New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
"WEDNESDAY. Dee. 2l-r. ".


Gold opened at 2225, advanced TO 22i!. and fell
n o2o,. From this point it rose 10 224, and closed
k225. The only frmness is that given by the pur-
shases to cover short contracts, and buying Tor
Hew advance has ceased.
Government stocks are steady, with moderate
1aaness The l0-41s are offered at private sale un-
Der the Treasury price, and as natural consequence
iew are sold by the Government Jobbers IN Fed
ssa stocks not disposed TO buy any large amounts
q current rates. in the absence of any definite pol
icy by the financial head Of the country. As long
- the Treasury hestates, it is idle TO look for
confidence among the people. For l0-4Os, lOli has
been accepted, closing at lOlt; 5-os sold at lo9i,
and closed at 1884, 73Os, goldbeariEg, at l2l al%.
Railway Stocks are all lower, and pressed for sale
upon dull market. At the Stock Exchange, New
Ysrk Central fell u, Erie l, Hudson River !, Mich
isan Southern !. Michigan Central q, Reading Il,
ykinois Central Il, Cleveland g. Pittsburgh ~
Nnrth- Western H. do. preferred II, Rock Island D.
Fart Wayne H. At the Second Board still lower
xstes were made, Cleveland g. Pittsburgh selling at
asa9s, Michigan Central ll6l 01lG2, Hudson
River lI5i 0lI5l. Rock Island continues strong,
and soils readily AZ 1864 9lO63.
Money was in demand at per cent among stock
houses, and accounts were not made mp as early
a usual. The subscribers to the lO-40s are
among the neediest borrowers, in the absence of
demand for that loan. Country banks on the point
Of conversion into National Banks have been
calling loans from stock houses to some extent
There is a strong movement among the city banks
toward the National plan and early in 1865 good
many banks WILDE recognized. This state of af
fairs is not calculated to make money more abun-
Sant on call. The usual gathering of funds 10 meet
dividends and interest due at New-Year's is taking
place, with the ordinary result, and until this
money is restored TO use no lower rates can be ex
pected.
Exchange is dull. The rates are l09s for bank
sss' sterling, 60 days; l0s6lOsl for merchants;
end francs 5.l0@5l5.
The steamship Canada, FOR Liverpool, took out
from Boston So, 900 in specie.
The business of the Sub Treasury was: Receipts,
&, Gel 60; for Customs, $4,000; Payments,
t2,S96,996 So; on account Loan, 1898, 500; Bal
ance, $32sl9,sl2 70.
Freghts are very dull, and rates are almost nomi-
nal. The engagements 10 Liverpool are $50 tuns
Logwood, los; 100 hhds Tobacco, 12s. Cd, and
100 tuns Oil Cake on private terms. To London,
800 tcs Beef, 3s. Cd, and 100 bales Hops at I'd.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. has given
notice that there will be apportioned among the
stockholders on the 10Th day Of January next,
r. 500 shares of stock, in the ratio of share
70 every seven shares Of stock then held by each
s,ockholder; certificates of stock so apportioned
will be ready for delivery to those entitled 70 the
same on and after the LIST day Of January next the
same day on which the usual cash dividend winhe
paid) No scrip will be issued for fractions of al
share, but the number of shares representing the
aggregate of such fractions will be sold ct public
sacton on the Goth day Of January, and the net
proceeds will be paid TO the stockholders on and
after the lst day Of February next, according To-
their respective interests. The Government tax on
the aforementioned apportionmeDt gll be paid by
shc Company.
The Irving Bank adiyidend Of A per cent, free Of
Government tax payable on the 3Oth instant.
The Washington Marine Insurance Company will
pay semi-snnual dividend of 81 per cent on the
1spitA stock, on and after the 81 of January.
Tho Trsdcsmcns Bank will pay, 81 of January, a
dividend Of per cent, and the Grocers' Bank q
dividend Of 5per cent.
The Market Bank will .pay, sc January, div
aend of per cent, free of tax.
The Chatham Bank win pay dividend Of per
cont. The bank dividend of S per cent.
Tie Internal Revenue receipts on the 18th were
over 81 300 900. On Saturday last they touched the
high figure Of 81 100000.
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