New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-18
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The Stock market moderately active to-day, and
at the morning Board there upward tendency
in rome descriptions. The improvement, however,
ives not sustained at the Second Board the closing
quotations show but little change from yesterday The
differences paid between each and buyers options are
It'll upu. "a ly large, especially on stocks which are
not easily borrowed apon. Tnis indicates that the
sellers are forced by the srngency of money, to part
with their cash stock, while they have lost no CONT
deDoe in higher prices in the future. For 30 day.,
cent, and for GO days, li9li y cent have been paid
toe ay on some descriptions Of stocks. There rather
more Opposition shown to-day to operate for fa.
Reading took start to-day and advanced to s5 closing
at 81 $40. The shorts buying to some exteat
and Erie touched 81 but closed at o. IL equally
difficult to deprs.s or raise this stock peman ently
CeLiral was very strong in the morning and sold az
high ss 92i but at the close fell off to ~ 92 which
is s,ill al advance OF y cent yesterdays price.
Panama was steady. There have been recently some
purchases of this stock foreign account and about
400 81 ares vert forward by the last steamer. Gu
berlard was in demand at III. In Western shares
the market was irregular and Michigan South.
ern advanced l y cent; Gaena, cent;
LIMOS Genital cent, Rock Iland ' cent &C.;
while Michigan Central declined cent. La Crosse
E cent, and Toledo v cent. Illinois Central sold
US high as 100 buyer thirty. There Is also foreign
den and for this stock. which has nearly absorbed all
tie float pg stock 90 the market Chicago and Rock
Island folo at 1854, buyer sixty In Railroad Bonds
there was but little DONE but the m ,rket was 'teaty
California 70 fell of to IS; Virginas firm, and
M.soprs sold at 80.
There is 10 busine.s of portance in Exchange AID
the market is rather heavy.
To Ly,rpool, rates Of freight rather heavy the
nents are 200 bbl. Flour at Is. 3D.; 10000
bush. Grain q, 5a6d 400 bales Cotton at SID 81
tuns L.ewood at 22s. Cd. 800 bbs. Lard At 2Os 600
boxes Bacon at 20e To London, 200 bbls. Flour at
Is. I'D as. Cd. Grain at 9a9id.; heavy Goods at
97s Co. Co.; eco b, Ies Bacon at 30s. vessel wa
chnrter.d for Lisbon to load II 600 bush. Wheat and
200 bhls Flour at &c. for the former and 9Oc. fol
the latter small weasel to load Corn for Cayile al
| 25c., in shippers bags.
| The business Of the Sub Treasury Receipts
sle7 Cs2 TO- including $4,000 for transfer drafts on
Ss,spnah, Ca Payments, si2i20i 81 Balance,
81 1885,, GA 80
The Treasurer Of the State of Illinois gives notice
that the Januar, interest the Bonds OF that State
will he paid on and after the ith proximo, at the
agency in this city.
The Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroid
have declared dividend Of 30 y cent out the
ipp, Of the road The dividend is declared in scrip,
convertible in June next into bonds Of the Company
beslrg cent interest," and in 1862 convertible into
stock Of the Company. The City Councils hsve au-
tborzed en- appeal the Courts to prevent the CON-
psny carrying cut their purpose.
The La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company
| lave declared q seui-annnal dividend of ceo',
payable at the Broadway Bank On the I'd January
prx. The money il slresdy ia baLk for the payment
Of this dividend. The surplus earnings of the siI
months are reported q. ore v cent beyond the
above dividend.
The esri rgs Of the Michigan Central Railroad In
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