New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-15
SAIrnnAY. Dec. l3-r. ".


There was duh feeling At the Stock Exchange
to-day. and although no decided change IN prices
took place, the quotations show generally rather
lower fgur.t than, at tie cloee OF Friday. Inc
street las been filed with rumors conveying the I'M
preston that Burnside's army had met with re-
verses and although generally discredted, the re-
ports have no doubt contributed 10 render the mar
ket tame and inactive. At the First Board the
dealings were very well distributed, but pot large IN
ANYTHING. Government Securities were duil az lol
for tie Coupons Of 81, aud 1881 for ..3Os Colo
sold down to 1871, but was hTmer late IN the day.
L. Railway Bonds the transactions were light, but
rrices gre well sustained. The strongest stocks
during the session were Pacific Mail and Michigan
CeftrsI-the former influenced by the difficulties
encountered by the opposition line ia reopening tie
Transit route aud the latter by the heavy increase
Of business aud the proximity Of dividend payment
Al the Second Board prices were a shade lower,
eAcout for Odd. which advanced TO 1872. and closed
firm. La'er IN the day the news from Ffctericks.
burg d.spellcd tic approximations excited b. the
" cue reports If lie morning in regard to the Army
of the Potomac, iud better feeling was at ones
displayed ia the closing transactions of tie day
pftss ranging from = cent higher lhfooeh the
lit Of active sioskf. The closing prizes late IN O.
n.ternooa were: United States -, g. IL x stored,
sgla99I United States ~, ~, coupons, lOi dIoiti
[ aiied Siaics 5s, -, couponr, %!i a MI Unod
States Tr-nsury Soie-. sJo. 1904 q 1888; United
States l-yoar Certificates, ~, 90 dNi United
s'a'es Demand Notes 'old i,suel, ~ atSli Ten.
uos.e State g., 5iG5il; Virginin State 6s ~ d.
Missouri s1ae os, -! -52i, American Gold, lj!a
1924, Pa,iG, Mail ; eanrhp Company, 1924 1885,
Newly ok Central Railroad, 1856 q 1891; Err Rail
way, CilaJii; Enc Railway Preferred, a3i 49,.
Hudson Eiyer Railroad, ~ a5oi Harlem Railroad,
-Il42ls. Uaricm Railroad Preferred - aJl.
Reading Railroad, 75i a55l; Michigan Central Rail
road, yll 4mi, Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana Railroad, ~ ajNi; Michigan Southern aud
Northern Indiana Railroad, Guaranteed 81 So
Illinois Central Railroad, 7sa5sl; Cleveland ana
Pittsburgh Railroad, g.. 9l2i; Galena aud Chi
cago Railroad, s0i9sl Cleveland aud Toledo
RnilIoad, o. a6gl; Chicago aud Rock Island Rai-
road, SOY asOi.
In foreign bills there hss been but little done to-
diy and tie naIkc; 10 somewhat irregular under the
fluctuations Of Gold. Sterling is l450liji; Francs
3.g043.8j.
Froights are very dull and rates sre heavy. To
Liverpool the engagements are Is 600 bush. wheat
at Sd. ia bags; 1000 bush. at d. in bulk and
bags; 80 boxes bacon at COS, and 500 pkgs lard
and bacon at @Os., aud, per neutral flag,
200 tee beef NJ g. and GOO boxes cheese at 37s. 6d.
To London-7OO ibis. hour at %. 6d, and per Dutch
vessel 200 bales hops at 3D., and per steamer 200
boxes cheese AT 90s.
TIE Secretary OF the Treasury has not yet finally /
decided in regard 70 the payment Of about S?70O00O
of the public debt falling due on the lst prox. lie
Lad decided 10 make the payment in legal tender
notes, but upon representations made to him by
prominent inanciors, has reopened the question. a
memorial was sent forward to-day, signed by nearly
every city bank President, and nearly all the bank
iug-housos IL tie street, praying the Secretary 10
make the payment in coin. Several parties have Of
leied 10 lend tue Government the gold at or y /
cent interest, TO be reimbursed ont Of the receipts
from the Customs aud Is would seem to be scarcely
worth while 10 break the uniform practice If the
Government, which has been 10 reimburse the pub.
Ilc debt in specie for 90 insignificant an amount.
Gold was heavy IN the morning and foil of to
1917 Gl5ll. The news from the war, however, |
Brought buyers into the market, and the price ran
M 10 1921, and still later IN tie day TO 1924. At
The close, however, A. was offered freely aud fell
70 1919. One lot Of $500 900 was offered at 1872, /
buyer sixty. Demaud notes are quiet at l26 1864. /
Tie amount of these notes now in the hands of the
public is very small The estimates place il at eight
70 eleven millions. One year certificates nre % % /
Ul The seyen-thirties in fair request ut 1899. /
We annex comparative statement Of tho Imports
Of Foreign Dry Goods aud General Merch andise at
tho port Of New-York for the week ending Dec. u,