The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


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FxpAy, Dec. 22-sP.N.
ns stock market opened with Increased drmness and
salnasioa ths morning. but the Improvement vss not
fuIly sustained owing 10 yielding Of the Ee corner
un1sr cash salss and vague approximations that Mr.
McCuilochs wish 70 New York In way the pre-
curssr Of new loan The Secretary has, however, fully
sssursl IN Who have bad conversation with him upon
ne suh,scs = the ubTroasury during the day that his
VA = n4inly for the sake OF attending the
Nsw Kaslsnd dinner this evening" and not in any
vy relating 70 funding or borrowing He has
fsrsAss sAA that he will not be likely
% psss loan upon the market during the remainder
Il The asca yess and that he will take action towards
ne Of any part Of the oatng debt into bonds
n sfss Coness has debated tho financial question. He
isoks forward 20 . prolonged easy money market and
AlgAss prices foe national securities and although no Of
sdhsrss 10 tbs views Expressed In his report
s1a thai time, and long time too elapse before
sAs svvsnsss Afford disturb The existing state
szkin Whenever eoatrsntion 10 resumed will be tho
vsl~sssss prsps, and the OF interest offered
~ sesdr vi b sufncient 20 induce very active
essvsussa Meanwhile tho national bank issues will
lave isnsss1 shs cursacy far more rapidly than the
rssny vn - shie 10 cosrsct n; and in all the future
fss1ng sr~ssss - the government care viii be taken
V kssp The @sssy narkes easy BY the issue Of new
e~m1sssx isssrsk notes and similar means Mr. Nc
cxlissA snsss1s ~ rssuss TO Washington morrow.
a. - sssiy ssuss Of the open board Erie sold as
Uss ~ GO. s1x Cor rsuar, gsadins ioos, Michigan
ss~ssss~ ~. Cleveland and Psssburs sSz Rock
iss.x io1 nsssh~ sssern asK. Cumberland ASK, Mari
pssa w9 HAN, ssauyikii Coal fb.io)A AT the drst
s~xsl1r board Ssw Yo closed higher than It
enc hslfpaus toe yesterday. Michigan Southern
X Nosshscsrern y, pse'caed n, Fort Wayne =, Can
tsw ~ Ere, HndsaD and Ohio ana Mississippi certiA-
csts~ ~esdy. Cleveland and Pitisburg showed .
ancl ne ~ A. has been carrying all the
sseck there h Ia ~ market n Is fair to presume
thx u has touched boston and In view Of tho
rsnScmsnss made yesterday IA "a probable that 80
scon the general market fssors IL there will be
gasck reaction from depression. Mnrposa
preferred sold a. 49, Government securities
sssasy sevent hr,y II the second series ad.
vanosa Y Al the one oclocs board Erie declined TO
sTA and sS Cor can. a1d market generally
without spirit but prices = fraction higher
portion ~ the than the nrst board Az the half
past $50 the markc, hrner ON Eric, old
southern and ritssvarg no tso lat named closing
. higher than ~ the nr board Enc was y lower (but
!. higher than q the one o clock call Hrd-on y,
Northwestern ~ preferred \. Quicksilver y. Govern.
nent securities ~ers -.cady.
Al the half past thn'e bard there mors bnoyant
market, and Ere soia ~ 10 s5As, regular, New York
Central es,S, Reading l08t., Mch.an southern 75's,
western 3sh. prslesrca =. for Wayne 1885,, Ohio
and Mississippi esruscasrs 2sA schaylkn Coal l3ss.
Af,eFwards, The street. the msrke, closcd steady
but dull eaccpsIns fer r,sblgg and Michigan Southern,
which active
There ~As slight increase Of activity Observable In
tho moscy markel. bot the supply eontinued
n the demand per cent with exceptions n
for large The discount line n generally
ported easier for ARA class paper. and The
- Ia per cent nurnsross but the -ssond
grade " sam saDssd OF 10 "a The brokers and
psNsse bankers oaarcd more money ais Ia per
ssls eai ~ saisssaa sspl,ai than they ne
and ,Ass plsshsss aGely - 10 agpssen, nes,
~sash, whes. MOI lover can hardly fail "a slina
late sp~suiation tbc io-k kxehxnga
Gold weaker THAI Yesterday and generally Loaned
h.s o. NJ t~o ~ cent upou ms currency. There ~
ssvoston shown she eHeei of ths I.vmsut
q sAs inlsrs-i nine ds.enptlons u
bssds winch fsls due IN ia u January whole
amounting - o. ,Tci sha shs '.hor tn,sr-sa IN
eressng sacoralasy. rns pres ep~aea % Nc, F~osiea
4, savssoss ~ issA. snd sisssA a sss
scv~axn ssehssgr a~sss but nrm a iesA Nc
~ hask~s bills kaxlAad 81 ssssy days. ana iio.
\ Il shar SIGHT rhs snsns~ctlaps mostly NJ 100.
fos isss bak Commercial bl. IN demand q los.
ies. With hmlsea sappay
Petroleum STOCKS rather dalA A the arsi hoard
Densehsr Rus cio-ea ~ gher than ~ shs
yessssasy ss, NJ o. sis % ReFxsn Coal ard 81 sold
szc, Cisnssn 81 90 New Nosk aid Nesafk 30. Palmer
Petroleum % 70. ysnangs and Fihois sra Wei w.
GINA Coal ana ON lsr.. Baohsnan fsfm So, Bradley
SOC, Brsvsor ~ 20 Exrslsior On cssmnnia Sss Nam
nrCnsark o., Plthels Crrek stb oN Crurk q A. Web
A~s On %. ouasei Cold 81 %. waikin al 20 Al No
board Bcnnrhoa wa cls sSe. hover thaa the
Art board selling a. ts 7s flthos Greed AR ss1ing
a els 20 Bradley sold Sac. Zee sampie 91r frst
National sso, GsrmantA sic. on crcck o. a, Insed
States s2T 60 Webster 90, walkli tle
Too questions azksa IN Wall sir~et q ~hioh
why the three c.mn nrprincd ~ the c<rsiary
Of the Treasury acths under aatoriy Of act o. Con
grs 10 inquire into ms lnssrna have no yss
Done a, and why Inward kctchum has not yet besn
brought up for Cor forgery 10. delay a the former
looks ike negligence inenasncy and tAs pc~spone
ueni Of the latter suggests essioan rshealons the
pert Of The Comm,s.ouer a gives The Fcsui, ~ s~sch
ing inquiries ssd Investigations vii he valuable GUIDE
70 Congress In amending the T.s bal a. a stand. ha
Is not ready for rcrusa before the hnane question
comes up Cor debate w fsh short % the ojcus for
which u Was designed.
Tue imporssaons Of dry gods a ths peft durinrshe
week ending December 81 compare follows ~a sho.s
Of the previous weok -