The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-30 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, Dee. 15.—The stock market developed in-
creased strength and activity to-day, under which thobear
element sensibly weakened. At the early session of the
open board New York Central sold at 961 ; Erie, 931 ;
Hudson River, 1081 ; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 921 ; Cleve-
lanai and Toledo 1084 ; Rock Island, 107 ; Fort Wayne, 105; ;
Schuylkill C0a1,131. Maraposapreferrod,2o. At the first regu-
lar board there was a general advance of prices. New York
Central closed higher than at the second board yester-
day, Erie .1, Reading Michigan Southern 1, Cleveland
and Pittsburg 1, North-Western }, preferred 1, Rock Island
11, Fort Wayne 1, Ohio and Mississippi certificates 1.
Hudson River, Toledo, and Quicksilver were unchanged.
There was some inquiry for city railway stocks, and 64
was bid for Second Avenue. Government securities were
dull but firm, and Five-twenties of the old issue advanced
Ten-forties a. Seven-thirty notes were steady.
The gold market was strong during the early part of the
day, but afterwards heavy. The opening price was 146,
followed by an advance to 1461, and a decline at the close
to 1464. Loans were made'flat or by paying one per cent.
interest on the currency.

The importations of dry goods at this port during the
week ending December 14 compare as follows with those
of the previous week :

r--Dec. 7---, r- —Dec. "ll—%

Consumption. Pkgs. Value. Pkgs Value.
Manufactures of w001...1,140 6466,472 1,488 $638,340
Manufactures of cotton. 743 231,948 1,258 395,649
Manufactures of silk 251 243,701 302 297,790
Manufactures of flax ...1,263 281,953 1,367 368,144
Miscellaneous .. 218 77,570 473 175,480

Total 3,615 $1,304,647 4,888 $1,875,403
Withdrawals.
Manufactures of wool 89 $35,256 122 $55,558
Manufactures of cotton. 106 31,794 106 35,368
Manufactures of silk 41 57,29 48 67,389
Manufactures of flax ll2 82,062 106 35,860
Miscellaneous

Total 351 $160,764 40-1 $197,308
Warehoused.
Manufactures ofwool 517 $238,018 848 $389,318
Manufactures of cotton 603 200,067 677 241,046
Manufactures of silk 26 27,602 126 151,946
Manufactures of flax 455 101,520 635 199,856
Miscellaneous 2B 16,948 27 19,979

Total 1,629 $584,155 2,313 $1,002,145

COTTON.-A fair demand prevailed, though the market
was not quite so strong at the close, and holders were free
sellers, and in some instances considerable anxiety was
manifested to secure a market for speculation lots. Tho
sales comprise 3,050 bales at our quotations, as fol-
lows :-
Upland. Florida- Mobile. N. 0.& T.
Ordinary
Middling
Good middling 5l 52 52 53
The sales of cotton by auction passed off with consider-
able animation ; the attendance was good, and very full
prices were generally obtained. Tho cotton was sold for
Government accounts by order of S imeon and Draper,United
States Cotton Agents. Tho condition was reported to be
good, though not perfect. The sale comprised 8,181 bales,
at the following prices :-2,406 bales Memphis cotton at
53c. for middling fair, 51.1 c. for strictly middling, 45c. to
461 e. for good ordinary, 41c. to 411 c. for ordinary, 37c. for
low ordinary, 201 c. to 811 c. for pickings,:and 411 c. to 434 c.
for rebaledj; 658 bales New Orleans cotton at 53c. for mid-
dling fair, 50Ic, for strictly middling, 471 c. for low mid-
dling, 451 c. for good ordinary, 421 c. for ordinary, 38c. for
low ordinary, 191 e. for pickings, and 4210. to 42c. for re-
baled; 117 bales Florida cotton at 49c. for low middling,
46c. for good ordinary, 441 c. for ordinary,'39/c.for low or-
dinary, 33c. for pickings, and 401 c. for rebaled ; also 7
bags Sea.lsland at 59c. The terms of the sales were net
cash, payable in currency.
FREIGHTS were quiet, but unchanged for grain. Cuttou
offered freely, and rates were rather better. The engage-
ments were :-To Liverpool, 1,500 bales cotton, at 5-16 d.
to ; 7,000 bushels corn, at 51(1., in bags; 50 hhds.
tallow, at 17s. 6d. ; 50 do. tobacco, at 30s. ; per steamer,
300 bales cotton, at 14. to td.; 21,000 bushels wheat, at
6fd. To London, 500 hhds. petroleum, at Os. 3d. To
Antwerp, 1,000 hhds. petroleum, at ss. Gd. to ss. 9d. The
charters are :--A brig to Marseilles, petroleum, at Os. Gd. ;
one to Cork, for orders, at 6s. Gd., if to the Continent, 7s. ;
a ship to Belfast, grain, at ss. 3d., and floor at 2s. 6d. ; a
bark from Baltimore to Belfast, corn, at 7s. 3d. ; a brig
to Pernambuco and Bahia, 95c. to $1; a brig to Charleston,
private.
IRON.-Pig has been rather quiet, and prices slightly
favored the purchasers for both American and Scotch.
The sales we 400 tons No. 3 grey to mottled American, for
present d;rvery, at $3B 25c. No. 1 was held at from $l9
to $53, 4 to time of delivery. Small sales No. 1 extra
American were made from yard at $5O to $54, and 300
tone No. 2'extra do. at a private price. The sales of Scotch

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prices,ure
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but in shipping yarns we have had a very
strong market, resulting in alair amount of busi-
ness. It appears that many buyers of yarns haVe
been holding- back their -orders, .65;.'pectiii thit
when the annual stocktaking of cotton took place
in LiVerpool the quantity would be found far in
exe6ss of the estimate, and cause a reaction in tlw
prices of yarns here. When the result was tele-
, ialkAe

2,000:- bales, t't eirliartits-3sx.. ru
freely, and:the market claws wstrob,
trade. yarns the market' liag!'be'elt stead'
moderate_-Intsinesstloint...f, and pri@c--*Avi lout cl,
since TuL':=day. The rise;:in the Bank-.
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,the market yeslorday, but the..favou Votkfcli.,.
,4;411,-, at Liverpool. appears to have counter . ~it,
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41,4".‘4 bo-da -4-11 . cloth. ,idlers- s‘ty t)..t-'' ;."...1 '7" -
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.44.*01.41Lita-; -;.. effect of checking of -,:• If( ' -
,--tult!hia-also f)i;k: ' .-...an advance in prices wMf
1410-feeit anti,.i pai' - *ltlay. Under these circum4. ~,t
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.:_s*r4yers havelieen rather un 11' to ' .
4,
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-out orders to any corisideitaiteekkenk...:,.l:l,:he market, -
however, has been exceedingly firm, prieces being,
so faLie, .fliere is any alteration, in favour-6r the
,nianufaeitire rii-tAliat inquiry exists has principally
been, forlotS ova-fi4V, for „delivery at once, such lots
I ein42): very scarce attkesentrest holders are well
eleared of_ ,t(:(.:-: Tile =qtr but a mo-
doratel_.u.sine.,s, lint with:cArenteliSinCss ft ' ricv.
1,1:1:as,-;--zrile following is the trade 4,ll7o.Yfilrit
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ALoveniffer-:---‘‘:-Only a modeivtOlimothitl3V
11 -tatrir
I.;.:,has been done in the Aloollen trade in ' .6,.4'
puMk74,7l.r' kets. A considerable amount has b
done in e warel - Ir 11 ,
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th(.,'sifihtgTritil,e.'

In home

thread trade is good, and an advance of price has
been made. The makers of iron are well employed,
and have as many orders in hand as is usual at this
period of the year, and. altogether the prospect for
next year is good. The machine makers and the en-
gineer tool makers still continue to be busy, and both
are full of orders. There is a fair demand for cut
nails. The market for all descriptions of oil seeds con-
tinues. very firm, and prices are fully supported.
Stocks are very light light, and there is everything
in favour of the present high rates ruling for the
mainder of the season. Rape oil is in active de-
mand, and the prices obtained are higher than last
month. There is a good home consumption for the
time of the year of linseed oil, and the export de-
mand continues large, prices continuing very firm.
Considering the prevalence of the cattle disease in
this district, cakes -are in good demand. Olive oils
are using freely in Yorkshire, and rates are firm
with an upward tendency. Prices abroad arc much
higher than here. The leather trade has on the
whole been quiet. Heavy sole leather has been
little inquired for. Vlore business has been done in
East India kips, and the demand for calf skins and
offal has been brisk, and in the early part of the
month a slight advance in price was realized. Prices
of other elas7es arc without change. The tan-
ners continue to be better employed. The shoo
trade continues quiet, especially for export. The
demand for paper has been quite equal to that usual
at this season. Better descriptions of rags are in
more request, and are rather dearer. The supply
of beasts has been good. 'That of sheep has been
below the average, especially during the latter half
of the month. The restrictions on transport ren-
dered necessary by the cattle disease are ono
cause of this. Number shown (four markets)—
buts sheep, 10,340. The wheat trade has
beeenc 24 ;
ull2asndprices, after some slight fluctuations,
remain about the same. There has been a fair de-
mand for barley, and finer sorts are a .shade higher.
The sales of oats and beans have not been large,
and prices of each are lower."
NOTTINGHAM, 29th.—There was a tolerable attend-
ance at our Exchange-hall to-day, and the demand
for lace yarns was steady at nominally unaltered
rates. The inquiry for hosiery yarns was moderate,
and recent prices were supported. Silks about the
same. There was not much doing in brown nets,
and prices may be written the same as last week.

The old dispute, whether lager beer is intoxicating
or not, came up to the Troy courts the other day, and a
witness swore that he drank 54 glasses of it ono evening,
and was still perfectly sober.
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cough, asthma, c3nsumption, habituil cmstipation,
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throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, n-Ases in the
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pitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps,
spasms, nausea and sickness t yen in pregnancy or at sea,
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tenant of )Vatcriorti, of Irony years' dyepepsia,-
Fifty years' indoseribmble a:Tony rpm dyspepsia, I,r

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vomiting—Maria 'Jolly.- 'Cure No 51,51 i% 11. c 1:•,v, .1
•
Campbell, Fakenharn, Norfolk, of iii,:i;;;c,ilon
of the liver, which bad resisted all medical tr,
In tins, 1 lb., 2s. od. ; 21b., 4s. Gd ; 51b., its.; 121 h., 229. ;
40s.—Barry 17u 11arry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, L0n(1,‘1,4
also Phillips, tea dealers, 5, King William-street ; lik. tt i e
at 61, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside; 49, Bishopsgate-
street Within ; 63, 150, and 203, Oxford-street ; 330, Strand ;
54, Upper Baker-street ; 103, Tottenham-court-road ; 96.
Upper-street, Islington, N. ; Harvey, Notting-hill ; Close
Brothers, 65, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queen'e-terrace,
John's -weod, London ; and all respectable grocers and clic—
tuists.—Bewarf; of spurious imitations.

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l jia,meat, ex- well siippliMA'Viiiirtik&s, and are very busy. - ritc ---:.--‘,.-,....•
h_ttiWast rear •e-4 caps and react'- T -Vothing branches ~6.6l,ltireir,g4,
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sipn of the, publrCffialtts; the demand has contifiwa' 1 -- -''-'''''--::,,-„.;>„,,;_,--:;
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tiSsissippi river wools,- suitabh., -for 11u BY,ilird trade, are:ekturnely .. -:=,-• ' -s,
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better demand, and prices arc a little harder. The

LONDON, SATURDAY, DEC. 30, 1865.

The year which is just passing away has been in
many respects an eventful and also a sorrowful one,
and the retrospect of its annals is not a pleasing
task. If we begin by taking a glance at foreign
affairs, there is little or nothing of a cheering aspect
to contemplate. The great struggle which for some
time waged between the States of North America
has been brought to a termination, and one which
cau afford no satisfaction to those who have care-
fully studied the course of events. It is true, that
in some respects matters have not been so disastrous
as some feared after the disastrous collapse of the
Confederates, and that slavery is at an end, but this
great change has not been brought about in a man-
ner likely to prove beneficial to those immediately
concerned. All who appreciate courage and con-
stancy regretted the unfortunate result of the
strenuous efforts made by the Confederates, and
lamented the mistakes which they made. A want
of unity characterised the proceedings of the
Southerners for some time before the final crash
came, and the hesitation of Davis was another mis-
fortune, since its effect was to throw him into the
power of his enemies. The assassination of LIN-
COLN was an event which filled the civilised world
with horror, and the dastardly attempt made by a
particular section to palm the crime on the Sou-
thern PRESIDENT and his allies met with de-
served reprobation, and soon shared the fate it
deserved by dropping out of notice. The
new PRESIDENT has appeared to great advan-
tage lately, and agreeably surprised many who
feared for the consequences when he so unexpectedly
acceded to power. By his judicious bearing he
has toned down many of the asperities unhappily so
rife among his supporters, and by his consistent firm-
ness he has assured to the Southerners some expec-
tation of finally emerging from their fiery ordeal
under better auspices than at one time seemed
possible. Amid much to deplore that was discredit-
able not only to the rules of war among civilised