New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-03
TUESDAY, Jan. 2-P. NJ.

lIEsDhi, jan <-I.
The leading fancies strong in the street to-day
before the First Board 40 being bid for Ede but como
rumors Of failures became current aud the market at
the Board was heavy. The bears did not offer to sell
short very freely but there was less disposition to buy
than to cell. At the Second Board there not
much done, and quotations continued to decline. Pro-
bLby the influences which have ruled the market to-
day win have measurably subsidized in day or two,
and we shall have reaction. Erie closed at 49,
fell Of II y cent Reading fell off y cent; n. Y.
Central, ii v cent; Harlem y GEN.; Nicaragua,
u y cent; Cumberland, y cent, &c. The sales
Of Railroad Bonds were $50 900, at declining priees.
NY. Central, 90; ILL., Central, 65 Erie Incomes,
ee,; Mich. Southern, 90, &c. There was consider
able amount of State Stocks pressed on the market,
and decline submitted TO. Virginias declined to
ga, ex dividend Missouris, &C. Indiana S. 90.
The Exchange market Las been rather active for
tie Boston steamer, but rates are heavy. The lead.
ing bankers reduced their rates to Il for Sterling
The range for good TO first class bills is G97 Francs
ore heavy and unsuitable The supply ofproduce bills
is large.
In Freigbts the business is moderate aud rates
unchanged. To Liverpool, 10000 Bushels Corn
4asld., 500 bales Cotton 5-32a3-l6d 1900 gals.
Oil 2Ol, 400 boxes Clocks 1916, Lsrd, Bacon, &C.,
NO 500 bbls. Pork 81. To London, 400 500 ties.
Beef 95i6 500 bbs. Pork &c, ai6, Hops Cd, 1000
bbs. Flour Is. To lavre. Cotton &c. To Bremen 50
tuns Fuslc NO. 100 bales Cotton &c., and 500 bags
Coffee. Two charters were made from CenfuegOs at
S. and one from J an nica TO London at -.
The receipts a, the Sub Treasury were slao,5il;
paiJ 81 o2G, ass including the transfer draft for 10
terest on the public debt, ss5aOO balance,
% 476e69 which IL maller than II has been for a
long time.
The payments from the Assay Office were s'a7 80.
The actual payments pm account Of interest on the
puhlic ,bt were S259, 053, which is much smaller
than the usual payments on the I'd January. The
large drafts for redemption Of public debt, s'me
eco, 900, have not yet been presented.
The receipts Of the Hudson River Railroad for
December were as follows:
December 1854. yes -
Same month lI isS........,.....s... lIiH ~
Increase rs p cent. ...ss27sl %
The business at the Clearing House to-day was
laTge-ss3, $1,000.
The Merchants Exchange Bank has declared a
semiannual dividend OF y cent, payable on the
10th inst.
The North River Bank 1 y cent, payable on the
10th inst.
The Phenix Bank y cent payable this day.
Tie Nassau Bank y cent, payable tae 18th inst.
The Washington Insurance Company cent,
payable on the losh inst
The New Orleans Gas Light Company cent,
psyable 10 the Nsw-York stockholders on de nand at
the Merchants Bank in this City.
The Hanover Bank 81 y cent, payable on the sih
inst.
The int.res, on the stocks Of the City OF NewYork,
due on the is. of February, will be paid that day
by F. w. Ed,nond,, Esq, Chamberlain OF the City,
at the Merchants Bank.
The New Year has been inaagurated in Wall ct. by
the announcement, of several important failures which
have shaken and materially checked the growing
confidence which had been fosered by the freedom
frosa financial disasters Of the last week or two The
announcement Of the failure Of Messrs wad.worth &
Sheldon was followed by that OF Messrs. Belcher
Mo,hers, very extensive Sugar Refners Of ST. Loais
carving doan Messrs. Foster & Stephenson and Mr.
w. G. Ray, Commission Merchants of this city, who
have become embarrassed BY large advances made to
the ST. Louis house An extensive Boston house. It Is al
20 expected viii be obliged to suspend as it is also
der large advances The liabilities Of Msssrs. Belcher
& Co. are about So eco 600 and the estate itiseared
viii not nav over 80 or 40 y cent. Messrs. Belcher,
twill be remembered, had sometime since, suit
with the United States upon the question OF duties
levied upon some Of their importions Of molasses,
which the Government insisted should pay the sugar
duty. Messrs. B. & Co. carried their point against
The Government but their losses in the meant ne BY
deterioration, leaksse, expenses, &c., were about
$3.50 oco II Is thought probable that this suspension
viii place in jeopardy the solveney Of several
othef houses in 81. Louis, New-Orieans, and
tbs City. Mesus. Wadsworth 4 sheldon are &
young hesse, ard had fair smeun! Of capital,