New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-15
FRIDAY, March 14-P. n.


FRIDAY, March l-p.N.
The Stock market this morning WAS moderately
active, and withou, material change from Yesterday.
There seemed to be very little disposition to operate
either way, and, toward the close Of the session,
prices dragged somewhat, and the market became
irregular. There wns a good amount OF orders
among the commission houses, but not enough to
sustain the market, excepting in Government ana
few other descriptions At the Second Board, how
ever, there was a change Of feeling, growing out oil
the echo from Europe by the Africa OF the successes
Of the Union arms at Roanoke Island end Fort
Henry. The ad.ces indicate rapid change IN the
public mind favorable 10 tie North and Lhis change
was finding expression in increased activity anu
buoyancy in the market io' American sccuIities'
The circulars and private letters 10 bankers all speak
Of an improved market and the latter predict an
active SPECULATION in our securities, especially Gov
eminent, Erie, Central and illinois Central, should
the war be pressed with yigor. and promise an
early and favorable result, for the North. And such
no doubt ": be the result There was good de-
raand FOR Governments and tie leading fancies at the
Second Board, but with few Stocks Offering, inc
transactions were not very Large After the boaru
the marke, waa well sustained, with hopeiui Iee!-
ipg for the future. The strongest Stocks were Ere
and Illinois Central which were most sensitive 70
the tone Of the English news The ls,est dispatches
from Oueenrtown quote ttill further advance OF l
q cent in these stocks a large business wss done
in Government Stocks at firm prices. Kallroad
Bonds were very sirong ard the transactions at the
Board do not re resent bat small portion OF the az
sr,saie d.ainga The private transactions are very
LANCE for investment tho attention Of capitalists hav-
ing been drawn TO them by the largeIy-in-
creased traffic Of the roads. The last
quotations before the prominent operators had left
tie street were: ". s. tie, 1881, Registered,
80 93! L. S. 6-, 1881, Coupons, 93093l; u g.
s. Coupons, 1874, So 81 Tennessee Us, COZ 6li;
Virginia 6s, 59ao3, Missouri 6s, S3i 53i;
Aumerican Gold, lOl, a 1911; Pacific Mail Stesu-
ship Company, 9ja9j,; New-York Central Rail
road. s3i s3i Erie Railway. Sol 1861; Erie Rail-
WAY. Preferred, u 062l; Hudson River Railroad,
81 d37I; Harlem Railroad. - el3.; Harlem Rail-
road Preferred, 81 a 32i; Reading Railroad, Az a
43,; Michigan Central Railroad, 81 d 50; Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, Ai
d2iI; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Railroad Guaranteed, IS aisi; Panama Railroad,
I2ldl2li: Illinois Central Railroad, 66i a COT;
Galena and Chicago Railroad 69l ao9i; Cleveland
and Toledo Railroad, EssI7i; Chicago snd Rock
Island Railroad 81 a5 Illinois Central 1881 as
The market for foreign Exchange is very dull and
heavy. Bankers Sterling is ll2dll2!; France,
sos 5.C2i. The busipess for the steamer has been
quito light.
Freshts are without important change TO Great Brit
ain, bat there ID little doing for the Continent.
To Liverpool the engagements ARE 30 600 bush. Corn
ut Il SD in bulk and bags, mainly at the inside rate
bulk; 220J bills. FloGr at Ia. I'd. a2s; 200 pigs.
Bacon aud Lard at 49, 20s., chiefly AZ the latter
rate; 100 Lblf. Petroleum OIL III be-; and per
steamer coo kegs Butter At i0s.; 900 pkgt Cheese
at i0s 800 bxf. do at 3js., and 100 bxs. Bacon al
35s. To London: 1900 bbls. Flour at %. 81. Is.
Cd. the hitter rate byneutrai ye,se; $50 bxs Bacon
at 25.; 20 tuns But Saves at 25s. y tun. To Brc
men: 100 hhds. Tobacco at Be; 300 tee. Lard al
25s.; COO bbls. Shoe Pegs AZ Is. 3D. 10 Antwerp:
800 bLls. Flour at -. I'd. To Hamburg: 200 bhds.
at 25s., by Neutral flag. The charters are, vessel
with 900 Lu.h. Wheat from Philadelphia to Bel
fast QIreaudl az Id. q vessel home from the South
Side Of Cuba TO q port north Of Hat-ras With sugar
at ~ - Y hid, ard two British vessels from the
South SIDE II Cuba with Sugar, at 3Sc.
The bnriners Of the Sub Treasury wac: Receipts,
q ,6s5,SG 2i-for Customs, $4,000; Payments,
81 ,564. 1888 81; Balance, k6,l95,'T -.
The statement Of the Illinois Central Railroad for
February 1862, is US follows:
LAND pHrARrasST.
Acres Construction Lands sold. 1913 for eJHs %
hcses Interest tTrd Land, sold. 10000 for 2.z6 Oh
Acres Free Lands Ssd. l.bhos for NOll 10
Total sale. durrs Feb 2... 3ss2ss fer s63.o0 ~
To WHICH add Iowa / OF sale,... Log 40
Total Of al.......... ~s.s1l -
Acres sold since February 1862. l23s2 for sl3I5i ~
Sold pI ssles 1851 for 10 l6i 20J Is
Total Ri6.218;5 O.
Construction bonds cancelled prev Jan. u o. 90
Cash collected Ia iT,Hi "a
2:8 soI bn.h corn received ia February, on hand
Net collections to Jan. 81 l862...,.... 4ii2,3l ~
ra4yPic DEPARTMENT..
II, ssp,s from sai;l 30
Receipts from 1908 A.
Rec,p, from Mails. ................. 63j8 -
Keespi. from Rent Of Road. $3.50 10
n. ccp.s from othe, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 7T42 ~
Total receipts IN month OF FEB la62.... &i30g 8,
Total receipts Ia month Of Feb. ls5l... 800 26I %
Original Land Grant, 33 100 rcfesRSl~ay, T6 miles OF
track aud ~ mics Of ,idBg.llJ engines, 2435 cnIs
Funded Debt, $l3.2J1.0o.
The above earnings do DIT inclnde the amount Of
traffic done for the Government in the transportation
OF ren, supplies, &c.
The business Of .he Norwich and Worcester Road
shows favorable result for February. The aggre.
gate ineyeaac in three months has been 81, 800,