New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-30
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TUESDAY, Dec 60. We
The stock market continued TO show the same dull
ness as Yesterday a. the morning Board, and the
tendency generally was 10 lower prices. The parties
onera,ing for a fall offered 70 se more boldly bit
were not able 10 put out large amount " CONTRACTS
Central and Erie were offered freely on sellers options.
The demand for cash stock mainly 10 I'LL contracts,
Their. being still very limited amount OF Outside or
ders. The bulls do not appear to be disposed to oct
with any energy, bidding apparently only when neces-
sary 10 sustain the market. Thesaes OF Rock Island
were larger than usual and the price fell OF 10 40.
There are two three rumors in regard TO the reason
for the recent fall in this ock but nothing authentic,
The price aiterward recovered to II and closed at
III. Gslens il very heavy, and cold down TO o'i,
probably under the doubt in regard to the February
dividend. The market sterward recovered 10 ~.
Reading heavy in the morning, ana cash stock
was more plenty, some transfers having oeen made
from Philadelphia. Central opened at '3i and sod
down to 13i. Pacific Steamship Company was heavy
AT IS 65I although il is said 10 have al accumulation
Of $500 COO and there is the probability of an early
extra dividend Panama is CAT the dividend, we be-
leve In certain. At the Second Board the transactions
were moderate, but prices were stronger; and alter
the Board there was q rally of al y cent, when,
however was not fully maintained at the close The
operators rise took advantage of the buoyan feel
ing TO bid the market up. At the close Enc was La
ala: Central 1894; Rock Island, III 07ls;
Reading, 54l 654s having been 54i, an Improvement
of p cent. This improvement in the stock took
place while the new bonds were lower, selling at 3D.
Southern closed at 10, &c. The bond sales were
moderate, and generally without important change.
small sale of United States 6s was made az H.
Bank stocks were not active but firm.
The mail for this steamer is very light one, and the
bills which have been sold, excepting in.the case OF
two or three favOrite signatures have been at lower
figures. These signatures have been taken at lO9f
for Sterling bu, rst-cass Sterling has been sold as
low as lOs and Francs low 52s3. The supply of
bills is large and increasing under the Coton{mOve-
ment, and low figures are anticipated.
Freights are heavy, and for Liverpool the engage
ments are 900 bbs Flour at 2s. - 900 bush. Grain
at sgd. in bulk and cd. in bags; Cotton at 5Sd. loo
boxes Bacon at Dos. 500 ties. Beef at A.. To London
700 bbls Flour 2s 80 quarter boxes Tobacco at o.
SO boxes Bacon Mt 2s 40 bbl. Pork at 49, 80 ties.
Beef at o-; 500 bbl-. oicake at "a. sd. To Glasgow
100 tcs Beef at 5s To Bremen 20 tuns Measurement
Goods at 3Os.; 80 hhds Tobsec0at sos. brig Of $50
tuns from Norfolk to Windwsrd Islands with Slaves At
Al2 80. A brig TO Cardenas and back with molasses
at %.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
$l37, 90 81 from Customs go 900; Payments, el46
go Is; Balance, q, 1918 80.
The amount of gold sent to Boston to-day for the
steamer is about $3.50, 900. The shippers are, Bel
mont, $2oO,OOO; j. g. J. Stuart, 100000 Duncan,
Sherman & Co., 100000, &c. The shipments by the
Persia promises to be very large.
dividend of four cent on the capital stock Of the
New-York Exchange Bank has been declared, payable
Jan. t. The Bank of Commerce has declared semi
annual dividend of four per cent It's capital stock,
payable on and after JAM 4. The Seventh Ward Bank
q sem-annual dividend of five per cent, payable Jan.
9. The Mechanics and Farmers Banks of Albany
q semi.apnua dividend of FIVE per cent, pay
able Jan. l. The Bank Of Albany dividend
of FIVE per cent payable at the same time. The
Western Bank OF Scotland have made general
assignment of their property in America for the bene-
fit of creditors TO Messrs. j. G. Bancroft Davis and
James Thomson. Their advertisement is in another
column. The interest on the Jersey City Water
Bonds due the lst Of January will be paid at the
Continental Bank in this city. Official notice has been
given to holders of bonds of the City of San Francisco
issued in 1854 and 1885, and known respectively the
" Fire Bonds" and the Civil Bonds of 1885, that
the coupons for interest to become due Jan. 1862
will be paid presentation at the Treasury in San
Francisco and after that date The coupons on the
City of Sacramento debt will be paid at the American
Exchange Bank The bonds of the City Of Brooklyn,
dated in 1916 and lS4s, which fsll due on the lst OF
January 1853, and all coupons Of the bonds of the
city, payable on that day, will be paid ct the Long
Island Bank and after the ID day OF January next
on presentation to the City Treasurer, Crawford e.
Smith, esq. The coupons on the bonds of Guernsey
County, Ohio, issued to the Central Ohio Railroad
Company will be paid at the Bank of Commerce in
this city. The coupons of the HousatOnic Railroad
Company falling due on the LIST Of January, will be
paid by Ketchum Howe e. Co.. No. IS William street,
at the Treasures Office, Bridgeport In consequence
Of the falling of Of business this Company have been
obliged to ask an extension on the principal Of the
bonds falling due the LIST of January. Should busi-
ness revive in the Spring the Company hope TO be
able to pay these bonds by the LIST Of July next. The
coupons of JAM /, 1858, on the bonds of Allegheny
City, will be paid in Philadelphia by Work, Young &
McCouch The interest due Jan. l. or the mortgage
bonds of the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company, will
be paid OF the Office of f. s. Whelan e. Co. of Phila
delphia.
In addition to he specie arrived at this port by the
Northern Light, the following amount has been trans-
ported over the Panama Railroad during the fortnight
Tor English account:
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1881 vi
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Albert II. Nicolsys regular daily auction sale of
stocks and bonds viii take place to morrow Wednes
day, at II! o'clock, at the Merchants Exchange.
S. Diapers regular daily sale of bonds and stocks
will take place tomorrow the 3oth inst ct l2i O'Clock,