New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-29
The business Of The Clearing House to-day was

The business Of tue Clearing Houee to-day was
f20,o4l, 600.
The Directors If the Southern Michigan Road have
been in tessisn tie last tso days but have not yet
decided up,n dividend The regular dividend will
rrobsbly be y cent. The extra dividend of surpu.
bof re The Construction Stock lie consolidated, IL yet
matter of unCeitai' ty.
The outstanding Bonds Of the Cumberland ,I and
Ircn Company, which are due on the LET January,
will be duly paid at the Corapsny's office. az per sd-
ytI.isement.
On cali, Money has bee7 in most quarters AZ strm-
gent to-day es at any tine duYpg the year As high
a. cent has beea psid in some instances for carrying
stocks til 10 morrow, ind y cen. for 10 and Is days
was common difference on leading fancies. The
market FOR paper Goes not fee the s,rinsoncy, and
rates have rather an improving tendency. The Cause
OF the strrg ency cal is doubles, the prepare
for the payments of the LIST pro1. Parties are accu
mustisg the money DOR these payments in bspk, and
are indisposed 10 lend on any security To the usoal
activity of this period of the year is added now tae
payments on account Of the new State Loan which have
absorbed q large amount of money. The unwflngu's
Of the NJ ,nhattan Company, 90 which the payments
are made to lend the money has made recourse TO
other s,urces necessary, and created demand which
might have been supplied from that source We do
not look for any material relief in money a.ters i'm
medatey tfter the lst prox,, but dudng January we
presume TIE msIket will he much easier
The Mississippi and Milwaukee Railroad has
made dividend Of 3 per cent in cash aud per cent
! ia stock.
The G.lena and Chicsgo Railroad dividend alluded
to some days since has been officially declared
y cent in cash and 70 q cent stock, payable lst OF
February next. AZ the stock viii probably sell for
liOall5 soon aaer the dividend Is OFF, he above is
equal TO T early la! a. cent for six months.
The George Law brings 81, 4O5 600 In gold, which,
with the $500 900 reported as coming by the N'cira-
gus route makes the full semmonthy remittance.
The mining news is very f4vorao s-the yiedin many
parts of the country being immense. In regard to
business and finances, THE Shipping List says:
"Tbe past fortnight las not been au active one Ia
any Iespect The demand from the country continuing
hight; although some Gha. better than at our last and the
receipts Of AL descriptions Of goods having been very
heavy. Rates in consequence have generally declined,
although rot so materially some anticipated they
would, and better Terms are offered TO purchasers Ga
| all sides.
"a considerable part of the goods coming to hard
during the fortnight had been PURCHASED prior 10 ar
rival the bal ince generally is going into store. T0e
general impression appears 10 be that az the
IaiI fall heavily for week two, notable seviva,
will take place in trade, and that good rates will be
| allied.
"Ourmoney market the past week has not been very
active considering that it has been steamer week,
which is good omen. The recent arrivals of several
| clippers may renew the demand for money ba. the
decline noticed elsewhere OF many articles OF import
must brig forward the country buyers, WI 9nce, in
deed must come the largest share of relief to
fu.cbarged warehouses. Our miners too, will con-
| tribute their quota of relief on the adven, Of the
rainy seasOn indebted as they cusOmary TO those
who in their turn under obligations to the city
jobbers. During the past week lOsns on merchandise
have been made at "a and per cent and GU real
estate at per cent per month. Dust was never so
scarce, to our knowledge in San Francisco. T1ers is
is not suffcieGcy coming forward to supply even the
demand for bare, much as that hes fallen away since
the current Of exchange Pet the other way between
Europe and NewYork. 1t lie certain that very arge
proportion of the present. shipment will have to be
made in COMA bad business for California, where
every dollar of coined money is wanted for the pur-
pores OF trade. The Branch Mint closed on the lat,
for the purpose of making up the annual report of the
! supeln tendent.'