New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-20

Without much change in prices the Stock Market
this morning was sluggish and irregular. TIE move
ment for the rise which should naturally have fol-
lowed the recent brilliant victories Of the Union
is checked by the general indifference of the public
10 this avenue Of speculation. The delay in adopting
some financial scheme BY Congress has slso tended
10 contract the volume Of transactions 10 which has
been added within a day or two the doubt in regard
70 the egal.tender clause Of the currency bill which
meets with more opposition than was anticipated.
There is certainly general expression Of dlsappoin,-
ment in the street that the Stock Market does not
respond more strongly TO the combination Of favor
able advices from Europe as well as from the Wet
and South, which have pressed upon The street with
in the past ten days. Tie lack Of
any considerable short interest II undoubtedly one
reason for ths want Ct buoyancy, aud another un-
doubiedly is that the prominent operators IN the
street are already carrying large lines Of stock, which
they DO appear inclined TO increase There ire GER
talinly many elements in the market which would
Justify a further advance in prices. Our railroads
are doing generally a favorable traffic than Tart
year. we have money market under which stocks
can be carried without dhIeuy and the progress Of
our armies indicates that the rebellion will be crushed
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e these facts but it Is patent they do at present
TO an extent sufficient materially influence stock
values At the Second Board the market was moder.
ately active, but to q cent lower. There has
been a lair demand to-day for Government securities
and the market is strong. Tie sIes of 1881 sold n
/ 90 ADD the 7.30 . cent Treasury Notes at 20 a Nl
/ Border State Stocks, with good demand, were
again CHER. At the close, the market wac dull aud
steady. l.. S. "a, 1881, 90 d9Ol; U. 5. Coupon
sai 20; Tennessee State ID, 81 81; Virginia
State 6s. 7a5S; North Carolina State IL, CO.. a
66i Missouri State t. a. 49,; Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, 9il a9il New-York Central Rail
road, 81 u 49,; Enc Rsilrosd 81! a4l Erie
Railroad Preferred, jSl $685.; Hudson River Rail
road, 3 e3Si Michigan Central Railroad, %. d
53i Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail
road, 22l 922!; Michigan souhern and Northern
Indiana Railroad, Guaranteed, AZ d43l; Panama
Railroad, lI9a ll9!; Illinois Central Railroad, ga
G91; Galena and Chicago Railroad ~ dGsl Glove.
land and Toledo Railroad AL AL; Chicago and
Rock Island Railroad, "a! aJii; Chicago, Burlng-
ton and Quincy Railroad, 62l 6J! Illinois Ceni'hl
ksilrt ad 49, o93l.
The market for Foreign Bill closed rather weak
at Il43 10 for banker sterling and 1871 ll4 for
commercial signatures Francs are 1927 d4.HI.
Froights are rather irIner, but lea active To
Liverpool the engagements are 800 bib. Flour, al
2s.; $40 pkgs. Bacon and Lard, at as d25s., as TO
Hag 100 bhds. Tallow at pos; and per steamer 800
GrkiD, Butter, n, As, and ~ psgs. Bacon, at the
same rate. To London, 800 bbds. Flour, at "a. ID.
a "a. 3D.; 1000 bush Wheat, 500 bbls and 100 iuns
Oil Cake, on private terms.
Tie business Of the Sub-Treasury was Receipts,
t5J7 800 9l-for Cus,oms $l72,C0O; Payments,
sj2i ,f62 80; Balance, s., 2J3, IA "a.
The estimated earnings Of the Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad for the week ending Feb Ia, 1861 aud 1862,
are w follows: