New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-12
SATURDAY, Jan. I0-P. ".

The Stock market continued heavy at the morning
Board to-day with a large business. A considerable
amount Of contracts made in November and Decem-
Der in anticipation Of rise about this time, are falling
due, which throws large parcels of stock on the
market TO an extent sufficient to neutraize the inhu
ence of the improved money market. The dispo-
sition to take buyers options is still maintained, and
the short movement appears to be assuming more inn
portance. At the Second Board there was partial
reaction, and better prices were obtained for some
of the fancies, the market closing steady. The
transactions in Erie were numerous, the aggre-
gate reaching nearly 5000 shares. The closing
price was 62l; Reading, S3l ASH, decline
Of ! . cent; Central, 93ii Cumberland, IL;
Pennsylvania Coal lOli Nicaragua A, &C.. Cantonis
strong and was 23i bid. There are orders here from
Baltimore for this stock. In Western shares the
market was heavy in the morning, but firm at the
Second Board; Rock Island was 90 bid. About half
million of the bonds of this Company were converted
into stock to-day, Of which but so 90 came from the
street. very large portion of the bonds converted
belonged to trust funds These bonds be converted
only upon the 10th January and 10th July. Michigan
Southern closed at s6i, having been s6ii Michigan
Central 93i; Toledo touched 76i, but closed at 76i
II; Galena was I2l 1911. II was generally entici-
pated that the dividend would be IL instead of 10 y
cent. Illinois Central was l2il Pistsburg, 55i; La
Crosse sold at 72i and Milwaukee and Mississippi At
&C. In Railroad Bonds the market is quiet also for
State Stocks at private sale $600 New Ohio Skies
sold at l09 for Western banking.
Exchange is nominal at siaSl for Sterling; 5.25o
$50 for Francs. The supply of bills is large.
To Liverpool sales are dull and heavy; the offerings
small. The engagements are 300 bbls Flour at Is. Cd
10, 600 bush Grain at I'D 200 bales Cotton at $3.50
Id 200 boxes Bacon at 25s. 400 pkgs. Lard at 25s.
27s Cd 800 bbis. Rosin at %. I'd To London, 1000
bbs. Flour at 2s. lOid.; Grain at l0id cid; 100
pkgs Lard at 30s. To Rotterdam 500 bbs Rosin at
H.; $50 pkgs. Lard at &c. The Nautilus Diving Bel
and apparatus was taken for Liverpool for $1,000,
cash in advance.
The business of the Sub Treasury was: Receipts,
1924 629 81; payments, tl236l5 81. Balance, tll,-
III pa a. against 81 400 50 last Saturday showing
an increase Of s2S7 ,064.
The earnings of the Gslena and Chicago Union
Railroad Company for December were as follows:
December lSss szSS %
December, 100 l'oo0 o.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ss,s5ls
The following is comparative statement Of recei
expenses and net earnings for the nine months Of
1856 and 1865, ending Dec. 81 of the New-Jersey
Central Railroad the receipts and expenses Of the
month juit past being partly estimated;
! z .sls sss' ss:;sg
Ne, earnings. s2assis 81 sIss72 as sil444O q uYc,
The affairs Of the Company il is thus seen, remain
very prosperous with every probability of much
larger business in the future.
This road 63 nleslopg and exterds from Elizabeth
port to Eastern Pennsylvania
The Mercantile Mutual Marine Insurance Company
has been embarrassed.
The business Of the Clearing House was, 81, 1913 900.
We were furnished yesterday for publication witt the
wrong ticket of Directors for the Cleveland and Pitts
burgb Road. The annexed ticket was elected: c. W.
Rockwell, James T. Soutter, Benjamin c. Lee, George
II. Kelsey, New-York; James Farmer, Henry w.
Clark, James +. CLARK, Zslmon Fitch, Cleveland;
Joshua Hams, VIM. NJ. Lyon Pittsburgh; Fl. c.
KiDgsley New-Haven; S. Brady, Wheeling
The State Auditor advertises that he VIII pay par
and interest for $500 o of the Canal Stocks of this
Safe, due Jan. l, 1853, for the Sinking Fund.
The Brevoort Insurance Company, new institution,
Is being organized in this city.
The Money market during the week has gradually
worked easier in stock circles until to-day when stock
loans were as easily obtained by good borrowers as at
any time within sixty days. The influence of this
greater ease is seen in the stock list The difference
between cash and time sales much less than has been
ruling Of late. Paper passes more readily but We no
tee DO change in rates.
The British Government have given notice to the
New Gransdsn Government of the cessation of the
postal arrangement for the transportation of mails
across the Ishmus with the intention there i, reason
TO believe, Of making a permanent contract with the
Panama Railroad Company for that service.
In the Produce markets there is fair business doing
especially in Flour, which is firm with specul.-
tive movement Wheat Is steady but not active.
Cotton has declined tc. with small business. Pork Is
irregular but Beef very firm. In Groceries there "a
DO change.