New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-31

which IN tie afternoon YVES q Y eeni 'o' ~ gay h
The prominent fanee.. In the morning, Mictlgan
Central, bile 81 sas bid, buyer sixty was offered
at g: regular These unusually wide differences are
the result Of the sudden activity In money among
the stock houses which has thrown large Quantities oil
cash stock on an unwilling market, and has revealed
the fact that much larger amount Of the pufe5s-es Of
the ast few months have been on speculation than
hss generally been believed. The bears made no
marked denomination to-tay, being apparently s1tis
fed with tie tendency % the market aud the bcls
confined their efforts mainly 10 bidding for buyers OPP
tone In Central tie transactions reached soue
$500 shares q. the morning session, the mar
ket touching IS After the regular call, sales
were made as low as ~, bat tue market s'terwa'd
recovere5 tn 7j CLOSING - bid. The bears are oPer-
ating On .he presumption that Gov. Morgan, in his
ne es2s VIII recommend the solliag Of this ROAD,
and hat the Legislature viii act airmaiveiy on his
recommendation. Reading Was steady At about a. L
il UNDERWOOD that Mr.. Tucker viii be the power be-
hind the throne in the new Administration. En-
wac heavy and closed at 81. Pacific Mall sold at
rs, and was heavy, decline Of v een- Panama
slso did not maintain yesterday prices La the
Western shares the business was moderate, and tue
tendency 70 lower price,, withou. much disposition to
press sellers options the market Rock Island sold
low So 81 but was in demand at 62s d. the Close
Galsna colo at 6i,, closing a. that bid. The coming
DIVIDEND on THE stock is offered below cent in the
street probably for the purpose Of influencing the
price of the stock. In State Stocks, the only marked
change was in Missouri Go, which fell off y cent,
under sales of $4,000 closing at 50, equal to 81
next week. which is lower than this stock has
gold a. in long tine. They went TO 50 in the panic Of
1857 Vrgnias sold at 81, whichis Fcen lower. Rail
road boads are inactive and heavy. Ia Bank stocks
there is very little DOING and prices are weak. The
closinr quotations were: Virginia 6s, $685. Ms
sour g., 80 ss2l; Pacific Mail 7ji no; New-YOrs
Central Railroad, 75a75i; Erie Railroad, 81
Eu6sop River Railroad Al !s4li; Harlem Railroad
e,s9 Harlem Railroad Preferred, 33l a "a; Reading
Railroad, Al e42; Michigan Central Railroad,
IS a3e; Michigan Southern AID Northern Indiana
Railroad, 81 a 81; Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana Guaranteed 49, Sl6ii Panama Railroad,
IN al27I; Illinois Central Railroad, 81 557}i Ga
lena and Chicago Railroad, 6i.96ii Cleveland aad
Toiedo Railroad, l9i elgli Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, 62a s6.i.
The market for foreign bills il unsettled The quota
tons for sterling nominaly lO8i 1921, but the
transactions, which in cases have been Of consid
cradle amounts have been at lower rates. In the pres
cit state Of the market, quotations cannot be gwen
with accuracy.
Freights. 10 Liverpool $50 ferces Beef at g. Cd;
so bbls Pork al =. Sd; tuns Seed at s; 10 TINS
Whale Foot at Dos 100 pkgs. Lard at Dos. loo casks
Rice at 2os; 37j bbs Spirits at S.. 800 boxes Bacon
nj COS To London, $50 casks Rice at 25s. 100 bbls.
Pork AT g. 3D.; 100 terces Pork at %. To Glasgow,
500 bbs Rosin at p. Cd. and, per steamer 800 bbl
Flour at IT, Cd. vessel OF 300 tuns, from New-fork
to South America and back, on private terms YES
sci of $50 tuns with square-edged stuff from South
ern port 10 New-York at s. 30. vessel of Isl tuns
from tie South to West Indies and back, for l6Oo
port charges paid BY auction, Messrs. Burdett &
Jones sold the schooner Marine of 81 tons at $500 and
1872 shares Of the ship Lebanon at $500 cash
The business of the sub-Treasury was: Receipts
sI93.5l7 S6-sor Customs Sill goo; Payments, Sill,
Coo Of; Balance, 81 03l ,65 81.
Tie Harmony Fire and Marine Insurance Company
has declared semannual dividend Of ) e cent, pay
able on Jan , The York, Providence and Boz
ton (s;onington, Railroad a dividend Of y p cent
pavable jan 4. The Guardian Life Insurance CO.,
dividend Cd the capital at the rate Of cent per
aunun, PAYABLE Jan. H.. The Park Bank semi-an-
nual dividend Of 2 cent, payable on the 10th Of
Japuary. The Irving Bank semiannual dividend
of 81 q cent payable Jan. 3. The GOoi1ue Insurance
Company semi.annual dividend of ? cent, payable
80 January.
The business; of the Clearing House to-day was
smal-onlv Sl7,7Ol Gt6. The Directors Of the hchi-
gan Southern Road have decidedto commence the pay
ent Of interest on the Sinking Fund bonds overdue
since Nov !, on Tuesday next. There will probably
be eharp contest at the next election Of Directors
The gross receipts of the Erie Road in December viii
reach about 500, eco. December 1858 settled up
So Geo. 20 that the net result this year must show
large gain on last wear New-York Central II IS M
dersood il moderately ahead Of last December. Tie
demand for money among the stock houses was quite
sharp TO-DAY al + cent. variety OF causes, which
we have before alluded 70, combine to make money
more active at this jnncure, and we do not Look for
relief as coon after the LIST prox. as some OF our eoeu
poraries Do. Paper IL also more 0IHieut TO pass, and
but little goes below & ceut while some very coed
signatures have been passed At y cent. meeting
of La Crosse Land Graut bondholders was hedges
terday but nothing Of importance was accomplished
Mr. Potter, Attorney for the Trustees, made an IN
favorable statement Of the Road lie stated that fore
closure proceedings had been commenced, thai only
one-hird OF the right Of way had been paid for aud
that the road would not running expenses tins
Winter. Consequently Ia should not apply FOR Re-
ceyer until next Spring.
TIE interes, on the Sewerage Bonds Of Chicago,
due let January. vii be paid by Messrs Ashley and
Morris, Ne. 81 Exchange place.
We annex comparative statement Of the imports OF
Foreign Dry Goods st New-York for the week and
since Jan. /:
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