New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-13
slcOXo BOARD.
SATURnAY. Dec. ll-P. ".


Stocks were toersby We'll slsrs ned this morning,
until NJ chgan Southern G laran ee1 stock . va.
re acled on the cal, when serious decline n,ued-
the quotations uroiDg down from i9i to~4S at the
close Nearly evtrythirg else on the lit which fol-
lowed, appeared to be aec'ed b. this break, and the
market had turned before the a'ourn'nent somewhat
in favor Of the besrs who were not -low to take "a.
vabtose Of it Ia the afternoon the news from N,ca-
rasua, aud the beloose dispatches from Wsshie2to,
were used az eairst the market with some effect and
although the decline not important, the aivant-
ages clearly the side of the oper tors for ie
cline. The days business not above the average
Of daily transactions al the Board except 10 one or
two stocks, and there was evidently oisinc'.ns ion
among tie operators 70 take large lines of stock either
for tie r;ss or fall. Tue orders 10 commission holsss
continue very Fight, and outsiders to be unusually
Indifferent TO tie speculative movements So long as
TIL. spab by on the part Of the pu6hc exists every
trfrg item Of news, which can be construed
unfayorably TO business or the Money market
or made 10 wear cloudy aspect the
war question, is msgnifed by slsrmis;s, anl
brought TO bear with consitersbe effect upon the
Stock mcrk.,: whereas at period Of zeal activity
the part of outsiders these bUgb. ars are scarc-y
.ced at all. Nes.iork Central opened at sig 10 ths
morning but declined on the cal, aud in the after
no q, I'D heavy at 81. Tne stock shows upon the
whole tone If greater steadiness aod strength than
any other stock On TIE LIST Of .qgal prominence and
activity TIE des gs in Michigan Southern Pre- erei
wele next in ext,1t and imp 'rtaIce, resulting, as
before stated il material decline as comp.red a.th
the quotations Ct yesterday. 10 deciiing sgaost tue
decars,i, Cf dividerd, the Dr-ot y. wli receive
TIE epprubation of tre conservative portion of the
Shareholders while the spectators alone will *
press disappointment. To declare q scrip dvii-ui,
while the Company is still under the ewbarrsmeot If
floating debt would bs, as Il t. US, to ATOP,
very foolish stock, ,obbng measure which could be "
no possible advantage except TO give temporary
stimulus to the market value of the stock. P.c'ic
Mail Steamship Company, which has Of late attracted
considerable attention, sold during the day at
frcm 90deoI, and was quite firm. Reading
was steady in opening sales, but became eayy Al the
cloie. and was fnsly sod down 20 81, Ere wI,hont
e.pec,al Activity declined !. Hudson River was firm
at 3.!a3ii The esriy closing Of ravigaion must aid
Jar. civ 20 the months eeIning'. 10 the Western
shares there was a decline of from 70 y cent, bat
rotuuth animation in either Gaens or Rock i,lani.
Fer Illinois Central the market slightly better,
but the trar saciiors were very limited TIE oa.ness
in State q. cures was rot extensive, but qlota.ioos
were decidedly frn. al ssoun msiatainsd FIiday's
advance. and vrginias fraction higher. Rail
way toudswere inactive and without essensl change
There is 10 important charge in Foreign Bis, AMI
the supply is ra,he, better ef outside bills, no, only