New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-18
eDcosD BOARD.
TprRspAY. Dec. W.

arcy in Stock operations TO day, and az upward
mo cement IN prices throughout beth sessions
Of the Stock Beard. New York Cearai, Mem
gan Southern Toledo and Reading were most
prominent q. the First Beard but the better feehng
was manifested in everything quoted, and there was
much less disposition shown among the bears TO pu.
ont time contracts for the decline. At the Secord
Board the market maintained It's strength. with fair
degree of activity and further naked improve
ment in quotations. Erie, Reading, Toledo, New
York Central, and Michigan Southern each advanced
from 10 Il = cent over morning prices ROCK lsisnd
ard Gslens each advanced decidedly, and were
in demand. The market has doubtless beea
great deal strengthened by purchasers on short
account; come Of these operators fearing the re-
ceipt Of favorable foreign news by the steamers now
DUE ard deening prudent to close up contracts be-
fore Il cir arrival The confident expectations OF the
managers Of the Illinois Central, Eiie, and Michigan
Southern Roads in regard TO ther negotiation Tor fund
ing their floating liabilities, tend to stssger the crowd
of operators whose visions always blue and dismal
and who have nothing but utter ruin and failure Tor
railway COMPARES At the close OF the day the olddog
prices were for Ns~.York Central, 76si Erie, liz;
Reading, So. Southern, %; Toledo, 49,, &c. Cash
stock, especially Erie, continues very scarce, the
amount OF Erie in the names Of brokers being only
some OoO shares while the amount of short contracts
must be very large.
The marks. for foreign E1cha nge continues insctive
in consequence Of there being no steamer until
Wednesday rsxt. The supply Of bills is increasing
but rates are unchanged Sterling 1851 l09l tfsnc'
53Oa5ls3. Tae large operations in Cotton at New
Orleans-30 600 bales in two days-will furnish ABOUT
q million and hsf Of bills aud che ,k the shipment OF
geld.
Freights are steady. To Liverpool, the engage
ments are 900 bbs. Flour at s. I'D. 81; 2J,OOO
bush. Grain at ID. for Corn n bulk 6ic. for Vines.
in bulk, and ID for Whes. in bags; Us bales Cotton
at s. 32d 300 tuns Mahogany and Cedar at 22s. I'd
2js.; TO- 600 Slaves ct 30s. To London, 1000 bbs
Flour at PSI 1000 tee. Beef at Is. Cd. schooner OF
100 bbs. capacity hence to Mortevideo with Flour,
at 81 % y bbl. The clipper ship Winged Racer has
been sold on private terms for the California market.
The business Of the Sub-Trea,ury was: Receipts,
s39 23s 81, inc udiDg go, 900 from Customs; Pay
mertp, 92is Sc; Balance, siOOl 3O6 a..
The movement in money il. restricted, and the sup
ply is very abundant On CALI on favoiite securities,
loans are made a. SAL y cent. Time negotiations
are still difficult, but capitalists appear more disposed
10 part with their money than heretofore. The offer
irgs at Bank are in cases less than the ability OF
these Institutions 10 discount, and they taking lines
of paper outsiders In the discount
houses there is activity, but favorite signatures
pai freely at 9al2 y cent, with some good names as
high es Is IL cent There is wide difference in the
rates for names which ere probably equally good, and
buyers exercise close scrutiny il making selections.
Business continues very much restricted and the new
engagements are very few. Under these circuT'
stsnces the impression appears to bs almost universal
that the money market must show Increasing ease
during the Winter, and that even lower rates Of il.
terest will rule, especially for call loars Even az
T. cent interest, it is believed the issue Treasury
notes will be in demand for investment.
The Merchants Bark has declared dividend Of 81
p cent on the original capital stock payable the 2lst
inst TO stockholders on the lst inst. The Cleveland
Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, semi annual divi-
dend of ) q cent, payable the I'd of January at the
Pher'x Bark in this city. The Little Miami Railroad,
seni-annusl dividend Of y cent payable on the LIST
of February in Cincinnati. The Boston and Wor-
cester Railroad, semi annual dividend Of v cent
payable on the LIST of January at Boston.
The business q. tho Clearing House to-day was
$l3 232, 600.
g. Diapers regular daily auction sale Of bonds and
stocks gill take place tomorrow tF.iday) at 1ai
o'clock, at the Merchants Exchange.
Albert II. Nioolay's regular daily auction sale Of
stocks and bonds will take place to morrow friday
at l2i O'Clock, q. the Merchants Exchange.
The following sales were made By S. Draper:
$4,000 New Union Club rs, interest added 90
$500 Chicago 81 Paul and Fond du Lac R. int. added III
5000 New York ard Harlem I'd Mort. int. sdied. 81
10 shares Indemnity Fire Insusnce Compny....... ~
y shares Fulton Fire Insurance Company.
II ,bsr., American Exchange Bsnk............. 9o3
5shares Americau Exchange Bsnk,............... 81
90 sbar.s Usroyer Bank nj
sbs,.s Natior. Al
20 shares Metropolitan
shares American Express Company
10 shares Erie Railroad.
leo shares ooklyn Ferry CO npsny ~
Note W. Carpenter Ide Co., due Nov o-tzIs''' -
Also, the following by Albert II. Nicolay
or EewYort and Harlem r. r. let Int added 81
81 New YORK ard Es len r. T. "a aided 55
eco L. City Lt
OC0 TeIre and Alton r. r. 10, m. Int adj ed 81 S51