The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY, March Z3-6 L. nj.
The money market continues extremely easy,
and paper moves rather more freely than it did,
There are signs of returning confidence. Foreign
exchange closed very firm at 1927 for bankers
sterling.
The stock market was better to-day, and more
business was done. The only securities which
fell off were those of the federal government,
which declined "a a % on the strength OF the
announcement Of the new loan. State stocks were
all "a % better. There was an active demand
for railway bonds. The LIST mortgage Of the Mchi-
gan Southern jumped up, again, per cent,
and the issues Of the Erie were also wanted at an
advance. All the railway shares were better.
New York Central advanced u, Erie "a, Hudson
River ~ Harlem u, Reading %, Michigan South
ern e, Illinois Central "A, Galena "A, Toledo 81,
Rock Island "a, Burlington l per cent.
After the board the market was quiet,
but firm, and continued 30 to the
close, the following being the last quotations.
United States SIS, 1874, s9H 30; Tennessee 6's,
1914 "a; Virginia SIS, 70 "A; Missouri 6's,
661S "a; Canton, l4h Is; Cumberland Coal
preferred, 6 a 8; Delaware and Hudson Canal, 80
a "a Pennsylvania Coal, 70 q sos; Pacific Mail
s614 Il; New York Central, 1879 q; Erie,
80 "a; Hudson River, 45114 "a; Harlem, l57s a
le; do. preferred, sss4 4O14; Reading, Az x;
Michigan Central, 57s4 q So; Michigan Southern
and Northern Indiana, ia ~; do. guaranteed,
3sH 80; Panama, ll6 III; Illinois Central, slzs
q 81; Galena and Chicago, Tx "a; Cleveland
and Toledo, 35T SO; Chicago and Rock Island,
5ss1 . 59 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 70
H Milwaukee and Mississippi, IL II; La Crosse
and Milwaukee land grant bonds, IL l5 Illinois
Central bonds, 1907 lol.
The business of the Sub Treasury was as follows
to-day
Receipts. $4o5 172 IS
-fOr cnetO ms 90
fayHents. 5Sl,l0O "
Balance 62s0 SIG IA
The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this
morning were 1868 III "a, and the balances
$907, 1854 O4.
The Teutonia, which arrived this morning, brings
f3l 600 from Southampton, and $40 900 from Ham
burg. The steamer at Halifax brings fl77,0O0.
The commercial news by this arrival is unmpor-
tant: cotton has advanced. Consols arc the same
as reported by the Arago.
The Secretary Of the Treasury issued the follow
ing call for q loan on Friday last
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March o. 1851
Sealed proposals will be received at this department
until twelve O'Clock AZ Tuesday, the 2d day OF
April next for IS 900 900 OF the stock Of the United
states to be Issued under the act Of Congress Of the sh
This stock will bear interest the rate OF six per cent
per apnum, payable semi annually, on the LIST day Of
February and July in each and will be reimoursabe
In twenty years from the LIST day of January last
The proposals should be endorsed the envelope,
proposals for Loan OF 1881 and be addressed $40 the
be opened and decided at the time above stated No
offer can be accepted for any fraction OF 81 900 will
deposited with any depostary Of the United
States subject TO the order OF the Secretary of the Urea
suy The certificate Of such deposit must accompany
each proposal.
All offers for stock under this notice must be uncon-
ditiona, and contain reference 20 any other offer.
The oilers must state the sum offered for each so0 OF the
stock.
Bidders for this stock, whose offers shall be accepted
must deposit the amount offered and accepted with the
Treasurer Of the United states, with the Assistant
Treasurers at Boston, New York, Philadelphia or Il.
LOUIS with the depostary at Cincinnati on or before
the 10th OF April next should any successful bidder
sire to deposit at any other point, his request 10 that
eject win be duly considered.
Upon receipt at this department Of certificates OF de-
post Win the depositaries above mentioned certificates
OF inscribed stock will be issued the successful bid
oets or hef assigns In sums Of thousand 6ve thou
sand and ten thousand dollars their option Inscribed
stock Issued Will carry interest from the date OF The
deposit OF the money above stated and VIII be trans
feraoe on the books o. the Treasury asrecaby 10 the
regulations Of the department.
Should any successful bidders desire certificates OF stock
with coupons OF the lsem annual interest thereon az
tached 70 each certificate they will be In sums OF
thousand dollars each, with attached coupons for
interest from the Let day OF July next and such coupon
stock instead OF being transferable on the books Of the
delivery Of such certificates The interest such
coupon stock from the date Of the deposit Of the money
therefor until the first day Of july will be paid that
day 70 the accepted bidder his attorney by the do
potItary with whom the principal was deposited.
The preliminary deposit Of one per centum required
from all bidders under this no,ce will be included IN the
hnal deposit Of principal Of successful bdders, and VIII
be directed 70 be Immediately returned 10 unsuccessful
bidders. & y. CHASE, secretary OF tho Treasury.
The following is a statement Of the amounts
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