New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-11
oPEy BOARD OF BRoKERs-3P.M.
SAruRpAY. Dec. 81. ".

Gold opened at l4is, sold at lill, closing at
l44i. The Government were selling again to-day.
The City of Baltimore takes $22,lO3 in specie,
and the Allemannia sl37 ,574. The total shipment
for the week amounts TO si9O,936.
Foreign exchange is nominal a, lO9SlO9l for GO
days sterling; francs, co days, 5.l7l 95l5; sight
5l2.Q5lli.
Government bonds were duh and heavy, and
were rather pressed for SALE The active demand
for money early in the day affected all classes, and
they closed heavy. The miscellaneous shares were
dull and coal shares firm, and the quotation Of The
new Anthracite Companies was fully maintained.
Railway shares opened firm on the street, but, at
the Board, the market freely hammered with
sellers options, and closed lower. The amount
Of business transacted was very small. Reading
Michigan Southern and Cleveland and Pittsburgh
were most freely hammered, and large amounts
changed hands. The closing prices were; New
YorkCentral 96s996a Erie, e2l0925i hudson
River, 1881 al08i Reading, ll55 a lloi Michigan
Southern, 741a744; Cleveland and pittsburgh w
0925; Rock Island 1856 0lO6; North ESTEEM, 1oJ
a35l: North. Western Preferred, 63a631i Fort
Wayne. 1851 1851; Ohio and Mississippi Certih-
rates. 27l01s; Canton, $685.; Cumberland
Goal. 1901; Marposa Mining Co., IA alit;
Quicksilver, 4704sl; .Sehuylkil ~ l2l.
Money was in active demand early in the day
md there was an appearance Of great stringeney
but the demand was freely met, and at oclod
large balances were offered at legal rates to brokers
The sales of gold by the Government has created
an active demand for money, and lenders are re
ceiving per cent and commission for carrying
gold. and SO a large amount is withdrawn from
L rr1.o - ~, rra-s fpy
call and all long engagements are steadily declined
by lenders. The high interest to be made by pur
chasing commercial paper al l5per cent per annuu
Is attended with risk careful people are slow tC
assume. The pressure upon borrowers in some O
the Western cities has caused several failures anC
moro are soon to be announced as the year draws
toa close. Relief from pressure such as now
exists can only be found in extended liquidation
among the large class Of merchants and spectators
who for years have been taking risks ridicrlonsy
in excess Of their capital.
The "New-York Stock Exchange" took formal
possession Of their new budine to-day, which is
one of the finest devoted to commercial purposes
in the world, and specially creditabe to its pro-
prietors. 1t is elegant in It's outward APPEARANCE,
and within untes all the convenicnces which ex-
DtI4chCc hu tDc LDtTd use OF money cOuIl heCu4e.
Freights arc dull The engagements to Liver
pool are 300 bales Cotton at 9-32d 95-l6d.; 900
bushels Wheat at G2d.; $50 bbls. Flour at L. 3D..
and per steamer, $50 boxes Bacon at 2Js TO Lon.
don, per steamer, 1000 bush. Corn on private
terms. To Bristol, 400 tuns assorted cargo at 2Cs.
The business Of the snb-Trcasury was Receipts,
42,s4S,9l6 44-for Customs. $4,000 Payments,
$500 $50 Coon account Of Loan, $8l, OO0 Bal
ance, go S22 34i q. Coin Certificates $5i7, 900.
We are requested to call attention to the notice
Ofthe Committee, in another column, Of the Mlwau-
kee and St. Paul Railroad Company, to the Bond
holders Of the Second Mortgage Bonds, Eastern Di-
vision, Of the la Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad,
which 10 advertised to be sold the 4th of January
next.
The total Imports New-YoTk for the week com
pare as follows:
Week ending Dec. O. Nov 70. Nov .. Nov. lG
DRY Goods 81 s sO2 q. g94G Oh s. Js G6 &c 3I6 TO
SenI fndse. l43l, 255 3ll9.6GJ 3,203.22J 34gl,O
Total. .sa.aal.o5s ssI4a629 S. 7sa2 2i s5.eO7.25
The New'York Imports Of Dry Goods compare as
follows:
For n< H,<k U9a4 rGaf VGaK