New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-01
fsECosp BOARD
THURSDAY, Dee. 3l-P. N.

There was decidedly more active Stock market to-
day, and an upward inclination TO most OF the securl-
ties which came under speculative influences. AT the
6rst Board the largest movements were Reading and
Toledo the former commencing at 5i and running up
20 Ssh with aggregate sales of about 500 shares and
the latter rising TO A. with transactions TO about the
same extent One leading bear operator bought about
3OOO shares at A. and at time in the heat of the
contest offered the price for 5000 shares more
New-York Central was steady but lacked animation.
Ere was hardly sustained through the different calls,
opening OF III and setting to III before adjourn
ment, but was better again in the after
noon. La Crosse active, but gave way
suder q full supply Of stock and on small lots
went down 20 l0i bu. recovered again at the last
call, and finally cleared at l0S bid-s decline of a !
from closing prices of yesterdays Second Board
Michigan Southern inactive, but in fair demand at
quotations. Gaena advanced to 70l and was firm
notwithstanding the formal announcement of the
Company's intention to pass the February dividend;
the measure, in fact, commencing itself TO the good
sense Of the stockholders being in accordance with
abe conservative policy of the times, and in harmony
with those sound principles which are now adopted by
intelligent railway managers. by this step the Galena
road is entirely cleared of its floating debt, and viii
begin the business year under easy circum-
stances in a financial point of view. Rock
leland was firm, with moderate sales Illinois Gen.
trial was in fair request at 81 as y under the
impulse of foreign orders received by the Arago The
stock was quite scarce. At the Second Board tho
business was light, but prices as a general thing,
better. Erie improved to LII, Michigan Southern TO
l9i, Illinois Central to ISL on sales of 50 shares and
Rock Island TO -. Ne sales of Reading were regis
tered, but the stock was offered at slight decline
thc n
heavy also lacking its strong support OF the First
Board, though not quotably lower. Bond sales have
been small during the day, but generally at
well sustained prices. At the close Of the day
a slight concession was made in one or two of
the beading stocks, but upon the whole the
market toleraby strong. Reading was
s4i bid; Erie, III; Toledo, Az; Southern, I92 &C.
There is lack of vigor and animation in stock move-
ucnts, and although the abundance of money favors
operations for rse there Is hot that energy aud ear
pestness Of purpose in that direction which sucb a
state of the market generally induces Tn the other
hand operators for fall dare not venture .,onc,v
against such papabe odds, and thus, between ,he
two, the market hangs unsettled and duh. The com.
mission brokers complain of an unusual scarcity of
orders but will doubtless meet with an Increase of
bnsness dividend funds come into the street for re
investment.
The transfer books Of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Componywil close on Monday to be reopened
On the 18th OF January.
Foreign exchange is quiet at unchanged quotations.
The specie shipment by the Persia next week prom
ises to be large. We hear Of some engagements IN
American gold already.
freights are hrm, with more shipping. ToLiverpOol;
1900 bbls. Flour al IS; II 900 bush. Corn s. cod. in
baLk end ships bags; 800 bush. Wheat al 6d., in
shiNpeD' bags Cotton al SD; go bbls. Pork at
-. Cd; GOO boxes Bacon q, s0s. 10 tuns Spelfer az
l5e- rc London; loco bbs. Crude Turpentine 30
hhds. Tobacco at 3os; coo bbls. Oil Cake a. 25s; $50
tuns do. az 2~. The bark !. NJ. Morales, 1909 bbl..
capacity hnne from SCsly. private terms. A big
OF 7 uns. hence 10 Porto Sco and back a, 81 ,e. for
Sugar and e 20 for NoiGsses schooner Of 80 tuns,
sc an Eastern port to Porto RIO, for sJ50 and for
void voyage a; 10. Ger Sugar sD0 - for Nolases.