New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-25
yVrnsrsnAY Dec. 24-P. NJ

| TIE Stock market was dull this morning and
irregular for shares. Each member appeared more
disposed to blow lis own trumpet than - bid for
stocks. and as usual on the day before Christians,
there wac an indefinite amount Of jolly discord by
amaienr players upon tha, difiicnlt instrument TIC
rattle. None but an artist should ever attempt thii
! instrument 10 public. Governments were weak, and,
with the exception One-YoGr Certificates, gold al
lower prices. In shares there was no important
change, excepting In Pacific Mall, OF Which cash
stock wns niors piou,y, aud whNh fell oil TO 1874
decline OF q y cent. The movement had the az
rearnpce Of n ru,e t. tempt the bears into making
,hor salcs. T,re IIauie Preferred sustained the
rapid rise Of yesterday. and sold at 49, small lot
| Of Norwich fod a, -. The fluctuations in the
uctye shares were 10 v cent. with the exception
Of Harlem Preferred, which fell OF y cent
There wss very i;te interest apparently felt IN the
market. and AT tho close, the Board having jonrDed
over to Fiitay many Of tie operators ie the street.
After tie Board there were bot few transnc,ions,
and prices were about the came as ruled ~ the
Board. A. tho O'Clock session Of the Pubic Board
tho market was fairly active, with downward tea
dency in prices.
In Foreign Bills there is but little doing, aud
! lij Gl4ji.
Freishts are very dull, especially for Breaastufs,
bu, rates are without important change. To Liver.
pool the engagements ares 800 bbls. Flour n
\ Is. 3D.; aud per nentra flag 30 .bxs. Bacon at
"a Cd. 200 ties. Lard at 32s. 3D.; 50 Flax Seed
At g.; 50 tcs. Grease at 32s. &C., and per steamer
Great Eastern 500 ties. Beef 500 bbls. Pork, and 50
tnns Clover Seed on private terms. To London
200 bales Hope at 3D. and per neutral ilag 10
bales Tobacco at 42s Co.; 400 bbs Roen IL 4s. ;
100 bush. Corn al Id. in bags; and per steamer
400 Jales Hops at Ia. To Bamburg 800 ties Llrd at
5-l6c. y lb. Tue charters Prassian bark with
y 600 bush Wheat TO Belfast at loi. aud brig to
Cadiz with Slaves at $50 for Heavy Pipe aad $50
LieLt hid.
The business Of the Sab.Ttasury was: Receipts,
s3m,3I 4-for Customs, $4,000; Payments,
ss2O,O29 30; Balance, 9lo7 ,G27 90.
The caulings Of tho Cleveland and Tolelo Rail
road Company for The week ending Dec II, 1882,
were at follows:
.......'....."......'.......&& Ga
Lssi ...,.'........................... -JIiJ
Increase .......................sILS,5
The Michigan Southern shows gain Of 1900 in
the zane week.
The rec-ptS on the Grand Trunk Railway, for the
week ending Dec - were..................S03 9l u
Corresponding week last s6,5J Os
Incfeae GlI,Jsf o.
The following Is the statement upOn which tie
Rock leland dividend wpa made:
CHICAGO hND ROCK BLAND ROAD EsnsiNef kND nnnrRsE-
NgNTs rVa SIX MONTHS. ENIlaa pfc. 81, 1909.
Earni 70 Tor llonibs (a..ld fr Dec) ...sslfgo3 IS
Oiersnus exp,uses (rstlsted for iieyeroer and
sAt5 10
Net earnings for sr .&s015ll q
ST. nlout.s interest GA bonis......'....ps8s 80 ..
ia lonIh. fsoriA res'.......... 6soCo- ilis9 90
Ne, income six mathis $3.50 40 81
Algun oi per cent div and tax......... lW lf4 80
Surplus income foi s1 months Si45 gTi %
Thompson & Co. are prepared TO commence the
distribution Of the entire LIT OF U. S. Revenue
Stamps Friday morning, 10Th inst.
Tho Hartford and New-iiaven Railroad has de-
cared dividend Of 3 per cent, free Of Government
viii receive payment at the Union Bank. The
lrsdesmens Bank u somi-annual dividend Of 81 per
cent, payable January ., free of the GoveTnmen,
tax. The Cilzeus Gas Company OF Brooklyn las
declared dividend of per cent, PAYABLE January
Is. The North River Bank net dividend OF 3, per
cent, payable January 5. The Western Railroad
Con!Dany a dividend of per cent, free OF Govern
ment tax, payable January TO stockholders Of Dec.
%. The Bank OF America per cent, free from Gov
emmsnt tax. The Peoples Bank dividend Of "a
DIR cent. Tho Atlantic Bank brooklyn per cent.
rhS Park Bank per cent, free Of Government tax.
ThaAratla, from Boston to-day, &ook $4,000 in
gold