New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-26
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. 2J-P. NJ.

WEDNESDAY,, Feb. 2J--P. NJ.
The Stock market opened strong this morning but
Mt the closo Of the session wac weaker for most
descriptions. Tie great contest in Erie Com
mon, which under large sales nuctuated twice or
three times during the day between 70 and 60 The
bear movement was stronger than for come days
past and they attacked Erie especially as that
stock always gives more or less tone 10 the market
Governments very strong, with large traniac-
tons in registered 1855 at l0 sgsinst 100! yester
day, and coupons Mt 1919 aloe. There has been
very large amount Of these and other Government
securities recently purchased for England and the
continent. The enormous premium a. which the
exchange can be drawn reduces the cost in Europe
10 point that has attracted the attention Of nves'ers
all over the continent. AT par a Government y
cent bond costs the European buyer at the present
rate Of exchange only about GO, which is a tempting
price Cor Il Government security paying E cent in
terest in gold. In shares the business was large,
generally at some Improvement on ye.ter.
day. At tho Second Board there was lees
animation, aud there was moro disposi-
ton to make saler. The quotations generally
fell of to = cent in tho share list Governments
were, however, sustained, except for registered Of
1891, which fell oil y cent. seyen-thirties were
strong a, los, and one-year Certia ,a.es were in
large demand and advanced 10 Ni. Gold sold
freely at III Up to l7g, agsins, Eli al72i ut tie
morning Board, but closed lIll. Pacific Mail
was among the heayicst stocks declining TO 1854
agsins, 10 yesterday. The heayness of the market
was occasioued by tho rumoIs from Washington that
the Coufercrce Comm,tee had agreed upon four
hundred millions tbree-year bonds, convertible at
pleasure into demand notes, and the Senate policy
in regard 10 restricted legal tender issues Al the
o'clock cal, the impression wss very general that
the financial programme would be bords and not
currency, and the market was generally lower.
although there was uoi largo amount OF stocks
urefsIg on buyers. Mail recovered 10 It's, but The
SHARE list generally was / 10 = cent oil. Govern
meuis were very FIRM the isis selling ut 1901 and
1921! and The oneyear Certificates Of -. Gold war
| III IT, and steady. The Latest quotations were:
IT, s. Gs registered, 1881, 100! el0; u. 3. liz, 1851,
coupons, Loo 1921; United States Sc, ls7i, cou.
pons. o.; United Ststos Treasury Notes. 1910,
lO5alOJI; United States C.. l.yeRr Certificates
g7l4gs; Demand Notes told iss1el, l7oi III
Tennessee State &c, G2i s6i, Missouri States Gs,
6Jl d6ji; American Gold, i7li O. i52 Pacific Mail
Steamship Co., l67 . i67l; Now-York Central Rail
a,way Preferred, 1901 a l0Ii; Hudson River Rail.
road, 97,Q97;; Harlem Railroad, 3Gi 1854; liar-
/ lem Railroad Preferred, Il S57i; Reading Rail.
road 81 d 49, Michigan Central Railroad, 9Gl a9si
Michigan Southern md Northern Indiana Railroad,
! 6ItQ6li, Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
RAILROAD Guaranteed, lO5i a lOyI; Panama Rail
road l9i 1856; Illinois Central Railroad gJs aga;
Cleveland snd Pittsburgh Railroad, Gsl 2CSl Ga
lena and Chicago Railroad, 93i cot, Cleveland aud
Toledo Railroad, 9il ayii; Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, 93i cyi; Chicago, Burlington nni Quincy
Railroad, 1851 9l01; Milwaukee and Prairie du
Clien Railroad, 9iG4Oi Pittsburgh and Fost
Wayne Railroad, 67ia6i.
There s not largo business doing in foreign bills
to-day, AMI although some drawers ask the extreme
rates Of ye,eray, good sterling bills have been sold
at 1854 ISL Francs are 80! S2T!. There Ia
ZONE speculative demand for sterling bills TO DO de-
lvered in thirty to sixty days, and considerable
transactions have been made at l9i0l96. Some OF
,lese purchases are made by importers who, making
s.les OF goods TO DO RENTED for within Inc noxt
sixty days, wish to be certain Of the rate serns
will cost them and regulate toe prices Of their goods
accordingly
Freghts are fairly active Tor PROVISIONS aud there
is moro doing iour and grain, but rates with
out particular change, although Grmer IL anything
for grain To Liverpool tho engagements are 10000
bush. Wheat, at 1919. in bulk and bags, and n
snail lot at 3D., TO fill up, which ia above the market
q 900 bush Corn, At 7id. in bags, which is 3D. too
high rate At the close 500 bbls Flour at Is I'd
/ D., the infide rate TO ill up, and 3D. below tho
market; l,G0O pigs. Bacon and Lard, u, Z2s 3D.;
400 ties. Beef at d. and per neutral flag 100 pkgs.
Bacon and Lard at OLE al 5s., chiefly Il. De. Gc. q
3js TO London: 1900 bbs. Flour at IS. 3d.;
1000 bush. Wheat at "a. in bags; % bbs Pork, at
S. 3D. and per neutral flag 700 rcs. Beef at IT,, and
800 boxes Bacon, at 37s. CD. To Bristol: 5000
bush. Wheat. at Sd. IN bags The charters are the
brig Toto, TO bordeaux, with Provisions, and
Brilsh bark TO Belfast, on private terms, and an
American ship to Londonderry, at 25s. Cd. v tun.
The business OF the Sub-Treasury Receipts,
1855, 49i 7S--for Customs, 1900; Payments, g.,
100, 955 81; Balance, -, SAC, 22S -.
The Trsdesmen's Fire Insurance Company will
hold its annual meeting for Directors on the 10Th Of
March next.
The Michigan Southern Railroad Company have
lott by FIRE their elevator a, Toledo, containing
! $50, 600 bushels grain and 600 bbls. Flour Tie
loss is abont 500 900 partly insured This lors has
affected injuriously ihs common stocL Of this Com
pany.
The New. York Consolidated Stage Company have
declared q semi.annunl dividend OF y cent, paya-
| Die at the Pacific Bank en- and sfier March ..
| The Exports Exclusive Of specie) from Now-York
to foreign ports forths week ending Feb 70, are
1861. 1852. 1858.
F,, IN, wr,k,......., f3u45tfa F2t9Ila S4,iGI 400
Previously Ispehed... l8.J7att9 l9,is0IOo o.S'9So
Tot,l since Jan. 1921 f2l 5JT B206355lT f5l,bIt0pj