New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-01
ElruRpAf, March 30. n.

SATURDAY, March 3O-p.s.
The week closes with dull unsettled feeling in the
stock market There is no, the least pressure eel,
Ia consequence q the easy condition OF money matters
and on the other hand there IL but little temptation 10
speculate for the rice, account Of The political uncer-
taintie, Of the tnes The result is inactivity, which
cannot be removed until glimme- Of daylight Ia per-
mitt.d 10 visit W. The Stock Exchange Ike the rest
Of the business community, waits for the development
OF the policy Of Government; aud ia members, with
divided opiniops are much adrif upon The sec OF
doubt - the dealers in merchandise In this way not
only speculation checked bat the investment demand
is narrowed down 10 securities which are the eaft
liable 70 disturbance by political events. The compare
lively low prices Of Federal securities attracts pur-
chasers but in ordinary times loan OF eight millions
would have been absorbed at and above par for nves
meni in lees than week. Stocks OF the Southern
States, such as Mssours, yirginas and Teunessees,
have q fair market, but fail TO command the
confidence 70 which they would be entitled IN
the absence Of political agitation The favorite secu-
rites Of the time are undoubtedly Railway Bonds,
and tie market continues steady for the beet descrp-
tons while for low price l. the demand has cOnside-
rably increased. Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad
Honda which ten DAYS snce were offered down TO
-. =,
Improvement In the mortgage Issues Of the Erie,
Michigan Southern Illinois Central, and Chicago aud
Northwestern. There was no material change in
market values az the fret Board and the transactions
were quite moderate Gaena and Toledo were the
most sctive Of the Railway stocks, and the former
va, the subject Of tolersbly vigorous Bear attack,
but held up under Il with fair degree Of s.adines.
At the Second Board the most important feature was
IN Etafa s.oekz xrht cam
freely and were heavy at the close. Tho aggregate
amount Of sales Of MDsOuris and Tennessees was
sIOs 600 q large businers for afternoon session
large portion Of the ssles selers options but
the impression IL that the bonds ready for de-
livery. Il 10 not improbable that the Federal
loan will absorb larger share OF the pro-
ceeds The transactions small in shares and
at a slight decline from morling prices The
markets closed dull, but generally steady, at
the following quotations: United States -, 81 regs-
tered 95 95i Tennessee State lie, az S74i Virginia
State 6 76I o76t Missouri State TO- 6ti 66l; Pacific
Mail Steanship Company, Si a &l; New-York Central
Railroad, 7si d7Si; Eric Railroad 81 dSi; Hudson
River Railroad, Al s45i; Harlem Railroad, l6sl6.i
Harlem Railroad Preferred, 4l!a4li; Reading Rail-
road, al ai4i; Michigan Central Railroad, 81 d5S!
Michigan Southern and Nouher m Indiana Railroad, Ei
al7S; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail
road, Guaranteed Stock 3Si d39l; Panama Railroad,
Il7all7i; Illinois Central Railroad, 81 dSlt Galena
and Chicago Railroad, 73s73i; Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad 81; G36 Chicago and Rock Island Railroad,
57id57i; Chicago, Burlington snd Quincy Railroad,
73i a74; Illinois Central IL, l0l Gl024.
There is but limited business in foreign Exchange,
but the market s-frm The sales Of Sterling for the
Ango were principally at los for bankers bills, but at
the close come Of the leading boufes advanced TO 1881
and the range is now lO7i to LOST. The Arago took
out 81 500 in specie.
Freights-To Liverpool: 1900 bush. Wheat at
lOId, in ships bags; $1,000 bush. Corn at lOd., in
bulk, and 10 0lOid. in bags $500 bb.s Flour at 3e;
800 bbls Rosn Al s. 3d. and 200 boxes Bacon at 32s
I'd To London; 5000 bush. Wheat, on private terms
800 boxes Cheese AZ 49s; 100 tee Beef at Sc. 3D.;
/ 200 bush Corn in bulk, lid; $50 tuns Satpeter
aud 800 do Oil Cake at 35s. 100 bbls. Lard at 35s
100 bbls Pork at 4s. Cd and 80 bbs Flour at 3s.
Cd To Bremen. 400 bbk. Rosin at is. 80. To Bris.
toll: British brig with IS 600 BUSH Wheat at Id, in
bags, and 1000 bills. Flour 3s. Cd; brig with 800
tuns back from the South Side of Cuba with Sugar at
40c vessel Of 300 tune 10 Porto Rico and back with
Sugar ut 4Oc., and Molasses at Is. A vessel of 20
tuns hack from the North Side of Cuba with Sugar at
s. % schooner Of 1856 tuns TO Porto Rico and back
with Sugar at 4Oc; Molasses at Al under, and -
deck. brig Of $40 tuns 10 the North Side Of Cuba
and back on private terms and vessel Of l9l tuns,
back from the North Side Of Cuba WIKI Sugar at i0c
Molasses under deck 3, g 80, and deck load at s..
The business Of the sub-Treasury Receipts
t273, Sol 62-for Customs, $l2i, $50 55i Payments
s3l9, 100 10; Balance g., 092, Sil ~.
The business of the clearinghouse to-day was $ls
lO7 l39 ID We have no essential change 10 report IN
money matters. There is 10 disposition to make fur
Their concession in rates and the impression is that with
the temporary employment OF a large amount OF the
floating capital OF the street. in the new loan the mar
ket viii be somewhat frmer. TIE negotiation Of paper
in the open market Is limited scale on account Of
the large absorption by the banks replace the loans
paid OF on Government stock, and the scarcity Of
choice Names On call we hear Of loans ss low as 4
a a y cent but these exceptions, and The mini
mum rate can be fairly quoted at per cent Tie neat
bank returns promise u show reserve considerably
above forty millions in spece, amount Of the pre-
cious .s before gathered at any central p1nt
in this country In the ring Of 1853, following tie
criss Of ST. with the contraction q credits and the
sagnation of business the banks accumulated st the
highest point between SIS 600 900 and 600 and
this appeared be extraordinary phsse IN the pol-
ical economy OF our New World but now three years
aiterwsrd, We pile up more than forty milhons, and