New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-02
MONDAY. Dec. l-P. ".


MoSDAY, Dec 1-P. NJ.
There was an active business at the Stock Board to-
day. and general advance in prices, which however
was scarcely sustained at the Second Board The time
transactions were mainly on buyers options, but there
are still some consistent bears left who think the
ket is high enough to sell on, and averaging their
lower sales. The most passive stock of late has been
Erie which has sold between Gil and 81 since last
Wednesday. 1t closed to-day at 81! bid, Oh asked
which was the price of Saturday. Reading touched
s3l, but closed at so dS2i. Central was steady at
about &c. Panama sold at 972, which is further ad-
vance of e cent. The advices from Washington in
regard to measures to be taken for the protection Of this
road and the transit between the oceans very
isfactory. Cumberland improved TO 49, 49,. The
business in Western Shares very large and quota
tions generally were better Pittsburgh and Cleveland
and Toledo were the most active stocks OF the
former, 5000 shares were sold closing at SO. A
bear sale of 500 shares was made at So
seller twelve months. Toledo sold to the
extent of 1000 shares, rapidly advancing to 75l,
improvement of IA y cent, but after the Second Board
closing at 14t. The Shorts bought to considerable
tent Rock IsaId was very buoyant and 9Ss was
bid at the close advance Of IL Pcen Saturdays
price. The net earnings of the current six months
are reported to be Is y cent La Crosse sold at "a
and Milwaukee ard Mississippi at 7Sl. In Railroad
Bonds the sales were not large, but the market is
strong Illinois Central sold at 9ls. Tere Haute and
Alton second 74I N. Y. Central Is So. Michigan
Southern Sinking Fund sold at 81 /, an improvement
Of l. y cent within few days. Erie 1875 81 &c.
There was a movement in Califon ia Re, consequent
upon the receipt Of the funds for the payment of the
January interest on purchases of 1000, they ad-
vanced to "A, having sold at 69l Saturday. Other
State Stocks were about as before.
TT market for Exchange is not active for the Bos
ton steamer and rates somewhat unsettled with a
downward tendency. Sterling is 8. d9l, with but few
sales above y cent Francs 5.232 d5.2O.
To Liverpool $500 bbls. Flour were engaged at
2s 3d.; 10000 bush. Grain at u dSid.; Cotton at
3-I6d; Heavy Goods at DIS Cd. a27s. 3D.. 600 bbls.
Rosin at Pc. 3d. To London, 600 bbl.. Flour at
%. I0ld ?s.; 5000 bush. Grain at lid. Heavy
Goods at 3Os a37s. 3D.. LOCO bbls Rosin at 2s. 3D.;
IS tuns Bacon at 36s., and Cheese at 37s. cd. To
Glasgow 500 bbls Flour at 2s. 3D.. $500 bush. Grain
at ll1d Heavy Goods at 27s. Cd 32s. 6d 400 bbls.
Rosin at 2s. 3D.
The payments at the Sub Treasury to-day were very
large, being some $500 OCO larger than the receipts.
The figures are Total Receipts, IL, 5l4 80; Total
Payments $780, s4 Co. Total Balance, gil 1854, 726 54
The coupons on the following named securities are
now in cou,rc Of payment at the office of Messrs Win
81 wv, La,ic & Co., No. 50 Wall street, viz:
City OF t,Luibus per cent Bonds, issued to the
CleveIm d, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad Co.
CITY Of Madison per cent Bonds, issued TO the Mad
ison Gas Light Go. and Clifton Water Works.
Charlottesville and Wabash Rail- Dad co. per cent
Mortgage Bonds.
Covngton and Lexington Railroad Co. per cent
Sd Mortg age Bonds.
Ms,tlla and Cincinnati Railroad Co. : per cent Do
mes 10 Loads.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company has de-
clared n semi annual dividend of cent, payable
the lCth int.
The Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company are
about 10 take up cash subscription OF halt million
dollars OF stock, which is to receive dividend of
cent per annum in addition to dividend of one third
of the asceitained net profits at the close of each sca
ytaI.
The Racine and Mississippi Railroad Company and
Messrs Clark & Jesup, their agents. have removed
their offce to No. a Exchange place, from No. 20
Beaver street.
Wenotice the negotiation of $3.50, 600 bonds of the
Milwaukee ard Mississippi Railroad y ceut, due
1885, and convertible in stock till 1861. These bonds
are guaranteed by first mortgage on 80 miles of road
,m GAINESVILLE to Monroe called the Wisconsin South
Ell Branch and on all the rolling stock. To provide
e. the redemption of this loan, there will be an an
Iu,l deposit in the Sinking Fund of cent, rem.
Ctitu ItVultofy unuef pam VI tVfeciosuie ny the
terms ci tie mortgage deed.
The road earnings of the Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Company for October show an in
crease the large returns of last year of about
5000. The gross earnings follows
Passengers and Mails. 0@ 50
Freight aud e1 lSoTU
Total $S@6,I& 90
Gross earnings Of Oct 1855 including boats. S02s 6S
Showing decrease of,................ sl6,S9 "a
This accounted for by the fact that the steamers
of this Company Withdrawn after the LIST of
October, some three weeks earlier than last year,
which, independently Of its effect the business Of
the road, deprived the Company Of large income
from that source.
The sales of lands by the II inois Central Company
in November reached the enormous amount OF $685.
93l This carries the aggregate sales of the Company
beyond &c, 0O0, 600.
The expansion of bank loans continues as is sac sn
by the weekly report annexed while the specie reserve
mfortifed by the California receipts, which only
arrived or Saturday, show falling of Of seo,OOO
which is about the amoun; anticipated The average
Is $l2 ITO 49,, but the banks day probably have
ne aily $40oo0O0 including the Cafornia receipts Of