New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-15
FRIDAY, Dec. 1i-P. ".

There was a cheerful feeling at the Stock Exchange
this morning, and the market had an improving ten
dency up to the close Of the session. without marked
activity and without excitement State Stocks were
considerably better and the market was frmer also
for Governments of which 5000 IS Of "a brought
90 The demand for Railway Bonds more ami
mated than for time past and prices were gen.
orally better. The largest share dealings were in
New-York Central, Michigan Southern Illinois Cent
raj, and Toledo, all at improving quotations. There
was 10 prominent feature in the operations, but the
stronger and more hopeful tone developed in the mar
ket for several days appeared still TO have ascend
ancy Private dispatches received during the session
reported the resignation of Secretary Cas-; but no i'm
preston was made upon the market until later in the
day when this political event was made the argument
for further bear demonstration Between the Boards
the scarcity of stocks again very apparent and
the applications of borrowers quite az numerous
ss ever The large short lines seem to be rolling over
from day to day in an uncomfortable way, but not at
any serious loss to the operators, in the absence OF
movements for the rise but the peril of the position is
only averted by the political trouble. At the Second
Board the market was hammered smartly by two Or
three Of the leading bears, and prices fell Oft TO mod
crate extent under these fresh attacks The basis of
the new movement is stated to be the receipt OF dis
ouietng intelligence from Washington; but nothing
definite except the resignation Of Mr. Cass and the In
tention of Mr. Douglas to make cOercive speech was
made known. After the Board there was but little
doing and the changes unimportant The closing
prices were: For Virginia State 6s, II; Missouri Is,
co. a 60 Canton Company, 10; Cumberland Coal
Company, 8al0; Pacific Mail Steamship Co., 1870
79l; New-York Central Railroad 72s as; Erie
,OOs. III. Dill
Harlem Railroad, l3I al3s; Harlem Preferred, 81 a
32l; Reading Railroad, 334aS3si Michigan Central, AZ
All: Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana, 49, a
1873; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Guar
anteed 261 a263; Panama Railroad 1l001l2i Illinois
Central, 5Sd $751; Galena and Chicago Railroad, ga
COL; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad 2ie2il; Chi
cago and Rock Island Railroad, 46i 46ii Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad, 81 G6ii illinois Cen
trail Is, 81 GS8.
The market for foreign Exchange is irmer, without
much activity. The supply Of outside good signatures
is not very large while there slight Improvement
in demand Sterling is lO3lalOi for bankers, and
lO2 a 1887 for leading commercial names The I'M
movement within n week is about IL u cent. Francs
are 5.Cj 5.45 and steady.
Freights To Liverpool, LOO bales Cotton al
$500 5lGd.; 1000 bbls. Flour at 3d. ID loO Dds.
Lard at 40s 800 rkins Butter at 45s % tcs hce III
40s 500 bbls. Rosn at st. Cd, and loOoo bush Wheat
at IL ID. in bags. Per steamer $50 bills Lara ana ~
boxes Bacon at SIS To London, 1900 bbls. Flour at
81. I0Id is. 200 bbls. Rosin at A.; 2,OOO bush.
Wheat at 12I a l3d. in bulk, and 30 tuns Coverseed
at AZ. 3D. Per steamer, 800 bbls. and tics. Navy
Beef at 6s. Cd. lOs cd. To Bremen 100 bales
Tobacco at 81, and 200 boxes extract Of Logwood at
3Os To Marseilles $50 tuns Guano, private terms.
In charters we hear Of vessel Of $50 tuns TO
Ccnfuegos and back with Sugar at 4Oc and Molasses
On deck at SO, and schooner Of 80 tuns to st.
Johns River and thence to Cienfuegos and back TO
port north of Hatteras with Sugar al Soc, and Molsses
on deck at 50 80.
The business of the Sub-Treasury WAS: Receipts,
&is. 4O3 Sj-for Customs, $4,000 Payments, &h,-
Cos 10; Balance, E., GS9,793 AZ.
Proposals for sa75OoO Of the Cro,on Water Stock Of
the City Of New.Yor bearing interest at tho rate OIL