New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-09
aECoND BOARD.


There was heavy Stock Market this
morning and the FancieS generally declined There
was fair business done in Erie, Reading and Nor
wicb, but other descriptions were dull. Reading de-
clned TO 6I., fall of p cent from Saturday. The
general talk the street now is that dividend of
- cent IS certain Erie declined y cent. The re-
ceipts for December thus far favorable, and indi
cate receipts Of 100000 for the month. Norwich
was heavy, and declined = cent Delaware and
Hudson sold at 90, a further decline of y cent.
Canton fell of p cent Longisiand ! Convert
bles Southern Michigan Road improved p cent
New-York and New-Hayen y cent. Government
stocks are in good demand and held firmly. The
sound Stocks generally are firm. At the Second
Board the market generally was heavy
Sterling Exchange is firm to-day, but
only in moderate demand. The rates are 10. lo.'
Francs 5lja5l2l Amsterdam II. a4l.c Bremen
'S!0iS,c.; Hamburg 80 o36.c.
There is moderate business in Frcghts
ard the rates arc firm. We notice engagements
about 1900 bush. Wheat I'd. in bulk, 1000 bbiS
Flour l3ld lCOObxs. Cheese COS 500 sides Leather,
private terms Cotton 3-l6d dead weight lis.6d.ai5s
To Iondon the marke, is steady. To Iayre, Cotton
&c., Ashes and Bank $6G$7. vessel chartered
10 Guadalupe al Coz two of about 2l0 tuns burden
for San Juan and New Orleans at $50 So and $2l the
round voysge. To California there is moderate
business at Asa sos y foot.
he supply of Money is better to-day,
with good demand On frst-cass stocks loans
are negotiated Hi,h facility at 6a7 y cent. The
failure to-day has given little shock 10 confidence
and paper is not sold so freely. The rates, how
ever, are not changed and the quantity in the street
IS limited. We quote flst.class names at al0 y
cent.
The failure of Messrs. Hicks & Co, a
highly respectable house, was announced today and
much sympathy was expressed for them. The house
was formed upon the dissolution Of the house Of
Samuel Hicks. & Sons, by the death Of Mr. Hicks,
Senior, who vas supposed 10 have left about eight
hundred thousand dollars, The house has always
borne high character. The curren, liabilities OF
The house It Is thought cannot be large, and the
filnre is doubtless tie entanglement Of the
house with tie Thompsonville Carpet Factory.
where II is understood about S2j000O mas been IL
VOlved.
The City Government Is issuing long
live Fer Cents. par IN paymen, for The City Ewes
which are now maturing, 10 those who VIII receive
them. Savings Bank has taken $2jo0 600 o. these
terms
The deposits Of gold at the Phila5elphia
"iiA' 10Y aSS1 week " ere enormous They were only
$slAto shoIt Of three millions. This Is beyond all
Precedent The deposits OF gold ana SILVER reached
s2,ei7,oco. The coinage was $50 coo and he paw.
monts, 81 ols,@s,.
The receipts at the Sub-Treasurv were
StSoso. Payments, $,5,oi5. Balance, $3,es3.90o.
The steamer Merlin for S.. Thomas had
S62.s,0 in specie
The Cleveland. gainesville and Ashta-
hula Railroad Co ADVERTISE for propos Is for $500 900
O! ihoT seven per cent; MoY,eace Bonds. selecma.
BE m lsof' interest payable semi annually in New.
York. The Company are authorized 10 sell these
bonds BY an act Of the Ohio Legislature n,sss8 on
the HON December, 1850. The entire amoun, ~
pones to be issued under The Mo.,raee is s-ol oeo
and she entire Read from Cleveland to The P,nns,,.
vana line, It's franchises income and eqpipnsn,i i
pledged by Il. This Road forms one OF the mo,
valuable links Of TIE gre, chain Of Roads between
Ncw.York and the West. The ne: work OF Roads
conct uirating rom the West, Cincinnati s., LOUIS.
Chicago, &c, at Cleveland VIII throw vast amour,
OF ;rafc over over this Road, while TIE Enc ard The
Central line Of New-YoIk Roads VIII bring % E.,e
for he West vas; amount Of bGtiness Which must
&c done By ,Ais Roat Aslanceat The MAO VII show
that oa the east and o. he ives. thousands Of mles
Of RAILROADS VIII concentrate Their business az the
Two teTmifl o. tbs Road NAieh Ike gorge lhrough
mouniaingansc, must pass 1t all Il stretches from
Cleveland 20 Erie aiopsiAs Lake sAore Il miles from
Cleveland 70 The Pennsylvania line, and p. miles
thtnce to Efie. the portion from Cleveland to the
Stale hne beng only pledged for this loan The
>iok subscriptions are s650e0o and the cost of the
Road VIII re aeon, 81, sS0oCo The COS. OF this por-
ton CT he Road, iIon he fSl8S yly&nia line 10
lie, viii he aeoU, sfSQ,evo The whole Road is