New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-16

WEDSEsD,r. Dec. l5-P. ".
TIE SsSca uak ket Unsettled AMI irregular al the
Frs Boeri-s traction lower for several Of the e.ing
stCck. ard ?, C. better for otb.rs; and upoa the
sl,e tfe re-ul, Of tie bos.n-ss u tie scss,oo
>sss toy to boh operators r toe rise sni for the
isil There Is scsro-y anything DONG through the
cOmisson houses exc for lnyesiGe ut IN >aie sal
City Stocks and fasor'e Rsrosi Boni., sni the dis
I pcei'ior on 1t c part of The public sPp-ars 10 DO
70 let the brokers snd sptculstors have the field
pretty much to themselves al present. The mar
ket msn,ains one direction scarcely more tnsa
/ Two or tree days al tine, aud the induce
N. uts for specuaii.r, which boun,ifuly sapphed
Money market offers. are nullf-i by the insts-
/ blty sd capricious chsEact-r Of the m 'vemen,s.
I At tie >acouo Board there slight improvement
/ in Neg-Yoik CsDtra. End Reading, s0d ffmer tone
for stocks neral y bOt noting Ike activty or buoy
/ srcy in the movement Some Of TIE largest besr
,peraiors for week two past prominent buy
ers and WAS uuor. in the steet trs' the know
ing hsi privss intelligence Of p.cfo clarscter
from Washington but the public has been OF late az
much bsmboc1led this question that out little faith
I j. placed in their rumors, whether for sgsnst
/ psc6c solution Of the various imbroghos Of the
day Agitation i. the popular fancy, ard dspstches
!
circulate TO- .oue tine to 1t is Lot the appre-
h,nsion OF var which operates as check TO stock
spscu.tior--no no considerable pumber Of utsiseot men
believing IN It. possibility between nations whose
CONNIE rcis Interests are - closely ioterwover-bu
is the intennies>le discussion upon the subj.ci and
the c, pstsot excitement winch p>Dc makers create
phile the question remains open hs. occasions this
psssiveness aud iscfereuoe among people ou,.ide of
/ ,k. L. as., in \ax x-No
Central we're $40 shares during the day. OF ier quo's
tiors clos rg precisely the same figures at which the
market opened il the morning The cash stock was
quite scarce again for delivery and the shorts
were obliged to resort quite freely to borrow
ing. The dealings in Reading were also large,
rrachug $50 shars and the result in the after
noon was an sdvsnce of ! 2 cent over opening
prices TIE Western s1sres generally dull
| Gsiera ard Rock IslsLd only a. siug any sctivi-
t, worth meriionirg OF these the former was steal
at 72la72I during the day while the latter hung
rather lsngudly at 81 Gil. Michigan Southern Of
both classes -asa fraction better toward the close
bur al 20 activity. The Bond movement has been q
| ght one al both sessions Of the Board Fee only
transactions Of Importance in State stocks were in MIS-
,curl's which closed at q slight improvement OF over
yetera,s prices. BE- side the registered sales there
y re- shout 5000 600 sold privately. There WA con-
siderable activity in La Ccosse LSnd ants in the
me ming and adecdedly stronger disposition to sell than
! of lste The show Of Get earnings for the year has
occe.opsr general disappointment among the boni'
holders lncicatug a. It roes the indefinite p)stp0ne
mert Of iotere,t. The closog prices were for New.
York Central. s3i 81 Erie. III ai7s; Hudson RIVER
33I a 238; ,song Jl3 05ll; NJ chgau southern, POI
d2OJ; Pteerred do., Asa iS9; Panama, llsl allSl;
Illinois Central. 73i id133; Gaiens, 72s 912ii Rock
Islatd, 6II a6ll; rolrto 3l3 a3ll Prcfc Mail,
S9i 90; Missouri Ga, 81! s9l, Sc.
There Ii noting yet doing in Foreign Exchange fot
the Saturday steamer. Tee market il steady at 9d9,
for Sterling; ; Isl a5I3l for Francs The supply Of
bul- IL not large.
Freighu are very firm. TO Liverpool, 700 bbs
flour at Ia. Ga. 500 bales Cotton on private terms;
$50 tee. Beef for steamer Mt 5a.; to London,
200 tcs. Beefst b. 3D. To Glasgos, 300 bbls. Ro-in
1T Be- y $50 ID. To Antwerp 400 bales Cotton at ic.
To New Orleans 1000 bush. Oats at 81 ic. A
vessel home from the West tnoies for 800. vessel
of 80 tuns out to and home from port on the West
Ind Is tor 81 200. vessel from q Southern port to
wrdwsrd at $40.
The bu-iness Of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
$3339S2 %; from Cu.tous, s'S0OOi Payments,
$3.50, l63 Or; Balance. S6Jo57S' 03.
A portion OF the Dew i,'ue of Treasury Notes has
been rectyfC today Dy f'e tHkefr, we 40 not near
of aly ressles. The entire 81 100000 hiss been de.
$500 900 here aud 5000 900 at Philade phia
snd Wa hpgton. There a moderr'e inquiry for the
rev Cover meet -, anG the market II steady l0il
II ere was purchase, daS t@o since, of Sl00.OOO
at II ct rate 'or Europe The Money market continues
very quiet AMI promises to remain M for months.
Thsre eau be active demand for captal-a demand
suficeittorqus Accommodations st the monetary
tersuIti, the machinery trade and manufactures IS
| AZ ain iu aciige movement TIE discount houses
| exhibit great duness from the lack Of satisfactory
paper offenng Strictly fist ca,s sixty day accept
spces psper without difficulty At - a cect.
hree srd tour mon be paper il las T. cent and AK
mortbs 4 40 = cent On call the soppy Of capital is
abundant for favorts borrowers at v cent. O;ca-
sora transactions made at lower ADD higher rates
TIE ofrrrgs at the banks, although IN ca-es in
creased yet tie sggres ate far below the abily
or more properly, anxiety cf tie Institutions to lend
The Mclssn Central Rosd received toe ir-, week
| in Drcsmber; 1875. 1917.
Ps.--ugrrs................. eltlo7 % rlsoi' -
Freight..................... lf.57s - j5l,i 90
To;sl.................. tl9.5ij ~ sN6tl "
DE- crease. r-'N'' -
The Michigan S,utherp tor toe IA ne date, will show
a d.crease Of about 3, 900.
rfe receipts OF tue Macon and Western Road for
/ Novemtsr
eJ8............................. $500 sj
!'5l........... ........'.s.. F.iD' u