New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-20
NEnsEsnAY. Mareh IF. n.

WEDNESDAY, March l9-r. n.
The stock market this morning WAS moderately
sctive with considerable irrogularity N prices. The
Ere issues and Pacific Mail were firm, while some
OF the Western shares were Gull and heavy. Spec
ulston appears to have become attracted mainly 10
the Erie ssues under the impression that the avora-
bic traffic returns OF that road must produce spec
platiye action in London which must carry up the
price. Indeed, We have evidence that this foregone
conclusion is correct in The orders which have come
b. the las, steamer or two TO buy. considerable
smount Of the recent purchases in this market hss
been on foreign account and the came Is true IN re.
gard 10 Illinois Central and Government securities.
The Union victories have changed entirely the
public opinion OF Europe IN regard 70 tbe
result Of tie present war, and capitalists are learning
that there is vet some value in American securities.
IL the meantime local speculation is little sluggish,
swaiing sdvces from tie james River and from
Islsnd No TO- The bears hammer with what oner-
gy they dare. tut 90 not increase the short line
much; while the bGls are awaiting quietly the re-
Enl,s Of the important movements now IN progress,
confident that the market contains the elements vi
considerable rse The edgces from Europe, by the
way Of Portland are considered very favorable, and
the London quotations for Erie aud Illinois Central
hsd the effect produce considerable operations and
. firm market. The advance, in London in Amer
lean securities is from 2 70 & cent, and IL il
sup osed that the mai by tie Anglo Saxon contains
large orders TO buy. Erie under the news ad-
vanced to 81 for common aud 62 lor Preferred, and
Illinois Central 70 6G! Central was inactive at So.
Pacific Mail was 96l, Improvement Of . I cent.
For Governments there has been good demand and
~ Sc do : .t.. - I.e,,
The Sc Of 1874 We're So In State Stocks, with Il
fair business, the market was heavy. Railroad
bonds were firm without much business in conse.
quence Of tie frmness Of holders. Hudson River
frsts sold at 1913, Michigan Southern seconds 73i,
and Sinking Funds at 81 which is better Illinois
Central cold 1t 94!, and Erie ffihs 79l. At the
close, at 81 o'clock, the market was steady at:
L. s G., 1881, 937 a9i; U. 5. Coupons, 'sl, "a a
"a; Tennessee G., COl COZ Virginia 6s, 60a6I.
Missouri State t., So a53li Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, % ia 96li New-York Central Rail-
road, s., 49,; Err, Railway, G4a6i; Erie
Railway, Pref, e2i a62i Hudson River Railroad
36a3C3; Harlem Railroad, ~ l3i Harlem Rail.
road, Pref, 32a32.; Reading Railroad 42e43i
Michigan Central Railroad, 57a57; Michigan
Souhern and Northern Indiana Railroad 2ia2tl;
Michigan SoutLem and Northern Indiana Rail
road, Guaranteed, 81 III; Panama Railroad, l2l
al2l; Illinois Central Karosd, col; Gslens
and Chicaro Railroad 60. a703; Cleveland and
Toledo Raroal, 40 46li Chieag and Rock Island
Railroad, 30. 95Gi; Chicago, burlington and
Quincy Railroad, IS aCi; Delaware, Lackawauna
and Westegn, ) Milwaukee and Prairie Du
Chen, Z.
In foreign bills there IL rotliug 0, importance
dong, aud rates are steady a about 10 iot bankers
sterling.
FreigLts are rather dull and rates are somewhat
easier and unsettled. TO Liverpool, the engagements
are 2 so bbs Flour a. H. Cd. als 3D., mainly the
inside rate 5000 bush. Corn al 3D. in bulk aud ia
bag; 80 pAss Bacoo aud Land al Es. I'd. al8s
c-leAy bacon al ne inside Tate; aud per steamer 800
pSgs buter and 800 DO. Cheese Ut zoe. 10 London
% tuns heavy Goode az 2is. To glasgow, zoos
bis. Flour at IS. 4 ID. The charters are a fan
overian bark Of so tuns to Rotterdam, with
genera cargo, IT 1850, and ali American vessel OF
$50 tuns to load coal for Ship Island for Government
use, a. = 30 4 tun.
The business Of the Sub-Irsssury was: Receipt,
t7l4,tgS j4-for Customs, $4,000; Payments
tG68, 1870 o.; Balance, ttG0J,l5S 80.
The earnings OF tho Buffalo, Eew-Yorl, and Ere
Railway. for tie frst two weeks Of March, were:
secoDd week. March 81, 30 70
Ssne tie March, I6i..............'..... zl6sl q
h|ssse-.'. .''''.'..', i..' %
The esn.0gs u tie Cleveland and Toledo Railroad
tbe seeond week Of March we've:
second week l3 2......................H24i l %
second Nees, acol...................... 1899 "
Observation-Disclosures. 90
Inc earnings OF the Chicago ana Rock Island
Railroad Company Tor second week i'll March were:
secoDd week. ILL.,. sl6sss 20
'"'oAo "t'hi Iot2 ..,.'................s i64Vo w
iLcieaft...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tii.vf ~
The Michigan Central earned the same week:
Us 2tJ -
Jk,4p3 %
increase. Observation-Disclosures. S0D5 ~
a private dispatch from Albany, states that the
tacreased earnings Of the New-fork Genital road
Ia February were S2IO,OOO
The Grand Trunk Road earned, the week ending
March =:
10 fG9e95 u
Deficolc.s. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ZJ1BI 2
He PreIdent has signed tho bill making the pre-
"ll Demand Notes a legal tender.
Aes'rs. Livermorc, Clews a Co., Al and 10 Wall
"res', buy and seIl indebtsdness certificates, and
9oarttrmasiers vouchers.