New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-05
TUESDAY. jan l-P. ".

-ss and delays ,o which soupe 81 the rosAs you'll
..sD or might be" subjected. Transactions ia the \
,ssd;ur sbsrss were ct decline Of tai y cent and
the market was geSersliy Inactive, bu' toward ''e
c,sse Of the ssssioo the tone eighty hrmsr and
sows Of tsese orerso dsposed (, take IN stock
N cover contracts pu. out few days sIce a. hsher
6,,rex. Tae amosnt Of busiless for the day was
,seb.b'y lss.esed somewhat By the arrangement o.
the psil.; at ell events the orders WIN con- I
uission houses appeared light, and the m''
ket seemed to rest upon the operations sm'"s
brokers ipds pendsBt Of ontside specoiaN"'.
EswY York C.nrs led off ct s3l 90 the first call Dat
o. fraction better before the closs of the sess'oO
showing con, BerahIc steadses but not ma eh scuvy
Reading sod at 81 for the opening, but w.s not deam
1, IN the usual extent Hodson River was ttesdy, bu.
v;,hont animation Harlem, Old and Preferred. were
very well maintained, but there were no r g''sred
sa4s Of the latter at Fist Board. In the Western
,bsres the business was quite large, e'pscisly in
G.lena and Rock Islabd-te former changing |
hspds to the extent of soms $50 shares, and t'e
latter footing up 22J0 tha,es--boih stocks dechn-
ing 1 y cert from yesterdays quotations, but CLOS
irg eighty frmer the second call. There IL not
a. yet any Improvement in the business OF thsse
two important lines, but some Of the shareholders
In the G,lena anticipate dividend Of from gas v
osst In February notwithstanding. Michigan Cei tal
wss very firm at 5iia5l D. aud the offerings oil STOCK
M the ovton of tue seller taken vita considerable
readiness The fnsrcia position Of this road is no"
stronger than for mary years, and the resumption OF
dividends in July next lie considered ctrsAln Ilhoos
Central A. cold do ~ 67 bat Allied little to~a1d
the slo,e and wss gate finn. At the Second Board
husine,s vss limited but there stronger dispod-
lion 10 buy and the rather shy in pattng
ont aor,racts Resdiog Ne1-York Central, Gslsna, |
Rock I.lard and Ilioos Central advanced es'h,
and were ia demsnd a. the cloe. Aor the sd)omnnsu'
there vas not much businefs doing but the Market
preservsd its fmer tone, and there ~ers bu' lev
stocks offered at the improvement. There was not
large trade in bonds during the day, and the tra"s'c
tivpr were msiply cou6ntd to Safe Stocks which we're
generally well maintained Upon the whole. taxing lnto
view the lack of outside business and the
Withdrawal Of sleading OPERATOR sho we doat wish
10 Offend, f,om its support the market has STOOL up
very well for the day The short interest on seve'si OF
the prominent stocks very large, aud this fsct alone
prevents any material decline; while any increase oi
erdsrs outside of the speculative circle in the street
would have in this condition Of the nalket avry
strong bs.is .or at least temporary advance. The
caoeipg prices were: For Nsw-York Genital SLASH;
Erie ICa aI7 Harlen 1874 134; Preferred. 352 80;
Hudson River, 33ias4 Reading, 1851; Michigan
Genital, SLASH; Michigan Southern, 2Ol a%i; Pre-
frred, FiaiS; Panama, lHaH7l; Ildnois Central,
67ia67i; Gssns, 70ia7I; Rock leland, $50 95sl;
Toledo 81 a3li; Pacific Mail, sli 49, Illinois Cen
trail Bonds S7i a67i Missouri &c, 81 as7l, &c.
There IL q less active demand for Exchange for the
AHA than anticipated with rather better supply
Of bills. The market In consequence is weak, and
cent lower commercial bills, both Sterling and
Frepcs The rsngeis 9Q9l for commercial signatures,
and 90 81 for banks and bankers
Fregbte to Liverpool, 30 casks Rice on private
m No. ~ o. n
Beef At S. 3D.. 100 DO. Navy do at IS. 3D.; 100 bbs
do DO 1T A.. ID ; 500 bags Clover Seed at 2ss. To
Rotterdam, 400 bblr Rosn at e. Cd Three bngs
300 go tuns each 10 North side Of Cuba and bsck,
with Sugar, at 4Oc,, and 81 FOG Molasses. The brig
Sultan, ii years old I96 tuns built at Cutler Maine,
sold at auction Tor 81 200 cash. brig Of 300 tuns to
North side Of Cuba and back, at 4oc and - for Sa-
gar and Molassss.
The business Of the Sub. Treasury Receipts,
t2s,723 SO; for Customs. t2s,0o0 Payments, $685.
orc 81; Balance, q, 1858, 0l5 ~.
We annex comparative statement of the exports,
exclusive Of specie from New-Yoik to foreign ports,
for the week ending Jan. 4, 1859;
Total for tn. week. siss,,ss sSssSs sGsSsS
The Terre Hauts and Richmond Road has declared
asemi annual dividend of y cent payable Jan. 9 70
Eastern stockholders, at the Office of the Farmers
Trust Company. The Second Avenue Railroad Com
pAny has declared Its third quarterly dividend OF
cent, payable 10th January. The Importers aud
Traders Bank has declared a semannual dividend of
4 y cent payable An. IL. The New Amsterdam Fire
Insurance Company have declared semi annual dvi-
deud Of s y cent, payable on demand. The Mer-
ei ants Insurance Company have declared semi
annual dividend of Is y cent payable Jan. 10. Tue
Brooklyn Fire Insurance Company 10 Y cent for the
lsst six months. The Reeoute Fire Insurance Com
pany y cent, payable 10th January. The National
Fire Insui anoe Company ~ cent, payable 9th inst.
The Market Fire Insurance Company 10 cent, pay
able on demand. The Hanover Fine Insurance Com
pany 6 y cent. The Mstufsc.urcis Bank o. Brooklyn
So cent. The Nassau Fire Insurance Company Of
Brooklyn 10 y cent, payable on demand. The Hope
Fire Insurance Coupsny5 Y cent payable on lie nand
The Second Avenue Railroad Company have declared
aqua,terly dividend Of v cent. The Mechanics and
Traders Fire Irsurarce Company, sem-annud divi-
depd Of 10 cent. The Harmony Fire and Marine
Insurance Company, semi annual dividend Of
cent. The United States Fire Insurance Company,
semi annual dividend off y cent.
The busiress Of the Cea ing House was ga SIS, 600
the largest since July, 1858. The market is dd for
Treasury Notes at previous rates. sale Of $4,000
Of the cent Treasury Notes first issued ms.u,ed On
the 29h ult. and redeemed by the Secretary Of
the Treasury. Persons holding ms.urod Treasury
Notes should indorse them 10 the Secretary and
send them to wsshingtop. They viii receive in return
dram the SubTreasurer for the principal aud in
tevst Although the boarding. OF money for the purpose
Of paying inieIest, dividends, &C., usually at this
season Of the year produces little st-ngeucy in the