New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-20
TvTNING EXCHANGE
SATURDAY. Feb. ls-r. v.

Gold opened AZ 2oi4, and sold duiiug the day as
high az 2O53, closing at 20l}. The market IS with
out spirit, and buyers few except to close contracts
The deposits by dealers on special account with the
Bank of New-YoIk now amount 10 3 900 600. The
absurd proposition OF Mr. Ihaddcus Stevens TO tax
sales Of gold 10 PER cent, had no effect upon The
price The export Of specie today was only
100000
Government stocks continue firm, ana cVery'hlng
offered finds ready sale ct llo3 ellls for the 52Os,
new and old, aud lo2s for l0-ios. The ts Of ls,i
are quoted at lli3aIll.. Tho 7Sos are selling
very freely and the orders indicate that they are
passing into hands from whence they viii not be
shaken by any fluctuations in money. The thorough
tax bills now before Congress give renewed con.
Gdence in FedcIsl stocks, 10 the damage Of in
icrior securities.
Railway shares were dbl OF tho Stock Exchange
snd the only buyers were professional SPECTATORS
who had the field TO themselves. The public take
70 little interest at PRESENT that visitors 70 the ~
change are quite rarity. The public" since
April 1861 has been rather roughly handled and
does not regard Wall-st with particular favor.
After the call prices were higher and a the Public
Board an improvement WIS shown. Late in the
day the advance was, il great measure lost, and
sellers were abundant.
Measures are being taken 10 terminate all dealings
in stocks or gold 5v brokers at +. IN. This step
deserves 10 succeed, and the sooner The better.
There is not single reason why stock dealings
should be prosecuted day and night. and many Tea-
sons why they should not.
Money is more abundant than ever on call, and 1t
has been Offered at per cent upon anything sod at
tie Stock Exchange. Stock houses ere small boz
rowcrs, and as a rule prefer not TO make any new
engagements. In Commercial bilis little doing
and rates are unchanged.
Exchange j. dull and the supply Oh tLe increase.
At any further reduction, gold can be probably sent
10 Ncw-York from Europe, a fact which alarms
spectators in gold for rise.
Attention is called TO the card Of the Third Ma
tonal Bank, which hae increased ts capital stock to
$,oo0coo, and ele-1ccc :, T. D. Laner esq, as IS
president. lie las long been esteemed one Of tao
foremost II American bankers, and under his i'd
ADMINISTRATION success follows as matter Of course.
The house o. Winslow, Lanier 4 Go. has for many
wears been closely identified with eastern interests,
and from that quarter ore sure Of large circle Of
dealers. The addition Of Mr.. Laniors influence 10
Inc NatlOiu Ddhhe II fAh'N DttNNN '.''- A'""sN-'
the time when il will be the controlling system Of
the Union.
Freights are quiet. tie engagements to iAverpoo1
are g75 boxes Bacon Of -. Cd. OBS. 3D.. 200 tcs'
Beef and 200 tuas Logwood on private ttrins. 70
London, G5 ties. Beef az .. Co. IS. md 80 bb!s.
OIL Cake at Is. I'D. To Antgerp, 500 bbis. Petro-
leum at 5s., and 100 tuns Heavy Good, at 22s sd.
The business OF the sub-Treasury vas; Receipts,
1881, 199 81; FOX Customs, 1891 600; Payments,
E,5l5,523 50; or account OF Loan, 81 l9l 100; Bal
ance, s26, 1913 go 80.
Petroleum stocks are quoted a, iolows Bergen
Coal and Oh Co.. - 80 Delzol, - co. Oceanic,
o. 25a$3 60; Excelsior, $l0asl0 %; Gcnanie,
b30, 95a98e; Knickerbocker Petroleum Co., 50a
73c.; Rynd Fam, sis5, b3O s. United States,
s26; Webster, 81 IS; McElheny, s52ji Cherry
Run, 9ic. PHI Hole, geo.
To-day is the hast in which Prairie Dn Chen
bonds can be converted into Ist Preferred stock.
Over $4,000 have taken that direction out Of
1860 outstanding Oh the 10Th.
FIX q Hatch sold 5000, 600 Of ?.30s "a day.
making 81, COO, 900 for the week. The First Ma
tonal Bagk sold fos The dev 500, goo snd for tho