, 1865-03-24
Markets bv Telegraph.
DER MIDNIGHT MARKET REPORT,

NEW TpEK. Thursday. March 1S -Niddlcht.
Railway culAtion opened steady ut the Stock Ex-
ctatge en- Erie As sooa Hudson WAS reached
thtre break In ttock from Is to 93K. This had
very depressing Influence upon the market and there
VS. Tosb 10 tei everything, slmDst without regard
to the prev1ous decline Ct tic morning ranging
1t m 2 ta6 pr cent. There Was strong ccnand for
Governments on call. and large business tEaas
acted ut sharp adv Auce 10 prices. The cemend Vas
1nfpatt to short ceutTacts, The recent decline
brought IN large orders from other cities, especially
ir1rn The East
large auount Of securities on tn. market were CT.
deed zold as the bst prtcet. o~iag to the great
rscessi,5 Of 7ca izIng hy erc Snts others. Many
ort.tce holders appeAt think the speedy close
var viii make still lowe: prices. 7he bu Inter est is
ve1Y nnch crippled by the fall today The beaEs have
e5erythipx thtlf own Nay. It Was tumoFtd during
The day that large cpesatofs were In trouble.
This accelerat d the downward movement. Tnereh
spes caution In making cortrsc OWING 10 The pEtr
aNI co OF sun,ors IT tsi!ufss.
Bark shares and railway MORTGAGES were dull. CcAl
md mstcellantoCs etocEs were steady On call. but
lever a{lefHtfd'.
Gtld fell this afternoon unda1 the report that sher
man has ar11ved before Raleigh. Rumors On The
sfr, Fey that he had fought and d.feaed John:ton
at;crward. rallied slightly the that John
ston had defeated Sherman. Tie money narketA
nctive, but borrowers find dItnculty In obtaining
]oaEs without the best secnEty. Thsrt Was general
1ee1il preston In conn~relat circles In eonte.
Quele. Of The fal1 IN gold lower r11ce3 we're mads.
Tho Itscea in cotton have befn frtghtful. One In
etknce ported whtre ss6 CO, YES lost o bales
Central produce and merchandise very duh, and
cannot be sold freely st large concessions.
At the public board Petroleum stocks
stesoy. At tte regular boar 1these Wal
= prcssure 10 ftlL Buchanan Farm, LIS;
Fmp,re Ctr, 2I; Everett. $50; Ercelsior.5; Germt
mia. S; Eeyc11ck, Is; Manhattan, 40: No3'e. s:
Ucrsnic 2z5 Z. S. 1857; Rsnd Farm. $50; Tack. a5;
Web&:tr, $40.
Tbs Petroleum natkts Is entirely nouira1 Sc for
cuhe; 34a54Xc Tor Eenncd IN bond, And 74es1se Ter
nee. .,
To-day bAs betu opsning day at dsy Eoets stoEes
and tsshlonable Establishments have been crowded
All articles Of uiiitner5 except bonnets, are lower
than last acAaon.
7he Fnst ssys: "Thezc h+8 besn more decided
change n1intfy styles within The past ycat than
during the same lers,h Of tue tor Thirty yeor1."
LATEST.
. EAw ToRK. Match 2.
ErEa1Na sTocR BoAKn.-Gola, 1stk. New York
Central, s7k; Erie 5sX; Hudson, a1; Il nding. 9;K
5as eld 1cs; eot, Eew, 100: II l'a, 3tx; 7os.
Michigan Central, d; Michigan s1utaern. s3h; T. J.
ncts fcnt1al 53K; IttsLurgh, l94; Rock Island. s5
to1tLwetttrn. 7oh; NtTthves:tEn, preferred, By !;
TiirBburEh md Fl. Wayne. IN; Ohio snd SI SIS ipp.
ctrt.hcstes,2t cantor z14; CuEahesla9a, s.; WJom.
Ing, ii; Qnickrlrer, 6lk; Aariposa, NY
The attcn lance was very 1args snd ransa
immenss. Gold and stocks were very much excited.
6ales ct gold sfcr call st 15 tad At the ccse Of the
report ut 159k. Stocks grew wsose CT ailes cslt.