The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-31

Prices OF railroad shares the board to-day
pare with those obtained Wednesday OF last week
follows
New York Central. .......,... 140 1454
Erie OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l2Sx 1855
Erie preferred. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100 Hoy
Hudson River. l5i 16l
Harlem ..-.........'..........' To- lZ5
Reading. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l42 153
Michigan Central. 1929 ISL
Michigan southern ............. lis 49,
Illinois Central. .........,.......,.. l3s 15l
Cleveland and Pitsburg ........... i25 l2T
Galena aud Chicago. ....-.......-.l 2o 12I
Cleveland ana Toledo. ............. 146'4 40
Chicago and Rock Island ............ 1854 12a2
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien..... 7,b S54
TOLEDO and Wabash. 72li 6sli
Pittsborg and Fort Wayne. ......... 100 145gs
Alton and Terra Hsute. ............. IS sax
Chicago and Northwestern. 6eH 6S
Chicago and Alton .................. soii va
Pacific Mail ....................... 80 i5o.e
Cumberland Coal. s.H So
Canton ompany. ON 70
QuicksiIver Mining .............-.... o. 1874
The following tho quotations for government:
cGr:ties-
Five twenty coupon bonds interest on.........Io 1897
Fve.wenty registered bonds .I10k
Seven ard three enhs 'reasury notes. 1883
Regster o 9s ,s 90
coupon 0s or JSSl.... .ll2A
Ono year currency certificates ..,............ 99t4
Gold opeued this morning with degree OF activity
al 1876 but when 1t announced that Mr. Cisco had set
the price Of the GOLD certificates Ie4 became heavy
and drops ed down 10 1885,.
Exchange dull, sterling bills being quoted at 17s
l7e
Money continues easy although the rate Of interest
may DC fairly stated at six r cent, with active
ket.
The Assistant Treasurer reports as follows
Amount on hand. $50, 1888
Receipts from customs. 279,0n0
FROM otner sources STRAIT
Total .ssS ,s5s 500
Payments l,62ss74
Balance. ss2 ,227 1856
The subscriptions the two hundred million loan TO-
day al the Sub Treasury amounted $94 3O0 the
First National Bank to sl5l oOO The subscriptions In
Philadelphia have not yet reached million of dollars in
the aggregate II is very evident tina. this drag
giug heavily, and unless capitalists evince lively
and generous spirit towards Chase will be forced
q with attractive plan keep a.
par The loan will no doubt advantageous one
for permanent investment perhaps in the
OF time than the ve.twenty bonds, it has longer to
run. which to many is a greatanducement.
or the three hundred and forty.seven national banks
which organized hundred and City -four have
capitals less than hundred thousand dollars
hundred nine have been established with only fifty
thousand dollars capital each and the aggregate stock of
the whole hundred ffty only
and half millions. There is proposition before
Congress to amend the National Bank and In view OF
the above should be inserted compelling
al The banks which have been organized under the
law with capitals less than hundred thousand dol.
lars to increase their subscriptions that
There is doubt that the people will regard
suspicion the issues OF these one horse concerns
they termed parts Of the West and Il is
the duty Of Congress impose upon them the necessity
Of assuming the garb Of financial responsibility,
the particularly expected that their bills
20 pass communities that would have but lit
faith in any institution that has the "wd cat"
biance
The aggregate value o. the exports 0, produce and
chandise OF specie from the port New York
during the past week, was III, o25
The Judges OF the Supreme Court OF the United States
have had consultations the Quicksilver Mining
case. and that they will hold another
Saturday next, that day gthey agree the opn
will be given abou, three weeks. II is stated that
the friends OF the company considerably alarmed
about the result.
The city Of Hoooken, ~ J.. advertises for loan OF one
hundred thousand dollars five hundred dollar coupon
bonds to ray volunteers The loan will bear six per
interest payable semi. annually and the principal win be
discharged instruments, commencing In 1870 and end
ing 1856 The bids viii be opened the 4th o, April
The coupons the lard bonds the Hannibal and
81, Joseph (Mssour) Railroad Company, die April will
be- paid on and tina, date the Office OF Duncan,
sherman & Co., in this city.
The earnings OF the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen
Railroad during the week ending March Fl compared
with receipts FOR the time In 1868, fol-
lows