Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-09
Special Report.
FINANCIAL.

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The stock market shows symptoms of
reaction. There is lack of confidence in
the permanency of tho advance and the
turn is in favor of short sales. There is a
slight decline of prices from yesterday.
The expectation of favorable military
news has a depressing effect.
Governments are frmer and especially
on gold-bearing bonds.
State bonds are quiet and firm.
Coal shares strong and generally better.
The miscellaneous list was heavy and
lower
The gold speculation is very weak. The
street is filed with rumors both of victory
and disaster. Nothing will be done by
operators till something decisive occurs.
PETROLEUM STOCKS.
The Petroleum stock market was active
and price generally sustained. Sales Ger
mania 80; Knickerbocker 90; Cherry Run
90; Manhattan IA; Noble Well 27O; En-
pire City $50; Heydrick 1850; Oil Creek
$50; Tack 400; United States 26OO; Ocesnic
400; Buchanan Farm I8S: Rynd Farm $50;
Excelsior 1l25; High Gate 96; Mckinley
5s Allen Wright 900.
The market is quiet at 49@5Oc for crude,
63@69 fer refined in bond and Ss@s9
for free.
At Gallaghers Evening Exehang g
Stocks were not very active, but quite
firm.
Gold 2l1s.
Hudson -; Michigan Southern 602;
Illinois Central 11s3; Pittsburgh s823;
New York Central 1I24; Erie 75f; Rock
Island 954; Northwestern 654, do pre-
fsrred $50; Fort Wayne 9a8; Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Certificates S7ai Reading 1888 /;
Cumberland 493i Quicksilver -; Mari
poSa lO5.
MOBILE NEXT.
Letters from Psscogouls indicate speedy
and extensive operations against Mobile.
Major General Heron is expected to have
prominent command in the new move
ment.
STAGE ROUTE.
A dispatch received this afternoon an
nounces the re-opening of the stage route
from Atchison to Denver City and Cali
fornia.
REVELATION.
Revelations by Colonel Bakers detec-
tives show that large numbers of enlist
ment certificates have been forged to fill
the quotas of the city and interior. Col
Baker thinks that two-thirds of the re-
cruits of New York are based on forged
certificates, or on recruits who have de-
serted. In order to detect these frauds the
d electives personated agents from country
towns, and purchased forged enlistment
certificates TO fill quotas. The sfterward
enlisted as recruits, and were shown how
to desert. The morning papers contain
full details Of this gigantic fraud.
HARRY GILMORE CAPTURED.
The HsraIGs Winchester special says
Maj. Young, of General Sheridan's scouts
learned that Harry Gilmore was in the vi.
cinity of Moorefeld, and tracked him tC
the house of noted secessionist and found
Gilmore and another rebel officer in bed
The prisoners we're Immediately taken tc
Winchester and the expedition continued
Captain Stump, of Imboden's command
who refused to surrender was mortally
wounded before he could be captured.
SOUTHERN NEwsPAPER-TALK.
The Richmond Examiner abuses the
rebel government for sending Peace Com
missioners, and declares that the Fedora
government had everything to gain anC
the rebels everything to lose by the move
ment to peace. It thinks the Northern
papers will publish colored statements con
cerning peace, and warns readers to be
lieve none of them.
The Sentinel says, it ought to be thei
prime concern to prevent, either b
removal or destruction, cotton falling int
the enemy's hands. Far sooner should "
allow them to capture munitions of wsr
for, while these indeed will be of convent
ence to them, cotton is a necessit
and is daily becoming more intensely S,
} Nor are the necessity for cotton and res
sons why we should carefully withhold
confined tOour enemies, on the contrar
they apply with equal force to the natiOr
Of Europe. The time has come when a.