New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-04
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 81. N.

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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3D. NJ
Gold has been quite steady to-day, opening
at $50 and closing at 27i Q2si. Stocks are stronger
United States 6s of lssl. Coupon. lo50lo6; e@s'
Coupon lo7i9lO7,; sos Registered le60lCos'
April 73os lO7;0l0s; Cersifcatos arc up TO PAT
aeU, Tennessee g. 56a5s; ussouri e., 6I@t;
California To, l6l asked Canton Co., &d3si; Man
posa 47iS47.; Quicksilver. soi9soii Minnesota, 81;
Delaware and HUDSON, 2c9G2o Pennsylvania Coel'
c25 d230; Cumberland Coal 62i G62.i Central Coal
6oQ6i; American Coal % asked; Residing. l3tal37ii
Michigan Central ipial+Oi do. Southern ~.asosi
d. Guaranteed. l39i9liO; Panama 2s5aNo; LIMOS
Central ifsial3o; Cleveland and Pittsburgh ll1a
Ill4t; Esrth Western GOT 99l Pacific Mail, 2SVa9eli
Atlantic Mail 17sal7a}; Central Transit, l2o askedi
| New.York Central LJ0l al3l; Erie. ll2idli2s no.
Preferred IlI0llii; Hudson River, l33tdl&ii mar
len s7iaI27, DO Preferred los asked; Ohio and Mis.
sssippi Certificates, 52i952ii Cleveland and Toledo
1874, Rock Island il4;9ll4i; Burlington and Quincy,
,e,al3l, Prnrie du Chen. 70 Fort Wayne,
us, all6., Terre Haute and Alton 62i163; Toledo
and Wabash g. Stocks have been irregular, but close
firm and in demand Government securities are among
tia strongest upon the list, and are higher ihe Az
pouncement that no immediate sale Of IS OF
1891 will 10 made has brought In buyers OF existing
Ga a. better raies There is qniie large number
If city bank officers who disprsge the "o'erh-
ment loans because they do not sfer sutiicienuy
high rate Of interest Twelve and fifteen per cent
In currency would largo enough 70 sahsiy
the most avar.cious Whenever tho Treasury desires
10 place the balance Of the 1881 loan. 1t can DO done
through the National banks. which have thus lar served
the Department faithfully. and with promptncs'
worthy II imitation. Railway shares are In demand
and III. circle Of buyers Is enlareng, snder the con-
tinued gain In earnings and the certainty Of full di
dends at the close Of the year The Hudson RIVER cam
Ing, FOR Jolly show a gain Of 81. 800 Its rates for
hesh, have been advanced and connecting lines have
been notified that old contracts be terminated or
business refused.
In Freights the engagements to Liverpool
are H. 90 bushels Wheat 1T I'd. In ships oags 80 ios
Lard NJ so. Der neutral IS hhds Tallow at 25S iand
per steaaeT 3oos bbs Flour at Pc. cid. 1000 toKss
Cheese at sO and 20 boxes Bacon at s3s To Lsndon;
IL 900 bushels wheat at ed. in bulk, 1000 hos Flour
a, 2. 3D.. 200 boIss Cheese t.. and pcr steamer
zoo boYes Cheese NJ sc. To Glasgow: 10 tcs Talow
a. Ia.
Money il abundant 1t per cent, and brokers
make ~ their accounts with great ease. The new tax
or loan l. quite bGrdensome upon oal loans. which en
ter "a largely into the business Of the Stock Exchange
bsysad their actual wanis case "a named where
bani es made ltself party arrangement BY which
tie Government cheated out OF the toKes on call loans
N e. Omen credit with brokers who secure Il by stock
ooaera. and draw ~ ainst the credit at no greater
cost than i've cent stamp upon e.ooOo thus obtained
Al the c.oso II baSness money very plenty on call.
aad large balances were unemployed
The following is a statement OF coal trans
~. n. md Uuts
Fervs.i endg ror ns
q,
Delaware and Hudson CsrAl Co-70lf Ns0lt
lsnn'y vs4A Ca Communities 1880
| Total. tuns..................47,JS sS','s
For the same period last year;
Forth, week :ass
/ D,l.wns end Hudson Canal Co.l1all 800
i fsnnsy'ans Coal Co.'...'.'..-ls" $500
| Total. tun...................2sJl3 t1l'Oe
The New-York Fire and Marine Insurance
Company have declared semiannual dividend OF siH
per cent, free Of tar. yable on demand
The following Is comparative statement oil
TIE earnings Tor the first months 81 the years 1862
1893 and le6i Of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Com
panyi
Earning. from Jan to June 10, iss,.......s5f7s so IS
Earning. from Jan to Juus ~, io6J........ 7l3S4 II
Ipc Ia 1879 pending period IA 1872. c 20. 3!
Fsfning, from Jan 10 Jun. %. l@s.......... Sb@t II
Ito. nGux period IN lotJ.. 2a 40 ~
The Company has Just declared n semi annual diyi.
dend Of 81 y cent It's Preferred and Common stock
also an extra dir, idend Of u cent on the Common
Stock all free Of Government tax and payable Mt the
Companys Agency In this city on and after Ang 20
After payment Of the above dividends. the Company
will have cash. and other available assets equivalent to
ossh, on hand exclusive Of earnings subsequent 10
July estimated NJ $500 S. This road is now IN
excellent order and has made considerable additions
recently 10 motive power all Of which Is taxed W Its
utmost capacity The earnings continue to increase,
and the prospects during the current six months are
better than they have been at any former period.
The weekly statement Of the Philadelphia
banks made up to Monday presents the following az
sfegates as compared with the previous weeks
Jolly Aug .
LoFrs..'...... Sog17 tis 3s2I7,sao Dec. eesa69
sre.ie.......... 1882 80 3,sAlSS Inc. ~
.gsI Tendsf... li,3J2 $50 l2,2uE9 Inc. Bn.lIo
pepost........ 35,0ll 2S3 J,3078 Inc. $3.50
lhcgiatiop...' F,4s',@v' A'Afot1@o 'ho'' ''V''
The last weekly returns of the banks of Prov
idence T. l.. compare as follows With the statement Of
July 4;
5ia.is, ea,26l,2oo
| Deposits. oc<9"Ss osto'sOv
Calculation +,l7s9e 5,Sd.tO
/ specio............. S50,035 3%9.e0o
The New York exports, exclusive OF specie,
for the week ending August I, and since January /.
l. IL. fall axvtth