New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-21
FRIDAY. NAV 20-P. n.

Sold opened at ls2, but fell to Isl upon an
announcement that the Government was selling
Sterling bills The rate was I97, and quite large
business doing by Mr.. Cisco. In the afternoon gold
advanced, and az p. 10. was quoted 1921. In the
street Stocks were firm aid higher. At the Stock
Exchange Is Of 1881. registered ll4all4.; do. cou-
pOns ll4iall4.; April 1905, ma 52Os lOtaalO6!
and lO7 for coupons; Tennessee &c, 5706Oi Missouri
D. ni972; California IS l33al35; Quicksilver 75i
GA; Delaware and Hudson, 225a23O; Pennsylvania
Goal 2Osa2lO; Central Coal, 72a73i American Coal
lo2; Cumberland Coal 77sa7s; Pacific Mail. 2320
e33; Central Transit Co., 1880; New.York Central
i3aql35; Erie Il6l0ll63; Erie Preferred. los 1881.
Hudson River l54; Harlem, 2e0; Reading, H5i dl46
Mich Central, l46ial46!; Mich. Southern, 99i QSgi
Mich Southern Guaranteed, 1921; Panama, 245G25O
Illinois Cen, 1888; Cleveland and Pittsburgh l5s dll6
Stocks continue irregular and as a whole lower
Government securities exception and upon very
moderate sales well supported. An Federal stocks
ct and above six per cent in gold held with great
6rmness and nothing but small lots offered. Rail
way shares which form the basis Of speculation, are
less active In the absence Of sales from Virginia and
rather offered for sale by small operators. AT the
Open Board prices quite weak and stocks
offered freely; but after the call the market rallied and
large lots bid for at tai per cent advance. AT the
Second Board the market was irregular and less dis
position shown 10 operate largely The closing prices
were: Gold 1874: Erie, III; Hudson. l5i; Reading
l46I; Michigan Central l46; Michigan Southern, 99s
Illinois Central 1921, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, III
Rock Island, llsii Fort Wayne and Chicago, lleii
Cumberland, 7sl; Chicago and North Western est
Canton. 46.; Quicksilver 74i.
Coal Stocks continue in request at full rates and
are favorites in the market Mining shares ne
elected and next to nothing doing them The Con
,ohdated Coal Company has q capital paid up Of
S. l75OOO under a special charter from Pennsylvania
In 1856 The Directors Franklin f. Randolph
President Edward A. Quintard. Joseph r. Skldmore
Frederick A. Lane Charles Parish, Edward WetheriIl
Thomas Bennett jr. William ii. Tilinghast. The
property Of the Company is in Luzerne County Penn
,ylyania on tie Susquebannah River. mostly between
Wilkesbarre City and WilkesbaTre Mountain. There
are 100 acres owned by the Company and 1900
leased by the Company. There are ten different
openings shafts and tunnels from which coal Is
delivered at the rate Of 1900 tuns daily via the
Wyoming Valley Canal, and Is sold In Baltimore.
The Company own $50 canal boats and a large amount
Of machinery. The Company own depot and
wharves at Elizabethport. NewJersey. These are
connected with the mines by the NewJersey Central
Misunderstanding a new coal supply equal TO 5oO'OoO
tuns per annum for the Eastern markets This stock
was put upon the board-list ON the 18th at 1875.
Another series Of Treasury notes is reported
TO be in Of preparation, the only point in doubt
being the rate Of interest. One plan is to make them
legal tenders at y cent interest, payable seni-annu
ally to be compounded and paid only at the maturity Of
the notes. with the principal in three years Another
and better mode would be TO make issue Of 100
notes not legal tenders principal and interest payable
In currency 70 be used In meeting the daily ex'
penses Of the Governments TO be exchanged for
the outstanding twoyear FIVE per cents, aud
also made convertible into y cent godbe bonds.
The Of notes Of this kind would be Of the most
tystye tendency and reduce the expenses of the Gov
eminent at an early day. There would be general de-
are W The part VI holders VI twoysar y cents 10 81