New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-12
TUESDAY, Dec. LIP. m.


ant to-day. Prices were generally well sustained in
the INC ming but at the Second Board when 1t was
a.cersned that there would be some bars clipped to-
morrow the market was heavy aud dull. Or Ens me
sales of The Day reached 900 shares, running up to
49, but closing at At declire Of cent en- yester'
days price, OF Reading, about 5000 shares sold, IN
cuding q lire, Of Q, 200 shares, by Ieading oper-
stor, at SIS, arer II mos. The msrket closed
a. ssI regular, a slight improvement! on
yesterday; Hudsou River and Harlem were
heavy. Central improved to ssh. and,
although not active wss among the frme't stocas and
closed at 222. Nicaragua was heavy at the close 1t
seens TO be the policy of the parties buying it to let 1t
fall back. The setlei political state OF Nicaragua
and the disappearance of the cholera from this route,
will doubtless have favorable effect upon IFS busi-
ress Canton firm at 81. In Western Railroad
shares the business was moderate at about previous
price, The transactions 10 Railroad Bonds were quite
limited, but the market was steady Safe Stocks are
dull but steady.
The busiIess in Exchange for the steamer tomorrow
hiss beer larger than the average Of the late steamers,
one Exchange house having made purchases for its
customers to the amount Of million OF dollars The
leading drawers were asking 100 for Sterling and
ls2 for Francs but the bulk of the business was
done at saas5 and 5 20. Good commercial Sterling
was sold at elas3 4 cent There was moderate
smount of outside bills on the market. Although y
cent for Ser ing not supposed to leave any margin
for profit shipment of bas yet some Of the bankes
will chip 70 morrow, probably preferDg TO strengthen
teir friends the stte side with gold rather than to
remit bills to be discounted. Tie market at the oss
was steady.
Freiehts a,e frmer TO Great British To Liverpool,
The engagements include % 900 3d. 900 bushels ain
at 3D. in bulk and l2ld. in ships bags; 300 bbls.
Flour, S.; 500 tcs Beef, rs 500 do, to be received
first of JauusIy az 6s, and 500 bales Cotton, 9.32d
To London, 800 tee. Beef %. To Rotterdam, 200
bbs. Flour, SO.
The transactions at the Sub Treasury were not i'm
poitsnt: Paid 81 ,O39 80; Received, s69, s25i Bal
sDce 81, O09 2s6 &c. Paid for Assay Office ,7io &c;
Paid en- Discussing Checks, e22, ss7 o..
The business of the Clearing House was SEQ o52, ooo
The amount Of bars engaged for the steamer to-
MORROW lie $3.50, coo, Of which Messn Brown Brothers
ship $3.50 OOO and Msssns. Pckersgil Co. sl5o, ooo
A raph dispatch from Boston TO Mr.. John
The pson states that the Rhode Island Central Bank
is again thrown out by the Suffolk The Eastern cur
rency which has been used in the West for the pur-
Oh ase of produce, is now being returned in large
an cunts for redemption and some Of the Banks find
It difficult 10 take care of it. The Rhode Island Cen
trail Bari s, we understand, what is called one
hone bank but the mpress in The sraet is tha. it
will 60 on.
At tie annual election Of the Lake Erie, WABASH
end st Louis Railroad lmpany, the following Di.
rtctors were elected: Azarsh Body, E. c Litchfed,
Jas B. vsrnum, Z. Whitehouse, and ]. F. A. Sanford,
New. York; Harmon Pompelly, and Lyman Chaplin,
Albany; Z. B. Holmes, Brockpor; j. C. Cotton,
Lockport Albert Ii. Tracy, Buffalo; Alien hamilton,
Fort Wayre; james Spears, Lafayette Russell Sage,
Troy. At a subsequent meeting Of the Board, the
Hon. Azarish Brody was elected President, and
Lucisn Tilton Vice President, and other officers as
last year.
The Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad
have declared semi annual dividend Of 5per cent,
rsy able on the I'd Of January at the Office of Messs.
Wipslow, Lanier & Co. in stock registered in New
York.
The Cleveland, Paine sville and Ashtabuls bad ha,
declared per cent semi-annpa dividend, and re-
served 10 per cent or 5000 OOO for the second track
between Erie and Cleveland which will be represented
in full in scrip and distributed to the stockholders.
The amount to be paid on the let Of January by the
State of Illinois on the principal OF her Improvement
debt we hear is about $4,000. The dividend it is
supposed will be about 25 per cent on the unpsd bal
arce. The old Internal Improvement Stock AID Scrip
and the new Internal Improvement Stock participate
in this payment.
There is good dem.nd for paper among the dis
coun; houses. and rates are without change, lOa 10 T.
cent for frs.class signatures. The supply is not
large The market for call loans has been active bat
the supply of none was sufficient.
party who is abundanty able to fulfill any con.
he makes sends the annexed proposition for
publication. lie makes the offer in perfect good
faith and has taken advice as to the legality Ct the
contract
To ne Editor Of 7AsN y. Tribune
SIR: As you have taken part the rsc.nt dseusoa b
The Herald snd Iies in respect the relative merits
CT the NewYork Central and Gsens and per
hsps for the accommodation Of parties both aides you will
do the favor publ tbs following are
tI:J to give ny to any pern willing make the
Yours, &c.
Two THOUSAND SaIsfs Esw-YokK CENTRAL RAILROAD FoR
Oar THOUSAND sHAtLs GALENA AND Chic AGO RAILkoAD.
de,e to contract fer the delivery Of The dividends hereafter
Y es Of 'Ss:
less san wo for III. DIVIDENDS Of half the
Zach party depO.ins with nited States York Trust
ten per cent In cash or stock margin to oe hePt
God at al times.
The sales OF lands by the Illinois Central Railroad
or November were 1859 acres-sl, liS,627-
averaging SIS per acre. The aggregate sales have
zen 49i,l Acres-s0i ~, od'-dNeleBns VA' -
er acre.
We annex extracts from the circulars OF Asssrs.
amman 4 Co., Make Kanz and Decsppet Il Co.;
Fyos Canaan q Co., CsssaIar.
The Lu,p.s In stocks continues small aud the
rec, nj uotstors this Of securities show sensey
az or no char se from given In last reoo There
however decline Of cent in Virginia o. IN M'souns
I'd sa adyance of 20 cent IN California To- ned states
toeL, All that come mske forwarded TO Washington
n redemption under the new Proposals Of the secay OF the
asury r the purchase Of 81 go Of the dnsssnt '.ns
rsfo f June
i'd fr 50 of 1856 asd for g Of 1855, os 70 lot jan
betwsen La January and Stat March and lol between
ii a..h .nh LIT Lathe aeerned ine est % be added IN