New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-23
WEDNESDAY. March OPP. N.


Gold opened at lj9, which has been the highest
point of the day. The extremes have besn 1861
md $50, closing at 1917.
Government Stocks are all higher and in demand
from the Interior and 10y small permanent investors.
In railway bonds, bank shares, and bigh-prced in
vestment securities very little doing. Railway
Shares opened quite steady, but the frnness was
ofshort DURATION and throughout the day the market
has favored buyers. New-York Central sold down
TO 90 from lOl rallied to Oh and closed 93i. The
decline is attributed 10 the failure of legislation at
Albany. At the close the market was stronger, and
q disposition shown to buy moderately upon the
whole list
Money is quoted more active at per cent, and no
new business is done at less. Nor is there any in
proyement in Commercial Paper. There is good
deal of caution among mOney-ienders and tie Oldest
aud most prudent houses are prep4r:ng FOX more
stringent times.
Among mercantile houses there is a growing
complaint OF want Of customers. III the roial
trade the stagnation is very apparent. Consumers
ere acting upon the theory that prices will be much
lower at an early day. and buy in the smallest way.
The auction sales of dry goods show a continued
dine Of articles embraced many OF the we.!-knoFn
brands Of cotton goods, yet there was drllness
and heaviness in the sale whole page in the cat
hlOgue being passed at time. No such crOwG has
attended any similar sale this season, many having
been drawn thithcr from curiosity-just to see tho
turn things are taking The decline from even last
Fridays low rates was very general; where there
Was an advance it was the exception. TownsehG
Montant & Co. had moderately successful sale Of
French goods. The prices showed slight recovery
from recent depression rates KobDe a. Corlies
had a large sale of ribbons and millinery gocds-a
very full and desirable assortment Of tho latest
Spring shades. Considering the state Of the gold
market the sales better Than could be expected;
the prices are but little less than last week. The
large attendance, and willingness on the part Of the
buyers to take the goods offered at the slight
decline, will enable the auctoneer 10 dispose ii
the catalogue ard large quantity Of duplicates.
The First National Bank sold $25O,0OO of 1905.
and paid $500, 900 of Treasury drafts, to-day.
The subscriptions at the Ninth National Bank for
1905 to-day amounted H. S266, 500.
Exchange is quoted nominaly l0oa q 1927 for G.
days and Francs at 5.l0G5.l5
.
The engagements to Liverpool are y tuns Logwood
at 5s., and 500 pkgs. Lard on private terms, and,
per steamer, $50 boxes Bacon at 20s.
The business Of the Sub-Treasrry was: Receipts,
$40 1885, l6 Is; for Customs, $4,000; Payments,
$3.50 3is co. on account Of Loan, g., $50; Balance
80 100 ,975 Or.
The following is the amount Of contracts made
rpder the rules regulating trade with the lnsurgcn
States by eighteen contractors, the produce 70 be
delivered on and oter March ] and up 10 Jan
uagy /, 1866 Cotton, 759, 500 bales Tobacco, 1900
hhds.; Tobacco, % 100 boxes; Turpentne, a2,3iO
hbls Resin, 24,700 bbls. Pitch, 1900 bbls. Tar,
1900 bbls.; Lumber, 100000 feet. Beside the
contracts not yet expired there are large number
which expired on the first Of this month"; aggfe-
eating about 200 bales Of cotton 1890 barrels
of turpentine, 1900 bsrTe,s Of nesin, and 10 600
pounds of tobacco. The outstanding contracts
cover produce which, at much below current prices
of Inc articles would amount to over Gi59,OOO,00O.
Tie following shows the exports exclusive Of
srecie) from NewYork TO foreign ports for the week
ending March 20, and since the beginning OF The
year:
1869. 1861 1865.
for TIC week. &. Js2 5G2 81 or O35 sac, 4ej
JIey. TcpOrted...... 4G6OCsO3 32i93l65 47.S,I6Oe
free January l.. .si l29265 s35;gl2O0 S5l,l26,GJ3
shfoRIs AID EXPORTS FGoM JULY ], 1864, 10 DATE.
1mro,,. ,,s.. ise2-a. .i>G3.t lss4-5:
Ilpors 'pecis.. i352cs5s 3sss.co2 SG34s5ls
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