Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-15
FTNINCIAL & COMNRRCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
MORNING LEADER OFFIOF,
TrrrauHv TuRrrra March II TeG5

TUESDAY, EvEEIEG, March Il, 1865.
The financial waters are troubled, and again the
vampire sptc alstit n, whose insatate appetite has
50 long teen fed at the expense Of the nation, is
trembling amid ifs idols, and quaking with fear
lest it shall be buried under the ruins of the edice
It had reared. The tread of our pqusring armies
has not only msds Its schosB in the "hollow sseI'
Of the Oonfsdsraey, but has started from its very
T. undations, and threatens to thoroughly over
throw, that other confedsra'I5n, little lees treA-
sonAbs and injurious to ths national welfare COM
posed Of the speculating gamblers in gold, stocks
and produce, and every step onward of Grant and
Sherman and Sheridan carries fresh dismsy intO
the rsnEs Of the,s ensmiss equally with the rebels
in arms 1t will not do that they attempt to stay
this downward tide By groundless pTstexts and
bsEe Exp dients their Euco IS can be but tsmpo-
raryp aud will react with thtics augmented force.
For three years they hsTe fought ths Government
with desperate energy, aiding with all their sAi
to build up the debt whiah they use as an apology
for their sctE aud in the con ct the natl. n has
triumphed. Is 1t not fair that the Bggreisor must
suffer?
The panieky excitemsn. in Gold and Stocks 10
New York continues, and the dscline today. par
ticuarIy in the former, has been heavy, this Piica
reeedns ard closing at l7s1z-ths lowest point at
tanned Gince the 18th Of May, 1854, when the rate
was us. CT eourEe the highly favorable military
sdviceI have conduced most laI gely to this end
In the general Stock list the decline was not 10
mark as in god, but 1t was stin ofa very decid-
ed character. Governments suffered slightly in
the sereIal decline, bat probably not from the
sane eause, but rather from elimination in ths
demand, which has been les active for dag or
two ast. The rates reported TO the Evening Stock
Exchange in this city were es follows: 0. g. %
coupons, old, HOY. Ohio and Mississippi Certif-
Gates 271l, New York Central 1O61<, Erie s31< IL
nnois O,ntral 1l2, hudson l0e5<, Reading 1917,
Old southern 651<, Cleveland and Pitt.buTgh 7C1l,
Rock Island 9s1z, Northwestern s21<, do PREFER,
6osS. Ft. Wayne SO, Cumberland 81, Mar posa
14s4- Market weak.
The money market here is considerably easisr,
but continues without ether rotAble ehangs, the
discount demand continuing extremely light Ex-
change is steady at e discount buying and par
selling.
The sales at the Second National Bank tO-dsy Of
1905 were SsO,sOO
Cleveland EVENING STOCK Exchange.
President,
MORRISON FOSTER.
vice President,
J. F. FREEMAN.
Secretary and Treasurer,
D. C. WASHINGTON.
The Rooms OF this Board are In the Itzster |
Block, Superior street. in the rear Of ths Unitsd
States Telegap Of1ca.
SESSIONS EVERY EVENTEG (azospt Saturday |
and Sundsy) AT II O'ULOCE.
The rates Of Gold and Stocks in Eew York. at AZ
o'ecck P NJ are telegraphed to his Board vaon /
day; also the rates Of Goid at Galsgher's Evening
Exchange.
Fee Of AsHbsTslip SD a Year.
PerBons not members are admitted for Is cents /
each night but not permit 90 operate
Those Wishing TO become memb rI will please /
apply to the Secretary and Treasurer. fsbai: R3 /
TUESDAY EVIKISs, March Il. 1865.
Tbs reports from the East this evening fell like
a pail upon the Stock Exchange, and Thoroughly
"squelchsd" any disposition tbs msmbors may
have previously had to operate. The only trsnscc-
lions that eou'd be d avn out were 200 lharts Of
Liverpool Oil Stock, buyer 80, at 70