The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

"WEDNESDAY, June 22-6P.M.
Stocks we're higher this morning. and a good deal Of
business transacted. The great excitement in tho
gold market and the violent fluctuations that metal
during the day-amounting to much a ten or fifteen
per cent in half hourexercsea pcrceptibe inhu-
the prices OF stocks the variations during the call
At The FIRST board being triAng The c'mpar ms be-
tween the highest sales the first board yesterday
and to-day are as folows-New York Central Railroad
advanced Ia Erie So Reading 5, Michigan Central 2h
Michigan Southern 4, Illinois Central 2, Cleveland and
Pt,sburg Chicago and Rock Island ls, Pttsburg and
Fort Wayne IL Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen !, Chi
cago and Northwestern and Chicago, Burlington and
ouincyI ohio and Mississippi certificates advanced "a,
and Canton Company "a Cumberland Coal and Mari
posa Mining each fell OF u.
AT second board there a heavy decline ID
prices highest quotations beingNew York Central
Railroad 1891, Erie 1851, Erie preferred liz, Hudson
River l42 Reading 1sl, Michigan Central 49, Michigan
Southern 49, Illinois Central 49, Cleveland and Pitsburg
49, Fer Nyne lis, Chicago Burlington and Quincy 1872
Chcago aock Island 1l51, Northwestern $50 and
Prairie d. hen 90 Cumberland Coal sold at TN Quick
silver Mining 70, Ohio and Mississippi certificates 54k
and Canton AT a. The market closed weak and fevcrsh
Government securities are steady.
There settled price for gold day. II varied
from 30 to ESQ., and sales reported even higher
Some Of the heaviest bullion brokers refused to buy or
sell until the market became settled Late 10 the after.
noon brokers we're buying at 205 and selling at 2l0.
The steamship Olympus, for Europe, took SITS ZOE.
There large amount of business transacted at the
Sub Treasury to-day The Assistant Treasurer reports as
follows -
Receipts s., ia 1872
FOR customs Observation-Disclosures. 1000
-For per cent ponus Y 600
10y To- 49, vs.
D"auec' 90 .el,oVV
According to an official statement the total debt of the
United States including bonds and three enths aud
Treasury notes legal tender fractional currency and
paid requistions amounted the l4h OF june 1854
ST. 1895 los The total annual interest 81 500 73O,
OF which amount $50 ,s2S, 672 is payable in coin.
The July dividends OF the Chemical and Iradesmens
banks per cent OF The Metropolitan Chatham
North River five per cent and OF the Irving, Bank of
North America and Market four per cent The Broadway
Bank SIX with an extra premium Of four per
The Mariners Savings Bank will pay, 2lst July semi
annual dividend OF six and five per cent
The coupons OF the first mortgage bonds of the Marposa
Company viii be paid LIST july in gold.
The Michigan Central Railroad will pay, July div
dend of six per cent, free Of tax.
The Columbian Marine Insurance Company Of New York
have declared semi.annua dividend of three d half
per cent the cash capital OF their stock payable on
the LIST OF July.
The Washington Marine Insurance Company OF New
York announce that semannua dividend OF three and
halt per cent will be paid their Office July l.
The earnings OF the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad for