New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-11
WEDNESDAY,. Dec. 10-P. v.


The volume Of business ut the Morning Board was
quite moderate, but there a strong feeling, and
the tendency Of prices was upward at the close.
The announcement Of the dividend on the New.York
Central road, increase of y cent on the last,
bad strengthening effect one Of the first results
Of the largely increasing business Of our railroads
II is understood that the Ere Preferred y cent
dividend IN an assured fact, 10 be declared carly next
month. Ia Governments, there moderate
business done at about previous prices. The West
ern shares We're nearly all higher, aud the dealings
indicated renewed confidence. The strength Of the
market to-day is tie more remarkable, the indca-
tons from Washington in the morning papers were
not favorable 10 further increase OF legal-tender
notes. Later in the day there was a rumor that the
Committee OF Ways aud Means would introduce to-
morrow II Currency bl which added strength 10
the market. AT the Second Board, the market was
very strong, the shorts being free buyers. The
small bears it is understood, have covered most of
their shorts. Hudson River was buoyant and
touched 10; Erie Old went to 62i, Preferred 94i
Toledo 69; Illinois Central 79i, &c. The
market for railroad bonds has been very buoyant,
with Il large movement at private sale. AT the
Third Board there was n large business done, bat
the extreme quotations of the Second Board We're
not sustained in all cases. The latest figures were
United States Us, coupons 90 1884, United States 30,
"a, coupons, l0ial0il United States Treasury
Notes. 7.3O, 1884 l0i United States l-year Ger
tifcates, ia, Tt dTt; Demand Notes (old issue
l26! l26i; Tennessee State 6s, 55i; Missouri State
Gs %; American Gold, 1929 a 1921; Pacific Mail
5 eamship Co., l0li a l02; New.York Central Rail-
in al Fla Pal, - Er,o Dbl
WAY Preferred, 9ii d9is; Hudson River Railroad,
III ana; Harlem Railroad, 2ls d2l.; Harlem Rail-
road Preferred, SIT a5li Reading Railroad, III
Michigan Central Railroad, 9ls 09li; Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad, 80. 800;
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad,
Guaranteed, s3i asl; Illinois Central, 79!a79i;
Cleveland and Pittsburgh, 43I ai3i; Galcna aud
Chicago, SLASH; Cleveland and Toledo, coz a 69,,
Chicago and Rock Island. Slie5lt
In Foreign Exchange there il a rather dull mar
kei, without any important change in figures. ster.
ling is li5I0li6i.
Freghts are more active aud rates rather irmer
To Liverpool the engagements are $1,000 bush.
Corn a, 7a7ld in bulk; 81, 900 do Wheat at Sd. in
bulk and bags 600 bbs. Flour, TO hill up, at Is. 3D.;
200 bbla Tallow at 2Os 500 pkgs. Butter ut 2Js.;
and Per neutral vessel 500 boxes Bacon at 35s. To
London, 900 bush. Wheat at 3D. in bags; 25 tuns
Oh Cake Mt 2Js; 500 pkgs. Butter at 3Os.; and per
neutral flag $1,000 bush. Wheat at I'D. In bags;
|, 900 bbls Flour at S. To Glasgow 30 bbls Flour
nc ~. I'D; and per neutral vessel 80 bbs. do. at
s. Id; 100 bbs Pork at Js. Cd. and $50 tea. Beef
At IT, To Antwerp, 5000 bush Rye at Id. in bags,
and 900 bbs. Flour at So, per neutral flag. To
Bremen 100 hhds. Tobacco AZ i2s. I'd. The charters
of the British brig Anniversary 10 direct port in
the United Kingdom with $4,000 bush. Wheat at
l0il.; vessel of $500 bbls. 10 Havana and back
at 900, payable in gold; vessel with slaves TO
Cadiz at 70 for light and 81 for heavy; aud yes
sci with slaves to Opouo on private terms. The
day, aud purchased by Amos Bigolow, esq, for
So, 900, cash.
The business Of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts
-, 25l, 232 jl-for Customs, $4,000; Payments,
S15j 1873 25 Balance, $ll $50, FAC 60.
! Tho following is statement of the bonds and
stock Of the St. Louis, Alton and Tere Haute Rail
road Company;
First Morigase Bonds, y cent. 100000
Second Mortgage Bonds Pref T. cent. $500 eco
Second Mortgage Bonds, Income. & cent 100000
Total dsbt........................ 100000
Preferred Soe k. y eent........''.'''.'' i5V@oVo
Cou.non SOuooVV
Total Stock and doOL.............sl 02OCeoO
The earnings since Jan. J, 1862, have been rs
follows:
25l Juy.............. So 40
February. oJ8 August 80 Jas
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1855 187
May oOO