The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-29

NEW YORK., Dec. 2S.-Nearly 5000
bales of government cotton was sold to-
day at auction. Memphis, middling to
fair, brought SIZE, strictly middling 524c
low middling 505c, and ordinary at 45tc
The official accounts of Simon Draper
as Collector of this port to September
1865, has been audited and approved at
Washington, and the bouds given by
his sureties have been released.
A correspondent, whom the editor of
the Evening Post says is responsible,
writes to that paper that Mr Harlan has
no intention of resigning, and Mr. Doolit-
tie will not nnder any circumstances
leave his place in the Senate.
Several merchants of this city are large
ly interested in the trade between the
United States and Chill There was re-
Gently a letter addressed to Secretary
Seward, soliciting friendly Intervention
by the government of the United States
with view of mitigating the heavy los
ses to the commerce of the citizens Of this
country likely to arise from the Spanish
Chilian difficulties The Secretary re-
piled that the officers of the government
Of the United States have already been
rendered to that effect and are being con-
tinued with deep interest, and are not
without the hope of eventually securing
a result satisfactory to their interests
and to those of the United States
The Commercial says: The stock mar
ket shows rather more activity and firm
ness, the result, apparently, of the grow
ing ease in money. There are, however,
as vet no indications of any important
change on accounts, owing to many OIL
the sales being left over to next week,
which is generally looked to for the
starting of an active speculation oil the
railroads west The chief movement was
upon the New York Central, purchases OF
which are quite large in anticipation OF
favorable result of legislation at Alba
ny relative to the road. This, however,
is the old cry, and there is no better
grounds apparently than heretofore
Government stocks are not effected by
the adverse tone of the London advices.
There is a steady demand for Govern
ment stocks. Men in all parts of the
country and the large dealers anticipate
higher quotations, Railroad bonds con,
tinue dull on bank stocks, and
firm and are held out to the
market in anticipation OF the January
interest The miscellaneous list is quiet
but generally firm The money market
continues arsy; the demand from stock
brokers is quite moderate but largely
supplied at per cent; on prime ccollate-
raj seven per cent being al exceptionable
rate. The increased supply of paper
has produced no quotable change in the
rates of discount, though there is now
disposition to take bills at the old rates
The banks are not receiving the bills OF
the Western Bank, and, indeed, the in:
dications all around betokens a general
quiet of business Prime bills are quoted
at 7a9 per cent other grades at loal5 per
cent The advices of growing strin'
gency of money in London has rather
streng thened the rates for foreign ex-
change. There is, however, no pressure
for remittances from this side, and con-
seouently no increased demand has re-
suited from the tenor of the news. Lead
ing bankers are asking si094 for sixty
days