New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-25
MONDAY, Dec. 24-p. m.

The Sock msrke to-day he'd generally al upward
ten, ency especially between the Bo'res, when Erie
touched 81 , end Readi o. bu. At the Second 30 ard
| the ma bet was heavy psitly in consequences OF
rup,ors that the Bank statement showed but small
inCeste Of specie. At he close, however there
w5s moe dispC sitiOn 70 buy s. clJsiDg prces. The
salts Of Ee sggree ete 1000 share', clodog at
| 5O2a5O5-an advance OF T. cent on Sst1r isy.
Reading was 93l-sbout Saturdays rate. Tee state
n ent from Phiadelphii that the dividend will be
| but ips'esd Ct 10 = cent, had depressing
effect. Hudson River We heavy at 81. The
ccntinuar Of river navigation 10 so late period OF
the year teferos very materially With The BUSINESS of
| this road. 1t is supposed he Deceu Der earnings
would have ben $50 900 larger if the river hsd closed
| in November. Cint'al was 90 end heSvy; Cumber
land Is wi hout change OF portance; Nicaragua was
upfavorsby affected by the that the boat to
sail to-day would be stopped by the auhorities-tne
stock closed at ls4. In Western shares there q
better demand, aud the mSket was firm. Gslens and
Chicago wss active and buoyant after the amount of
the dividend became known. About goo shares we're
cold, closing at 1891, al improvement of q cent
Chicago and Rock leland advanced Z cent. Ceve
land and Toledo and Michigan Central were firm. In
Rsrt ad BOrds the BUSH eas was moderate at about
previous prices. Illinois Central, sll; Goshen Line,
s3l; Central rs, lOO sc. State ocss were without
change ard quiet A sale Of $50 900 Virginia 6s
made at 95, seller six months
The Exchange market has ruled lower thsn for the
last steamer. Bank Sterling hos been sold at 81, and
best bankers signatures at 81 = cent, without large
transactions at that figure. The supply of on side
bills has been better and the derand mo 1era,e bod
commercial bills sold at sasI y cent Francs, 1921
05ls2.
The Freight market is scarcely so buoyant. En-
gsgeu nts to Liverpool include bush. Grain at
Cd, in bulk; 600 bbs. Flour, 81 @3I3; 400 boxes
Cheese, 35j 300 bales Cotton, 9-32d., aud 100 tcs
not & To Tondon 400 .bhLa. and 100 too Doof at
g.. To Antwerp, 1900 bush. Corn, I'D.
The steamer has 900 bbls. Apes and some Pork
a, . i 400 pigs Inda-rubber Goods 200 bales Sea
Island Cotton, snd s,me Bacon.
After the aoourI ment of the Board the folio wing
sales of Bonds end Stocks we're made at sucion by
A. H. hicoisy:
12CO erta R.roaa ofNs Jersey let int added 95
i OtO Chicago Miss r. lOs income int sdded....l0
70 .h": ndS ,pc En-
shares T'en'oO i,9n CGuPsny
iC shares Amsrcsn Pl.s q ass
20 tbsres Wells Fargo Co.'S Express
The Continental BsLk hes decs1ed semi annual
dividend of 1 y cent, payable Jan. ..
The Metropolitan Bank, q semi-snnns dividend OF
cent on the stock Of tso millions payable on the
9TH OF January Al tue same time interest at the rate
of y cent wi be paid on the partial or full pay.
ments on the inc eased capital stock of one million.
The Atlantic Bank of Brooklyn a semtannuaI
dividend of 5 y cent, pay able JsD.9.
The Bank OF America semi-apnus dividend of
4 = cent. psy able Jan. 5.
The interest coupons due Jan. l, on the Brooklyn
City Bonde, will be paid at the Lorg Island Bank,
Bookyn.
We have semi-offcial information from Chicago that
the February dividend of the Galena aud Chicsgo
Road will be II per cent, viz per cent ia cash and
IL per cent in stock This fully sustains all that hiss
been said OF the p'oductveness of this rosd-s pro-
ductivtress urequsled upon the am.unt Of capital
invested by any other road in The country. The above
dividend is per cent larger than has been antici.
p6ted by the most saDeune; but from the high char
of the parties managing this road there is no
doubt Y at the profits Of the road faly justify it The
busness of the six months upon which the dividend is
based bea teer.