, 1870-12-29
NEW YORK.
Continued Stringency In the Money
Market,
Slight Upward Movement in Bread
stuf1s,
Special Despatch - The Chicago Tri'r,ne.

Special Despatch s,The Chicago Tsh1ae,
NoH&a.
NEE YORK. Dec. es--Money wAs stringent
again. to-day, and, toward the clo3e Of baIkl1g
hnnrs, there vas shsrp demand. GILL loans
ranged from 7 pet cent currency to pcr cent
gold, and brokers who hid not made up their
bank accounts, paid i to p OF 1per cent per day.
The manipulatots Of the present strtnxcucy are
doing What iheJ can to establish high rates, and
th1eaten that, Tomorrow and next day, The st.tn-
gencJ will le greater than Oh any previous occa-
slou this season.
GOVERNMENTS.
The Government bond market was active, aud
advanced On hruers from abroad.
TIE PACIFIC RAtLRoADs.
Central Pacific homes were s:1opg, An ar-
Tangemtnf Just consnmmated With the Central Pa
ctf1c Railroad Company and the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, IL expec.ed to nld q: least
one million dolla,a the r1t year to the earnings Of
he Centtnf raclne Railroad Company. The Pa-
CHIC ahtf steamthip Company agrees to send all
tss FaaEenaefs and freight from China oser the
Central Pacific road. The Central Pacific Railroad
Company IN return therefore, agrees not TO put on
AIT opposition line Of steamships from San Fran
cssco to ChtuA- Tue Union Pacific shares ware III
higher today On the demand to cover speculative
sales, which Vas stimulated By growing belief
that IN spite Of rumo1s to the contrary the Janus
n intestst On the 1rzt mortgage VIII be paid.
GOLD.
Gold showed rather more animation to-iay, ant,
advanced TO III. The last quotation was l1o.f,
The rates paid 70. csr1ying were from 3 to Del
cent IN gold, and t-lG and l-ss per cent. The As
asstans Tretsures sold one million Of gold at
t1o 1l.1o0 to 11o.9ll0o. The steamship Russia,
for Europe, took out 81, coo IN specie.
FoRE10N EXCHANGE.
THE fnFat0f1 nhan
bankers sixty ds5s' sterling bills are quoted at
lts to los!':;, and aighf, 1os,: toll ITO.
JANUARY INTEREST.
TIC Assistant Treasurer dlabursed, to-;!av. e.
CO., Geo IN gold, Interest due January /, and <11o
500, gold, ot the principal aud interest Of bonds
due January ], ISL: also 1as0,0Qa, currency, on
Pacl0c Railroad tonde.
s1ocKs
The stock market was steady, but dufl. Er,e
and Western Union showed s5mptoma Of vest.
ness. Ono OF the tuNors circulated By the stock
gamblers this morning. to influence tue market.
VIA ut the failing health Of Commodore Wander
hilt, whcse death, 1t Is believed, would create
panic suaong holders OF stocks on speculation.
F10ER.
The market for the cemmou a1d medium grades
OF State and Western dour8 was less active nnt!,
although holders generally demanded more
money. no quotsb1e advance was established.
WHEAT.
The wheat market was more active. Holders
MT buyers iKee!f. At slight anvance. The tone
OF the market at the close Was sonew hat un set.
LTD, but the tendency vas rather upward.
ITO the AetocIatet rrcs4.l
THE ASNKEE JAMS HAIRS AGAIN SSQKBEp.
Nav YORK, DEC. e5.-Jud9e Moaell, to-,tay, de-
tlcd, with costa, the motion OF counsel or the
Athtkr JAMS htFs. that all shbus,l l4 rn!st tlejr
eusta out Of the Trinity Church fund In thr hands
0t Genel al John 4. DIX.
PERSONAL.
Admfrn. $. Rocgs zai:tti on tn. Prussia this
Afternoon IN route to take command OF the Eu-
appt an squadron.
C1RIsTAAs PRESENT,
T c.drre Ttl:en. on retiring from the II iep:nd-
int TO fake charge ct the l.fo,G!yn Caio1l, re-
ceiTfa handsome watch AG1 q sum OF lnoney
ttom I1enly c. Bowen.
AN 1SJCRED SunTKEEfER.
II n reported that Eobxrt II. Macy, the shop
keeper who caused the arrest OF IA fanocent
Nolan for stealing, IL 80 angry Ut the comments
Of tht pEcsA On his conduct, shat he has brought
suit foi damages aGstnst tue sF0r!d and Tribune.
FISK yS. RAMSEY,
II the case Of FikE rs- Ramsey, betarc Jnigo
ln!nar,. yesterday 1t was Eettletl to change the
Place OF tftal to Truy, but the matter was post
rored on account OF stay OF proceedings
sr'feIe'! hy Judge OF Albany.