New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-25
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
NxoSEsosr. NOV. 25-p.s.

TIE rssult o. operations II the stock Board today
decline Of iron q 4 cent on most of TIA,
leading shsfes tie hear ovrtog stock freely ths
option q the seller; while ops racs on the other s,ts
seemed disposed 70 allow the market 10 rec: for the Gay
on it, strength. Tue mot promine, II character
si.c is uuusus duress ard thero j. evidecty lack
os outside interest the movements, bu, a, toe sans
tine there arc indications Of hrmneSs and resisting
power 10 the underoEe of the market which not Only
akss il appear hazardous 10 venture extensive short
-ale- ~ Tie hgur.s ruling. but which promises 10
b. very gooa ioania, for fair recovery IN market
,alues, nhueusls operators on the bull side
choose ~ take scvsutsge ot the fact. The ulesgW
returns Of Western railways continue 10 furnish
Arguments agains, an aiysrce bu, fail to mako
more than temporary impression, against
the qucstiors which have been established.
stockholders having looked at this iiscoursging
feature is most nnfavorable light already, and ~
gsr,hug the results simpl, scoohrmatiou OF wh&
hsi been ,nticipsej. Poor the traffic reports
doubtedlp src Il probably to look for the
continuance Of 50 large ratio Of decline dJuiog the
whole Winter. The months cf December. January
snd February sst those in which the full force cf
the rssu,on Of lass Autumn experienced snd il
is not probable ,hs, the comparison prcscnty to bs
made vii .how such Deficiencies have been noticed
in October and thu. TAR in November. When the
country fairly begius to recover from it's prostratiop
and the tide of business turns the increase OF rail-
way earnirgs must be striking a. the decline
is now sud il il after al but u question of
time, ard probably Of very short tine, as To
the return Of railways a. the West to their
former condition OF prosperity. Transactions al
the Fust Board to-day were no, large in any par
ticular -took. and there decided lack of vitality
in the business New-lork Genital declined to $50
on the call but of the steaiiest stocks the
list. Erie had no activity but also little lower.
Resiing had much less prominence than usual, the
sales embracing but 900 shares, and the quotation
closing at p with q fair degree of steadiness. Tho
Wcstern shares were generally heavy. Illinois Cen
tral was an exception, however, the cash stock adj
yarcirg 70 So notwithstanding the free offerings Of
sellers option contracts at pretty large differences.
Private aiyces 10y the City Of Baltimore, stated that
the Committee, Messrs. Wheeler aud Smith, hst
not yet made their report, but would 10
So IN the following week, and il is be-
Hevcd that the Investigations Of these gentlemen
Will make favorable impression upon the English
shareholders. The discharge OF the assignment had
n good effect, and the market had begun to sympa-
thize with the advance here. Rock Island was quite
firm, partly in consequence of the lete OF the Pres-
dent which We annex in answer to certain inqur
Gently made so confidently in regard to bogus assets
ard bridge "pjunctions entirely destitute OF oan-
dation. Galens was rather heavy at quotations. and
touched ~ on the call but tho supply of cash stocks
was not large. Toledo had fair degree Of activity Mt
a decline of P cent. Michigan Central fell
of to 52I in opening sales, but became frmer
on the call and in fair demand at 5ls
in closing transactions. The January statement,
we uuderetand will show the road entirely clear Of
floating debt and provided for all the short bonds up
To 1860. Michigan Southern dull at slight do
/ cline but toeraby steady. There was some move
ment in Cumberland Preferred AZ 23l, but the stock
has as yet but little speculative activity. The present
managers TO be in earnest in their endeayors To
bring the into good position, and express
/ great confidence of success. At the Second Board
stocks trie lower, and the whole market ap-
peared tame and dull The closing prices wcro for
New-York Central, s3l TO S3i Erie, EiaH' Gale
ma, - a52I, Rock Island, G2i 96lt; Michigan Cen
tra -; a52l Michigan southern, 81 a22 Preferred.
5llQ5Il; Harlem, III Gl2} Preferred 81 e3il:
Recalling, 5li ajli; Pacific Mail, l0i el0il Panama,
l2li l2li Illinois Central, 79i a79l; Hudson River.
33l la3i; Milwaukee and Mississippi, l2al2i Mis-
sour 6s, 10, &c.
Foreign Exchange closed steady ut O96lG9, for
bapkeTe signatures on London, and l0S, to 100 for
Commercial bills. Francs $40 J.l5. The Asia took
out s20i III 90 in specie.
! The business Of the Sub Treasury was: Receipts
sl2, SO %; for Customs, sG6,oO0 Payments, $685..
, oOS %; Balance, sG,9s9,EJ &c.
Freight, are duh for breadstlfs. Rates for Cotton
are better To Iiyerpool 100 bales Cotton at 99-3}i.
To London 300 tcs. Beef at H. 3D.; Jeo bags Clover
SEED at 2!e I'd. Ship John Stewart from Mobile tO
Liverpool, with Cotton, at 3d. a brig from Turks
Islsnd to New-York, with Salt, at &c.
The business of the Clearing House to-day was
tl9, 49, go 81.
s. Diapers daily auction sale Of stocks and bonds
will take place tomorrow Thursday, at III o'clock.
at the Merchants Exchange.
Albert II. Ncoays regular daily auction sale Of
stocks and bonds will take place tomorrow Thurs
day. at ~ O'Clock, at the Merchants Exchange.
The sta Baltimore agents OF the Cumberland City
Md Bank inform Messr-. Thompson Brothers by te
egrsph that they have ceased 10 leem its issues
Ihe earnings Of the Tere Iaute Alton and st. Louis
Road for the secord week Of November were
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Tie fr.t II load Of wheat direct from Chicago by
way Of the Chicago, Fort Wayne, Pittsburgh and
peupgylyaIia Railroad reached Phllaielph!a yesLor-