New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-13
"WEDNESDAY, Dec. l2-p.

WEDNESDAY,, Dec. l2-p. N.
The Stock market to- day was quiet, and general y
had a downward tendency. The Stocks more psrtcu-
lsrly fancy were frmer tban the investment Stocks.
The renewal Of specie shipmsnts hsd unfsvo'abIe
Influence upon the MINIS Of operat RS, and there was
very little disposition to make movement OF any
kind. Almost the only firm stock Nicaragua,
which Gle sea at Ian improvement of p cent 1t
Is derstood that the frien of the Pacific Sea nship
Line have obtsiped nearly if qu stock enough %
control this Company, and will make an entire cb .nse
In the management of Its afars, working the route in
harmony with the Papsma route, and saving large
an cunt of pense The Transit ro1te earn, enoagh
TO mske large dividend upon its stock, if The ex-
peDses OF working it are reduced. The arrangement
will aso benefit the other route, the possibility of
competition aud low passage fares will be Obvisted
Erie shows decline of y cent, closing at Az.
Central sold TO the extent Of 200 800 shares at &c.
he aoipg fell off y cent. Hudson River was weak,
and the demand which carried IL up a few days since,
supposed TO be from Albany, sppsar to have sub.
sized. Cumberland was among the firm stocks, and
closed at 222. Canton also was firm. The Western
shares were heavy, and sold lower. 10 Railroad
Bon: the business was moderate but the market was
firm at the close Illinois Central sold at IA; Centr
6s, s5 Eriss, 1875, 81; Goshen, 81 &C. In StsA
Sto KS the business was confined TO about 500 O00 at
about previous p ICES.
The mark ct closed for Exchange scarcely firm .
it oper ed. We make however no change in our quo-
misunderstanding, SAG y cent France 5.22i a ls3.
Of the evening papers sta ha the purchase Of
ESQ 600 Of Exchange which We noticed day or two
since was for scooupt of the Erie bulls, who resold
the bills for cash for the purpose of csryng on their
operations We have the authority of parties interest
ed in thar Exchange ,perston TO deuy explicitly this
statement That purchase OF Exchange we are fully
informed In regard TO, but not perni ted TO give
publicly to the particulars. II was lsgt nate mer
ceDtie operation although in come respects an excsp-
tioI al ole, and had more connection with Erie
stock than IL had with the Kansas outbreak.
In FreRhts there hss been lull in the market to
day. but here is still q fiji feeling To Liverpool the
engagements iDcluoe 600 bushels Grsin at III d. in
sbips bags; 200 tierces Beef a. TO- Cd asa. 300 bales
Cotton at Id 40 32d, and so pkgs. BAG d, iOs. 10
Lopdop, 800 400 pigs Beef aud Pork at 45S, meas
urenel t; 500 Bio Lard and 100 terces Rice at 4js
To HAVE, -Four 81, and Grain CSC. To Antwerp
full cargo of Rye OF l5d. The stesmer yesterday had
200 e,cts Beef, 600 bbls. Apples, 45s ca'es odia
Rubb,r Gooes, &c, 200 boxes Havana Sugar.
The business of the Sab.Treasury vas: Paid,
s92 lt6 IS; received, Sc OBJ ~; balance, s4O65,-
Isl 70; p>id for Assay Office, s2s5,O2O 72 paid on
oisbursips che cks, s29 $50 PC.
Albert Fl. Nicolsy's regalsr semi-weekly auction
sale Of stocks ard bonds will take psce Tomorrow,
(Tburscay( st l2I O'Clock, st the Merchants Ex-
change. We are informed that valuable LET OF
bonds viii be offered.
Official notice has been given th,t the nsvigs ion
of the Delaware and RaTitan Canal will De closed on
the 25th inst.
The steamer to day took s46O, O54 in gold, shipped
BY Messrs. Brown, Brothers & Co, Pickersgl & Co.,
and Van Wee DIexel & Reed. A small amount is
epgsged for the Union Saturday and aboat 600
for the Boston steamer next Wednesday. Meantime
the As yinwsll sean er is due with a mulion AMI
quarter to ahslf Letters by the Northern Light state
thst he boat to Panama would take down about
s., 75O, 600, of which probably $3.50 600 go to En-
glsI dhect. This smount maj be some wat over
sottd, So in cons quence of long passages several
ships from Atlantic ports old Lot arrive out in tine
for iemitisDces by ibis steamer, In addition to tbs
god by the Northern Liz there came at least 100000
OF Government crafts in additi n to q considerable
amount Of Sterling bills, which are equal TO gold.
If the Aspinwal boat brcts 81, 800 600 the semi
monthly boat will be quite up to the average.
Tie produce msrktts are rather more active, and
the eeiIg in Breads uffs lis better Provisions ue-
charged and rs her dull. Sugar and Coffee are firm
and in moderate demand Cotton is steady. The
circular Of Mr. VIM. p Wright ssys:
The sdvi:es of smother week confirm conviction thN
large op has been inside .nd mostly theJed rhs estimates
The Tv.rs in ravisable enoOn, and look
Tie total fecsp At The Oots continue gain upon
lest year. the extess BEN S 90 bsesss compared sh 1884,
SO coo bses The ,xport Grss sIit.n e in of
last year END 90 lees iban 10 sane time 1852 To Francs
The fiSwiDs is statement of the movement C,,tOn
he