New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-24
srcoNn naAnn.
FRIpAY, Dec. 23-P. 5


after the tendency Of the market was fairly tuped,
they hsd come aid from he bears who covered por-
op Of their short line. There WA good demand for
bu,es' options, and 10 rome cases at rather more
than the usoaI dfiercoce. Tue street is undoubt-
edy very short Of Ce0trsl aud some other de-
seriptiors, and a change from the downward
movement Of the last few days was to DO looked
fa. The bears, however looked for two or three
Ter cent f1rtler decline, and the street is much
olvdeo in opinion wbetber the Improvement Of to-day
/, simply rally or an upward, persbteut turn of the
market TIE elemen Of speculation for the week
or two 90 ceItsny sppar 10 favor the boil mo'e-
psbt out the ways of Wall street past nding out
ara we may have a rice dunog toe remainder Of the
yssr The transactions 10 Central at the FIRST Board
resebed 5000 shsTes, opening at752, without much
inprovement until tho second call, when, influenced
b, The f inbess OF rest of tne let sales maize
at7CI. Betwe cen this price snd 7Gs the market Aac-
during the remsader of tue day. finally ciosingas
76 Hudsb River very srong and sold mp TO l' sf-
tefthe Second Board. Erie SO firm yesterday,
when TIE foreign orders filled and sold AZ 81.
The businees of this road is unprecedentedy large,
being SIS coo in December, thus far ahead of last
December. The grOss receipts of December are es-
tim.ted at SEQ, ,COC or $53O,000 and the earnings
after settlements with Wc-rrn roads at $525 900
S5Ot eco, against $392 292 in December, 1885, There
Wa a better feeling in Panama, aud with good de-
nand the market advanced TO 1921. Reading Is some
what neglected by its Philadelphia friends, aud is con-
seoueuty cub. In Wtstem shares there was
general ia mprOVement, mainly on purchases OF short
suck. Galeua advanced to 66i, closing ut
6C, and Rock Island TO 63l. The ROCK Island
business for the third week promises 20 show AN
noe.so on the I'd week. Pacific Mail did not share
in the buayaDcy of the OF the Market and closed
mt 56.. The Ocean Queen we hear, Is gong into the
Clitornia line of MIR Vanderbilt but II is not yet de-
c e, WHISTLER on this sioe, on the Pacific There
wssrons,dyrsbe activity in state Bonds, aud the mar
Let generally WAS / y cent better. There was con-
adorable movement IN Erie Bonds, but other descilo
,i,p. weIe quiet. The Second Mortgage sod at VA
the Third at 79a, and the Converubles a; 2'i911
The closing prices were; Vrgmis Oe 9Sf esli MIS-
sosri Ca s3i ss3i; Canton Co, l6i eva Cum
b, r and Coal Co., i2l a l5l; Pacific Mail, 1oI
7Ca Kew.Yors Central R''ilr'sd. 7tl s"S Ere
r .,l,oad sigSi BudsoD River Railroad, 4i4S4i ii
Harlem Rsibosd, sis9; Harlem Railroad Pre'eGed
3i034l: Reading Rairoad, Az e4l5i Michigan Cen.
traI Rsilroaa, sSi oSSs' Micuigsn soathem ana
Northern Incisna RailrOad, 6la1 Michigan oouIn-
erp asd Northern lDdiaOa Guaranteed, l|0bt ran
am. Rairosd, 1879 iS2ii Illinois Central Railroad
5sl~SsI, G1Ieus and Chicago Railroad, ett Soo5i
CleveAtd and Toledo Raicosd, lst @l9Ii Chicago
s,.o Rock leland Railroad, 63 S6S4i Illinois Central
"a. s4iSs4l.
The market is quite heavy for foreign bills, and duu'
sterlipg. lCsi elC9I. Francs, 5.2Oe5Fi.
F,s. hts to Liverpool 6OO tierees Beef alta I'd 100
bbl, Po,k at ST. To London, 300 tierces Beef aud oO
do. of Pork at 5e Cd so casks Rice on private terms
200 ,pns Heavy Goods at 25e To Glasgow, per
steamer 100 III res Beef at "a. 1000 boxes Cheese
At SEA 30 tIns Glover Seed az 3Ss.; 40 tuns Fus-
tic NJ 95.. To Rotterdam, $50 bates Cotton ut ic
x,sel Of 2ls tuns TO souah ride OF Cuba aud back at
Ac. o. Sugar nd s. for Moasses, on deck, port
charge. raid. One of leo tuns 20 'Pansb MAN ana
ba,k for a50 vessel Of 200 tuns to north s'ae OF
Coba and back at 4Oc. for Sugar and - oo Tor MO-
lsss.s yeese Of 200 tons with Slaves from NouoiN
to oC;uadaloure at si2 90 vessel Of 300 tuns IRON
Ncrtolk 10 Windward at $l2. schooner OF 40 tua'
10 jacksonville and back, with Flooring Boards al 90
The bouness of che Sab-I Irsasary ~as' Ro'e'p's'
s2le 4S2 20, Tor UussorDs sl62OOO Payments VOL
80 n; Balance, t6.lS,U4 -.
TIE Norwich Snd Worcester Road earned 'n
Move aber lss9.........'....' .'''''''Ss 20! o3 ~
Esven,bsr lss9...............''..'.-''.' Tolt 81
Increase. ease......................,..... $4T'o %
The eleven months Of the year show an increase OF
SJ9,iJO, hno Tue tVloA 't@h-SoN N''NN~~
in u history Of the road. Tue Company can make a
dividend Of "a cent in January, bat may defer 1t TO
February.
We snnex comparative statement OF the imports OF
Foreign Dry Goods at New-York for the week ana
since Jan. !; ,sxa
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KNTEkED FVR coSsUsP1 eS v,,.
We ssTS ase Misoolaaeous 4os sllSsSS
SsiaS SG;'oo,..,..is ssse5 s To,...,sioS ss'sss's
WgfsDKswALs n, VII.
Tool...r.. IA ee9to Miseelaneous % 80.
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w4EEzorrsp ~, v.l,a
wSssD Nasy iIi isi sssias G.seSi4Ss,s.ss sseoI'
(ction....... 81 Ssss 100 ana sss
Sk.....s.s" oot.ssei AoF~-.''''''f'
This ia a very large import.
The Metropolitan Bank has declared seniannuai
dividend Of y cent, payable after the fret Aonday
Of Jabuary. The Bank Of New-York semianunai
dividend Of p cent, payable the 4,h Of January
The Cheuicsl Bank, quarterly dviiead Of 2 cent,
paysble January 3. The Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Rairosd Company a6versise that proposals.
vii Le received a. Dostgn until noon on "Wednesday,
the esh day Of JAnosry next, for the purchase Of