New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-22
FRIDAY, April ol-r. N.

FRIDAY, April 2l-r. N.
Gold opened at l47! sold as high as 1875 and
closed at i49l Cash gold has been quite scarce,
and is made so by the steady demand for Custom
House purposes. In the absence of payments on
accounts of interest," the subTreasury has been in
sdvertently hoarder OF gold. This process will,
end IN another week and supply Of gold be put at
che command Of buyers sufficient to satisfy them.
Government stocks are all strong with few oher-
ing 6s of 1881 sold at 1904, and j@Os at iO1, and
Io-40s at 94i ass. The closing rates were: 6s OF
1881, 1899 1894, and 590s, 1906 lO6i. In railway
Bonds little doing and prices firm. Railway shares
continue irregular, but the tendency of the market
= upward, and there is a decided disposition 10
operate for advance, spectators founding their
hopes Of profit more upon continual large earnings
end reduced working expenses than upon the
Ryeat glut of money and the consequent facility in
carving large blocks Of stock. Erie s the leading
Ayorite and is scarce. For Michigan Southern
Shere is also good demand and higher prices offered
vithoutcalling out stock. Fort Wayne continues
= request at full rates. Late in the day the
market was strong. and Michigan Southern sold at
g. The whole list was strong, and large orders TO
buy at the mornings extreme rates could not be
aled Erie sold at77
Money is very abundant and few loans are made
shove six per cent. At five large business is
Done, and four is accepted for balances without
aotice. Commercial paper is in more request.
There is decided improvement in the general
Grade Of the city, and merchants have no complaint
% make Of want OF customers, with abundance of
money and disposition to buy freely. Upon the
termination of the obseques of President Lin
soln the business of the city will be resumed with
oil the vgor usual in prosperous season.
At the suction houses there was in nearly eli
sases evidences Of frmer prices and very still!
feeling. Townsend, Montant & Co. had fnc|
sale Of Ribbons at very good pricesal the samples
md duplicates TO the extent allowable going very
Freely. As q sample of prices the No. Taeta Rib
bon ranged from 81 % to So ~ and No g. w 10 81 90
The sale was attended with much spirit.
Kobbe Corlies had very fair assorted sale OF Liner
eoods Neck Ties and furnishing articles generally
They sold very freely and at good prces all the lots
Al Wincrding Hoguet & Co.'S there a moderate
VAie Of Linens, White Goods &c. The former d. aged
h20s2 Isl ladies' plain. do, 81 ease IL; boys cotton
pocks &C.; ~ Spanish linen. No, 30 81 d33c, Cow
which commanded SIC. at last sale - blouse linen
O32c, &c. The bandkercheis ruled low In comparison
The wooden goods sale Of Hsggerty g. Ca proved
Father heavy such sales usually DO 50 late In the see
SON The attendance large but the bidding dull
and the prices low. There were many skips In tbej
catalogue lot Of linen goods sold for cash as follows
Brown Drills 80 d35c.; Barnsley Co. 37d33c. Barns
Sey Duck Soc the usual time. Italian cloths varied
rom &c 10 &c.; real Ii aisns 43Q JOc; Drab Italian
S603oc.i Washington TwiIed Flannes. o. AZ Double
eDdtwist Fancy Cashmere, 81 80; Tan Check do 81
finsterv sder Black Cloth, 81 sO4s3; Blue Belgian
b2d ~ 05 GA Coating CGssi mere 81 OF; Belgian Black
Cloth, o. s79se 4oasai % Black Doeskin. o. 500
q co. Aix La Chapee 50 30; French Coating. e. 4oI
2e2 IS Blue French Pale,O.. 81 40; Austrian Cloth
q A, &c. Tie sale was not O success.
The movement Of Dry Goods at this port for the
past week has been as follows:
ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION.
.nf Of rsg';. , xalT Iso M aa7 Of rkg' s xslI.
Cotton. 69,563 Niiscenans.. 50 so.s51
Silk ..........lo5 ls.54T -
wool lib sMslI SIaI; ;:.;.. IS eiSa7lI
Total. ...!......................,... go slOhOoJ
wARRAousED.
Es.F Of Pigs y9ige Ma,1t Of Pig" T y &c;
Cotton SSl '.. - ss ia m sIai = 'eOD.
Bilk.. e.S9' 60 -. .ooc,c
Jotl o. 0<-,Oio
, Exchange is higher and the advance is In some
uuarters based upon the theory that q good many
United States stocks are to be sent homo for sale
For every bond sent home under the calculations,
Eve will 60 abroad under the improved condition Of
Che affairs of the nation. The rates were Bank
srs' Sterling, 60 days, 1904 1893; Bankers ster-
ling, days, ilOl; Merchants Sterling, lOs0loSl;
Francs, 5.I5i95.l61
In Frcights there is @ little more doing today.
The engagements to Liverpool are 900 boxes Bacon
on private terms, and per steamer 50 bales Cotton,
ut ID; 50 tuns Oil Cake; 100 boxes Bacon and 200
boxes Cheese on private terms To Bristol, 200
xuns Oil Cake; Is tuns Bacon, and tuns Lard, per
peutral tits Cd. To Marseilles, 50 hhds. Tobacco
On private terms.
The business Of the Sub-Tressury ives, Receipts
t,3e6, l72 20-for Customs, s3lA,OOo Payments,
$500, 1886 AZ; Balance, $1,OO6, iSS ".
The First National Bank sold s25o, 600 Of 7.aos
today.