New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-01
SATURDAY, Nov. 30-P. VI.


The Stock market was moderately active to-day
and prices show some improvement on those of Friday
AT the Second Board, with than usual business
the market had an upward tendency for most descrp-
tions. The Western shares were in good demand to-
day. and generally advanced. The usual buying for
the dividend. is going on ind VIII probably continue
dmine the next three or four weeks. The operators
for fall let free sellers to-day on time and the
bulls feel confident of further rise unless there
some cted and unfavorabe change in the money
market The calculations of the bears mainly based
upon unfavorable financial news from Europe which
wlnduce arenewalof large specie shipments from this
side. Such nay possibly be the result, but there is
very large rity in the street and outside of it that
consider the of own money market as set
tee for the next sixty or ninety days at least, what
ever may be the advces from the other side. Erie
closed at Gl., the price of Friday. The figures
of the forthcoming report appear to be well under
stood in tie ct, but prefer TO await the appear
ance of the official report before printing them II is
generally understood that the earnings of the year
have been Ne ay all absorbed in the sinking fund.- new
construction u crease of fuel and maturity and loans
TO the Long *, propeller companies &c, all OF
which ae e, ate assets, but presently unavailable
for dividends. We no reason however, why
small cash dividend should not be made in April next,
as has been anticipated and unless the business of the
next six months should disappoint every one. Read
ing was So Sl2 without large activity; sales Of 1900
shares were made at 49, seller four months Central
was finn at SSi. The albany Hrening Journal has
few wo,js TO say 10 the bears in this stock as follows;
The desperate obs,iaacy with which the Bears
contend against the growing ease OF the money market,
ard 4 o,u which ought to arise from the acknoNl-
edged soundI and poe pey of the business of the
country, is without parallel in the history OF wan
steet
"The reports of the daily sales at the Brokers Beard
show, that of the Nev.York Central Railroad alone,
over twenty. five thousand shares have been eaty
sold II options of the buyers which have not yet e&
pir,S and Of lower prices than the stock ever COM
mands.
own al this time e-tenth of the amount for which
ties are under contract. The greater part OF these
contracts will mature before the 10th OF January Ii
mains 10 ar s,vl whether in view Of these facts hold
els will supply the common my, and ~he!er thel'
adv ccs will long succeed ID alarming ca lltas's
aud The public untsl their ends are accomplished.
Ts,ema sold at 81; Pennsylvania Coal, 96l. DelA-
awt-c Is very heavy. The transactions in Western
sho, add up about II 500 shares. Illinois Central
more than usually active, with bear sale OF 800
sht.s at ll6l seller 90 at which it closed regular.
The calurc, of the year will be $2,40O,000 TO
$3.50 UtO; and they would have been much larger
the Company had had sufficient equipage at the
right tine To do the business brought TO it. Rock
Island advanced to OIL aud closed firm; sales of
$50 shares made az 96!, e6i and 81, seller
TO- The upward movement strong in Cleveland
and Toledo, Of which some 5000 shares were
sold the market advancing TO AZ an Improvement; of
y cent; Milwaukee and Mississippi sold at ISL Ga
lena ISL. The largest advance was in La Crosse
which sold as high 81, further Improvement of L.
y cent. 1t is understood the January dividend viii
be L or y cent in cash. Michigan S, u,hem was So
bid, Michigan Central ee!, Pittsburgh 50, &c. The
business in Railroad bonds was moderate and prices
were finn. There was nothing OF Importance doing 10
State Stocks excepting California Is, which sold to
the extent Of So 500 at 69i d7o
The market closes dull and heavy for Exchange at
s,d9l 4 cent, nomnaIy for S,erllng, bat with few
Gales above q cent. The tendency Is 10 lover
figures. Francs are 523l d5.2O.
FIeights to Liverpool: 1890 bbls Flour were en-
gagged al Is. I'd e. Cd. 5OOO bush. a, 7s 6d. :.
Cd SOC bales Cotton at 3l6d 1920. Heavy Goods al
23s. Pc. Cd. $50 ,uus Honduras Loswood a, "a.
Il Dord-r Flou- ord Gran g. f,'mer rGe'. Hwy