New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-18
TUESDAY, January Up. n.


There was marked absence OF life IN the traos4c-
tons Of the Stock Board day, but prices were VIII
out change of Importance. Bulls and bears appeared
to be equally indspofed operate and the almost en-
tire absence of in,ereft in the by the public
left the market in the hands Of few operators Ths
was most marked at the Second Board, at which
The registered sales were smaller than for many months
No one appeared 70 have any ORDERS either 10 buy or
teD; ADD this is the general compliant Of toe con
ui,ron houses The specuative.portion Of the Board
are very quiet, being apparently unable 10 form an
OF Union among the various elemrns Of the street whe
her the INN daie future ia pregnant with rise or
fall II il admitted that the election of Speaker
would produce temporary activity and advance, but
so MANY rumors Of an election TO off immediately
have proved false that no one can nov be induced
to operate this contingency. On the
oiher hand, the agitation of the pro rata
and toling bills in Legislature during the next two
or three months, will doubtless have the effect TO in
huence unfavorably the movement in that stock, and
through that leading fancy the rest Of the market The
strneency in the Money market has been ameorated,
and that obstacle 10 rse removed but there
teraciing elements snficieDt 70 neutraze this and
bring about for the moment a ieless market. There
was no change of importance in quotations to-day,
prices if apything being little better than yesterday
Michigan Central improved TO 81 regular in the street,
and Rock Island, which fairly active, went TO 62i
against CO. yesterday. Illinois Central was rather
heavy under the foreign quotations. The Bond mar
ket ia inactive and the ncy of prices downward
Tie Erie issues are lower and heavy. There is more
disposition TO sell State stocks short and quotations are
scarcely sustained The market after the Second 8oard
was stagnant, but steady. The last prices were:
e. On I. - "a
Co, is. all; Cumberland Coal Is 0l5i; Pacific Mail,
75i a75I; New York Central Railroad, H4o74s. Erie
Railroad, siass; Hndson River Railroad, Al 94li;
Harlem Railroad, 909i; do. Preferred, 32l 9x3;
Reading Railroad, q 937i; Michigan Central Rail
road, 36I 637; Michigan Southern and Northern lodi
d. 6a6I; DO Guaranteed, l5i 0l6 Panama Rail-
read l27i Gl27I Illinois Central Railroad, 81 057t;
Guepa and Chicago Railroad 624 062i; Cleveland
and Toledo Railroad, l9i al9ii Chicago and Rock
Island Railroad, 62i 63; nos Central 7s, - 9S5s.
There ia an improved market for foreign bills, the
easier state of the money market having Drought in
buyers. Nearly all the good transient bills have been
t4ksn up. II bankers have adv spced their rates for
Sterling lt5 a lCsl, and bank bills sod O; 1850
1871. Francs are 1924 65.Si.
Freiehts to Livepoo-2C0 bales Cotton at BIO 9732d.
co boxes Cheese 25s. 5000 bn-h. Grain in bnk ut
3D. go tea Beef at &c. Cd. 2O0 bbl. Pork %. Cd.
200 bbs. Rofin -. 50 caskr Rice at DIS. 6d. To
LondoD-l5 tuns Seed at 2Js. To Bremen 200 bales
Gotten and $50 bbls. Resin private terms. brig
of $50 tuDs from jacksonville TO an Eastern port with
Refawed Lumber at s. 50 per tbousaud
The business of the Sub Treasury was as follows;
Recei,tp, SlCS,2CO So for Customs, $4,000 Pay
mentr, s75, $50 43. Balance, 81 1886 %.
The entire million appropriated to the bullion fund
has been paio out much tn tte -eief OF the street
Tie business of the Clearinghouse to-day WAS
80 57s,s35.
TIE Home Insurance Company have declared a semi
annual dividend OF 10 p cent, payable on de nand
lhe Bank of Mobile, semi-annua dividend OF
cent. rayable 10 the New-York stockholders at the
Merchants Bank.
Tie interest on the First Mortgage bonds OF the
HUDSON River Railroad Company, due February |,
will be paid al the Treasurers office.
Tie balance Of Ohio State interest uncalei Is about
1900, which the State Agent, M Jas. A. Briggs