New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-25
SECOND BOART
SATURDAY, Feb. 23-P. n.

SATURDAf, tUs ne
There has been little of interest 10 the dealings at the
Stock Exchange for several days and dunets mas oeen
the general complaint. Even in the speculative move
meats of street operators there Is very much ess ac
tysy, and the indifference Of the public begins 10
damien the ardor Of the headers and wepuers OF tne
market The substratun of speculation ID OUTSIDE sup
port and waiting this, the movements, connned 70
limited number ut the Board aud IN the street, soop
grow feeble and tame. This is the present CONDITION
tho market. The commission houses throughout % 10
street give the account Of scanty orders ana d.
mnished business aud within day or two the trims
actions the Board have made the fact still mora EVIL
dent. Ebs morning the business OF the Board shows
marked dmnstion and the transactions are confined 10
few of the active Of the favorites forspeculaon
| The changes in pnce, as compared with the closing
rates Of Friday unimportant, but an unplstakabe
tone Of dizziness reigned during the session, and at
the close the market seemed weak Between the
Boards there wac more discussion OF ponies
than Of stocks, and the prices d Central and
Erie sppared TO he subordinate to MI Lincoms hght
massage 20 Washington. At the Second Board the hrst
transactions were ut q slight decline and there seemed
to be no relief from The sagnation OF the morning.
but before the session closed the disposition to buy
seemed TO increase and the bidding more spirited
| Inc lcclUB WIFE tttdNy ~ ihO NiVcN' NV NNNNN0 -
the Government loan, which was partially known,
bad, no doubt good influence. Within the next fort
night matters Of the utmost importance bearing upon
the stock market likely to be sufficiently
50 NJ least TO give it direction either for the rice fall
Daylight whether for good or evil is what the Wide
Awakes" of the Stock market are looking for, and ac
cordng to its degree Of brightness hinges the imme
date future for the market. With favorable solu-
ton Of political troubles we may look for lively time
in stock speculation; but with delay and doubt there
can be no lasting improvement. The closing prices
were for United States Js 1874 s5i Sc; Tennessee 6s,
7og a73l; Virginia e. 75a76; Missouri &c, 6ia ass
Canton Company l4GI5: Delaware and Hudson Ca
nal Company, s7i; Pennsylvania Coal Company, 76ii
Cumberland Coal, 7aS; Pacific Mail, S3i S3f New
York Central Railroad, nam; Erie Railroad, 81 a
3ll; Hudson River Railroad, 43i df3i; Harlem Rail
road l5l a l5i Harlem Preferred tSi 3Si; Reading
| Railroad 42a42i; Michigan Central Railroad, 55i6
So. Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
| l4Ial4I; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad Guaranteed 81 81; Panama Railroad, ll3
| 0ll4; Illinois Central Railroad, 7s2 a79; Galena and
Chicago Railroad, 7lia72; Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad, 32ia3?i; Chicago and Rock Island Rail
road 81 a. 81; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail
road. 7007l; Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad,
96a97.
There has been moderate business doing in foreign
bills for the steamer, and the market closes steady.
Sterling 1911 al 1861, with some drawers asking log.
Francs are 5.45 d5364.
Freights-To Liverpool, GOO bales Sea Island Cotton
at ia9-lGd p ealing yesse and id. v steamer; 400
square bales Cotton, vessel, at Cd 500 boxes
Cheese at 42s 3D.; 80 boxes Bacon at 4Os; 10000
bush Corn at I'D in bulk; 500 bdls. Flour at 3s.
I'D 70 900 bush. Wheat private terms; 200 bbls.
Lard at 4Cs; 800 bills Oil at 40s and 200 bags Clo
yerseed, v steamer, on private terms. To London,
100 Moving Machines on private terms; 5000 bbls.
Flour at IS. 3D. 900 bbls Beef at Sc. Cd 900 boxes
Bacon and 300 bbls Lard at 40s. To Glasgow, 10 tuns
Oil at AS. To Antwerp, 5000 bush. Malt on private
terms and 500 bbls. Flour on private terms.
The business Of the SubTreasury was: Receipts,
az O95 O2-for Customs, $4,000 Payments, $5l,-
9Ol 5Oi Balance, $3,336,736 %.
The Cleveland and Toledo Road elbows increase
the third week Of February Of $i,9S2.
The Florida from Savannah brings 80 900 in specie
TO the Bank of Commerce. The Philadelphia banks
quietly resumed specie payments some days snce, and
we hear that the Baltimore banks preparing to take
the same STEP Exchange, however, in that point
naming at y cent discount. The United States Cir
cult Court Judge Smaley, has decided that the bonds
absracted from the Indian Trust Fund in the Interior
| Department are good in the bands OF parties who
bought them in good faith. The inunctons upon par
ties supposed 10 bold these bonds dissolved The
! lst mortgage bondhodes in the Tere Haute, Alton
and st. Louis Railroad requested TO meet at the Of
fee of John S. Richardson No. &C Beaver street. on
Friday next at The exchanges at the Clearing
House this morning sl9, ll60iS 20. The
changes Of the week ending this morning sllS-
49, 81 IL. being daily average Of ,36l 49,
against $l8 SEA 6l0 Sc the week ending on Saturday
last. Mr.. George ii. Barr has become q member Of
the house of Albert II. Nicolay g. Co.
The annual statement of the Manhattan Life 1nsur-
ance Company is as follows
JANUARY ], 1861
Capital Stock flOpNU % ....
Reserve Of 1860 o4ZoZ To rbtIofE 20
Dividend Account and all indebtedness..... H5OJ9 81
Dividend Annuity Account........." 1916 20
Premiums Extra Premiums end An
bUiries received dnnng the yen.. +l9,t1l II 49,
Interest Account for the year...' ol,1l 80 fHSS "
Accrued Interest and Deferred Pre- el,asseeo 60
MUM included IN the above
or 10 the receipts................ 2,7S o.
DIsBIBSKnESTs-
Claims by death on Policie. and BoDu, sse.42o u
Expenses Taxes Medical EIpentes
Fees ard CouDsson... $3.50 AZ
Reinsurance, Purchased Policies, and
BOnua.. J2,Z5 70
Dividend. paid during the yesr... l23a2o Pa e2ole =,
Bonds and Mortgages. B37 90
Premium Losns.oD Policies In force. 43 2Sg 81
Agents Accounts for Premium and
interest IN cour,e Of collection and