New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-19
TUESDAY, Dec. I'D. N.

itLsDAIj boC. lo-p' III.
There was an active and excited Stock msrke. to-
day, especially after the foreign news was known In
the street. The adviCes were considered to be quite
favorable and strong disposition to buy the leading
fancies was exhibited. The news is not materially
different from that before received and the operations
to day are based mostly on the continued advance in
Consols The increase in the Bank specie is small,
after the large receipts ST. 100 OOO of Australian
gold. The feature Of the market to-day the large
operations and advance in price in Erie and Reading
The published sales Of Erie add up 5000 shares
but the transactions outside the Board and after the
Second Board increased the amount largely. A, and
after the Second Board at least 5000 shares were Sold
The stock opered at 500 in the morning. and 5ai was
bid at the close-an Improvement of y cent on yes
terdsys Closing prices. 1t is stated that there not
over 900 shares afoa in the street among brokers'
and not over go goo shares, including the parcels re-
Gently taken by parties to be held for higher prices.
short time since there some % 900 to 3d. 600
shares 10 the street, Reading opened at s2i, and
closed at 94i-an improvement of Il y cent. The
transactions reached 5000 shares. The Philadel-
phiaDs were considerable sellers here to-day. Central
was about 90. Cleveland improved /, and Nicaragua
was sbOut as yesterday. Western shares were gener
ally firm and in fair demand. The sales of Illinois
Central Ronds reached Ss2, OOO closing at ST. -an ad
vance Of ; y cent. State Stocks, without being very
active, were steady.
The Exchange transactions have not been large for
this steamer, and with fair supply Of bills the mar
ket closes with downward tendency. Bankers asked
9 cent for Sterling, but the sales were at 81 ~.
Good commercial bills were cold at q a q, and even
as low as cent. Francs sie 5.22l 5.1s2. The
Soutae,n maize during the next week or ten days are
expected to bling considerable supplies OF bills the
Pre- duoe of the large Cotton business at New. Orleans
and Mobile. Tie best feature of The market to-day
was the moderate demand for bills from remitters.
In Freghts the market lie rather heavy. Some % 900
bush. Grain were epgsged for Liverpool at cd. in
bulk spdad in ships bags; 1000 bbls. Flour Sc. Cd
1000 bales Cotton, SOD. 3D., and some Beef at 6
TO London 900 bills. Flour, &c. Cd, and 100 boxes
Bacon, 45s. To Glasgow, 10000 bush. Wheat, /, 3D.
in bulk and 900 do l3d. in ships bags; 1000 bbls
Flour 49, I'D ls 3D.; 100 ties. Beef 7s Cd; 500 d.
in Britsh vessel O.. 3D.; 90 tcs. Rice and COO bbls
Lard, 4Os.
The Washington Insurance Company have declared
ssemi annual dividend of 10 y cent, payable on the
I'd Of January.
The Bank of New York semi annual dividend of
cent, pay able on the I'd OF January
The Brooklyn City Railroad Compapys dividend
cent, payable Jan. ..
nassau Bank is increasing its capital among It's
90 cent, making it $50, 900. The right
70 70 the new stock is worth about y cent
IRIS nag anyways been Of the best anaged of the
Few nsnHS' Gnu consequently has been among the |
most suceesanl
The Bresdstuif mSket IL rather active, but heavy.
Operators are waiDg Tor the letters by the steamer
Pork b rather lower and Provisions generally quiet