New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-17

SATURDAY, Dec. l5-P. n.

SATURDA1, DeC lO-F ~.
Stocks were lower at the opening of business this
morning and through the First Beard but in the West
eru shares frmer developed itself after the early
iruuaCtiOns and at the cose Of the session the market
looked stronger and better State tocks were pressed
for sale, and the transactions In Tennesees Nirgnas,
and Mssouris Were larger than usual and AT decline
Of fl ON to per cent. New York Central after sell
ing down TO H. rallied demand for cash stock, and
was quite firm at the close. Erie opened at u but
WAS hammered with some vigor, and dropped to ~.
Al this quotation il seemed TO be upon hard ground,
and immt diuley Liter the Board rallied TO q again.
Illinois Central the most active stock among the
Western shares and the only which advanced de-
cidedly during the session from opening prizes The
first sales Were 81, but at the close the quotations
were So G5Sl. The market was dull 8t the Second
Board but considerably mer and better than in the
morning. and ih1re much ess disposition to operate
Tor dechu,. State stocks IN fair dem md ut an
adv OF about per cent quotations at the first
Board Later in the day prices were still higher and
tie market was quite steady at the close There Is
cut little excitement in the dealings, and the huctua
hons seem TO be caused mainly by oyerales of stock
Oh short time. The decline has involved 10
much oss that but little disposition If manifested 10 buy
on time and the market has lost its animation by this
sudden extinction of buoyant and hopeful spirit IN
outside circles Ths ndispositiOn to buy time de-
priyed the bears Of favore and effective method OF
marking down prices AID the consequence If, that to
.el at all they obliged TO put out their lines on
short contracts ranging from three to fifteen days, or
10 sell for cash and run for the chances of borrowing
the stock for delivery. This is constantly bringing the
market to fluctuations of from | TO per cent
nom one hour to another, without any reason
Tor such changes to be discovered the sur
face. 1t is probable that at time within the
year have such lines Of 81 stock been outstanding in
ills peculiar way and the brokers agree 10 stating
that seldom has such scarcity Of stock Of various de-
scriptions been known In fact instances from
day 20 day where deliveries cannot be made without
buy ing for cash. and many have been unwilling buyers
in consequence. The market influenced during tho
dsy by rumors Of the resignation and insanity of Dir.
Buc anan and that he had ordered the Brooklyn down
TO Charleston. The market firm at the cloee
Tennessee State IS 70l all; Virginia Safe 6s, "a
IS; Missouri is, 81 65; Cumberland Coal Company,
sale, Pacific Mail Steamship Co., 7ea7S3; New
York Central Railroad III a72l Erie Railroad, 27i
"a; Hudson River Railroad, Sa39; Harlem Rsll-
road l3aI3I; Harlem Preferred, 81 G32; Reading
Railroad, 81, a. 81 Michigan Central, 40 i6i Mich
lgau Southern and Northern Indiana, II. 49, Mich
igan Southern and Northern Indiana Guaranteed BOT
20; Puuama Railroad 10 Ia; Illinois Central, So
o9 GalenA and Chicago Railroad, 81 a6ll Cleveland
aud Toledo Railroad, "a 02il; Chicago and Rock
Island Railroad, 46 46li Chicago, Burlington, and
Quincy Railroad, 63l a63l Illinois Centr47s, 49, ss
Tie following table gives the comparative prices Of
sfocl q fprf hrrp IVe,ks mt.