New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-14


uoule have an adverse efTect upon their Eitern con-
nectiors, AID, at the time the idea VS. soou'e' oy
come Of our co,suporares bat the returns ofscDe IF
tle.e roads in Move nber sDd Dse-mb-r
prove that our conclusions were right. Nos,
vertarirg ss We have 10 suggest thai TIE
W, ,s.e,n rosds sra pssslng their most DISASTROUS
period and ost the future locks Less dscouregns We
sre net ty the same counter opinions, aud when the
SprIg isiy opens ~e shall be sbe to deeie on
which side the error exists We may be premature IN
looking for any revival of business 81 the West, but
there is grea, srgin for improvement in ths quar-
ter ard We have been sble to convince Ourselves
that this vigorous and elastic secon of the couotry 10
so entirely extinct ss many profess 10 believe. we
save tocsyt.o i,sms in the ssy Of ralssy business
which bear directly upon the question: but which con-
vey contradictory impressions. Que IN the returns of
tie Michigan Central Rosd, which although showing
decline on the usfhc of December yet gives sn scta,l
gsin in the last week Of the month, and oae tae unot
fca report Of the earnings Of Gaens Road for toe
h,s week in Jspupy lch We stated st Sl5,OoO, aud
which is q corsijerale cecr,ase as conpEei with
1858. As We spprosch the Spring months the proc
poets of the year viii assume more pslpsble shape
At the Fret B ard New-York Central opened
at s. bat was in demand the rotation, aud tns!y
closed on the call At S5I ,t-sdy. Pacific Mail With
fair degree of sctlvty declined 10 90i but vas better
again in the Afternoon selling at in the last trans
actions TIE street gossip is th,t line of steam
ers will be placed upon the NIcsrsyua route, to run 90
ALLEVIATE weeks with the Panama route bat taat haf-
monious arrangements in regard ates Of passage,
SC, will be made. The line Of steamers We inter
to be those owned by Commodore Vanderbilt Resd-
il was not sotve but declined to 53 closirg stronger
in the afternoon. Michigan Central declined to 5li
on the drs. cal, but improved again ct the close,
ard was finally in demand 81 52 The sales were
partly Influenced by the report Of disagreement
between the Great Western and the Central, by
which competition is threatened between that line and
the Detroit an Milwaukee. Tne story originates in
psrs,rsph published in one Of the Western pspers,
probably in Musaukee and is not entitled, according
10 our informs ston to much consideration. The Crest
Wesern Road Will pro ably follow thar course which
il most profitable for IT. shareholders. Illinois Central
weut down TO TO- out at this point Was taken freely,
aid wss fru a: the close; the purchases it is sisted,
were partly on foreign account. The business in
Micbigaa Souiherp GsleDs, Rock Island and Toledo
was less than the average Of daily transactions, bat
prices were hrmer for each at the close of the
calls At the Sc ,ond Board, there wac fair
smcuut Of business a. fair improvement the lead
irg shsres showing sn advance Of / to / cent
over morning quo'aticrs and closing with fair stead-
ness. Cumberland Preferred adva' ced TO 2li The
market was a little loser for State Securities, bat
except in Missouris, the business was mo'erst,.
Railway bonds were generally very well sustaioed
TIE clotipg prices we're: Tor New.York Central, $50
aSI; Ere, l6Ial6I Harlem, l3I a l3l Hddson
River, 81; a 35i; Reading 53i a 53i; Michigan Gen.
tral 50 52; Michigan Southern, 2i AL Preferred,
4sIaiss Psnsms, III all7ii Illirois Central 7Ols
7OJ; CABINS, n a7lI; Toledo 3laGl; Rock Islatd,
Goa 6OI; Pacific Mail 81 d9li Iluols Central bonds,
50 aS9I; Missouri Is, SCI 1891, &c.
In foreign bills there is nothing doing. The market
is heavy. TIE quotations at New Orleans, by tele'
graph, are slto lower.
Freights, to Liverpool 100 bses cotton at a9-32d.,
900 bbls sperm oil private terms, l6O bush clover
seed at 20s To Bremen 500 bbs rosin at IL 3D., p
tuns meas urement goods at los. To Rotterdan, SO
tcs rice a. 25s., 600 Canada butt slaves at s7O
vessel to 90 South and load sith lumber for the Wind
ward I.lsnds at $l2 y M
Tne business of the sub-Tressury wss: Receipts,
$7s 600 $780, for Customs, s2e4 0O0i $j5 900 Calitor
pa crafts; Payments, tll9,95l 81; Balance, $i,3SS,
SEQ e. Tee receipts for duties now quite large,
reaching s50O,O0O for three days.
The Bro eklyn GssLight Company pays q cent
dividend. The New World Insu ance Company y
cert, payable on demand. The Lamar Fire Insurance
Company, semi. annual diviteLd Of 10 Y cent, pay
able on demard Tire Republic Fire In 'urance have
declared dividend CT 81 IS per share, payable on de-
mand also dividend Ct y cent on the outstanding
scrip, payable Feb. 8; also scrip dividend Of 80 y
cett on the earned premiums Of 1853 Certificates
deliverable on Feb. 2. The Bowery Ssviogs Bnk
dividend at the rate of e. cent per snnum sums
of five hundred doa,s and under and at the rate of
cent on large sums, also an extra demand OF one
half If those rates both payable on the 9TH inst
Tbe East River Bank has declared 81 cent dividend
for Fix months, payable Jan. II.
TIE Bank for Savings, No % Bleecker street, have
directed On ntere,t TO be paid to all deposos entitled
thereto for the six tbs ending the 3st December,
at the rate Of = cant per annuu on all sums amount
ing to s. and under $780, ARD on all sums amounting TO
$500 ard upward an interest at rate OF y cent
GER auBum, payable on and after the thrd Monday OF
the present month.
TIE annual election for Directors Of the East River
Bank, will be held on Tuesday, February |, at the
Banking House, corner Third avenue and Eighth
street Polls open from ~ o clock to p. N.
The business of the Clearing Hoase was s2l ,43i, ,l0
which is larger than the average of the week.
Tie earnings Of the Last week Of December on the
Michigan Central Road compare very favorsbly with
the same week Of December 1857, being az, 900 70
against $il ,26l 81, excss Of nesriy $500. The
esrnirgs of the Michigan Central Railroad for the
whole CT December
s.7s.tS *5s1sd;
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