New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-03

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SATURDAY, Dec l-P. NJ.
The tone OF the stc 81 market was rather 6rmer at
the first Board, Id there was stronger disposition 10
buy through Jut the session. Prices improved mode
ratey and although the market lacked buoyancy ana
acoy;,y. there was a much better feeling displayed
Reports from Washington during the day have inspired
homes of compromise in the political inbrogho OF the
dav and these whether well founded or not have I'M
doubtedy given the Stock market its irmer tone.
There was little hammerng during the day, and it is
supposed that large proportion of the short interest
has been covered while at the same time the great
bulk of contracts have been settled There IS conse
ouenv but small interest on either side at the Stock
Exchange and operators seem for the moment 10 DC
resting on the fence, waiting for fresh Developments
NewYork Central was steady during the day, and the
cash stock continues Erie also was quite hrn
and the Western shares with or two exceptions,
were from to y cent higher than at the close on
Friday. AT the Second Board the business was more
active. and the market, with some rregularty, was
generally rather better After the Board the market
was heavy and without activity. The closing prices
were. For United States 5s, 1874, 95dsoi; Ten
nesaee Ga. 75ia75I; Virginia De, o008Oi Missouri
ia 20; Carton Co., l4i ais; Pacific Mail, SOi0
81; N. Y Central, Isl 075l Erie, %940291; hud-
son River. 43i 49,; Harlem, 14i 014l; Harlem Pre-
ferred, 32i 932I Reading 34l 1885, Michigan Central
5OI a5OI; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana
HALF; do. Guaranteed 81 03l4; Panama. lao
lI4,: Illinois Central, 5Sa58I; Galena and Chicago,
GO, a64; Cleveland and Toledo, 26i az; Chicago and
Rock Island 53I a53s; Chicago, Burlington and Gum
cy, 7Ia7lI; Illinois Central Bonds, 86i az. Inc
decline during the week has been: In New-fork Cen
trail, - y cent; Erie, y cent? Hudson, D cent
Harlem, Il p cent; Harlem Preferred, y cent
Reading q y cent? Michigan Central, Of cent
Michigan Southern, a y cent; Michigan Southern
Guaranteed, 81 v cent; Panama, v cent; Illinois
Central D b cent; Galena and Chicago, v cent
Cleveland and Toledo, Al y cent; Chicago and Rock
Island 5 y cent; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
y cent; Pacific Mail, 81 y cent? Missouri 6s, u
cent; Tennessee 6s, y cent Virginia 6e, q v cent
There was but little doing in the foreign bill market,
and rates are firm with moderate supply Of bills Ster-
ling is l02 1911 for good TO best signatures Francs,
SABA $40.
Freights TO Liverpool: IL 600 bush. Wheat IN bulk
at 3d. to load Atlantic Dock; 81 900 BUSH Wheat at
IL 3D. in bags 10000 bush. Corn at I'D in bags
5000 bbs Flour at Be-. 3d. d3s. Cd; 600 bales Cotton
at 9-32d 900 hhds Taow at 37s Cd, and 200 tcs.
Beef at Ia To London 1900 bbs. Flour at IS. lOld.
a.; 22UOO BUSH W neat az lo3d III Dulk anu itu III
bags and 900 ties. Beef at 7s. Cd To Glasgow: 100
tee Beet at S. To Havre: 800 bales Cotton at "a Id
vessel of 1870 the north side of Cuba and back
with Sugar at s0c and Molasses at 50 on deck. yes
sci of 200 bJs capacity TO Windward Island at 75c
y Dbl. and one of 100 bbls capacity out TO Wind
ward Island at 75c y Dbl and back with salt at &c. y
bush.
The business of the SubTreasury was: Receipts,
$26S, 3O4 33-tor Customs $4,000; Payments, $i52,-
u or; Balance, $3,702, ISL 40. This shows de-
rease in the balauce during the week of $600,000 4
arge portion of this has been paid out in rvmIurse'
ment of overdue Treasury Notes which the sTingency
money is returning upon the Department.
The last semannual dividend Of y cent upon the
took of the New-York Central Railroad was paid
Aug 90 from the Elk months earnings ending July 81,
1850 since which the earnings have been for four
months a. follows:
August 20
September W
November (semi officially eported minimum, 10000 ~
Eliminated all charges, including transportation
.suenses. contribution Of sink
ing fund and rents required PER the Directors -. .
report 10 the Legislature, Z,UEoosi
Being Al cent upon the caplta-S24 200 JOO-for the
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