New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-17

At the opening Of business TINS m"fhhs INC o'''~
| market exhibited, with some exceptions, the eeaVy
features which have ruled for several days past ou'
closed with frmness. At the Second Boat" th're "s
marked reaction, with a strvng disposition TO ouy e.
ne;s,,v On time For thirty and SIXTY DAYS, buyers
OPTION nearly double the usaal dherence was IN sne
cc.e. Maid The re action was the result Of The dimn-
and ,rpaency in money and The impression that the
| ;,,,rov.mept would continue. Erie was sold as
Lrr ss 60 before the Board but at the close
vas 81 d6Il, which is y cent improvement on
v.ss.rdsy's closing prices The burness Of December
continues to be very large. Reading improved rom
20. at which Il closed yesterday to Hf. The dvi-
depd question appears to be setted 80 far as both
cash ar stock dividend il concerned. There will ne
but one dividend the President sepg in favor Of cash
end the Directors brge majority OF them, desir-
ing stock dividend. The President is understood 20
have declared that If stock dividend is declared thst
he vii resign. The Ao.tng debt is stated unoficial'y
at Al, 7O0, COO. Hudson River fell of 70 29i. The
President Of ~ths Company expresses the
opinion that TIE loss by the fire at Greco
bush depot cannot exceed $4,000, and will not
probably be as much. Ia Western shares the market
was very heavy until the Second Board, when there
was large recovery in some descriptions. The most
violent changes were in La Crosse which fell of to
so at the morning Board and recovered To 50 at the
Second Board The cause Of the decline in the morn
ing the sales by parties under rumor that Mr..
George Law had closed contract with the Com
pany for, the construction OF the Western division.
This being unsatisfactory to them, they put their
stock On the market. There was no truth in the ri
NOR however and the saRe parties endesvofed tn
purchase their sok back again at the Second Board
Milwaukee and Mississippi s0id at 70. The dividend
is certain TO be y cent. Michigan Central was 1884,
of 1 Tha iuiI end d..
clared at Boston to-day y cent, payable ID Of jan
uary. Michigan Southern improved TO 49,; Toledo
was firm, and closed at 73saH; Galsna wss very
heavy in the morning. and declined under forced sales
TO ll6i At the Second Board, however, buyers came
in, and IIS was bid. illinois Central feel off to 1iS,
but closed at l19i Cleveland, Columbus and Cine n
natl sold at 100, under the impression that extra
dividend is to be declared. Rock Island closed at l0
The business in Railroad BoDds msnly ia Illinois
Central, which were firm at 93a a93i. NewYork Gen.
trail 7s sold at SO interest, and the 6s ut S5i The
only sales of State Stoke were in Virginias which
sold at 95.
The mail for the Botton packet has not been large
one, and the Exchange market closes !0I y cent
easier than for the previous steamer. The strngency
Of money has prevented importers from renting
freely. The bankers anxious to draw at current
rates. Commercial bills sold at 81 ass, an baokers
at saa9 y cent, less brokerage. The supply Of bills
is considerable. Francs are 5.23aa5.lS3.
To Liverpool, 5000 bbk. Flour we're taken at Is.
3d.. 80 COO bush. Grain a. 506d; 200 bales Cotton
at SGD; heavy Goods at 20s a 22s. 3d.. 500 boxes
Bacon at 2os To Lendop, 900 bbls Flour at 2s 3D.;
Grain at d9ld.; heavy Goods at 27s ID. 03os. 100
boxes Bacon at 3Os 500 bbls. and 500 bags Oil Cake
at o. 3d. To Glasgow, rates nominal at d. loid
&c. Grain at 10 l0ld, and heavy Goods at 27s. Cd.
aoha
for San Francisco for 81 900.
receipts, $99 500 IS; Payments, $4,000 II; California
Checks, o. 500; Balance, gil 1854, $40 70.
We hear of $270 900 in gold sent to Boston to-day,
for the Wednesday steamer.
The business Of the Clearing House was large TO- !
day-$30, sos 600.
The Directors of the Michigan Central Railroad met |
to-day at Bottom and declared semi-aonual dividend
of y cent, payable on the "a January, pfox. rhe
books will close OIL the Goth December II thought
that the dividend might be v cent, but the Ston
managers, we understand, were opposed to it.
proposition of settlement made to-day by Mr..
Little TO his creditors, and was received with consider
able dissatisfaction. The payment he proposes s -
cent cath within 30 days, and rs cent in notes at
9, 10 and l8 nonths, with interest.
The Bank Of Newly, TX has declared semi'annuil /
dividend of y cent payable on the I'd of Jsnury.
We noticed this morning thst the Nautilus Company |
had IN application from the Canadian authorities for
the use Of the Nautilus machine in the 81. Lawrence.
We hear to day that agent Of the Russian Govern
mept il negotiating for several machines to De used in
raising the hus or saving the materials OF the ships
sunk in the habor Of Sevastopol at the commencement
Of the late war. |
Isaac E. Cotheal. esq., has been cleo ed President
of the East River Insurance Company to hii the va
caney caused by the death of Johu e. Deiprat.
The books Of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Com
pany will close the 3lst of the present mouth pre-
psratory to making its annual statement
The Ohio State 5 and 6 y cent Loans, redeemabe
after Dec 81, 1856, will be paid iu full, princip. and
interest," on the second day of January, 1857, at the
Office of the Ohio Life Insurance aud Trust Company,
No. Is William street, by Samuel 7. Boil, ESQ.,, Ohio
State Agent.
The Money market to-day shows a marked relief |
from yesterday but the demand is still very active,
and the maket cannot be pronoan 'es CO..: The n-
vat" h.-. are lending more freely, anc some Of the
.rls foo, s,pnesr and are disposed TO be more ho.
eral with their dealers
In the produce market there is not very vigorous
movement, but there is some speculative aenano 'or
Flour which, with the shipping inquiry and hsht re-
ce;pts has again advanced the market DC per Dbl.
Wheat il also better but the transactions are light.
Pork is heavy, and not active In Groceries there
some activity at full prices, including cargo OF 4o
baes Rio Coffee on private terms. The weekly circu-
lar Of Mr.. Scott says:
The auction sale Of bass Rio and Santos on the th ~
attracted good COMPANY and psS on west a h. RI
were sold from sdloic averaging sac pet Aoa ss sa