New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-28
IECOED BOARD.
THURSDAY, Dec. 27-p. m.

The Stock Board to-day appeared TO be the ares of
a contest between the increased tghtnsss Of money
and the natural tendency Of the market to RISE the re-
suit of the expectation OF favorable news by the
steamer. If call loans were as easily negotiated as
during the early partof last week stocks to day would
Irobab have been to cent higher than they are
now In consequence Of this antsgOnism Of forces
prices DO not vary materially from yesterday excepting
Reading, which is down y cent in consequence partly
Of short having taken in 500 shares privately, and
notified his shorts, which threw considerable amount
of cash stock the market. The dividend,
derstand is fixed BY the Directors e"t""' ', :" coz;
q cent in casb and = cent in stock. The floating
eebt, it is now stated, will be over million, snd
cordiBg to ole authority, this amount will be in
creased the emount of the cash dividend. Erie closes
at 81, having been 500; Central was dull at 9l5
Pansms, 1O4; Cleveland and Toledo wss 72s; Mich.
gan Central, Oh; Gsens ard Chicago 1891, sc.
Nicaragua was ls5 als4, although considerable cash
stock was thrown on the market, which was taken
back at buye,s option. The impression appears to
be very general that the movement in thiu stock is
lot e1bar ted and that the parties interested will put
it up Gu,irs January to a much higher point. Cum
berand lie quiet at 223 In Railroad Bonds the
ment is moderate at previous prices. Illinois Central
scld at sl2 with sales of $780, 00 State Stocks are
quiet but firm. A sale Of New.Yoyk 50, 1874, was
made at 1922 and IS 900 Indiana Sc at sli.
There is not much doing in Exchange, but the mar
ket is heavy The supply is increased by every mail
ffom the South, and the produce movement at home
is also furnishing considerable amounts Sterling is
7lpsl, with Southern and Canadian bank signatures
at q, and some city bankers at the higher limit.
although the promr ent bankers ask 2. y cent.
Frar cs rOminally 5223 5.1ss,
In Heights the market is firm for immediate receipts
of produce to Great Britain, but engagements ahead
could be effected at lever raes To Liverpool - 900
bushels grain at 3D.. 1000 bbs. -four at 49, $50 bses
cotton 7-32d. Id. Tt London 80 bbls. oil 46s and
sCme bacon and polk It the same figures. To Hsvre
GOO bblP flour CSC 100 bales cotton &c.; sud 50 bbs
pot ashes o. TO-
The Sub.TiessuIer to-day set epsrt the January
interest on the public debt, amounting to about
ssA, eco. The busines YVES as follows: P,id,
$500 46l 90. received, s22s 4j9; balance, s37s3,3
81; paid for Assay OfGce, sl4,sl9 %; paid on dis.
bursting checks. el34 939 II.
Aftsr the adjournment IF the board the following
sales of bonds and stocks were made al auction by
A. ii Nicoay:
IS COO Museum State Skies rerett sdde5 ....:...s5
Il coo Lake E. Wab,sh st. louis RI. let Mt int. Gd37
SOON Y. Eric RR. Ccpystbles, 1871, lat adted ut
5CCO Marietta sud Cincinnati aR Isl mt int sddsd.....7
? sbaIe. Chicago and Rock Issnd Railroad
~ shares North River Insurance Company ''........S
Kniekeroocksl Ice Compsn,. 81!
he Chemical Bank has declared semi-annual
dividend of 2 cent, payal jar. l.
The demsnd fer money is very active to-day, occs-
stoned mainly by the movement of loans in prepare
ton for the very large payments interest dividends
piir cipal of debts, &C, due on the LET proI. The
drafts from the Yves. are heavy, partly for the same
purpose account of State and Corpoi ation debts.
The supply of Money, however. Is quite large, and
good borrowers find what they want. More than
simple interest howover has been paid for temporary
ati5ns Paper is improving notwithstsnd-
ing the activity OF csll loans and the demsnd Is good.
The Cleveland and Pittsburgh raIrosd will make
rs semi an ual dividend next week, and /! will prob
ably be the same ss the last, cent payable in
bends The current net earnings OF the rosd have |
expended on tie extension Of the road to Wheel
pg, and The Board have thought it the true policy of |
be Company to make its dividends in bonds rather
han to sacrifice bonds to pay cash dividend The
took is selling in this MAKE! at 81 G64, re.
Giving 10 y cent dividends per ann1m in 2
eDt bonds. The earnings OF the e1reat six months
iii be ssou. S365ooO, leaving after the payment of
peratipg expenses and interest about sl2O 600 for
ividend fund, or nearly = cent for six months.
fer the dividend Of 5 p cent 10 be declared, the
lrplus added to that remaining Ct the time OF the
st dividend viii be, in round numbers, 500 90 or
bout y cent on the capital The Wheeling e1.e1
CD will lie eomys,sd in ell LEI. SamQer. Tie rosd