New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-12


Balances for the week ending Dec s....... lsIS2Jl I'll
The Directors of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad Company, having determined to avoid the
existence Of any floating debt. and the earnings Of
the road having been used to liquidate tho floating
debt of the Company, as shown By their report Of
the LIST of June, have passed their December d.yi-
dend on the preferred stock Of the Company.
The trade Of the city is dull, and few goods sell
ing except TO the South which is buying freely oil
boots shoes hardware, and articles Of prime neces
sity. The West and Northwest are full Of goods
and have little money but better state Of things
is looked for after January ]. good,many new
firms Will be made at New-Year and stores and
good statesmen are in demand.
OF the Coal trade, TIL, Miners Journal Of Sa;ur-
day says:
The quantity sent by railroad this week ~ 80 3is II
tuns; by canal a 1901 inns for the week. oil i'ls
tuns against - "a for tho corresponding week
last year. The active coal season Is about closed Tho
trade duh prices have declined owing TO an ac-
curnuation Of stocks in Eastcrn markets In eonse-
euenoe OF the late mid weather: CnIcs, the wsa,hoa
The 18th instant, has been Iumorcd; BoAis. how,
ever nrc beginning TO tie up Tor the winner 70 h.ou
,e ,ossibty OF being frozen in along the line. Dor
ns lie week vessels were more plenty at Port Rich
mond aud freights have declined The trade this week
shows falling OF compared with last week OF 10 ~
increase over the corresponding Ihtt
wear OF 81 Oe6 tuns. TIE falling on In the aggregate
supply this is $4,000 tuns compared with the
TREASURY UsITsp STATS
WAsHYcTov Dec. s ls63.
SIR: Am in receipt ,your letter Of 9Th inst, in
which you ak surplus fund invested in United States
bonds is exempt from duty. Irepy that 1t has been de-
cided that the surplus fond is subject to duty und
vded profit The act make. no provision for deduction
Of United States bonds from any duiiabc item except
capital. Very respectfully r. Z. STEINER.
d The New.6rleans cotton statement Of December .
s contains the following summary;
c Stock on hand Sept. l. 1865. ............. sa23e
;, Received subsequently ........-.-...--..277.gT
e ..s6l.qIs
= Shipped since above date................229f@
On hand Dec. 2...................l3l,7g 2
"a The Bank Of England the oath inst. reduced III
x minimum rate Of discount from per cent, Ut which
u was fixed October 7, to per cent.
The Bank Of France has reduced its rate OF discoun
4 from TO per cent but other parts 81 the Continen
a quotations supported. The following are the rate
= in the leading cities: Paris 4d4; Vienna 5d5i: Ber
lin. 7dGi; Frankfort, - as; Amsterdam, 6d6; Turin
D 5a5; Brussels. 5a5; Hamburg, 6G7; Madrid, 90l0
ST. Petersburg. Ca.
; The Bank Of France return for the week ending No
vember %. shows the following changes as comparet
with the previous account: Increase cash, IS jO00Of
Decrease bills, 1.5JCOCOt; advances lS5@OCf
{ notes $500 O00i current account. 49,, OOOt Ib.
treasury balance is stationary.
. The return from the Bank Of England fer the wee,
ending Nov. o. gives the following result when com
. pared with the previous week:
Rest............... aa2lO548 Increase. ai2 &c:
Public deposits G.l44o6 Increase. 1891
Other deposits. 1886 9e3. Increase. COS 9ti
On the other side OF the account:
GOyernment securities 1914. 100. No change.
, Other securities 10 O0i SIS. Decrease. 3Oi 81
Notes unemployed 1893 $40 Increase 49, O7t
The amount OF notes in circulation Is $50, 5oJ 800
being decrease OF 956-. los; and the stock Of bullion
in both departments ga 49, O32 showing increase
Of a7e793 when compared with the preceding return