New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-14
SECOND BOARD.
THURSDAY, Dec. 1872.


The Stock market opened with considerable firm
ness bst when Central reached this was lost, and
the decline in this stock unfavorably affected the
whole list. AT the close, however, there was more
steadiness cash stock being scarce and there no
pressure of any description the market. The report
of the Central Road was generally received as less
favorable than was anticipated and after opening at
7ss against 74 Yesterday afternoon it fell Off to 72i.
From this point ii recovered late in the day to '3i
bid Erie, although scarce sympathzed with Central,
and fell of to 2sI, decline Of Y cent The Street
il very short of this stock and 4 cent was paid to-
day on il for ten days Hudson River was about the
same IA Yesterday. Harlem issues steady, but not
active. Pacific Mail fell otto 7Si loo shares In
the Western stocks the market generally improved
from the opening prices but were generally lower than
Yesterday. La Crosse was an exception, and adj
vanced Y cent. Michigan Central was among the
heaviest of the Western shares, the market
declining e cent on sales of loo shares Burlington
and Quincy also declined l y cent. Between the
Boards the from Europe by the EaTopa'
with the announcement of $4,000 in gold, had IA
vorabe influence and without large transactions prices
were higher. Central advanced TO -, Erie 10 -, ILL
nois Central 10 S. sc. At the Second Board, there
were but few stocks for sale and the market was gen.
orally firm although or two bears hammered with
considerable vigor. small sale of Panama Wa made
at ll5-an Improvement of y cent. After the regu-
lar session, there very steady feeling with some
buoyancy in individual stocks. Central advanced TO
73a bid Erie to 2s3 Galena TO ga, Sc Some OF the
operators for the fall appeared disposed to put Out their
options, but there was but little demand. Inc Dus-
ness Oh time will be noticed, was very small to-day
the commission houses generally declining time orders,
and finding such they accept very difficult to exc
cute The feature of the market is the scarcity OF
cash stock of Central, Illinois Central, Erie,
Michigan Central, and some other descriptions The
transfer books of the NewYork Central opened to-day
and many of the deliveries could not be made. At
the Second Board there was an important advance IN
Government %, consequent upon the passage OF the
Treasury Note bill by Congress. The os OF 1874 sold
to the extent of $50 900 at 80 an improvement OF
cent State Stocks have been firm and In demand dur
ing the day. Missouri Skies improved y cent, and
Tennessee y cent. In Railroad Bonds there was
moderate activity, mainly confined to bonds OF home
roads The Erie issues were wanted and higher prices
were paid At the close the quotations were firm:
United States 5s 1874 sol AGO. Tennessee State 6s Iii
d72; Virginia State Is, Il d7Si Missouri State U.s. 66i
a7l; Canton Company, 1911; Cumberland Coal
COMPANY, salO; Pacific Mail Steamship Co., 79G
79l; New-York Central Railroad, 73s 673i; Erie
Railroad 28I a28i Hudson River Railroad, 81 639Ii
Harlem Railroad, l3i al3i; Harlem Preferred, 81
32I; Reading Railroad, 32l 1885, Michigan Central AZ
cal; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana, IA
a 10; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Guar
anteed 27i a2SI Panama Railroad, l2ailoi Illinois
Central 5sI 5S Galens and Chicago Railroad, va
62I; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad "a. as Chi
caeo and Rock Island Railroad, E4afs; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad, 63 6i Illinois Cen
trial Re, 6 aS7i.
TIE foreign bill market is held at higher figures, but
we hear of no transactions establishing the advance
The demand is very limited. Sterling is par TO lOi.
Francs, $40 20 80.
Freiqhts-To Liverpool, 800 bales Cotton at j-l6d;
100 tcs Beef at 7s Cd 100 boxes Bacon per steamer
at j5s 100 do do per sailing vessel at Us 3D. lOO
bbls Lard at 4Os ZOO bush. Wheat at I'D IN bags
% 900 BUSH Corn at II Id. ld, in bulk $500 bills
Flour at S. 3D. 20 tuns Whalefoots at 3js. $50 bbs.
Fruit at g. 3D.; 90 hhds. Hams per steamer at Dos,
and IS tuns Sperm Oil at 45s Rates are lower. We
hear of To London, 80 tuns Cloverseed at 42s. I'd.
1900 bbls. Oil Cake at @s I'd; loo bbls Flour at
81. lOid; $1,000 BUSH Wheat at l3d. in bulk 800
bbls Rosn at is 80 tes Beef at gsi 100 bbls Fruit
at As; $50 boxes Sugar at 42s. 3D. and - tnnS
SperEaceti at 30s., measurement, 10 hoteldai, oOo
tuns Guano on private terms.
The business of the Sub Treasury was Receipts,
tlOOOi5 s5-for Customs, $36,OOOi Payments, $3'S,.
10 49, Balance, g., 6s5 9e5 ~ About 5000 900 was
paid out to-day in reimbursement Of Treasury Notes
The earnings of the Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy
Railroad line in the first week OF December were; IN
r,.,, sl lsss; s lssS; 90 Dec. $50 90
P.ssenseIs..,....... 8,67l IL 9blO " me- W. 10