, 1864-12-31

II PLACE, and, for want Of motive power, stot
;;oo stu. The next day witnessed difference
y 195c between buyers and sellers, and as nj
:a e ther wonld compromise, trade became stu,
81 nant. This state of atfai.;s continued un,
e the l1th, when a better inquiry spang ii
y and quick sales were made at 81 1-2m95c, d
= the 12th price,. advanced to Bic, but close
g weak, and on the 18th ruled quite trregula
I WIN trl1ling gales at 67@Sec: The 14th ri
Is messed decline Of &c. On the 18th the ms
81 ket became heavy and dropping, owing to a
o attempt having been made to tax stocks q
!. hand. Here Mr.. Washburne's ghost loom
i nP 1or The first time during the year. The .
-! NmRt R vas TOO much for the speculators the
Z Gay Gay some 12c pei. gal. On the 18th the
felt re1ieyed-their fears proved proundless-
!. and the market ehoWed signs Of recuperatior
. prices having advanced some 1-sc per gallon
3 i IN the list the market brought up at stand
: on hand, 50 no one would give over 75c. Thl
: vas followed With panic and prices decline,
! to 124c. On the 23d regular panic set in
! The House passed bill taxing stock 8 On han
&c end the market dropped 1211z@15c, closing a
! uG, Inc next day there was rather more &c
, tisity, but at decline of1@ac. A delegation
Of fdisti11ers arrived in town. q, routc for Wash
ingtcn With proposition to accept RI,
J HOUSES Bnl, provided that on and after th,
nrst OF NAV, the tax be increased to 81 20 ne,
i ganon:. me 18th witnessed q more active
-
Anxious looks were directed at the Senate
and prices again advanced 2@Sc. The opin.
ION prevailed on the. 2Sth that the Senate
would not accept the Houses bill and nrices
consequence advanced 5c-touching IA
No mat erlal change took place untij Fch
:. when prices advanced 4@5c, in consequence
Of the Finance Committee Of the Sennte
having thrown ont the proposition to tax
stocks on hand. The next day, the specula-
: Tors 1eit confident In no tax on stocks on
hande' and the result prices ADVANCED Sc
which was followed By a similar advance m
the 4'h. On the 5th d change came o'er Tho
spirit Of their dreams and the marked d..
elancd &c. on the 9Th the market broke down
IN consequence Of dispatches having been re-
eeNeo tnaI the House would Insist on taxing
stocks On hand, and Us consequence, prics3
fell back to S9c n decline Of 4G5c. The 8tI
Witnessed another panic with decline Of 8m
Dc. we now come to some Of the q ups and
aoEs." On the 9:h the market advanced Sc.
Followed On the 11th By another improvement
" &c; Aealh m advance Of a@5c was effect
ed-the House having concurred in the action
Of tho Senate. On the 18th a petition vas
| " "hawked" abou. asking Copgrcss not to in.
pose tux on stocks On hand !; this weakened
1ne market and prices dropped onc cent. The
aonse once more = did the fair thing :" by the
Ing Sic.
Durng the next two days the market too1z
back turn" and declined &c, Ne notc nn
particular change until the 9th. when tho
.gnosl" once more appeared on the scene.
hand u"'nea aad enost was made to tax stocks on
a. 4ano aud prices declined 5@Gc, closing at 1jic.
Ibis vas tollowedd5y fall to i0c. but s,,hse.
touched 79c. s1Ae ~'-o PRICES
The tirst Of March witnessed fill Of 1c oa !;
eise aia the ID: oace more Washington look
"a 1aso5able, and the market recovered from
The depression bf the two previous darsH ,
touching 7Gz; Another " down: !" on tie 4,h !
Rrices dcclincd2c. Another ''up J, on the 5tb
me House passed over the "tax on hand,;
ana 1he market advanced G@7c, but owing. to
nnent9T f, ads,ess hae from New York >snbse-
change to note until the 9Th, when nr;ces 40.
cllned 2G4c, hut On the 9th q reactfon at n
and the market advanced 1@oc. The market
curing :3 the next two Or three days ruled ouita
til Ill the hs 1.t1 i1"e5 ran range Of prices, M
9nu 1 ne market advanced to 83kc. /
we :, note nc q gradually advancing market
untl! 1 the 18th, when prices touched 8osSm
KY. :. on the 25th the market advanced fo
H. +. Un the 2o,h s,1 depression took place and
no material change took place, when Tie lie
market Advanced 10 100 on the ri, nrcas s.s
touched 1865. On the 18th the mark KIT rnIa5
oaoyant, touching 1l2. On the 18Th if wa
u .G.nofed that the Committee on Ways and
g"ns sai Ts Wou,a recommend tar Of s1 per
ever: and the market advanced il5I. IN I
re 18th prices had advanced to 118. bat de-. E
:line ID gold later in the day, and The marL-et \
en PACK some e.. The 18th Witnessed t
'nother mo OF those panIcs. By which mar t
shtened and asdn9ruey mapy ve. smep. away Money
ze as best they could. Hence BIZ narket %. =
linek s@9c The 10th witnessed @ ls ane.ha ne. de
anlc, owing to the continued strineencv ~ r.
'aonsy, ',o ~ aud pices fell 5c-closing at f0. on
9e nsi lst 4eaVy orders we're received from the Il
iio T tut teS eIossd drSeI advanced
2 ne "a hasson's bill taxing ali whiaEv r
'ahu1act11cd after the 1st NAV Ii % ncr 1oj r,
p, 4nd after Jan. LIST 81 rs per gallon naasad h,
.e a,,a aonse, aud Immediately aiterwaFd the Il
Vas sSnafacte51zed M with great buoy y
ling was not quite so good, and thc ma,tat nt IL
;clned some DC; On the eth it Was r1,innrs ~ -
Lat the Senate would insist On the "s1 * ne
an gong into effect on the 1st July this 70 70
,,aea na 9u,1e s an excitement, and prices ad no
n, and the market declined 1I1fecp pa.1.c nm sT E
: 70 inc passage Of Washburne's res3intion i1a
posing taI Of SOC on all stocks On h"nd / mi
ceedlng TWO barrels The spccu|ators m
Mestr, ,A, were not much frightened at the | by
~ lor On me 5oth prices advanced $40 "a,
On the snpposition that the senate 1yon'a of f@;
% ,o7; %, ont the bill and impose tux Of s1s H.
n May 3D., singular occurrence IN ~. es1 e.'1
13ky FEY tfade took Place. In New York. fhe caa
het 1aie1 onnJant nt S1.16, while in this bril
is quite ~ a2oslv meye II t1s 3sa .1tinE figures alt
iod OF Two weeks we note nothins n ca,
c1ai moment IN the market-prtces flii,.tn. an
y 1ei tses*c. No~ up and now down. On tha
;ioth. an active speculative demand spranr our
nv ~ OF tue Senate Committee sem
,ard ~ - nueGtse4! 70 taxing stocks Bur
~ ~ Hes HhM1 uosallced otgHc-touching / heel
sequent upon the Senate Committee ~ nied %
nmg IN 1avor' Of imr osing tax Of 3t5O one,
rsst sapnary ~ ist. Ihefe arc no features Of II
n had ruled somewhat unsteadF ad,, inr
'ed to s125. Until June 14th, no In nor. 1 than
change took Place, when, under the ans. tinn
y favorable news from Washinr- trad
,s 'ag g.a5 mafket ruled buoyant, ana luml
Is aa,d, aaEa9esd as.a to S1.2oH. This was ters
;, touching 1S2: On the 17th, the % Housa a. saie I
ed to tax stocks on hand, and the mar, the
adSanced some 13c-ad yancinr to 1I5 hnf +
ue 1othl ~ was rumored that Mr, CHASE chast
tov ~ IN " pstsu1ae congress to im-1 rates
a nricsa 11k o. ~ ana On The strength Of this noz4r
pet1eet rampage" took possession Of
PTSuaatots, and the market advanced to Jann -.
-, nls Mas not sustained on the morrow rf,e.po. rfep..
ne 1s narKe1 eased of &c, owing to less f, ADJ :.
ne news from Washington. Tbs rrcat 9isy...
zee n gold On the ed strengthened ths .}un..
. interest, md prices advanced tn 75s 4nE 4uE.'-
se "a witnessed considerable excitementin in yep -.
oarket, owing TO the report that The 9ct:...
renee committee would probahlv ,.r nec.'.
nd q tax Of 150 aud 206. ri. ,ar+
p 70 l65 in the twInklinr Of n ciom.
Dut later adTlces sent it down a-a;n n The
ort time. Subsequent nawa 5sen. - past
lore tone, and the market c1oss5 q declinl
-. N me evening Of the eth. tho year Il
umor {tax 150 md 200) was once more The
ana prices ran wild advancing to Il ~ rally d
ngton rumors again set the curT,.nt H. paid 70
and on the 10Th prices reached ri * dcman
ame evening Washburne's snectra,; from 70
ed on the scene and prices rereded IN, persedt
81 oay There was rather more hone prices.
oeks On hand would not be taxed apd The
fket slowly improved some &C. Green
1e 9th Of July the market adrnnced in river, q
'at still there was an unsettled fcefin~ cefpts :
3serttng that Congress had adjonrnaJ; Fond d
t PASSING the ' tax on hand, III tiyity o
theirs asserted that the Bill had nos7a3' By the
! tofs acted very cautiously. 0n the trade, .
market, which had ruled rather dr. As af
dropped to 31.66. We note no nartic. We find
'nge IN the tone Of the market unt1 matntaf
J, Then prices advanced to 81. 70. IN the higf
J Inc advance was not maintained md has not
ket fell back to s165@I. &c. Thara a ~ men to
to note until the 3Otb whom -r1oas: - during
rannad IN 'A1NAA f4AEEa In ~.