The balance has been decreased about 81 100, 900
since the week came in. The SubTreasurer is receiy
ING advces Of large amounts Of drafts and is transfer
ring large sums 10 the accounts OF disbursng officers
who will soon draw them out. Mr.. Dix, who retires
to-day from the Treasury Department, leaves balance
OF two millions Of dollars Cor bis successor 10 work
upon.
The weekly statement Of earnings Of the s.. Louis
Alton and Chicago Railroad for the fourth week Of
February was:
Total thi. Month
Present Week to2Gh lust
PIsenscrs........... 1881 81 eai8 1s