New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-14
TrHspAT. Dec. l3-P. Y.


With more frmness the Stock market remains in the
same torpid state noticed yesterday There Is no
energy in the speculative movement either for the rise
or fall and excepting in two or three descriptions DO
aid from outside operators 1t is usual to have dull
Stock market the close Of the year. and the present
season promises to be no exception to the rule. The
easy Money Market which promises to continue, ena-
bles the bull jobbers carry their stocks without diff
Guilty or TO turn them at small differences and tins Is
an important element in sustaining prices. At the
same time there is persistent action on the part of
the bears Offering sellers options and thus draw
ing out cash stock. The consequence is that
with firm prices the transactions at the Board have
dwinded to one-half or less the usual aggregate OF
business in an active season. Panama was the most
buoyant stock, and advanced to 1876 bid The traffic
ia very favorable the actual earnings being estimated
at between 20 and IS p cent per The advices
of the gradual closing up of the harbor of San Juan,
brought by the Atlantic, which seems to settle the
question of the opening of the Nicaragua route, and
the fact that the Atlantic brought the Government
mail. had favorable influence. Pacific Mail symps-
tbized with Panama, and advanced to 10. Central
was steady, opening at 500, and closing at
the same price bid. Hudson River was very strong,
and advanced TO 424 with larger transactions than
usual. Harlem Preferred improved e. cent, but was
not active. In the Western Shares the changes ware
unmportant but the tendency was 70 higher prices.
Galena improved 4 p cent and Rock Island y cent.
Illinois Central was inactive, but firm at 59l. The
Company have issued circular to the stockholders,
accompanying the new cell on the stock. There ia
moderate demand for Railroad Bonds, which
steady, excepting the Erie issues, which not sus
tanned at the recent advance. State Stocks show
frmpess. but are not active. MissOuris i'm
improved TO 49,! and Tennessess sold at 8Si. The
closing prices were For Virginia 6s, 93e93l;
Missouri e. 49, 9S3s; Canton Co., l7ol7l; Cumber-
land Coal Co.. 12ial3; Pacific Mail 7Sa7S4i New
York Central Railroad, 80s 98Ol; Erie Railroad, S0
9; Hudson River Railroad, 49, 6i2l Harlem Railroad,
9aoI Harlem Railroad Preferred 344 a3is; Reading
Railroad 4lIa4II; Michigan Central Railroad, 49,
4OI; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail-
road 6Ia7; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Guaranteed 17aGIS; Panama Railroad 1851 1861!
Illinois Central Railroad, 59I AGO.; Gaena and Chca-
90 Railroad, 67ia65 Cleveland and Toledo Rail-
road, 5000; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad 81
asa; Illinois Central 7s, Sizes.
The transactions in foreign bills for the Boston
steamer have been quite large especially in francs, of
which one seller drew about five millions. The market
closed little more firmly than for the last packet.
Bankers sterling is 100, 1929, one line of 10000
being drawn at 1904. Commercial signatures were
100 1921 and some Southern bank bills sold at the
higher rate. Francs are 5,l7I e5.15.
Freghts to Liverpool: Cotton at 732 ID. 500 bxs.
Cheese per steamer at Soc. 200 bbs Pork at Ss. 3D.
100 bales Bacon per steamer at 4Os. Flour at D. 3d.;
tuns Seed at 25s To London: 200 tcs Beef at 5s 3d.
ass 3d. 200 bbls. Pork at g. 3D.; 900 boxes Cheese
at iOs IS tuns Waluus at 2s. To Glasgow: 800 tcs.
Lard at 3Os. $50 bbs. Flour at %. I'd. To ROerdam
1000 bbls Flour at 81. A vessel out to Windward,
400 bbIs at zoe. vessel of l39 tuns to St. Domingo
and back for 81 900 vessel of 1873 tuns out to Jack
sonviIe and back at e. for Boards
The business of the SubTreasury was: Receipts,
slI2 9S9-for Customs, 81 900; Payments, $ll6,61
Os-Cahforna drafts $40 900; Balance, Sc, l22 957 90
The earnings of the Michigan Central Road the first
week Of December allow:
Observation-Disclosures $50 70