The New York herald., 1864-04-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

TUESDAY, April 6-6P.M M
The share market exhibited weakness this morning and
nearly all the Western railroads were down. Compared
with the hrst sales yesterday Erie Railroad advanced
Erie preferred X, Illinois Central 2 Cleveland and Toledo
~ Pittsburg and Fort Wayne ~ Chicago and Alton "
and Cumberland Coal 2a.. Hudson River Harlem Chi.
cago and Northwestern and Canton Company showed
variation from the highest cash sales Monday. New
YORK Central declined y, Reading IL, Milwaukee and
frarie du Chen ~ Michigan Central X, Michigan
Southern 2, Cleveland and Ptsburg X Gaena and Chi.
csgo X Chicago aud Rock Island Il, Alton and rerre
Hsnte y, tactic Mail y, Quicksilver Mining ~. and
Msrpcsal
There mate ial change the afternoon, except
in Harlem, which advanced 3H per cent At the close
Eric sold 81 l25G Hudson River l63H, Harlem la.
Reading lts. Michigan Southern Il5x Illinois Central
l5ok Cleveland and Psburg 12sH, Galena and Chicago
l2TI Cleveland and Toledo 1884, Chicago and Rock Island
l24, and Fort wayne l4sh.
Exchange was firm 10 day at lslh ha1s1Z
The loan market continued active at fully seven per
cent The advance in the rate OF interest has not been
by any redacton 10 the OF capital Offering
but may be attributed the increased demand which
has been produced by the esgerress spectators to hold
their stocks anticipation OF a further RISE There
will probably be no reduction In the present until
after the two hundred million loan which is now being
negotiated, is all taken.
The government fixed the price OF gold this morning at
165&he same as yesterday. The opening price at the
exchange was 1874, and an attempt made by the
gamblers as usual 20 influence the official standard but
Mr.. Cisco stood firm, and very judicousy resolved ia
the absence OF orders from Washington, give way
to the opportunities OF the speculators The opening
price at the gold room merely nominal probably
not ten thousand dollars in cash sales perfected
fore the hour OF which the official price announced
The premium afterwards forced up TO $685. but no
business could DO dono al that price, and the gambling
was afterwards carried the lesser fractions.
The following is the report OF the transactions at the
Office OF the Assistant Treasurer
Receipts from customs s.................. $3.50 900
Total receipts. Observation-Disclosures. 1855 ,504
balapce 81 ,s45 1896
The subscriptions to the tenforty loan at the Sub
Treasury to-day united TO $les $780, and at the First
National Bank TO 500 coo.
The aggregate value OF the exports or produce and |
merchandise from this port during the past week was
S3768.74s
The plan OF ccDfning the designations os the national
banks 10 numbers instead OF allowing them 10 choose
Their own names has, it appears, been abandoned The
'Nstona Exchange Bank" Of New York, and the Della
County National Bank Of Chester Pennsylvania
have been authorized and will proceed to do business in
accordance with the provisions Of tho law under their
respective titles.
We have received copy OF the following despatch,
dated Lc'vcnworth, Kansas, April4:-
To General J. c. Fremont
At the ANIMAL meeting or the Union Pacific Railway
Company, Eastern Division held this city 70 day Gen
era John G. Fremont, Edward Learned a. p Diyor r ,
c. wilson Wm McIough James Kerr p johnson William,
j. McApine and C. Trowbridge elected directors
The following comparative statement shows the aver.
age condon OF the ieacng items Of the Philadelphia /
banks Tor the past and previous week.