New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-19
was irregular, but generally heavy, with rather

was irregular but generally heavy, with rather
larger amount of transactions than usual Quota
lions were better ut the close than at the opening,
and after the regular session there was considerable
lirmness in the leading iances with disposition TO
buy. The Improvement on RULING prices between
the Boards was quite marked The closing prices
were: United States Is, 81, sass; United States
coupon 81, 9O09Ol; United States Js, ~, '9@
7el: Tennessee State Gs, 400iO; Virginia State 6s
4604s; North Carolina State &c, 5sa5SI; Missouri
State Gs, $50 a3G; Pacific Mail Steamship Company
'7g079l; New-York Central Railroad 75l075i;
Erie Railroad, 2ia2il; Erie Railroad, Preferred
4l16i4j; Huds River Railroad, 49, 81; Har-
lem Railroad, l0l dl24; Harlem Railroad Preferred
% a25I; Reading Railroad, 81 d3ll; Michigan Cen
traI Railroad, 429i2l; Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Railroad, l6l 1863; Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, Preferred
36l aI Panama Railroad Company, 1857 dlO6li
Illinois Central Railroad So 1851; Gaena and
Chicago Railroad ex dividend, 62dG2l; Cleveland
and Toledo Railroad, 2SQ2sl Chicago and Rock
Island Railroad, 4il a4il; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad 5Oa5Oa; Illinois Central bonds,
S5aS6.
The foreign bill market is quiet but firm. The
high prices demanded have checked purchases. The
leading bankersask llOl III for Sterling and are not
free buyers of commercial bills, looking for decline
from these high rates soon
Freights are decidedly lrmer and quite unsettled,
both for American and British vessels, in conse-
Quence of the indisposition of shipowners TO offer
their vessels under the apprehension that they may
be seized by privateers and the difficulty of ehecng
insurance at reasonable rates. To Liverpool: the
engagements are 000 bushels Corn at Sd9d., in
bulk and bags; $4,000 DO. Wheat at 81 d9Id., in
bulk and bags, in American, and l0d in bags in
neutral vessel and British vessel with full cargo
at 9Jd 100 bbls. Flour at 2s Sd. 2s. I'D. as 10
FLAG. and 1900 do. do. nj 3s. in neutral slip. To
London, 600 bush. Wheat at 81 3d. in bulk
and bags in American vessels but at the close our
extreme figures have been refused by shipowners,
and 900 do. do. at l0d. in neutral vessel; ll0OO
bbls Flour at IS. 81. Cd, the latter rate chiefly in
British Bottoms, and 300 tuns Bacon and Lard at
32s. Cd. To the continent very little has been done,
but 10 Havre rates unchanged The charters area
British brig to Cork with 20 900 bush. wheat at
lid American bark of 300 the north side of
Cuba and back at 3sc for Sugar and $3for Moassesi
another about the same tunnage, on the same voyage
at CSC. for Sugar, 35c. for Meado 50 for Molasses
On deck. and 50 IS for do. under deck and two yes
ses of $50 tuns each to the south side OF Cuba and
back at 40c. for Sugar and 81 for Molasses.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
s923 636 l2-for Customs, $s2, 600; Payments, $685.,
go Si-including redeemed 6 y cent notes;
Balance, $4,972, 663 So.
| The Cleveland and Toledo Railroad earned the
second week of December: