New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04
MONDAY, March 3-p. u.

Tbsre xvas n firm but not very active market al
| the Stock Board this morning. with no decided de-
mons,ration from either the bulls bears. The al
sence Of reliable intelligence from tie Potomac hso
the effect to make tie movement hesitatlng one, a.
stirring news had been anticipated Tie feeling,
however, Was cheerful and there was an undercur-
rent Of strength based he favorable nspect OF tue
war and the settlement Of the financial mbrogho into
| which The country was falling. The demand tor
Government securities large, the sales reaching
sl7J OOO AT advancing rates. The confidence OF the
public in Government Securities is growing rapidly,
aud the absorption al the present low rates Is very
large. The Skies OF 1881 sold at 92i d93, and the
:. 80 y cent Treasury Notes were 99s a99l e CENT
State Stocks of the active descriptions wero IN good
d.msnd md firm. Tennessee advanced q cent ~
| York 10 sold a, par and - at ITO. In the share
| market there was no marke, activity excepting ia
| Cleveland and Pittsburg, which has recently had
ia vitality renewed. The sales were 4, 600 shars
at about 90 2Ol. In other descriptions the bu--
ness was to fair extent 1T firm rates. There wss
some disposition to sell stocks for cash and take them
back on time, but the attempts to sell short were
not vigorous. After the Board the street WAS filed
with rumors which were industronsly circulated
by the bears, in regard to disasters TO Bankss d.
vision, and further complications with France and
England. These rumors, although they could not
be traced to any authority Whatever worthy OF be-
lief stiil bad effect in the street, and come OF
the more creduous bears and tiniid bulls rushed IN
TO cell on them Central was sold down 10 81.
At he Second Board the influence Of these rumors
was felt. and prices yielded about I D cent, with
out much business. IL is a somewhat remarkable
fact that there WAS hot siare OF Central sold.
The bidding price was S3j. The February receipts
are reported to have been about 100000. TIE
cert ,nles were quite scarce today, AMI de veres
were made with difficulty. After the Board there
was stronger feeling, and no important amount of
shares could have been purchased excepting at an i'm.
prove rent Of 1 !, cent. Governments Were iirm,
the registered skies selling at 93. snd coupons II,
92I. Iu shares, at the close, the quotations were
rifle better: U. s. Gs, 1881, Registered IS! e934
U. S. lie, 1881, Coupons, 92l d92i; Tennessee
State &c, GliS6li Virginia State u.s. 6ol; Mis-
souri, State ts, 81 a53; Delaware ard Hudson
Canal Company, 9i Cumberland Coal Company,
Sasi; Pacific Mail Steamship Company, 80, G9i;
New-York Central Railroad, s3i ASST Erie Rail
road, 81 d3ii; Erie Railroad Preferred 5si $50;
Hudson River Railroad, 81 a3i; Harlem Railroad,
l2dl2l; Harlem Railroad Preferred ~! a2yl;
Reading Railroad, ~ 49,; Michigan Central Rail-
road, j3i a5il; Michigan Southern and Mort ern
Indiana Railroad, 49, a2i Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Railroad, Gnaranteei, A.. q -;
Panama Railroad, III 9li9i Illinois Central Rail.
ROAD G.;06ll Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad,
~, go; GuIena and Chicago Railroad, 6si G69
Cleveland aud Toledo Railroad i5i i5.; Chicago
4. Dill. 5 80. A..
Gold, TO- 1927.
TIE market for foreign bills Is dull to-day for the
steamer, and rates heavy. Best bankers ster-
ling is ll2l, with good commercial signatures at
lllIdll2. FrAtcs are 500 30.
Frelghls are dull aud somewhat heavy. To Llv-
erpool the engagements are: 10000 buell. Corn at
cd ia bulk; 500 bbls. Flour at g.. 1000 pkes. Ba-
co, and Lard NJ Dos; 400 boxes Bacon at 2js., per
neutral vessel, aud 60 frkns Butter, per steamer,
at aOs. To London: 100 ties. India Beef a, o. Cd. ;
40 boxes Bacon at De. To Glasgow: 800 bbs.
Flour at "a. Cd. lbs les. Lard ut De. The charters
ARE foreign bark to Cork, for orders, with 1900
bush. Grain ut Id GO Id.
The business Of tho Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
81. 733, $40. 52-for Customs, $l3' ,OOO Payments,
s. Oo3, 100 60; Balance, si,0'9,750 76.
The Hudson River Railroad earnings have been
February, ?el, 500 10
February, lbol........................ 200 ". %
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sln,2so IL
The Cleveland and Toledo road earnedin February
1861. 'sl
1902. s"'O'
Increase.
| The business OF the Clearinghouse WAS 81 lO5,
Ala.
Mr.. Cisco received from Washington to-day over
four millions Of the six v cent stock belonging {,
tho backs and delivered this amount together " il
about six millions previously received to these nst
| tutions.
The absorption by the public of the 30 T. cen
notes continues to larps extent. The quotation 10
day il o9l 099l. The demand notes are again ireel,
used as currency by banks and individuals, Ms III,
alempt to hoard them for premium has beef
abandoned. Ia large los they cell o, l.Sel.5 d
cent discount. The payments for duties a, the Custom
House are made in these notes exclusively.
The market Is heavy for gold at 202l y cent pre-
MUM. There 10 very little legitimate demand, an,
there will DO still less when the new legaLtende
notes are in circulation. The supply comes in reel,
from all sources
TheGrocers' Fire Insurance Company has declare,