New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-19
FRIDAY. Aug. ls-P. n.

FRIDAY. Aug. ls-P NJ
.;old opened at 1925, sold up to li3, and closed
At li3s. The market is strong with a moderate
business.
Government Stocks are higher. The 6s of 1881
rose per cent; old 5-2Os !, and new ]. The 7.3Os
were in good demand at az per cent improvement.
In State Stocks and Railroad Bonds little
doing, but prices are well maintained. Bank
Shares are steady For Fourth National
the bidding has advanced per cent, and
1t is now quoted 9l097l. Railway Shares
nre irregular, and there is appearance of buying
for an upward turn. There is a demand 10 cover
short contracts, but these purchases end,
the market is dull and tends downward The
stock of confidence has been very great and wide
spread, and security is regarded than profits.
Until the public get over the exciting alarm, no
higher prices can be reasonably expected At
the Second Board the market was strong, sndstocks
were: New-York Central, 9O,; Erie, a2! Hudson
River, lO9 Reading, 1929 Michigan Southern, 62!;
Rock Island, 1851.
There is more money Offering TO iTst-class bor-
rows at per cent on call. Second-rate houses,
with doubtful collaterals, supply themselves less
readily. In commercial paper little doing. Phila-
from the interior generally the exchanges are in
favor Of this city. Some Of the city banks are
very cautious about the checks they
take and scramble legal tenders which are
In demand and have sold at Is cents per 500 pre-
MUM, for one DAYS use OF them. The movements
of the Treasury will make money more abundant
soon. In August, 1861, the issues OF year Ger.
tifcates were very large, and good deal Of money
was locked up in them. AS the payments Of this
scrip largely exceed its Issue during this month, a
good deal of currency viii bs added to the circua
ton from this source.
The Controller of Tennessee publishes in another
column notice of importance TO the bondholdeTs
ofthat State.
Exchange is firm, and leading Sterling quoted at
1o9s 0lO9l for GO days net; Francs, long, 5.l5a
5.l3a, and 5.l2l a5.lll for short.
The Security Insurance Company have declared
. cash dividend of per cent, scrip dividend of
40 per cent, and an interest dividend OF per cent
There is nothing new in regard to the gold frauds.
The losses have been widely distributed and fall
in strong places The stock losses are small ard
do not appear to have affected any one.
In addition TO the assignment of Ketehum. Son
q Oh the uUhllb Oh the 10 AcssIS. NdlnOun
& Dement, Mr.. Morris Kctchum has also mado an |
assignment of his real estate and certain personal
securities to MessrS. p. c. Calhoun Bement and
Moses Taylor. The property coming under the lat
tr assignment is estimated at 500, 900.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
ei,l93, G55 S5-for Customs, $4,000; Payments,
81, 56i 800 4O-on account of Loan, $2lI 900; Bal
ance, $52,2i2,54i Is.
Freights are dull. Tie engagements TO Liver
pool per steamer are 50 hhds. Tobacco at 2Os.,
400 bales Cotton at d., 3OO.boxes Cheese at DOS;
70 London, 80 ties. Beef at IS. Cd, and TO Bre-
men, SO hhds. Tobacco at 20s.
The earnings of the Housatonic Railroad Com
pany for the month of July were;
1865. s4O91 sc 1894. s35 765 80 Inc 81 1873 81
The earnings of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway Company for the second week in August
were:
1865 sl62O63 10 1864. s0l ooi 90 Inc. sGO97s sol
The earnings OF the st. Louis, Alton and Teryc
Haute Road for the month of July were:
1865 slG2 $40 81 1864. sl4494l 70 Inc. s7C2s 80
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company have
established line of ocean steamers to run between
Baltimore and Liverpool, and have already pur-
chased four propcllers for the enterprise. The
Pennsylvania Cestra. Railroad Company have in
contemplation the establishment of line between
Philadelphia sDs Liverpool, or London, and sie 10