New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-21
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SA1uRnAr. Anril l9-P. ".

SATURDAY, hItlI i5-r' Ne
Movements In the Stock market have been very
anguid during the past week and the street has had
but few events Of an exciting character upon which
10 lac operations either for the rise or fall. The
result has been en- uuusual duloess and partial
sn.pension of hosilities between the conteudng par
ties of the Stock Exctange the balls resting qnety
and confidently with their lines Of stock-eontent to
wait the fraitiou Of events destined to crush the
beon and t. reeore the country TO its former proa
periy, ard the bears, anticipating successes for The
Union arpes and virtually admitting the arguments
Of their opponents hesitate to make contracts for de-
livery in future no hopeful. Thus speculation for
laE Of stimnlue, dwndles, end at the close Of the
week there was but little Of interest TO note either in
tho regular acssons Of the Board, IN the irans-
actions outside which Of late seem to be
lonite rs much an index Of the market
a. tie official reports Of the Board. Our friends OF
the Stock Exchange are perhaps unconscousiy lay
f. q tho foundations Of formidable competition in
tbe street, especially in Government Securities,
which are dealt in al very sn Ill dlteIences There
il proJably ten times as much buelness In these
rocks ut private sae daily Us at the BoaTd. Dur-
ns The lat week the deaugs both 10 he street AID
loan psrly on account Of The dversion Of orders TO
the debt certificates and partly in consequence OF The
advance in price. AT the First Board tie sGles oi
Coupou stock were at 93l, and that was bid az the
close of the call, bet IN the afternoon moderate
eales were mad. at 93i and there WAS good supply
at e9l. Tie market for gold took downward turn
early IN the week, and was sold freely or Friday
and Saturday at lOi lol but the last ran'aeiions
were a. slightly better quotations. The Border
State stocks, after moderate rally in prices were
heavy again to-day. hissouris, after touching 20,
fell back to a. and TenneEsees, after selling a. %
on Thursday, fell bs to 55l but were rmcr a, the
csc on favorable reports Of the Union feeling 10
the State developing under The administration Of
Gov. Johnson. In railway shares tie dealings have
been comparatively smull. Ncw.York Central vac
srmer and better, until exaggerated reports of dam
age by the freshet checked the advance and Induced
he beans to make ffesh contracts for delivery. Late
IN the afternoon to-day, the demand was hitie
better with sale Of 600 shares at 81 s. 90, in
s,ngle lot At the close 81. bid for cash sloos.
The most interesting feature in the specuaiiors Of
stock operators during the week Lac been develope
IN Pacific Mad, which jumped up 10 100, aud eloses
l0i a 1914. Tie shorts have been badly pnuisLed
on tbis stock. The market closes dull bnt seaoy al
The following quotations: u. 5. 6s, 1881, Reg, 93i a
93.; u. S. Is. 1881, Coupons, 93i a93,i Treasury
Notes, 7.3O, 9ei alOOi American Gold, 1911 lOlt
Tennessee Is, 55l Missouri State ts, 90
Pasife Mail Steamship Company, 1915 GlOisi New
York Central Railroad, s2i a S2I. Erie Railway, 80
a36l; Erie Railway, Preferred, Coz a6il; hudsoT
River Railroad 35I 3j}i Harlem Railroad, III eI2i
Milwaukee and Prairie dn Chen Rsilroad, GIG
Harlem Railroad Preferred, 80 a3li Reading Rail
road, AZ 43i Michigan Central Railroad, S4ia5ii
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
q. s23i Michigan Southern and Northern indian'
Railroad Guaranteed, i5l a 49, Panama Railrosd
l2il q i25, Illinois Central Railroad 59t
GAlena and Chicago Railroad, So a67i; Cievelan'
and Toledo Railroad, 42l 042li Chicago end EOcI
Island Railroad, 54i e55 Cleveland ard PIT sburg
Railroad, H!aTI; Chicago, Burlington aad Quinc.
8ailroad, ,62 a62i.
The annexed statement compares lie prices 0
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