Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-18
Special Report.
NEw York, Feb. II.

FINANCIAL.
At the Stock Exchange the Railroad list
was dull and lower, except on Fort Wayne
which was higher and quite active.
Gold was steady and in very fair de-
mand. ias -s-5a
The Miscellaneous List was steady with
an upward movement in Mariposa and
Pacific Msl.
Coal shares firm, with Cumberland and
Central as fsvorites.
Bank stocks and railroad bonds dull.
The prospect Of speedy military success
prevents heavy speculstiOns. There is a
general disposition to wait for events,
rather than anticipate them.
The Gold market is perfectly quiet and
in sympathy with railroad and other
stocks.
The Money market ia over-stocked; large
sums have poured in from the West in the
past few days. Loans are offered at per
cent.
There is no alteration In Foreign Ex-
change.
PETROLEUM.
Petroleum Stocks active and irregular.
There was heavy rise in Rynd Farm
and heavy decline in Manhattan and
KnickerboQker. Sales of Buchanan Farm,
1856; Empire City, 500; Excelsior, 1885,
Rynd Farm, 4S5; Tack, 800; United
States, 254O; President, ATS; GermAnis,
s5; Oceanic, 325; Knickerbrocker, so.
Petroleam market heavy. Crude little
lower at 5O@5l; refined in bond, e7@ss !
refined free, 81.
STOCKS.
Gallsgher's Evening Exchange.
Gold 2Os5.
New York Central, ll2si old, -
5-2O's, new, -; 1O-4O's, -; Erie 7Ss -;
Hudson - Reading .lllf; Michigan
Southern SAG Illinois Central -;
Pittsburgh s2s Toledo -; Rock Island
45s; Northwestern -; do preferred 6411 /;
Fort Wayne s5I; Ohio and Mississippi
Certificates -; Chicago and Alton pre-
ferred =; Cumberland 56f; Msriposa
liz. Market not active.
Gold closed at 2O85.
MEETING OF LOYAL eEoRGIANs.
A meeting of loyal GeOrgians was held
at Cooper Institute last night. Speeches
were made by several citizens of Georgia.
Resolutions were passed denouncing the
secession movement and urging an early
return of the State to the Union.
THE ARMSTRONG GUN.
The Times Washington special says Sir
VIM. Armstrong writes to the Navy De-
partment urging our Government to man
ufscture his guns.
Captain Wise, of the Ordnance Bureau,
in reply says the Armstrong guns captured
at Fort Fort Fisher would afford US the
means of testing Sir Williams invention.
General Dwight has been before the
Committee on the Conduct of the Wartes
tifying concerning the Red River Expedi-
ton.
The Worlds Washington special says
the House Commerce Committee has near
ly finished the examination of persons
holding cotton permits. They will next
examine tie official who Issued them.
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The Suns special gays the President has
informed a member ofthe Ways and Means
Committee that he would soon send in 3
new nomination for the new Secretary Of
the Treasury, who would probably be an
Eastern man.
FROM THE POTOMAC,
The TTibnne's Army of the Potomac
special says the railroad is now being ex-
extended TO the position now held on the
le # by the 9th Corps. A large force Of
men is now being employed upon it. Nu-
merous wagon roads are also being con-
structed.
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NEW YORK, Feb. IL.
The Richmond Sentinel of the I4th, in
an article on the arming of slaves argues
that the proposed measure would be of
great advantage in the siugls item of sup
plies, which is now a very important ques-
ton with the rebel government.
The Dispatch sees no hope of foreign in
tervention, and says it is useless to discuss
the question.
The Enquirer says the recent rise in
rebel paper was caused by the Secretary
of the Treasury throwing 8 quantity Of
gold on the market. 1t urges the destruc-
tiou of the present currency and reduc-
tion of the rebel debt to gold basis.
The clerks in the departments of the rebel
government appeal to the Senate toincrease
their pay. Under their present compensa-
ton they,can barely support themselves.
The Sentinel says maas meetings have
been called in Petersburg and Lynch
burg to express the views of the people on
the degrading terms rendered by Lincoln.
All our exchanges speak with one voice Of
the Fortress Monroe negotiation, and the
duty it has disclosed to US all, except the
Raleigh Progress and Raleigh Standard,
which are still holding out the white hag
for surrender. The Augusta Chronicle viii
doubtless also take the same ground.
The Examiner says While the blockade
is effective against England and France, it
is open to Yankees; and says the effect Of
trading permits would, at points in our
possession, enable US to do all the trading