New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-31
SAInRpaY. Dee. Pr.


There WAS no marked change ut he Stock Board this
roring Prices generally were well sustained and in
several descriptions the quotations advanced Political
items appear 70 have now bu. s1ht inf ence upon
stocle The worst re" Is over and ~ cks being
generally in strong hands are held steadily, whatever
nav be the political event Of the dsy. This s,eldness
IL largely assisted by the continued scarcity Of cash
stock and the necessity of bear purchases under the
large amount Of short sellers options maturing every
dsy Another element of strength is the de i'd for
few Of the leading shares from foreign capitalists,
which in the case Of Erie and Illinois Central specaly
ha. absorbed 50 much of the floating stock tina. the
shorts frd It very difficult 10 make their deliveries.
To-day Erie ae' opening al 35, seller three, was aod
between the Boards under the scarcity Of cash stock,
at 37l. Illinois Central while selling at 6S, seller two,
was wanted a. 50, rgular. And this difficulty which
tie bears labor under appears to be increasing Erie
would no doabt have been selling al So but for
considerable block of real stock which cam, on the
uarbe about ten days ago. thus enabling the shorts to
fill their contracts. Notwithstanding this, tts market
has since advanced q cent. Illinois Central has
improved b cent within the sano tine,
and mainly from the same cause. Thir
stock so'd as high as 20 between the Board,
and New-York Central at 75l. Panama soil II, llli
le3 2 cent against % y cent for the previo rs year.
II principal activity Of the day in the above three
stocks. Other stares were dull spd generally lower.
Al the Second Board there but little done, and the
higlest prices Of the day not sustained. In the
street after the regular sesson, there were but few
transac,onp bu, quotations well maintained
State stocks heavy during the day and Missouhs
sold down % 6s, Virgnias 10 36! and Ten1essees TO
a. A sale OF the Nsw-York 7s awarded on Wednee-
day at abou. lOll was made at loi The high late Of
interest nj which the Treasury Note loan awarded
had lnfavorable influence upon Governme secur-
ties. The "a Of 1871 sold NJ 81 decline of y cent
and for those of 1874 90 the best bid TIE 6s Of
1868 were quoted Il, par The following the clos
ing prices: United States 5s, 1874, $685. Tennessee
6s, Nan; Virginia 6s, 76a7; Missouri IS, 81; & 6s;
California 7s new issue Sc 81; Canton Co. IL ala;
Cumbs rland Coal Company, Sa9 Pacific Mail
Steamship Co., S3'asi; New-Yorh Central Railroad
75975 Erie Railroad, 37I 33si Hudson River Rail-
rad, 49, a 1872; Harlem Railroad, Halil; Harlem
X. H.. preferred, 80! asa; Reading Il. r.. 3jc35l;
Michigan Genital X. r., 49, 04sl; Mich. sn and
y. ]. X. r., 49, Sl3ii DO, guaantd 81 a32i Pan
sma Railroad, ll21ll2i; Illinois Central Railroad
69aGol; Galena and Chicago Rarsad, 65l a65l;
Cleveland and Toledo Raiirrad, 8i 629i Chicago
snd Rock Island, jO3 50l c., b. and Quincy, e3 al
Illinois Ceuusl 70, 81.
Tie market for Foreign bills was heavy at the close,
ard tie business for tbs mail has been light The de-
msnd has been almost entirely from bankers. Steriiag
Is lc2 lO3! for numerical, and l0i FOR bankers.
Francs are 5.tGz $40
Rates for fleghis rather frmer. To LivCTool:
Cotton OF 5.lG8Il-3sd. $500 bbls. Flour at 81. Cd. n
g. 4ld; IL coo BUSH Wheat OF II I'D; Corn ht iOl
1lld 80 boxes Bacon Of 35s. 900 cssks Lard AT 35s
To London: 900 Lbl5. Flour at 81. 3d.. for wheat,
l2d Il offered and refused. brig 10 Bristol with Ma,
val Stores. on private terms.
TIE busiDess of the Sub-Trcasury was: Receipts,
.3J ISL 5S-for Customs, $4,000 Payments, as.
$50 &c; Balance g. 222 lG7 IS.
The depletion has been very large during the week
some 100000.
The earnings Of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
R,dlTc4A line, IL The bird week ol perembcr, were;