New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-24

pae the stock was quite firm at the afvance esao-
hshed. Michigan Central went up to 81, but wa'
fraction lower afterward. New-York Central was
much less active than usual, but had al improyns
tendency and in the afternoon sold up to ~, from
which point il settled down TO o3l and was hnally dun
n, that price. Hudson River, without much animation,
very steady at 33l. The December earnng', we
understand, show steady and gratifying increase
The afternoon business was not large, and pnce-
generally were about y cent lower than IN the
morning, but there wss, upon the whole, toleraoly
steady feeling. After the adjournment there was not
much doing hut the bears succeeded IN making
slightly lower prices for the closing quotations. Inc
Bond market was frmer and better d1rng the day,
with a very well. .distrbuted business. OF the State
Stocks. Mixouris, YirgiDas, North Caroinss and
Caiiornias, reduced each. Illinois Central Railway
Bonds recovered, with considerable vigor, from the
recent decline and at the Second Board sold at 81 an
advance Of II T. cent from the closing prices Of
Yesterday La Crosse Land Grants went up 70 2ia,
and were steady The market has not yet
attained any marked degree of activity, and sill
acks the countensnce aud support of outsiders,
although there has been an increase Of real buyers
within day or two. Most Of the prominent specola-
tive shares have been largely oversold again, and
verv moderate cforts on the part of the bulls would
tuIu the scale ii ldNO1 VI Oh dp'oHNt III Pii''' ~
large majority Of the operators at the Board AMI IN the
street are disposed however, to sell for the decline at
every rally, however slight which takes place and
there is not at present any earnest poFerfu or per
sstent opposition TIE closing prices were for New
Yo1k Central, 49, 49, Erie, l6s III Hudson River,
80, 332; Reading, 81 a5l.; Michigan Central, 52a
52l; Michigan Southern, 90 a2Ol; Preferred, A. a
Al; Galena, 7C9 OIL Rock Island 58l a 80; Toledo,
3lIa3ls: Illinois Central 66l AZ Coz Panama 1909
1907 Pacific Mall 9O1 90l; Missouri 6s, s9l 30, &c.
There is 10 movement in the Foreign Exchsnge
market to-day. Quotations nomiualy unchanged
ence the closing Of the Persia's mails
Freiehts are firm, but very quiet. To Liverpool:
Cot ON al 3.l6 3d. 400 bb!s Rosn at %. Cd. To
London: 100 tcs Navy Beef at is. 3D.. 100 bbs. do.
at 4s. Sd. To New Oileaus: 5000 bush Oats at 3lc.
vessel of go south side of Cuba and back at
4Oc for Sugar and g for NJ lla-ses. schooner from
Machies to Porto Rico and back to NewY0rk at 42lc.
for Sugar, and s. for Molssses. A schooner Of l57
tuns from New York to Cien'uegos IN ballast and
bsck with Mossses at s. 80.
The business of the Sub Treasury was; Receipts,
5000 Ago I6-for Customs sl39 900; Payments, S7O,-
G72 C3; Balance, 81 ,03i2 2Si 90.
The Clearing House exchanges to-day were $50 567,-
7OI J5. IL is stated by The CleUei0nd Herald that
permanent line of steamers between Buffalo and Cleve-
land TO be established next Spring, to run in connec
ton with the North River water and rail lines Inc
Common Council have authorized the Harlem h abroad
to extend the Fourth avenue horse rsway to Seventy
ninth street. the upper boundary OF the Central
Park The Sackets liarbor and Ellisburg Railroad
was sold at public auction on the 18th instant to Mr.
Nissan Of New.York for the sum of Sl96OO. The
amount due the original bondholders was Sl5O,OOO
Albert H. Nicolay's regular daily auction sale of
stocks and bonds will take place tomorrow, Friday,
at I2y O'Clock, at the Merchants Exchange.
s. Draper will hold his regular auction sale of stocks
and bonds TO morrow, Friday, at l2l o'clock, at the
Merchants Exchange.
The following dividends have been declared, viz:
The Washington Insurance Company, 10 e cent, pay
able January 81 the Continental Bank, 81 y cent,
payable January the Morris and Essex Railroad, 81
y SHARE or q cent, payable January |; Mechanics
and Traders Bank, Jersey City. 3 = cent; Long
Island Insurance Company lO e cent, payable Janu'
ary 3; Manchester Print Works, = cent, payable Oh
demand Tie railways running from Boston, pay the
following dividends: Boston and Maine, - q cent;
Providence. Boston and Worcester, Lowell, Fitch
burg and Old Colony, each 3 T. cent The Eastern
will pay no dividend. The WstertOwn and Rome
Railroad has declared semi-annual dividend OF v
cent.
ance Of December, have been. .....: sSS'IH
The expenses maintaining sId operating estimating
December, ~-~'i'f
Net...........,............... .slnl9
otoo
Expenses. -~,
pia
Increase Of Net Earnings Of 1855 over lS1 1878
The funded debt of the Company is s69O,5Vo, pro-
yided for BY sinking fund.- the annual contribution to
which will make it sufficient to meet the whole debt
within twenty-five years, until the end OF which time
large portion is not due.
The Company h,s substantially no floating debt
its bills payable amounting tc only S37 ,236 at TINS
time. which sum is more than covered by bills re-
ceivable.
Messrs. Taylor Brothers quote Land Warrants as
follows: r
Buying Selling
$50 acre warrants ~ acre. &c
I2o acre warrants ............. scre'.''tT. o.
warrants ~ hcfc'''.ofc.
~ acre warrants ............f scre...leoc. IIVc-
Market firm and active.
The Bank movement in the four principal cities OF
the Union, as compiled from the last weekly returns,
was as follows: ~
NY Dec 49, sl27 oIo $50 esq s2 COS s77 s77io6
pnsor Dac u seS056l2 p 53q,147 9299,li5 b,IiIoN