New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-31
SECOND BOARD.
SATURDAY, Dec. 29-p. m.

There was some reaction to-day in the Stock market
from the lowest points touched Yesterday afternoon af
Ter the foreign adyiccs were made public, but the
stringcncy of money prevented any important recov
cry. Erie, which went TO 49l, improved to 5Ol, and
closed at 5Oi a5Ol. The sales were nearly 5000
shares The receipts of December will be in excess of
the estimate some s35 OOO and will reach e635 OOO
not including some $50 900 due from receivers of pro-
duce who have begged few days grace on their bills.
Reading, with an active market, improved to 81 an
advance of & cent; Central dull at 81 !. West
ern shares were without much activity, and were
generally heavy. Chicago and Rock Island sold at
Is; Cleveland and Toledo at 7li Michigan Southern
at 81 |; Galena and Chicago at 1891; Illinois Central
at 9G. The market for Nicaragua continues steady at
L.: Panama improved ! y cent. The business in Rail
road Bonds was mostly in Illinois Central, of which
nearly $4,000 sold, closing at sil about pre-
vious prices There was a fair business in State
Stocks, Vrgnias 96l Tenne~sees 90, Missours e7l.
There have been further sales of NewYork State -,
uew TO the extent of s2OOOOO including 900 pur-
chased for foreign account, and 500 900 for Savings
Bank
The market Is very heavy for Exchange with a
large and increasing supply of outside bills The
leading bankers are receiving considerable amounts
from the South and are not buyers here at present
rates any extent. The best Sterling can be had at
~ and bank-bls and fr,tciass commercial signatures
have been sold at Fl y cent. Francs are y cent
lower and very plenty. The range Is 5.27I go,
with small demand. Sterling is at least y cent
lower than for last steamer. Bills with bills of adng
attached have been sold as low g T. cent, bat the
current quotation is al = cent.
Frcights are without quOtabe change. Engage
monts were made to Liverpool of 1000 bush. Grain
at 3D. in bulk, and Il, 900 do. at lower rate 1000
bbls Flour g.; 600 bales Cotton, 3-16 7-32d; 400
t,s Beef =. Cd. and some Bacon, JOS Cd. To Lon
don 200 bbls Bacon 4Os; $50 bbls. Pork, Is. 3D. 80
ties. do, Is. Cd
Tie business of the Sub-Trea.ury was: Paid,
s.55Os4 o.; Received, sos $50; Balance, SiOG9,-
90 81: Paid for Assay Office, s1l ,6js Az Paid ON
Dsbursinc Checks $50 1913 ~; Balance credit all
accounts. s1a,572o93 OF. The payments include
So 900 California drafts The receipts include $4,000
transfer drafts on St. Louis The balance to credit Of
all accounts shows an increase of sjis4 3s during the
week The customs receipts are now very large, this
being the eliminating point of the importations for
Spring sales The receipts during the week for Gus
toms have been 100000 Among the payments to-
day were $50 900 for ocean mail service Under the
admirable system adopted by the Sub-Irea'urer' hF.
Cisco a very large amount o. interest on the pubic
debt can be disbursed on Tuesday. Parties who are
to receive tic interest have been signing receipts for
the last week which will very much expedite the pay
ments. Some houses who hold a large number of
powers to collect interest occupy six or eight hours IN
signing receipts. Messrs. james G. King Sons have
probably the largest amount of interest to receive,
having "A large number of foreign clients.
Tie imports other than Dry Goods do not show any
increase this week oyer the some week OF last year