, 1865-12-15
uun MipSIGuT MARKET HEPonr.

Especial Despatch to the Western Aasoctsseo Press.
f1T Totx4 Dec. H.
GKsERAL EET1Ew.
Wall street Ia more active, the only po!ntA Of interest
being the general advance In GoFerpDens securities,
especially the old 5s OF which the foreign demand
l. Increased By tho orders By yesterdays steameEs,
The lean market continues easF ~ ptf cf1t, sud
thar IL gradual accumulation OF capital seeking In.
yestnent. Commercial paper IA rather more inquired
for and passed at 7s9 cent for nsst-c1ass names.
The stock market Ia ieteTiah and Irregular. Gov
cnments strong. RAllroad ahsrca opened weat and
DEPRESSED, but closed with an Improvement Of N9K
PR cent. ....-
TEE poAxD or nRox1hs-nA11RoAn suAREs.
The stock nasketth1a morning WISE fetiTe, hat the
upward tendency Of pafeo checked by tho chasae
te1 ofthe decline In The New York Ceuttal. canse-
quent upon the report Of the present yearly meeting Of
Director. held yesterday The reaction IN ceasAlsu2
hAd depressing influence on other Gtocts- During
the day the market WAS quiet With little bu4lness, but
becsmcbs 1t The last b6Arl.
The SuElng Eere tho clostng ptsces at 40 ,. tn.:
Central asE; E1e ask; Hudson tosX; Reading 11sx
MlehlgAn southern 1tH: Chicago L Roek 1kxnd 1a7
Chicago aud Northwestern ~; Northwestern pre-
ftzted SIX; Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne 4 Chicago 1D5x;
Ohio Mississippi ssK.
There is on ths part Of et.
bode.s Of many leading railways, that Al unnue p,o
portion Of their earnings 20 into the treasury Of rAr
ous fast freight express companies. Ills said large
humber ofrai1wsy directors xre deeply Interested In
the e1prrss besiress+ .......
xosE1, GOLD AID 6ovKRsxzzT sEcurr11rs.
The gold market has been nfzn to-dsy, closing At
146H.
Government stocks are strong, under IN advance Of
Ftve:Tvaties N Iondoa. Foreign orders were exc
cuied this morning and caused m advance Of ref
cent On the ge7ics Of *S67.
Money continues easy at per cent.
PE7KeLICA. ..
There was some activity IN Hhple Greek snd United
States to-day, but the balance Of the petroleum Tat
rrt1- Fam T1n
haastlble 1ec; Dennehon Ruu, $tfao: Bradley 6oc;
Brcyoort, e1ono: Cherry Run. aQc: Central, 5000,
Empire City, sc; Fec Simple. 10; Excelsior. PC;
F1t1t National. sc; Ham McCintoek, f7ip; Msahnt.
tan sc: Epztbt1n Light, $500; Oceanic, Sc; Rynd
Faru, 1oc Cnited Staten. s52s; Webster, sLl3; Pit
hole Greek, *15,so. The petroleum nsraeti IL cancr
S4les to-day Of LOCO btls crude II tlKc and so btis
selle1F option between JAunAr 1st aud February L. at
stQss without packages: 1oo0 hrfs feaned IN bond,
at &c.
Tned4y goods htde u dun. and the market for the
most part heavy for foreign gooda stocka OF
*h and German stu1 tshsirs kze largely IN exeess q
thc wants Of the trade, and prices ruo low. Fscch
coods kecp up be,ter than other Descriptions JET they
ne lower uuJesa TOR th!ngs that really choice aad
Desirable Domestic cotton fabrics are not pFeaked Tor
SALE and there IL little hEmr toee TO the market
The following Arc the quotations rom the DRY
Goods Exchange:
RnoxY EHxx1Nea-Anantir A. Mhc; Masaachu.
ettts, 77xc shawmuts, Sc; WAttryi{se. &c.
Dt1AcHxp sux1r1sos-utlca. sl.ls; Amoskesg.
THc Blackstone, sc ;BartlettA a1Ao :Ja1nes 3ske
Prxx1a- -Cocheeo. &c; sprsxue, 7sc Hamilton. 2te.
Du41xrs-uamtlson, &c Lowell. 4sc-
CrxpuANs-Cllntou, III c: Lancaster. 7SHc-
EnoYx ps111s-poost, nc; Stark u. 1skc.
Cossrr J1A1s- -Naumkeag. &3c; bates. &c.
CANTON FLASSE-Ha1nllton, &c.
| TuKS-AmoskeAe. 4 G T. s2e-
! 6uuxs-A1noakeAx,5 5ocs Uneaxstle, 2E.
DEFINE -Anokke1E, 37Kc; Hiysnake1' &c
1he follo wing Dispatches we're received al the Dz1