New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-11

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stances which can be -ed agsins, the toek gnore
the statements entirely and charge the managers 9TH
gross ard iniento onsl nsre epreseuta;ion. Tui4
We ore D't di'Po-ed to adopt, although .omewhe.,
TO De .Eeptcs in regard TO RailFay ','7'oS
in general t., nn,uess in other Railway stocks was
,o., than the average of daily trans sections, a,d
.rboocb the m.rka hsi o"'' % rec Of -esiiness,
therevas 10 tuoyanoy or life beyond the two stoeks
psred Tie We-tern shares were -omewha' i7regaiar,
Michigan Central Gs~ns and Rock Island boiling
quotations with tolerable frGness, while Michigan
Sou tern slsres Of bo.o classes We're dul, AM t1a
Prsfened stock, particularly, msnfe-ted weak
tess. falling Of t. 80 at the Second Board,
ard closing ss,er the sajouIum.rt Tsther heavy 81
4o2 Th. declin.,s M doubt owing - the niecision
Of the Directors respecting tie scrip DIVIDEND upon
viii n the stockholders have calculated WIN c"ts'd-
ersbe confidence. Pacific Msl opened ct ~ In the
morning but cane out freely al the qnothtloni ana
tie stock became quite heavy q, tue call, settling
down TO gOI at the Second Board and Ialy closing at
s93qe 90 after the adjournment, decline OF q = cent
for tie DAY. fIttr analy,i. Of the statement re-
ceniiy published ip The Journal J Commerce, de-
yelops the singular bunder of estimate Of The en-
tire rece pts Of passage money, &C., between New
| Nail Comps iy-making allowance fer the proper
ron oftte Susiness 10 slich the United Stats Msi
| Steamship Company is entitled, and the amount
| paid uer passenger for transit acioss the I,thmus
over In. Panama rosd A correction Of these dgures
makes o. diif-rncs Of about one million Of dollars
railr serious mlscacua'ion for any one who wishes
TO de11 state athem tcay the value OF property.
There Wa fair demand for Hudson River during tle
day and the stock sp .tly rather scarce-bu.
the trausactons were qniie limited. Harlem Pre-
! ferred advanced 4 cent, ard was steady. AZ the
! Second Bosrd the market Vas fraction lower for
majority Of the shares tea't in. but for Nev-iOIk
| Central and Reading quotations were fully sustained
and in the former slight alvsu; WA established
over the prices Of the Frst Board. In State stocks
there is more bushes. doing and the market IS gen.
orally higher. Missouri in good demand aud
advanced 10 go in the afternoon. At private
sale we hear Of transactions ID the amount
of $50 OOO. Railway Bonds also very firm,
and inclniDg 10 better prices. Hudson Rrver third
| mortgage advanced | & cent at the Second Board
| There is n very good investment demand outside OF
the Board for City Bonds of good stamp. We hear Of
sales of Chicago 6s Water Loan SO, gnd o! Louis
villes Water Loan a. s2aS3. The closing prices
were for New-York Central, iIas;s; Erie, III ais;
Hudson River, 3ii a3i!; Reading, 81 oJ2!; Michigan
| NtIlIul, OT dO-5s Spulurihj -A6
Preferred 49, a 80; Par sms ll9 100; Illinois Central
! 76a76l; Galens 73l a73l; Toledo 32{ 032i; Rick
Island, 62laG2s, Pacific Mail, 9la9O; Missouri 6s,
So $50.
The foreign Exchange market is not very f-m, and
the supply Of outside ts is better. The trans
actions are limited. S,eIng il l0sIa 1904. Francs
| 51S3 d5I32.
Frigbts are exceedingly firm. To Liverpool. 80
tuns Salt Cake At ljs 100 b5s Beefoc private terms
1C0 bbls. Rosn private terms. ToLendon 600 tcs.
Beef at 3s. o.. 900 bls. Pork ct f.. 81 To Bremen
per steamer, $50 bales Cuba Tobacco al 81 50 casks
Ashes at 3Os. 40 turs Measurement q PODS at 35s.
ship from Cbarlcston to Bremen at &c. fcr Cotton aud
4Os. for Rice. ship from NewOfleans to Liverpool
with Cotton at 9-I6i. A Schooner Of 2e5 tuns with
Coal from Elizabethport To Boston at 81 50 e tun.
vessel of 50 tuns to West Indies AMI back a. 81 900.
Also, Il vessel of 30 tuns to place add back
at 81, l56
Tie business of the Sub-Treasury Receipts,
$l02, ,C5S 73for Customs, s2S, 600; Payments, Sl6O-
O23 81; Balance, $j,s35,l52 SO.
list was made up to day to take 4 reissue Of a
million of Treasury Notes at par-the notes bearing
Al 3 cent Interest The Secretary will probably
cept the bid having invited the proposal The market
for Treasury Notes has been rather more active within
day or two past We Lotice sales of s300, 900
Yesterday aud to-day par for Il T. cents, and ll0
q cent prem.i.un for 4, y cents. The Government
Loan i. in far demand at q prealumi the asking
price is g premium. The business of the Clearing
House was S.0,Gi7 0OO. Mr.. Lindley Murray hss
been elected President Of the Empire City Insurance
Company. vice James I. Taimsn, deceased; NJ.
Win A. Burti' ir. was elected G9cretaly The Low
ell Railroad Con paby has declared dividend OF e.
cent. Tie New-Jersey Zine Company have declared
dividend of cent on the preferred stock, aud -
q cent oa the common stock, payable Jan. 3. We
understand this Company il now without either funded
or floating debt and it, ra profits ssl 600 dlrrs
the year The aggrf gate capital is abois 81 100000.
Tie Directors of the Michigan Southern Road have
leen in session here for several days the question of
the dividend on the Preferred sto K, has been dis
cus.ed but decision has been arrived at X appears
that IL Road has earned during the last six months,
about p cent on the Preferred Stock, provided the
traffic Of that period be only ctsrsed with the iegi'i
mate di buremsns belonging 10 it. l. is possible that
the Directors while the Road is still under financial
embaassmerts vii not deem il proper to declare any
dividend but the resulting profit, whatever it may be,
will probably be carried to the ere iii Of dividend
fund belonging TO tie Preferred Stock ard which
will be paid cut in manner at proper time here
after.
The State of Minnesota has provided the interest
on lis Bonds, due in January, and in fact part
of the June interest well the contribution (, the
srkug fund, is already in the hands of the Treasurer
The payment Of interest and the maintenance of tie
sinking fund are provided for BY fve-ai tax which
is levied for that purpose, and this amount Sufficient
to pay the interest and $2777 dollars OF the princi-
pal, in tie shape Of sinking fund annually, which
will 6ouida,e the ,oan before maturity The bonds are