New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-17
"WEDNESDAY, Dec. ls-P. n.

Gold opened a. 149, and fell to lis} bnt soon
rallied to iie9lzei where 10 stood nearly I'll day.
The Scotia to-day takes ont si52, is7 % IN specie
Jrpon the street, stocks were strong. tor Lric,
lO7i was paid; los. ior Rock Island and e. FOR
Cumberland Coal At the Stock Exchange, Govern
rent stocks were stronger or all descriptions Coupons
Of 1884, 1891 a lo9f 1865, io6idoGi for Apr issue,
and %, ASA for Currency Certificates Tennessee "a
were quoted at 5e!05yi; Missouri Is, ti06c; CeHor
MIA U.s. l220l23; Canton Company, 3aid3ii Delaware
and HEdson. l65Vi70; Cumberland. 81. GJsi. after
selling at 90; Quicksilver Mining Company 63i 53i
Pacific Mail, 2l6i d2lTti. Central American Transit
COMPANY 81 bid New. York Central. l323 1l32!; Erie
1070l07t; DO Preferred 1920 lO2i; Hudson River
I23i4l2s; Harlem. e0l al; Reading, llg.IllSt;
Michigan Central, l27i 0l23; do. Southern co. sVi
Stocks opened frm and tie Morning Session were IN
active demand at full prices foE eyerytainS on the
list The feature Of the day was Rock Island when
rose to lie At tiIae and was IN dohahd upon
either buyers sellers option by Leading o1oheI'
The rest Of tie market sympsthized with ROCK isahd
and Erie and closed firm. Tie upward movement ap'
pears 10 DO based upon the theory that the issue Of
interest bearing by the Treasury Department WIZ
create an excess Of currency AID Gs corsequsc CO.
cheap money. The Winter bisiness Of railroads when
exceeds tic estimates Of managers together with the
EpyrUuCL OF Of4ltHl Jay uoo4hso t.'
movement. There Is new demand for Hudson River.
and at l24 ell that is offered is taken. Michigan Central
Is scarce among brokers' and deliveries mede with
difficulty. The closing prices were Gold 1901 bid;
Eew.York Central, 1851 bid; Erie. lGo bid; Harlem.
eoi bid Michigan Central lie bid; Illinois Central
lls, bid; Cleveland and Piltsburg, 1914 bd Toledo.
1874 bid; Fort Wayne. &C bid Cumberland. iii bd
North. Western. 46 bid.
Il. 49, Al npI bot bnat-v
70 Liverpool bu, firm to London. To the former port
the engagements are q oo0bush Wheat at 3D. In bags
800 bbls Flour ct Is. Cd; per neu.rG. 1000 boxes
Cheese at 25s 30 hhds. Tsow OF lis Cd and To The
latter per neutral packet 800 bbls Flour at - 3D. 800
pkgs Butter and Cheese nj 27s. 3D.; and per steamer
400 tcs Beef at Co. Cd 100 boxes Bacon ct +o and 40
frkns Butter at sos The carrying rates are; 10 Liver
pool per American Tag: Flour. Is. Cdi Wheat 3sd;
Heavy Goods l5s. Per Foreign flag; Flour Is vi. u.s.
Wheat Cd Heavy Goods, 20s. To London, per Aneri'
can flag, Flour. g.; Wheat. 3D.; Heavy Goods
IT'S 3D. Per Foreign 1og: Flour. q. AID; Wheat oio
ID; Heavy Goods, 25e.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Re-
ospts &c As e7s GOfor Customs. cooo Payments
s7,A7.s23 s.; Balance. s2o2227cs 60.
Money is quoted at u cent, and the in
creased wants growing out Of the new movement in
stocks are readily supplied. There Is more confident
feeling among lenders and dividend paying shares
command money readily at legal rates.
The Michigan Central Road, after providing
for it, sinking funds taxes and expenditures Of every
kind, shows over its dividend Of y cent surplus Of
eS3s,ss0.
The subscriptions to the FIVE million National
Bank are rapidly filing up and whoever wants any has
no security In getting 1t sfter Thursday except 1t
premium. The announcement Of the proposed Presi
dents gave at new Life 10 the subscriptions
and ths bank may 10 considered o. established
That viii command public confidence IL certain. snt
that II win at once do profitable business Is equal,
sure a. Il Is understood that the new institution will
cve the cordial support Of the Treasury Department
A bank patronized by the Secretary Of the Treasur!
.snpot fail 20 obtain the business Of individuals to
large degree. The new bank viii naturally become til
agent Of vide circle Of interior banks under the
law and tbero will be secured 70 the publ
netionsl circulation Of Uniform value.
b,asat Which bus,ncss mon can sppfecists