New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-17
,American Gold. Reading.

American Gold. Clcye a. Pitts. Chic. ~ Alton.
I5OOO. $50. 2Ol 100 . 81 l00...... 81
zoo. slO-- oi
THURSDAY, Feb. IT,. NJ
Gold has been very quiet oil day, opening at
2O3I, selling rs high as Dos, and closing at 2oii.
The short interest in the street is quito limited,
and the "bulls" who are supporting gold TO
strengthen stocks paying dearly for tho adyant-
age so obtained. The amount held by tho Bank Of
Ncw-York 10 estimated at 600, and IL needs
nothing but favorable military news to send itupon
the street for sslo at 3 heavy less. The large
amount Of Exchange offering makes il certain that
bulls in gold are 70 come to grief in the absence of
crushing military disaster. The sooner they close
their accounts theSmallcr tho loss will be.
Government Stocks under the favorable slyices
from London rose to ~ for old 5-20s, and Ill for
new, with large business. Atths advance good
many sellers appeared and prices recedcd At the
close Of the day the quotations were llli for old
zoos, and lOi for the new. Tho 1.3Os arc largely
subscribed for to-day. Fisk & Hatch took l,623,-
900. Tic First National Bank, and Clark, Dodge
& Co., each go, OOO and the Ninth National, and
Livermore, ClcSs s. Co., each $3.50, OO0-in all 49,
325 600.
Railway Shares were depressed by the weakness
in gold, and at the Stock Exchange werc generally
lower aud weak. After the cali the market was
stronger and advance freel. paid upon tho whole
list. At the Second Board the market was steady,
but late in the day sellers were abundant under tho
impression that the demand for ZOOS is TO mako
active money market ut an early day.
Money continues abundant, and upon call is in
good supply at sac per cent. Tho large subscrip-
tions TO the 80 loan have thus far no perccpGblo
effect upon the supply call, but this cannot con-
time at the present rates without making money
scarce. When the amount Of currency required to
pay the army ia gathered, rates must be higher.
Tho dizziness in Exchange cont lues and rates are
nominal. Bankers Sterling, GO days, 1881 slOSi
Bankers Sterling days, 1891 aIlO; Merchants
Sterling, 1914 clos; Francs, 5.l5a5.2o.
Freights ire without change. The engagements
to Liverpool are % hhds Tallow, 100 boxes Bacon,
and so tics. Lard at rs. Cd; and per steamer, $50
bo1es Bacon at 35s., and 40 bales Hops at ii.
To London, 100 ties. Beef at S.. and 900 bbs. OIL
Cake private terms. To Glasgow, per steamer 25
boxes Bacon at 25s 4OObbls Beef at Is 3D., and 40
ties. do. at Is. 3D. TO Bremen, 100 tuns Logwood at
Us. 3D. 50 hhds. Tobacco at 22s. 3d. l00bbs. Ashes
at lbs. Cd, ~ bales Cotton ut ID, and $50 bbls
Shoe Pegs at Is. 3D.
The business of tho Sub Treasury was: Receipts
1883, 1888 As; for Customs, $4,000. Payments
s., 30, O79 10; on account of Loan t636,OOO. Bal
ancc, $29,TO,l6 81.
The Ninth National Bank received to-day sub
scrptions 70 the 80 loan to the amount of $3.50 600
Work on tho tunnel Of tho Albany and Susque-
hanna Railroad is progressing, laborers being en-
gagged on il night and day. On tho east end the
head of the tunnel is now carried in about five
hundred feet, and at the west end about one
hundred feet. The head OF the tunnel is excavated
only large enough TO admit Of working with
facility, the height only being about seven feet.
This is tho heaviest work the road.
Bank stocks are firm, and l0l has been paid.
a telegram from San Francisco, dated 18th,
quotes mining stocks, &C., as follows:
Ophr, 1910 p foot; Gould g. Curry, d, 5s5 p foot,
Savage e. SIS per foot; Challln ss2O y foot Potosi
$40 " foot Yellow JACKET 81 $50 " foot state Tel.
egrlph. e5i share; Spring Valley, s9S p share.
The following is a statement of the earnings of
the Chicago and North Western Railroad for the
second week in February:
1861. .677 IS 1865. el23 $40 Is
Increase. 577 per cent, 1i5.C62 90.
Mariposa stock fell to lOi this afternoon upon a
report that bondholdcrs would wipe tho whole out
At the close II was bid
There was general feeling OF dstrust in auction
circles to-day. The buyers say that matters con-
tnue in such an unsettled state that they
scarcely know how or in which way to move. This
especially noticeable to-day in tho largo sale of
Donestics by wilmcrhngs 4 Mount. Tho at
tendance Was large but tho bidding Was rather re-
luctant, while tho prices show a heavy decline as
compared with similar sale held by Curtis e. Co.,
on the Sd and this house Oh tho 9th To-day
.Jarnas's Steam Mills Al bleached were knocked
down at &c., against &c. at previous sales; Os-
wego 81 stripes 2ic, against Csc, Leroy Blue
DENNIS at 2lc., against 26a&,c. and Seneca Cor
set Jeans at lac., against 2Ojc., 60
Arkwrght M" Al bleachcd sold at 35c. Union
Twecds, &c.,; Mechanics and Cassmeres,
53Ic,; Newton Heavy Ticks, 23c., so. Tho rates