New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-29

WEDNESDAY, Dee. 2s--r. NJ.

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200....s30. lOil loO..... liza leO....... vs.
WEDNESDAY Dee. 2s-r. NJ.
Gold opened at 2l6a, and was steady at that rate
until nosn when. under reports Of disaster 20 Gen.
Butler, II was pushed up by Secesh buyers 10 DAP.
From this point the market broke TO 2lS2, and
closed at 2l9t. -..r.
Government stocks are firm, with large business
IN I0-4Os at l0li alOli. The 5-20s sold at lOSl.
The chief demand was from homes dealing in Gov
emments, who are confident that upon the re-as-
semblng of Congress financial measures win be
proposed giving new value 10 al Federal securities
In ralroad bonds and bank shares little doing The
most active stock Of the day was Msriposa, which
broke from 20 10 10, with large business. The
cause assigned FOR so serious fall Was adverse
Aews from the mine. The LIST mortgage bonds fell
o per cent and the I'd fell 10 26i. Coal stocks
were steady. Quicksilver Mining Go. rose TO 81
asa. Erie was firm, and in demand. The West.
ern roads were firm. and are preferred by specus.
tors generally 10 New-YoTk roads. After the sd-
iournment Of the Stock Board lower prices were
made, and the dullnsss continued up to The meeting
OF the Second Board. At the close stocks were
duh Erie $50, after selling At Si. Old Southern
fell. Mariposa rallied TO pig.
Money is quite active, and At per cent tie sup.
ply is not large The Treasury is drawing freely for
Ae proceeds Of the recent sales of l04os which keeps
the market quite firm for speculative borrowers.
Tie close Of tie year brings with il an unusual de-
mand for money, and until the dividends and in
ssrest payable il January are returned to wall-st.
for general use, greater abundance can belooked
for Should the Treasury Department ammo nce the
withdrawal Of The 1910 loan for fixed day, as is
Eow expected, they will be taken freely, and money
be kept active from that csuse.
Freights are exceedingly dull, and rates are a.
most nominal The engagements TO Liverpool arc
80 tuns Talow and Lard al 5s 50 ties. Beef on phi
w vste terms 800 boxes Bacon at 2Os, and 900 pkgs
butter and Cheese at 25s. TO London, 900 tcs.
Beef at S., and 100 boxes Bacon at Dos. .- .
Jerome Riggs & Co., Of No. 46 Exchsnge-placs,
have commenced the publication of o financial cir
eulsr, which contains large amount ofinforms.
ton Of daily value TO investing parties or sny one
dealing in stocks or bonds.
The transfer books Of the Marietta ard Cincin.
natl Railroad Company will be closed from 3lst
December 10 18th January, preparatory 70 the an
nusl meeting OF stockholders and tleis semi.
annual dividend.
&534,225. Exchange is quiet, at 1924 ior bankers
70 days sterling l08eloS3 for merchants sterling,
and SOS. e5.l3i for francs,
The public coal sale, to-day realized full prices.
The amounts sold were: g. 500 tuns Steamboat Coal,
tsia$s;; 5000 tuns Lump Coal $s3ase; 5000
tuns Crate Coal ss@ses; 25co ,uns Egg Coal, ssi
s$9; $500 tGns Stove Coal, -. q ~; 800 tuns
Chestnut Coal, sS33$S!.
The Rock Island Railroad canned, the thi.d week
10 December:
1863; so5 ilssi......... ess,"a
Increase. ssl,o6I
The gain in the month tins far is $85, COO
Tie following will show the exports Exclusive og
spseie) from NeE.York TO foreign ports tor tie
week ending Dec. u, end since Jal. j:
fa 1852. 1853. 1854.
Prev .1s reported esS iS5ScS45s is syS
Sine. jan l.. $3.50 asl. l94 alo93 coz $2oa75l as5
The exports Of domestic produce for the week
include s,66l bb!s Wheat Flour, 1890 bbls. Corn
Meal, 2aGso bush. Wheat, SO bush. Oats, 1884
eush. Com, LIS bush. Peas, 1886 pkgs Candles,
% tons Coal, II bales Cotton. l,068 bales Hay,
bales Hops, l2i bbls. Rosin, IL bills Tar 533 gals
Whale Oil, l,0l7 gals. Lard OIL, 19 gals Lnsecd
Oil, 1851 bbls Pork, 4s7 bbls Beet, III 1903 IL Cut
Meats, q. lsS n Butter 2SOil b Cheese, 1865, SOL
ID Lard, los bls. Rice, 49, 400 n Tallow, 81, 100
sslaPetroleum, go hhds and Ell other pack ages
Crude Tobacco, 30l ,53s ib Manufactured Tobacco
ALOndon letter Of December 10 says:
The Bank Of England sn maintains its rate q, Dor
esnt but IL no. altogether improbable that redae
cn TO per cent may yet te adopted before Christmas
IAk Just the period OF which make our principal
yvnsnces fcy the Egyptian cotton crop and but Tor
That fact easier state Of tho inoney market would
Already have been experienced. Active efors are et
sds BY the spectators In cotton ~ sustain prices
IA market is extremely sensitive from The
e&N that the supply hencefbrth sstsirsble from |
al paris ef ths World Will Be fully adequate I
70 0s aanssl demand for conslnp t.on. One cir,
samstance, however, hss hes arrested the tendency 10
sse,ne IN snesAtions consists 10 the native shppsn
ndts having ofdered the sonsignees N london
0 IN - ssoriAee. The wealth acquired BY these
~ during the past three years has been such that
Bow sfofd to Aold their crops Tor any period
49, ae ,ame time their couadenss In tbe expectancy
nse been constsnfly suppostsd by thu failure
.ns,ss ne - 70 the probability Of early Ter
- J" .ns sas.on yopr sidf, a. - Ia, - 80
bsnh q ths Commonwealth has deelasd
Gidsnd ofnvs PR cent. 80. ~. . A.. ~
iass'npons duo yluary J, Of sas Gr nsrtgas.