The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-27
rW,A. GAL AND COMMERCIAL.


TrsasDAs. April 2s-eP.M
Tue = OK market exhibited sisrs Of weakness this
W mag AMI resis cd all attempts % give bueyani
Sc Harlem Railroad, however, was put up 2ss which
" an advance ef eight ger cent, and the
MA colo Cor si2 seller thirty days. Compared with the
falcs al the FIRST board yesterday New Central ad-
viocsd y Erie Railroad v, Hudson River u. Harlem g..
Re iding l. Michigan Central IL. Michigan Southern IL
irinois Centra l. Chicago aud Rock Island IN Chicago
and Alton l. Cumberland Coal on. Canton Company y,
and Quicksilver Mning TX. Milwaukee aud Prairie du
Chen declined IA Cleveland and Piitsburg 1, Galena and
ca cago Cleveland and Toledo 2 Alton and rerrs Haute
8, and M.riposa Mining q the quotations with which
the foregoing COMPARISONS made were nearly all those
o. the opening ssies from which most OF the shares ma
te-,aliy declined before tho close Of the call.
There vas disposition buy In the afternoou and the
m rket became The following wore the clos
ting quctss,ons:-New York Central lS5K, Erie ll5K
Hudson River 1927. Reading lSex, which is Sk down
frrn nnst board; Michigan Southern lo2 MicAaan
Central it2h, Illinois Central IsIk Cleveland end Pitts
burg ii2H Fort Wayne l2e, Chicago and Northwestern
So Galena and Chicago 49, Toledo and wabssh n Cum
berand Coal II, Canton Company ~. and Quicksilver
Mining TAX.
Cold opened this morning a 1884, was run up 10 1885,
from which point Il settled down TO I5ex subssquensiy
took acother upward turn, reached ls2 and dur
Ing the remainder Of dag visited The fractions b.
tween Isl and ls2 There considerable excitement
aud great many small lots were sold.
he Assistant Treasurer reports to-day n folows:-
Amount hand .eS9 l6a l0l
Ee.e'ps from customs. 762 600
s"A from other sources. l52S 800
T"ta ..Sli I01 .5ll
FAymens S,50o ,7S4
raiancs $sS 56l 100
Subscr ,ptens 10 20 loan ............... 100000
The tenioFty I've per cent loan gradually gaining 10
popular favor. the Indications that Il will BE- alb
sorted mich than the government anticipates
like that tho thirty Treasury notes.
d payable In CON- and che present premium gold
eqna to nine rer cent In currency. II beyond question
the hest and safest medium for permanent investmens
which s at present Offering Like the fve.twepsses tho
bonds will doubt premium alter the loan
mas been all taken.
che bills before Congress- having reference the
business Of stock brokers and SPECTATORS In gold and
foreign exchange contain the following provisions
1Makes Il unlawful to enter into any contract the
purchase sale Of any gold silver coin bullion
foreign exchange TO be delivered At any time subsequent
=, the making Of such contract. Penalty thousand
d liars and three months Imprisonment
z-Frevents the payment Of any sum. either fixed
Contingent In de auls OF the delivery Of any coin bull
lion or foreign exchange. Same penalty.
s-Requires the immediate manual delivery OF all coin.
bullion exchange which may 10 scd and the prompt
payment 10 full Of the agreed price thereof By the
uai delivery OF the amount In United States notes
national currency-no certified checks State bank
issues to be used payment For any violation this
stipulation the penalty be thousand dollars
and three months Imprisonment
Mo person make any contract whatever for the
sale loan delivery any coin, bullion foreign
change OF which he they king such contract shall
GOT at the TING making be the and In actual
possession. Penalty smilar 10 the above.
s-No person shall make such contract at any other
place than the ordinary place Of business OF either tho
purchaser seller pcnalty thousand dollars and
three months imprisonment The intention OF this pro
vision stop the saos or c,in the brokers boards
and to break up the gold exchange but the object win
DOT be attained tho simple that the godro,m
Is the "o-dmary place OF business OF all who speculate
In gold
6-Au contracts made contrary 10 the above pro
visions arc, addition the enil.es declared abso
tutely void.
5-Ali sales Of gold aud sv,r CON- bullion sterling
exchange. notes. stocks bonds other securities to be
taxed one ash (two mis) Of per csas two dol
lars h,usand, the amount Of the sales and the
same upon all contracts for suoh sales.
S-Any person or company who shall sell or offer 10
veil gold or ever coin. bullion sterling exchange
money promssory notes, stocks, bonds other
curses without license shall pay Hy per cent in addi.
Sion 70 the foregoing ratio.
The aggregate value Of tho exports OF produce end
merchandise exclusive OF SPECIE from tho port Of New
York during the past week wa 81 ,0S3 814.
The following comparative statement shows the ave-
cage condition Of the leading items Of tho Philadelphia
banks for the pass and previous week.