New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-31

! Mail was inactive, and changed DandS al 4Io"A'1'
! in prices. Railway shares opened dun "hu
steady, at the Board there was a'spo-
sitiop 10 SELL and the whole market
Express stocks were dull at a slight improvement
! closed dulI and heavy After the call there was a
nressure 10 sell and prices declined from 3da on
| tbe general list Rock Island was especially weak,
openng at 9S, and selling at 923. The break in this
stock was cansed by the report that the Directors
had sold stock to pay for the construction Of the
road from Des Mones to Omaha, and the whole mar
! ket synpathized and sold off from l21 per cent.
The minors of oyerissues of Rock Island without
foundation, and tomorrow the Committee Mr..
Tracy and Mr.. David Dows, in whose hands the mat
ter was placed, will report to the Directors the
amount of stock sold. After the Second Board
the market pancky. Rock Island sold at 81;
Northwestern Common, 81; the Preferred, 6st;
NewYork Central, ll6i Erie, II. At the close the
market rallied, but closed excited and feverish: :
New-York Central. ZIG! 2ll6l; Enc, ~ 912 Read
| ing, 05sa9G Michigan Southern, S3aaS4; North
| Western, 57!0573; do Preferred. GO. 069!; Rock
Island 91lG9l! Fort Wayne, 96la9G.; Cleveland and
| Pittsburgh, $685..
Money continues in good supply at per cent, with
| transactions at per ceut There is rather more
activity but all houses in good credit supplied at
! the former rate.
! Foreign Exchange is firm. Bills Mt sixty days on
London are quoted at lO9la110 for commercial Hoo
l0l for bankers do at short sight llOl0llOs; Pans
at co days, 52Oa5193 do at short sight 5.l1!G51o ;
Antwerp 52O0512I; Swiss 52O0512l; Hamburg,
SGiaSC.; Amsterdam. 4O.af! Frankfort 4O.a41t :;
! Bremen, T0d79l Prussian thalers, 12GG.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Friday says:
| Tho money market continues 70 work with more ease.
but the demand for loans is sufficiently active 10 prevent
any deCiue III rates OF interest There IL not az Hich
money wanted 10y the pOrkpackers rs there has BEEN b
there good demand from other branches OF trade ana
preparation is being made Tor anticipated wants
! next week.
We understand that the directors of the Illinois
Central Company have already passed a resolution
that q scrip dividend be paid the stock equal TO
the per cent subject to the approval of the annual
meeting of the stockholders on the lst of May
The San Francisco Circulor of Dec. 10 reports:
Money continues unusually plenty and rates are quoted
and 10 per cent per annun on long loans MIN Iea es"e
find employment for their idle ard increasing capital
The is true in reference 10 tie banks THIS Is I'M
looked .or nj this season year, all former prCc
dents show An active money market until February All
departments OF business quite dull and Inactive with
the exception II real estate which seems 10 hold Its own
with tcacity. greater value Of property sold In
November than any other month IN the year. The value
Of deeds was $2090N The amount OF norgag effected
reached nearly s14OO0O being also larger than for any
other month III The year Il Is jaet b"Iey possible that
the city is growing 100 rapidly Tor me country ana Ia'
great deal Of capital, Instead OF being invested III
t[a, estate may ensr,rse s We want "' roroSds
and inanufacI among others carpet fdotoFy
The material L. abundant, aud al the best qualify, ana
skilled labor he Lad at reasonable rates IheWcCpS
OF treasure during the period under rcNIeW ana Tor =
month past show considerable decrease rs compared
with former periods This is greatly due 90 the les
sencd product - the ComstOck Lode well a. 10 tie de
Of the coastwse receipts Thy demand for bullion
is comparatively quiet to-day the 7t and gold bars are
selling at q rs, with prospect OF higher rates on
Monday, the gth. Silver bars IN moderate supply,
selling az par for good average lots Currency bills
Atlantic cities offered NJ 35 aSG per cent premium
gold Sight drafts payable In com, are selling at al
5Gi5 per cent This decline o. per cent owing les
llta1T 4fggf 1
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Bankers sterling -
quOtahe at ls4d; commercial do, a.. aiysd On IalS,
,Str for 81 days
A stock broker formerly member Of firm belong
ing to the regular board borrowed railway stocks on
| Saturday to the amount of $4,000, and gave his
checks for the same on the Leather Manufacturers
Bank, where be had an account Immediately after
which he sold them for cash. and deposited the pro-
ceeds to his credit at the bank, where sheriff officer
lat once levied upon the amount under execution
issued on Judgment in favor of his sister. which he
had confessed day or two previously. Walst. is
somewhat astOnshed at this phase of rascaty,
and certified checks are now demanded from all but
persons of established credit.
Freights are quiet. To Liverpool go bbls. Pork at
Ss and by steamer 100 bush Corn at Cd. 100 bales
Cotton at ld., and 30 tuns Talow Grease at 20s. To
| London 80 bbls. Pork at SIS. Cd.
| To she Editor Of The Tribune
DEAR SIR: In reply to many inquiries from
various sections of the country permit me TO state,
through your columns that the State Of Virginia Will pay
the January interest upon all bonds issued PRIOR 10 The
war Including the Issue OF January lS5-ino same Ia{
able per cent III cash. per cent ~ scrip ana AZ hch
mOnd only Interest will not DC paid upon bonds Issued
| since January. 1861 Yours, THos. BRANCH * Co
| tRichmO3d, Va, Dec. q, 1861
TABLE Of TIE Loans Specie Circ'oed0', Depos,ts. aud
he toeek ending Saturday. Dec rs, 1851.