New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-21
AND MONEY MATrEns



The Stock market was again very active today,
especially the Fancy Stocks, and prices Of some de-
.rp,,ons advanced some what both at the Fire, and
Second Bosrds The spirit among buyers seems in no
s..ree checked In the present state Of feeling 1t
soUls take but small portion of the expected Cafor
,.soli TO produce great imitation in the prices Of
s,.ck,, a well Of other speculative commodities
Government Securities are rather quiet Is usual
chile the transfer books closed
The supply OF Steriug is good, and sales are rot
readily effected at the top quotations
The market i 6rmer Tor Freghts. and there il
,casidera5!e Offering. To Liverpool 5000 bushels
Corn taken "a both "a British aud American
Bottoms; Flour ?. Heavy freigh,s 25s 800 bales Cot
ron 3 ed. To Hamburg. Cotton taken At &c, and
Rice ~ 300 To Antwerp. Rotterdam and Amsterdam,
s,hes At sos and Rice SIS. The rates for California
are ~ cs \ foot. - N Dbl and S2i 3 for Heavy
Goods Bremen big has been taken up 70 proceed
I, Baltimore 70 ssd Tobacco for Bremen ~ 25s I'd T.
md To Hagrs the packet Of at prox has made snsl
engagements Of Cotton ~ &c, snd French ship Wa
ssen Up at &c q y.
gn the Money market there is no apparent
charge Capital T. reasonably plenty AZ 6n per cent
IN call The rates Of good paper out OF doc" are To
z DER cent The amount Of hrstcsss psper ia the
market is moderate.
The exports OF Cotton Goods from this port from
.tto I9lh Dec was 3OOs pkgs against 90 pkgs same
une last year. There Is fair inquiry for the Caior
MA market
The receipts Of the Harlem Railroad Company
fof the frst II days 10 December this year. were 81
a. o. against - $50 p for the corresponding period in
lsi7 showing increase Of S2sOl - The extension
Dover Fisins will be opened about week before the
~ If January and the New Haven road opens next
Mrudsy On the Lot Of January lsi9, both roads VII
- in full opera,ion-the Harlem distance Of - miles
from the cry Hall and the New Haven 10 its eastern
termination. The Harlem Company have declared The
8rs regular dividend of 81 per share the preferred
stock payable on the 81 January
itm stated that the Morris Canal Company will
sppy 10 tbe New Jersey Legislature for reduction d
it, stock from 81 10000 81 02jOOO and issue 5000
o0Oof preferred stock making it's entire stock s2O5oOOO
instead of s3l0OO09 to reduce the number Of Direct
ors 10 change the manner Of appointing Directors and
s.o its corporate and TO erect an aqueduct or
bridge over the Delaware River, at their ferry,
There will sso be application To the Legislature
By tho State Bank Morris to reduce the par value OF
the stock and for remission Of It's tax this year.
The Charter Of the State Bank of Illinois ex-
pred by Limitation on the Both ut and the Governor Of
Illinois, under statutory provision has appointed N
vi. kidgley, IsQ the lhlf thhultff JohH 'dihVuh ~
Springfield and Mr. Manly. trustees for finally closing
and quidating its affairs great deal OF the property
Of the Bank since the and only dividend OF twenty
siz cents To the dollar in specie paid TO the bill
hoders has been sold under i,s late management for
specie but no second dividend whatever or statement
as to VIVA, has become OF its specie funds has ever been
given to its creditors
The Boston and Worcester Railroad Company
have declared a semi annual dividend of per cent
The Eastern Railroad dividend is per cent, Fall River
~; Taunton Branch per cent The firemens lnsur-
ance Company of Baltimore have declared their semi
annual dividend of 6i per cent
The earnings of the Boston, Concord and Mont.
real Railroad up Dec l. after deductng the portion
belonging to the lower roads S277l2 30 The net
receipts sipce opened to Meredith, have been about
$4,000 per annum on a cost of only $4,000.
The net earnings OF the Fall River Railroad for
the six months ending Nov 30. Iss. were as follows
For 81, months ending Nov. 80. 81
Dividend payable January %, ~ pr cent
capital 81 100000 ...............Sh 100 ~
Charged to deleriof alton HccOunt..... 1900 'N
Amount carried to fund A,7ss 87-e14s II
The amount of duties received at Boston last
week was SEA 75e So The exports of Domestcs to
foreign ports Monday amounted to l26 cases and
400 bales-vaued at about s23s96 The principal part
of them were for south America.
During the year lsis, according to the IfHcea"'
A. compared with the same period in s47, the follow
Ing have been the imports OF Iron at Boston from
Enrops. ls4s 1s47 ls4s ls47