New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-14
FRIDAY, Jan. 1872. II.

Gold opened at 222 but Immediately broke to-
2lsi and was dull and heavy at quotation. Later
in the day it rallied to 22O!, but the price was not
maintained, and it closed at 2l9s.
Government Bonds have been dull and steady.
There was rather more demand for the old 5-2os Or
foreign account but the new issue and l0-4Os were
in small demand. The closing quotations werer
Coupon 5-2Os, l09l; New Issues, lC9t; Cocpon
lO-i0s, 1929. In Railway and State Bouos, there
was but little doing. The miscellaneous ssarec
were irregular; Quicksilver, 97I. MariFosa Sao
very active, and large sales were made a; |. AZ
ter the board it sold down TO IL, and closed ~ a.
Coal Stocks steady, with large transactions IL Cum
berland, sellers option. The Railway share make:
was steady, with fair demand by the Prnlic who
begin to see that railway property at present priees
offers more inducement for speculation than mrr-
chandse The attacks by the bears Oh Chicago md
North Western shares the features Of the ,sy,
and az tho First Board ten thousand shares changed
hands; but the market took all the stock Offering,
and after the call the common stock sold az 30 snc
the preferred at 67l. Al the Second Bozrd letter
from the President Of the Company was read,
DENYING the rlmors circulated by tho bears rs 10 g
suit being commenced against the Company. me
stock closes steady CO being paid for the prei''fec
stock and So bid for the common. The lAaises ia"
been largely over-sold and deliveries were made villa
great difficulty in both classes OF the STOCK.
Money has been very easy, and lenders nave beer
unable to use their balances at per cent Com
mercial paper scarce; nominal quotations 7a9 yer
cent for iirst-elass names.
Freichts continue dull and rates are quite noIni-
I iyo-poo GOD
Beef at 2s.; 20 tuns Tallow 1T iOs.i 6O tIns isf@
az los 3D., and 100 bbls. Pork on private teri''I
nor steamer 500 boxes Butter and Cheese al @Vs.'
and 50 tuns Bacon at 20s To London, "VV mus
Tobacco at 25s. To Bremen, l,O00hhds. Tooaccoss
27s. Cd. a3Os., and 600 eases do. al Us 3D. 10
Antwerp. 1900 feet Black Walnut ct sll PEI N
To Amsterdam, 40 bbls Ashes at Us ID.
The business of the Sub-Treasnry was; Heee'Pts'
sii3I g7S 81; for Customs, sl9S,OOO. Payuents'
"a IN SO s.: on account Loan, $4,000. Balance,
/ 81 ,9S6,39l 81.
/ The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF Iho
Dubuoue and Sioux City Railroad Company wiA DO
held at Dubuque Iowa, Feb. 10, at 10 O'Clock g. H.
We understand that the books Of the California
Petroleum Company will close in few days, a. tns
majority Of the stock has been subscribed.
PROT James T. Hodges, with full corps Of assist
ants machinery, &c, Sc, viii leave Tor Inc OH "
eions Of California by early steamer The Company
bexpects TO place cargoes of oil in Sew-foFS IN e"
months.
The ninth annual fiscal statement of The Grsaa
Western lMarine) Insurance Company vii re 'cnnd.
in our advertising columns. The Company diS'u""
20 q cent to the stockholders, and 40 q eeht 70
policy holders end we understand pay in addition
: . cent interos. OF tAe.r stock, and e cent on
their scrip. in gold and redeem the scnp lssaes o1
1859, 1860, and 50 = cent Of 1861.
Tho Pacific Fire Insurance COMPANY hss declared
a semi.annua dividend Of per cent payable ~
and after the llth inst.
The Continental Fire Insurance Company aaa
declared dividend Of per cent payable Oh AHS
after the 18th inst.
Tho Niagara Fire Insurance Company hha re-
clarcd a seui.annual dividend Of per ce9t on ths
whole capital. free of Government tx, Vfysbls ~
the 10th inst.
The STANDARD Fire Insurance Company 'a' Is
cared a semi-annual d.y.deEdof per Ger, fayabis
lon demand: and an extra dividend Of ,, per cera
payable Oh the Iith inst, both free OF GoveFnmeni
tax.
The subscri ptions 70 The 3-lO loan fe'ri'e- ~
the First National Ban. were S2il'Ol; pa'a IIsAs'
ury drafts, 81, 262,Go,
~ the Petroleum Stoc; Boarl the follow ng 'aie'
were reported: Ito shares Excelsior al - SO'
shares Knickerbockcr Petroleum Go. at ~. ~"
shares Manhattan at ,.r.; 100 shares BIcaan@n
Farm OIL Co.., bio, az 81 %, 500 shares j. d FaIra
at s. 49, 100 shares Revenue at slo, 10" shares
United States at SIS; a shares North American "a
u = 50.
Il Tie Boston TrGrd'er says;
II 1.-THE supply Of cawta continues amply suTcisn, ~
NEE; the wants ofth' commercial Glasses for loans and
discounts Tie beuls ore i!.cOHu'ing Unbiased yEsl
ness paper fr their regular customers, lrd aLo cnolr
on cal q. SIX per cont. Ih outside rates % discount
are cher, and the best uls aI" passed ut seven SAC
eight willie others range nom nine % Twelve The
stock market is moderately actve bat tc qrli cipJ az
nand Is iog tie public sc,g,es there being conpafs.
lively few orders 20 buy fctory, bank md rairnsd
shares For second mortgage bonds, lald and nlnlnt
stocks there Is o fair aycIasC Demand
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