New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-25
TUESDAY, Dec. 24-P. N.

the Morning Board, and, under the indlspos'ion 10
operate prices gradually dropped transactions were
to age extent for cash. and mainly to cover shortr
The lack of positive information in regard to the
result of the negotiations in regard TO the Trent
affair, and the uncertainty which hangs over the
immediate future of our banks and the financial
NOV emens of our Government all tend to check the
speculative movement on the Stock Exchange.
Rumors upon these subjects follow each other 80 rap
idly that DctLer party has the courage to operste
Between the Boards to-day, however, there was
rumor gained currency which bad the effect TO bring
in new buyers and cause an advance in rates
Of to v cent in the active fancies. TIE rumor
was to the eff ct that Messrs. Mason and Side! bad
been released by onr Government, and would take
passage on the Europa from Boston tomorrow. IL
was stated flat s.ate.rooms had been already en-
gagged for them. This rumor, which, if untrue, is
probably only premature, infused great buoyancy
into the market, and the result establishes " Int Will
he the course of the market when the release IN Jdh
accompli. Pacific Mail advanced to s7i, against 30
Yesterday. Centrnl sold at III against 7Gl. Be-
tween II Boards Erie sold at q and the Preference
,haies at AZ, an Improvement Of y cent in both
cases. The Western shares sympsthhed, Ga
ens, Toledo, Rock Island, &c., advanc
ing / y cent. In Government and State stocks the
transactions have been limited, and quotations
scarcely sustained until the close, when the market
WAS firm. The street was strong after the Board at:
United States c. 1851, sGase; United States coupons
50, a90 United States SIS, 1874, sol; Tennessee State
Ga, 41iaiii; Virginia State 6s, asa 4si Misrour
State Go, 3si a39; Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
81 81; New-York Central Railroad, ~ all; Ere
Railway, q a27t Huds n River Railroad. 1854;
Harlem Railroad l0iall; Harlem Railroad Pre-
ferred, 26I a27,; Reading Railroad 33i a S3l; Mich
gan Central Railroad, 45a45i; Michigan sou'herh
and Northern Indiana Railroad, 7ials; Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, Guaranteed,
3sI a 3sI Panama Railroad, llOi Gil2; Illinois Cen
trail Railroad, 7ia5S; Gslena and Chicago Rail-
road, 6la6i; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad 800
a 3OI; Chicago aud Rock Island Railroad, 46s3t4;
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad, 52i 81
Canton Company, 1913.
Tie business in Foreign Bills for the Boston
steamer has been quite small, and quotations have
been irree ular. Nominally, bankers Sterling has
been ll0i a1iQi but it wonld have been difficult to
se any large amount at either rate. Commercial
| signatures were 5.l5d3.lO.
Freghts are quite dull and uDsettled. Continental
vessel sie preferred to domestic or British, owing to
the fear of p,ivateen. To Liverpool the engage.
ments are 1000 blk. Flour at 2s 3D. a2s. Cd. for
Ame ican mainly the latter rate, and 3s. for DANISH
vessels; Il, coo bush. Corn at 3D.; GOO boxes Bacon
at 80. 3D.; $50 boxes Lard Ut 32s Cd. To LONDON:
3 COO bush. Wheat at Old in bulk by neutral ves-
sci. To Havre: 900 bbls. Flour at zoe. Tie char
ters are the ship Shakespeare of 200 tuns, TO y-
er,ool. AT 39s 3D. y tun, and Briri.h schooner OF
1903 tons, out 10 Demerara and Porto Rico aud back,
at 81, 800.
| The business Of the Slb-Treasury was: Receipts,
$lsI 512 o. for Customs Sl3j, 900; on account Of
Loan, 1889 So; Payments, including redeemed
pcent notes, $is6, 2i2 49, Balance siolO,73i 81.
| The Manufacturers and Merchant Bank has de-
cared dividend Of 3 Ier cent, payable ID January
proxmo.
The Bank Of North America has declared SEMI
annual dividend Of three per cent, payable the stii
proximO.
The Metropolitan Bank has declared a semi-annual
dividend Of per cent.
The Atlantic Bank Of Brooklyn has DECLARED a
seini-apnual dividend of 8 per cent.
The Great Western Marine Insurance Company
will pay its senanfual dividend of - per cent on
It's capital stock on and after January ?, 1862.
A quarterly dividend of & 80 per share Of the
Hartford and New-liaven Railroad Company will
be paid Oh the I'd of January. 1862
The semi-anDual dividend OF the Hamilton Fire
Insurance Company, 4 per cent is payable on and
after the fnt Monday in January.
The interest Oh the puolic debt of Illinois is paya
Die on the first Monday of January al tho American
Exchange Bank
Holders of Milwaukee City Bonds Issued 10 the
Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad Company may
exchange the same for Second Preferred Stock OF the
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen Railway Company
by srpsipg 70 w. Schall a. Co., Nos. IS and GO Ex-
change place.
The holders Of First Mortgage Jacksonville Rail-
road Bonds are notified that the Company Will re-
deem ON The LIST day Of January next, ii the Office Of
the United States Trust Company, New.Yofk Cty,
at the lowest bid below par, part OF the First Mort
gage Bonds, agreeable to the provisions OF coz
tract pertaining thereto, bearing date April Ii, 1882
Ofes for the sale Of said Bonds should be addressed,
under seal, to the United States Trust Company
Aforesaid, and indorsed "OHers Of the First Mort
eape Bond Tor Bonds Of the Jacksonville Railroad
10 the Sinking Fund.-" which Offers bids will be
received until of the lst day Of January afofe-
sad.
The money market on call to-day shows still in.
Gre asing ease and good borrowers with proper seen-
rites have little difficulty in supplying their wants at
COZ y cent. PAGER of leading character is scarce
and steady at 6a7 y cent. A large portion Of the
transactions in the discount houses, however, II at
rates ranging from to II y cent.
There has been good demand to-day for Treasury
notes for tile payment of duties On tea, sugar, and
coffee. which have been entered largely for con-