New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-25
SECOND BOARD.
kosplY. Dec, 9i-P. n.

TIE stoeh market has been very dull to-day, the
principal part of tho morning session being dsvoed 70
a discussion of the Washington deiacai0n and
whether the distracted bonds could be recovered by
overnn ent from JHties WHO had bought them III good
faith. We have impression that this question has
air, a6y been fully settled by the Supreme Court If tho
init ace in favor Of the holders Of the bonds, but
we cannot recall, the particulars Of the care. Tne al
noun, eme OF tie deicaton aud the doubt III regard
T., tie colrse of the Government ~ the premises threw
a GILL over the market and the result was moderate
an sunt Of business and declining tendency IN prices,
without any important change excepting III Panama,
which fell OF to III, having been III on Saturday
The bears made no special demonstration, although
majority of the time transactions were on sellers option
There appeared TO be little disposition TO operate upon
either side, the principal purchases being made
10 cover short contracts. at the Second Board
the market was very dull, although 1t could
not be called quiet the members OF the Board being
engaged in their usual Christmas Eve amusement OF
blowing penny trumpets and twiring psnny -rattles,
creating din which p7ecluded any attempt to transact
business. After the regular session the market con-
tinued 10 droOp and late in the afternoon most OF the
leading operators having left the street, lower prices
were established. The last quotations were Tennes-
see 6s, 1916; Virginia Sc, 7Sa79i Missouri 6s, Oh
IS; California State 7s 50; Delaware and Hudson,
81 a IS; Pennsylvania Goa, 75a76 Cumberland Coal
Co. preferred Sd 81; Canton Co., - Pacific NJ ,,
Co., S2aS2i; n. Y. Central X. r., 74l a74S; Erie
X. r., 81 a34j; Hudson River r. r., 42d43; Harlem
R.R., Aal4I: Harlem preferred, 3iG3l Reading
R.R., 35a35J Michigan Central r. r., 48l4isi;
Mich. s n. and N /. II. r., ii 14t; do, guarantd,
S2aS2l; Panama II. r.. III llS; Ill. Central r. r.,
653 al &c; Ill. Cen. b. b.; Galena ond &. X. r.,
64G65; Clev. and Toledo r. r., 2Sl; Chicago and
Rock Island, 50i a5l; G. d. and Quincy, 63c6ii Nil.
and Miss. X. r., =.
TIE foreign bin market is heavy, and without &C
tivity Leading sterling drawers are asking 1911 but
l04 ia about the top Of the market. Commercial
Sterling is 1895 1881. France Are dull at 5Od54O.
Freigh,s-To Liverpool: 400 bales Cotton at 5-l6a
ID 900 boxes Cheese ut I0s. 400 bbls Beef at e..
100 boxes Bacon at $685.. 100 bbls. Lard at 35s. 200
frkips Butter ut 4Os 900 bbs. Flour at 70. Sd
IT, 900 BUSH Wheat a, led, in bags, and 300 bush
Com 1t l0d in bags. To London: 600 boxes Cheese
at 5Os TO Glasgow: so bbls Pork at ID, and 20 do
Beef at ST. v.ssel of 200 bbls. capacity, Out to
TIC West Indiee and back for Il ,iJ0
Tie business Of the Sub-Treasiry Receipts
SIS, IOI IS; Payments, slS9 899 81 Balance, s., 49,
5G3 6S; for Customs, SS3,0G0.
Annexed il The statement OF earnings Of tho 81. Louis
Alton and Chicago Railroad from the ghto 10th Dec:
Total for ths
preseu, week month 20 10Th
ps,senyers ................. rs DO Is ~ $50 IS
1910 ........ GIG 10 70 2f6 o.
Nais and E,pr,,ss ,,............ siJ 80 l654 10
........... 1887 ~ haJgoJ 81
Cc,,..r@,sI,o r.l,od In lgss .. I7l2g IS g. 80 81
D,c,e,se in 1870 .....,.... s32R 20 s2Js6 Of
Tie Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company ha
declared q semi-annaal dividend payable on the %
inst. Tie Peoples Bank seinannuI dividend OF
per cent payable Oh tue % If January. The Goothu
File Insurance Company will pay the ID Of JanuaT
n dividend of G yer cent The Bank of North Americ
has declared dividend If 81 per cent, payable Janu
any !. The Neptune Insurance Company IA semi-an
pual dividend Of g. per cent payable Oh the III
Jauuary The Bridgeport Bank a seHi-annual divi-
d, nd Of ps cent, pay able I'd Of January.
We announce by telegraph to-day that the funds ior
the interest on the Stde debt Of Virginia lad been sent
forward in specie 4 considerable portion Of the gold
to pay the interest the debts OF lnois and Missouri