New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-20
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 49,. Y.

There was an Unexpectedly favorable turn for thu
better this morning in the stock market, and the bl
ness of the First Board was quite active. The buying
was earnest and vigorous throughout the sesson and
there were but feeble demonstrations the bear sde
The Improvement extended to State stocks and Rail.
way bonds of which last the Erie issues were especial
" in demand New-York Central opened at 73l, but
was carried up to AZ on the CALL and closed steady
about this quotation. Erie, Harlem Preferred Illinois
Central and Toledo were also largely dealt in, and
had an improving tendency during the session. The
purchases of Erie New York Central and Illinois Cen.
trl have been to a considerable extent on foreign sc'
count, on orders received by the Atlantic Betweeu
the sessions there some irreguarty, but the tona
was generally firm and at the Second Board the mar
ket was still higher with weldistrbuted activity.
State stocks were in better demand and for Missouri
and Tennessees prices were cent higher than 10
opening transactions Of the day. The more favorable
aspect of the market is partly owing 10 TIC
foreign adyices and orders, and partly
the specie arrivals, which last have had good efes
upon the money market. The political intelligence
the day has had but little influence, but vague rumon
have been in circulation, az usual One which stated
that the Charleston Convention had adjourned 10 Mau
3 had currency, but was not credited. The Railway
December came IN
eral expectation, since the arrangement in doDes;11
exchanges and the decline in breadstuffs. The Gae
shows considerable decrease for the second week ad
the Michigan Central makes but small gain in hafd
the month. The Cleveland and Toledo makes more
satisfactory exhibit, partly on account of the close
navigation. After the Second Board the market Wa
strong closing at the following prices United States 4
1874 90: Virginia g. 76d77; North Carolina 6s 1sI;
chi ~ a. IL Il
Coal Company, 7aSi Pacific Mail Steamship Co,
SOaSl; New-York Central Railroad 74i GA; Eds
Railroad, 90 a29l; Hudson River Railroad, 4O.s
4O, Harlem Railroad, 49, al3i; Harlem Preferred
3l03il; Reading Railroad, 35l; Michigan Cen
tra, As! d49; Michigan Southern and Northern IDd'
ana, l3e13l; Michigan Southern and Northern Ind.
ana Guaranteed, 49, s29s Panama Railroad rs als;
Illinois Central 6il Galena and Chicago Bal |
road, 63a63I; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, II
626; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, A. sts;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, 0sai
Illinois Central 7s, 8Sl aS9.
The market for foreign bills has been quei to-sf
and rates are no frner. The range for commercial
bills Of wellknOwn signatures, is l0l l02, with se
documents attached low rs y cent discount. Iht
range for bankers signatures is 1903 l0i, with nothing
doing above 1881. The demand for remittance veg
light and most OF the purchases are made in oriern
import gold for the proceeds. Francs equally duh
at 5.55 5.45.
Freights-To Liverpool: 200 bales Cotton at ID I
20 bales Sea Island do at ID 5000 bbls. Flour at
l0ld. d3s.; 10000 bush. Wheat at lid. in bags; ~
hhds. Molasses at i0s. 5000 bush. Corn az Id &
bags; 80 tcs. Beef at F.; 30 tuns Asphaltum at So
Per steamer, 100 boxes Bacon, and 100 bbls. Larix
sos, and 100 frkns Butter at Cos. To London; 200
bbls Flour at 3s. 3D.. 300 boxes Cheese at sos, s
% bales Hogs Hair at i5s. To Glasgow: 6,000 buss
Wheat at I'D. in bags. To Bremen: 800 bales Cotsa
" steamer at &c., and 200 tcs Rice 10 iOs. To Aa
werp: $50 tuns Heavy Goods at i2s I'd To TayrI
100 ties. Rice at sl2; 100 bales Coaon at L. 10 bb
Ashes at slOaSl2; 80 tuns Copper at St. and . tusI
Heavy Goods at $40. To Venice: A bark Of 30 tu3
at 81 Is = DBL, and = cent primage. A brig of II
out to Porto Rico and back with Sugar at i0c aud ~
lasses on deck at IS.
The business Of the Sub-Treasury was: ReceipJ
$iOS79 33-for Customs, 81, 900; Payments, slA
32i 10; Balance, =, 2299, 3O3 49,
The Cleveland and Toledo road earned the So y3
week of December. .r III