Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-06

FTNANcIAL-Last evenings NJ Y. CONNER.
cial says:
The market shows none OF the Improvement
that was expected at the opening Of the new
year. Money is more stringent than was eX.
pected after the payment OF probably five mil
lions in dividends, and the stock market is
yacillating and weak, with no disposition
among brokers to promote any vigorous specu-
lative movements. The orders from outside
parties for stocks are quite nominal, while for
Governments there is q steady flow of orders
from all parts Of the country.
This morning there was an active specula.
tive movement in gold bearing bonds, and
sold at HOY, 5-2O's advanced an u, and 1O-4O's
y. The market price of 10-40's being still be-
low the subscription price, there are but few
the prospect is tnat on the 9TH it Will
be found that OO0 600 to rs O0OO 600 of the loan
will remain untaken. One Year Certificates
sold at SO q with but little demand.
The gold market opened fiat and lower under
the generally favorable aspect Of the military
news: The intelligence from General Thomas
especially "bears" the market, and the "bull'
movement of yesterday is effectually checked
The price opened at 22S4, declined to 2264,
and %,a at Ms u 30 Pm; 3; m had again touched sas.
Government securities are rather f1rmer, with
quite an active demand in Wall street over the
counter Five.twenties and ten .forties are the
The price OF gold took a lower range this
morning, but the market was steady at the
decline.
THE DUTCH GAP CAMILLA correspondent
OF the Philadelphia Inquirer, after giving a
fall description of the work on General But
ler's Dutch Gap Canal and the blowing ont of
the bulkhead, remarks as follows:
"The natural inquiry OF the public mind
now will be as to the effect Of the completion
Of the canal. Well, however eminently sue.
cessfnl 1t may prove, it, Of course, will not
enable US to steam straight up to Richmond
with our monitors. Twenty rebel cannon bear
was barred with distractions, and its channel
thickly sown with torpedoes. incidentally
these distractions have done us one service in
preventing the rebel gunboats from coming
down below the left flank OF our line north Of
the James, as they were able before the ex-
pected opening Of the canal compelled tho
enemy to obstruct the river. There is abun
dance OF work to do above the Gap before our
gunboats can proceed much higher, but there
are doubtless means by which this work can
be accomplished, and the advantage of being
able TO commence hostile operations above, in.
stead OF being Obliged to commence six miIea
below is eelf.evident" =, - --'-'-
The jury in the BROOKLYN lunacy case
after being locked up all night, Tuesday morn
Ing rendered verdict In faver OF the plaintiff,
and assessed damages at six, cents. /
IT, The State Board OF Agriculture and In |
diana State Horticultural Society are in session
in Indianapolis, Ind.
. SAbou. 4, 600 rebel prisoners arrived at Co. |
lumbus, Ohio, from Tennessee, on Tuesday /
last 5..g .s.sS ss-s ~ $50 ',s
IThe colored citizens ofIndianapois, Ind
celebratedthe anniversary Of the emancipation |
proclamation on the Sd. ,.ssg 30 -
0The Ohio Sorgho ana wool convention |
met In Cincinnati nn the Sd. FEi.-i - -. .s-s5
srThe Illinois State Register has resumed
publication. - 70 e. 80