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


NoSnAY December Up
The sales at the stock Board to-day were very
large and the general tendency OF the market
ward. There more excitement, in the street than
have for some time The aggregate sales were
27oO shares Farmers Loan. 2ooo Csnton. 1000 Read
ing zoo Harlem. 90 Long Island 900 Norwich. SC
These operations show THE rapid progress o. the gold
fever and indicate early return Of the chilly stage
The excitement, Is famed BY the bulls ard wss, pre-
seutss most saimsted scene The ,uSsomlnsnt OF
the whole conversation Of the street,. Gold-Csifor
MA" Approach any OF the various groups Of excited
takers and the chances are t. one that the sr.,
word heard Is Gold" snd the second Gold" Under
this state Of the stree, Is no, wonderful that large
operation. are msde in stocks on rising prices and thsi
outsiders are irresstbly drawn into the vortex and
thus increase the momentum II will b. wonderful
however If sc;ion does not satisfy them Of the dan
ger Of stock jobbins.
Government Stocks were ia fair demand snd
arrn but the pply is small Treasury Notes ssld in
the street AZ Il, but afterwsrd fell OF 10 -
There is more irmness in Sterling but the de-
msnd Is not yet very large Firs, Gloss drawers ask -
and sell moderately but At sSsi there 10 fair bust
ness. Continental bills are dull Franc. 27i as %
Rix Dollars 7sq7sl Gulders i0eioi Marks Rance
35a35i.
Ia Freights there IS not much doing excepting
tor California some Flour engaged tor Liverpool
At ,. 10000 bushels Corn at "a Cotton At 5-l2d To
Belfss, vessel was aled At % in bag, and 70 in bulk
There are four vessels taken up tor California. st
about 3 OOs5 80 pes Dbl
The exports Of Specie during last week were
ssa us. masking total OF slOa5 -ss since January l.
q the exports last week $4,000 in American coin
went to Chsgres by the John Benson. and $4,000 tn
Hsvre. by the Oneids and United states.
Money continues 10 work very easy, and the
same condition Of the Money market IL observed At
Boston. Philadelphia and Baltimore First class paper
is scarce here and can be passed At per cent on
Treasury Notes loans be negotiated At per cent
and on good fancy stocks At per cent There ia con
siderable capital the street seeking safe investment
and the Bank. generally doing all the paper OF the
right character offered This penufulness OF money IL
the natural result OF the contraction OF business At this
Of the year and OF the prosPec, tina, ESchsoge
will remain At point below the shipping par.
We saw to-day at the Mechanics Bank a can.
vass package deposited by OF the dealers OF ,hs,
institution which he said contained forty pounds OF
California gold II was very neatly covered and bound
about with Manila cord Being deposited only for safe
keeping IL had not been opened but from the weight
of the small package there reason to suppose
that IL gold stated IL reported 70 be the pro
perty OF a sailor.
TIE contractors on the Erie Road, from Ring
hamton TO Owceo. report the grading complete exeep,
one mile and half in detached places Thi. section Ia
y miles long but the iron will not be aid until the iros'
is out OF the ground IN the Spring The iron Is ready
TO be sent up as the road Is open TO Bingham
ton which will be accomplished on the 2'th inst The
line west of Oweso will be pushed forward with tho
energy which ha. marked the progress Of this work
The Hartford Bank has declared semi annual
dividend Of y per cent,
The amount Of Coal received on the Delaware
and Hudson Canal this season ls AZ. 800 tons