New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-25


Zzompsons Reporter says:
"The Bridgeport City Bank, Of Bridgeport. Conn,
has Just completed arrangements 10 have is nCtes re-
eeined in this City We therefore quote the bills at
pdr and they will be received on deposit by all The
City banks This is good move, and we hope it
will be followed by the Other Connecticut banks.
The Washington's advices are ratherfavorabe com
mercially CoDsols hal advanced in consequence OF
the alisnce Of Austria with the Western Powers Tue
quotation from Halifax by the Americas 93i, which
shows an improvement of y cent Cotton and
BreaJstuffs were not much changed. The Times of
the 9th says:
"Tbe English funds have again been extremely
firm today and TIE market has cl0sei With buoy
ant appearance. The importance attached y the
Austrisn alliance, as indicated By the great rI.s
the Pans Bourse, has had Effect on this side, aud
the belief that il has produced great sen.stion at
all the Courts Of Europe has tended at the SAM ne
to lessen the ticpations prev ouely enter'aned,
that its terms whenever they shall transpre, VIII DC
found vague end uDs satisfactory. Notwithstanding
there considerations, however it is sill far from pop
ulsr the dread lost the terrible cost by which the
allies have at length gained impreg nable footing
in the Crmea should be met By the acceptance Of I'M
worthy concessions TO the power that has thus come
in when the oor:t is past being still very prevalent
COnsOIs for mOroy, which left of yesterday at 923 10
J. were frat quoted 81 TO l. whence, owing 70 An ill.,
creased demand for money on the Stock Exchange,
they temporarily receded 10 g2t On the publication
of the correspondence from Paris, describing the
opinions expressed by the organs Of the French Gov
eIDment regarding the guarantee furnished by the
present con binaton that the will nov involve
European complications, the market again presented
signs Of animation, and the last official quotation was
92l TO /. Subsequently, transactions took p4ce a.
further improvement Of an eighth, while, for the 10th
of January the final price was 92s to 90, which sill
be equal 10 9ls to l. ex dividend.
Tie Nms of the 6th says
Since the confirmation of the Austrian alliacce
the Stock market has continued 10 rise. Prices 81 3 q
/ A. l. l.r fhgp saa IL tha
ing some weakness Was apparent owing TO the pro-
gress Cf the monthly settlement III Consos showing
good supply OF stock, which caused the conta1gO'
TO January TO rise 10 TO e ceot. AS we have be-
fore explain ed however his supply rather due 10
the LOAF Of stock made by bankers aud others than
TO any bona fde superabundance of it in the market.
Consie cradle disposition Is eviuced to operate for
hig her prices during the January account, it being
side ed tbs. lie European anti Russian combina
ton now established removes-so far a. human fore
sight can disceri--the most alarming apprehe nsOls
hitherto entertained Of the 1t must also not be
overlooked that the didend will in two or three days
be taken of Consols, which would make the closing
quotation Of this afternoon equal 10, cay, 9lt II
div, a range considerably lower than that 1T
which Cousols were maintained for many months
when o immediate hope wa entertained of securing
the support Of Central Europe. The an;ic patton Of
favorable Bank return also tended 10 strengthen the
marx Il in the Afternoon
Tho discount make; continues easy, full supply
Of Money being offer. In the Stock Exchange
money Wes IN Huolc CtIHdilJ, anu NOItu v cent On
Government securities.
The demand for 90 fer France was very langud
but portion of the gold brought by the America
from New-York had been taken for the Spanish
PENN sula. Some parcels Of gold had heen into
the Bank. This would also probably be the destina-
ton of tie bulk Of the fl6s 900 10 gold dust received
per the Ocean Chief from Australia.
The PbuLician had arrived also with eel 500 in
gold, and the Cr9sus was daily expected with
1892 600. The receipts of Specie for the ending
I'd, were $3.50 Geo and the exports about $500, 0O0
The English Mint coined in gold from March,
1851, til June, 1884 IS, 900, 900. For a similar
period Of time the coinage during the last century has
never exceeded $4,000, 900.
The Coal tupnage on the Reading Railroad for the
week ending on Thursday, Is, 23l tuns; making
for tie present fiscal year. II 1863 tuns, against 40 SO
tuns TO the same time last year.
TIE Baltimore Patriot states that the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company has already paid over
10 the Ct OF Baltimore the interest due tue st OF
January that portion Of the IS 600 OcO loan which
has been used-say about 100000.
AT Baltimore moDeyis in active demand at /. a ,
per cent per month. At Philadelphia ne sotis,on,
are moie readily effected, without tny change IN
rates. Firs.clsss paper l5ais Ter cs,t and second
class q "a At Boson the best names 20 at l. per
cent but the feeling is improving, as the Banks are
receiving coin from NeE-York
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