New-York daily tribune., 1863-03-02
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SATURDAY, Feb. 23-P. ".

SATURDAY Feb. 23-P. NJ.
The stock market THE morning opened heavy for
Governments. and the Skies Of 1881 showed decline
of /; to y cent, partly on the Impression that Mr.
Chase would soop put come new bonds on the mar
ket In the share lst there considerable irregu-
h,rity bn, generally tho marke, was heavy. Pacific
Mail was su exception, and went to l6S; Norwich
snd Worcester was among the firm stocks advancing
| y cent; Ere Common advanced 10 'et, but was
aiterward lower; Panama sold at 49, In gold
there WAS a large movement, the market beng
/ firm, touching l72--the same price as Custom
House Notes. At the Second Board the market
was fairly active for shares, in most cases at
q concession on morning rates. Governments
were elso heavy, aud Coupon SixeS OF 1881
sold 1t 60! against lO2 on Friday. The Seven-Ibir-
tie. sold at lOfl and the One Year Certificates were
in fair demand at 9s1 09Ss. Gold was active but
lower, selling at Hll. At The o'clock call there
was as srroI ger tone to the market. Mail sold at
I673; Fort Wayne recovered Y cent, selling at6it;
Southern Old was a'so better, felling at 0l; Eric
recovered tots &c. H. Government bonds there were
no transactions. Custom House Notes sold y cent
higher than gold, there being short interest III
them 10 he covered. Cold WAS active at Hlf@ /
l7l:. Tie Share market generally shows at
he close but liule change during the week.
Tie closing quotations were: u. 5. 6's, registered,
1881, 9slo9q.; US. IT, 1881, coupops iooG-;
L. $. s.. Is74, COUPONS, 96I a97; &c Notes, April
md October, lOii0i0j; u. S. O., l-year CerIili-
caic.. esi agsl; Demand Notes, l72S aI12li Amer
ic,o Gold. l7l3aHI,; Missouri States ts, tic;
p. cifc Mail Steamship Company, l673 di0Gi
New.York Central Railroad, lls. d1S{i Er'e
R..ilqay. 78a7Sl Erie Railway Preferred, iOOs
dI0ll; Hudson Riyer Railroad, Ha"!; Harlem
Railroad. 3j, a35i; Harlem Railroad Pref'uei.
.t!q7C.; Reading Railroad, 9l3 a9I5i Michigan
Centrei Railroad 81 a9S; Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Railroad Coz 6o3; Michigan
southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Guaran-
t.ed lOls I0ii Illinois Central Railroad, 92t dy!3;
Cleveland and pir,sburPh Rnilrosd, GS. dtS5; Ga
leus aud Chicago Railroad, 80. 1884; Cleveland
aud Toledo Railroad 9il do4i ChIeago and Rock
Islaud Railroad. g2i tJ3; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad, lO1 l07I Milw and Prair1e
in Chen Railroad. =! 3Jl
In For,i.n EXchargc there is but little doing.
Sterling il ID ninaliy lSSdlS9.
Fieiylis nre dull but without mportan;
change. To Liverpool, the engagements are li,0oO
hlsh Wheat at a. in bags 5000 bush Corn ~
"a in b.as: 200 bos. Flour At lie. Cd. d2s.; 400
D kg. Lari and Bacon at ~ Cd; and per neutral
a.g, so lcs. Beef at tt. 500 pkgs. Bacon at 3!s.
3D.. ~ turs Oil al 35s.; 400 bxS Bacon on private
terms. aud per steamer, % Iuns Provisions at 7Os
ana go bags Cloyerbeed at S0s. To London, per
neutrl flnr 800 tcs Beef ai ~. Cd; 800 bxs Bacon
at 3Js., and 800 bXs Spermac.ti st 35s.
The business Of the Sub Treasury was: Receipts,
Fl 3G3 37i i2-for Customs S236,O00i Payments
) / ,sgS go 80; Btlsuce, 8. .3t9.97j 81.
Tie earnings of the Chicago and Alton Railway
ior the third week in February, according to the
iIc.al returns recently ptnted, show an increase of
more than ! 600, or nearly double he amount re-
ceiyed ia the corresponding week Of 1862 The gaia !
,iuce January ist has been 81 ,lG9, or more than
~ e cent over the nngs Of 1862. At the present
rate Of sa H. tie road viii All interest, and 10
p cent on both preferred aud common stock during
tie year ID, excess over v cent being divided by .
agieement between the two classes. Both pre-
ierled and con mon stock will, we have reason to
believe, receive 81 = cent dividend in July, and
the figures prou re more thereafter Under the ab.e
management Of Mr. James Robb, the Chicago and
Alton Road secms destined 70 become
one Of tie best railways in The West
Til. Company has been recently reorgani1ed under
a special charter from the Legislature of Illinois
Mr. james RObb is tie President. The bonds and
shaps of TIE Company are as follows:
Firt Mor,gasc Preferred siuABs Fond Bonds.
Teiesulsbs H. 10 years Ds aH annual linkmg
fnd o. a. O0J interest a. eei t.......... abGnN0
Fret Mosts.se ionis It 80 y.aGs lat at y cent 100000
Bonds, at 20 ysafs Interest ss eeut ilo0oo0
Total Moitssge aud dBonds................ SAltOOo0
Pf,cfiea S'ocs tnutle5 20 preferred
snuus. oisiIe ! OF 4 cent ou Of net
profits of ComIs sy................... 2,33OOOO
( omnOn STOCK. rn Iiled 60 divide "a out
ol ,acess Of prohss si,er dividend on
Prthred Stec...............,,... l.ISOVO-fAlOOOoo
Total Debt Capital. s6.4UC,c1
Tie earnings Of the road for several years past
hsye averaged about 81 900 900, for 1871 they ex-
,eeded II 200 000. This amount woulc have been
larger had the railway stock .qualed the require
menis Of the business which WAS offered 100000,
independent of the receipts OF the Company, has
been 80, apart TO supply the deficiency. Beyond the
amount stated above, the road ID entirely free from
debt and incumbranco OF every desert lion. Ii is
now in complete order.
The Terre IIaute and Alton Road earned in tho
two first weeks of February S7,J?, against S3l,-
S07 Tor the same period last year.
The earnings Of the Great Western RAILWAY Of
Canada, for the second week in February, We're:
1865. 1852.
Passengers. tIh II - U.S2 tS4
Freight aud I've stock,.... j4Ja5 ~ 33,Os3 81
aud lJN5