New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17
WEDNESDAY, April l6--p. NJ.

WEDNESDAY, April l6--P. NJ.
There was fair degree of activity IN the STOCK
movement this morning, with evidently stronger
feeling The market has shown great powers OF |
resistance for the last week or two, Ill view OF ths
circumstances which have favored the bears anu
now spnears 70 have reached what is called in the
slapc of the street ''bard pan" Many of the
ehorts have arrived at this conclusion, and have
covered their contracts to considerable extent, and
the more prominent o. the bear houses do not exhibit
sny willingness TO extend their lines. IL is EVIL
dent that We are on the eve OF very important
events, and that the probabilities are that they
will be Of favorable character for the Union
Such result would stir violently the present dull
ness of the stock market, and ss the bulk OF
the floating shares in strong hands, confident Of
large advance sooner or later the parties operating
for the fall act with caution Their unpleasant ex-
experience in Pacific Mail may be repeated in other
descriptions the increasing of the money market
enabling the bulls TO carry their stocks when due
without difficulty The main feature Of the market
to-day was the activity and advance in Mail which has
been very scarce for delivery for several days past
Under purchases of about 900 shares the quotations
advanced to lO4, and after the Board the stock sold
at lO5 against l03 yesterday. The prospects OF the
Company for business very encouraging, but the
main of the rise ofthe past days the search
ty of certificates In other shares with steady feeling
the changes not important AT the Second
Board the market was dull but steady. Pacific Mail
was less active, and lost = cent Of the advance Of
the day The business in Government securities
during the day has been large, the aggregate transac
tions being $2l0000 at the full prices OF yesterday
Some OF the purchases were TO Eli orders received
from England by the last steamer. This Is symp-
tom of returning confidence abroad in securities
which, when the advices of our late Union victories
reach the other side may increase 10 ali extent sui
cient to have sn important influence upon this mar
ket. At the Third Board there was not much
doing, but the feeling wss strong Central sold to
some extent at S24, an improvement Of cent At
o'clock the quotations u. s. Gs, 1881, Reg,
93ld93t; u. s. Is. 1881, Coupons, 93l a93b;
Treasury Notes, 7.3O, 99i a10O; American Gold
1OII al0la; Tennessee is, 56lQ-; Mssour
State 6s, 49iaJO Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, 1915 a IO4I; New-York Central Railroad
S22a--; Erie Railway, 36i G3Gt; Erie Railway
Preferred, ,-a6I; Hudson River Railroad 353 a
Harlem Railroad, I2Q-; Milwaukee and Prairie dr
Chen Railroad, 26o27i Harlem Railroad Pre-
ferred, 800; Reading Railroad, 42i a. Michigan
Central Railroad, 5a55.; Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Railroad, 22a a23; Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad. Guaran.
teed, 46a-; Panama Railroad, l2l al22 Illinois
Central Railroad, 6ll S6Il; Gslens and Chicago
Railroad 67Ja-; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad
l2A042,; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 54l a
IS; Cleveland and Pit sburgh Railroad, D4aTI
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, e. 262i.
There is nothing Of Importance doing in foreign
bills to-day, and the quotations for bankers sterling
are nomiuslly ll24 Il2!. Francs, sos $500
Freights-Sh Ship-owners are demanding higher
rates. The engagements have been moderate. To
Liverpool. 1900 BUSH Wheat on private terms; 800
boxes Bacon at 15s. us Cd per neutral vessel us
tcs. Lard at l5s.; 200 hbds. Hams at 20s.; and by
steamer 1880 boxes Bacon at i0s. To London
$500 bbls. Flour at Is. Cd. a ls. l0ld.; and per
steamer 500 boxes Cheese at 55s. To Glasgow, so
tuns Tallow at 27s. Cd.
The business of the SubTreasury was: Receipts,
$685. l0S 7S-for Customs, 600; Payments,
81 ,097 ,79l AZ; Balance, IS, Isl, ,S07 3G.
The Fulton Bank has declared dividend Of T.
cent, payable May l.
In Gold the movement is limited, and the quotation
Is not sustained The market is lOI alOl3 the latter
on time.
4bc oCdiing5 iu luutDtcuutbt CtItlHchles anu bIb-
bursing Officers Checks very large, and the
ket is firm at 91t G974. The checks are about y
cent below certificates. Many capitalists who held
off, supposing the necessities Of contractors would
throw sufficient amount Of these certificates upon
tie market to deprsss the quotations to 95, are now
buying freely. The Country Banks are taking con-
siderable amounts. The 7.3O y cent Treasury Notes
are par 10 Lilo y cent discount.
In money there is growing ease, not only from the
Increased supply furnished by the Government
issues Of demand notes, but from the comparatively
moderate amount needed for the transaction Of the
present reduced volume Of business. On demand the
supply is abundant at y cent, and occasionally
lower to frstcas borrowers. Paper Of leading
character is scarce, and passed without difficulty at
5la7 v cent
"A jury Of Queens County have given Mr.. John
thompson OF The Bank Reporter, a vote Of thanks
for protecting them sgaiDs, a swindlng bank at.
tempted 10 be established at jamaica and dismissed
ths libel suit brought against him.
The exchanges at the Clearing House tli, morning
were &c, ,924 ,926 70.
The statements made by the New.Yo,l hanl.
showing their condition on the 18th Of March 1860 |