The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-08
Special Report.
THE MARKETS.

NEW YORK, September z.
The stock market is rather more active,
with increased etssssth - r-;ees. Tho
movement in railroad shares are very spas
modic and unreliable. The market is
wholly sustained by the cliques of brokers,
and the railroad managers who keep up
prices in the hope of getting up specula-
tion for rise. The current fluctuations
are chiefly due to the movement of these
parties, who are compelled to keep up an
appearance of activity in order to save the
market from being demoralized by absolute
dullness. AT present the outside public are
too busily employed with legitimate busi-
ness to venture upon stock speculations.
The prospect is that the cliques may have
to wait some time before they are able TO
draw any important outside support to the
market. The present holders may prove
able to carry their load as long as they
please without any decline in prices. To-
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dividends; there was a general desire to sell
day.
Government stocks are quiet and firm,
but not active. Tho movement was in
5-2O's, for which there is steady foreign
demand. The recent advance in old issues
may help to draw up quotations of all other
securities, and especially of new 6-2O's,
which, it is supposed, may soon be wanted
for foreign markets.
There is but little activity in miscellsn-
eous shares.
Gold remains very firm. The demands for
customs is active, and equal to five hun
dred thousand dollars daily. There is
prevailing opinion that the next steamer
will bring in decline in American securi-
ties abroad, owing to the announcement
of the Ketchum frauds. Gold is scarce and
worth ] per cent. The money market
continues easy.
a PETROLEUM STOCKS.
Petroleum stocks are more active to-day.
Fee Simple ]; Pithole Creek 81; Webster
1853; Watson llO; Buchanan Farm II;
Eureka 125; Cherry Run 80; Empire City
55: GermaniA 80; Hydrick 125; Montana
75O; on Greek 325; Rynd Farm so; Tack
90; United States 2,7sO.
~ PETROLEUM.
Petroleum prices have advanced 4@4
per cent on all descriptions. Sales of crude
are noted at "a; refined in bond 54@5s /;
October delivery 60; free at T2s76.
n I NEW YORK, September Z.
The United Service Society met last
night, when it was resolved to issue call
to executive officers and men of the nation
al army and navy who served during the
late rebellion, residing in the State of New
York, to elect delegates to State ConveH-
tion, to be held at Albany on the 18th of
October. Measures were adopted in refer
ence to the organization of clubs in each
Assembly District and in regard to mass
meeting, to be held at the Cooper Institute,
in support of the Monroe doctrine.
...1. . GOV. PARSONS.
The Times Washington special says, we
mentioned some days ago that Gov. Par
sons, Of Alabama, had telegraphed the
President TO withhold the action, and not
to grant pardon on any application recon-
mended by the Executive of that State till
the Governor should again be heard from
Governor Parsons has not been heard from
on the subject since the receipt of the above
named dispatch. In the meantime large
number of pardon seekers have arrived
here from Alabama, and are now anxiously
waiting some further action, which will
enable the President considerably to de-
termine their applications.
We learn that the cases of suspension
suggested by Governor Parsons is founded
on the practice adopted BY one of his
clerks of receiving from important appli-
cants for pardon, fee of ten dollars or so
for hurrying up their papers to enable
them to be forwarded to Washington
So many such representations of this kind
were made to Governor Parsons as led him
to fesz7thAtsOms corruption had been prsc-
ticed 10 obtain his recommendation, but
it is alleged 4hEt the clerk only receiv-
rsd q tee for working after the usual office
hours, and that, therefore, is extra; ten dol
lars fees was legitimate pay for honest
labor. 1-
The same special says that the United
ststes Consul at PORT MahOn, Spain, in
foEmA.the State Department, under date Of
August I4th, of the arrival at that quaran-
tine of a Turkish steamer, which left Alex
andria with !, 800 pilgrims. The steamer,
he says, comes with ], $50, and reports hav-
ing left on the way the 500. Twenty deaths
occurred from cholera on the passage
The Captain on his arrival at Port Malone