New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-10
SECOND BOARD.


The Stock market has been very irregular to-day,
having been heavy in the morning. buoyant afeward,
and closing again heavy The interest of the street was
mainly concentrated in Nicaragua and Erie. The
serious break in the former stock yesterday induced
m impressi that the market would go still lower
and this morning. under considerable lots of stock the
price fell off 10 22l A reaction immediately COM
menced and the stock rose up TO PAL. IL, however,
again declined, and closed at 23i Erie went up to
%, but closed at 521, which is about q cent below
the closing price of yesterday. Central was
heavy at e3l. Harlem was also very heavy.
Hudson River declined | y cent, and was heavy.
Cumberland with moderate demand, Is well sus'
tanned. In Western Shares there was fair bust
mess done and the market shows no important change
Galena and Chicago sold at 1875. Cleveland and To-
ledo, 79i-a decline of / y cent Michigan Southern,
eel. Michigan Central eoI-a heavy fall of IL y
cent. Chicago and Rock Island, s6l-whch is also
bower Cleveland and Pittsburgh, COZ bid, 20 asked.
Madison and Milwaukee, s7i bid, 80 asked. In Rail-
road Bonds the market is not active but strong Cen
sra Illinois sli; New-YOrk Central, lol; Fries, 1878,
esI-which. lie better Second Mortgages, 90. There
h more inquiry for Southern Michigan Bonds and
Goshen Line sold at s5 with that bid at the coeean
advance Of y cent. State Stocks are quiet.
In Exchange there is nothing of importance doing.
Buyers have not yet appeared and the supply is in
creasng. Sterling nomnally 7l9sI y cent. Francs
Ore especially plenty The range is 527l $3.50.
We notice engagements TO Liverpool Of 10000 bbls.
Flour at 2s Cd Q2s. cd, the latter rate by British
vessel; coo pkgs. Lard 3Os. 1928. Cd; Cotton,
sled, and 100 b1s. Bacon at sos To Antwerp, $50
acs Rice, 4Ss., end so bxs. Bacon sos. To Hamburg,
400 tee Rice and 800 b1s. Extract Logwood ass,
measurement.
The business Of the Sub Treasury was: Paid,
4s2 Ga s5 received, sl63se6 Is; balance, s2,6l9,
sS9 rs; paid for Assay Office, ss,s5c 79 paid on
Dtbursing Checks, els, 26s SO.
Albert II. Nicolay's sem-weekly auction sale Of
Stocks and Bonds will take place tomorrow, Thurs
day. at l9l o'clock, at the Merchants Exchange.
The Mercantile Bank has declared semi-annual
dividend of y cent, payable on the 18th inst.
The &tns Fire-Insurance Company of New-York,
. semi annual dividend Of cent, payable on the
1sth inst,
The Long Island Insurance Company semi-annual
dividend Of 10 cent, payable on the 10th inst.
The Manhattan Savings Institution, at the rate Of
Q cent per alnum on sums OF 500 and under, and
OF the rate Of cent larger sums payable the
1lst inst.
The Market Fire Insurance Company semi-annual
dividend Of 5 cent payable on the 18th inst.
The Arctic Fre-lnsurance Company a scmi-annual
dividend Of y cent payable on the 18th inst
The Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad Company
Aas declared cash dividend of y cent, payable on
Abe goth Of January. We understand this road has
fosting debt, and It's whole hne is finished and
Ia good working order II has been open little over
two years and has paid and y cent per annum dyi.
dends The road opened in the latter part Of No
vember, 1883. The total earnings for 1854 aud 1855
have been fooWe.