Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-14
Special Report.
NEW YORK. Feb. /;


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FINANCIAL.
The Stock market is entirely devoid Of
speculative interest; outside the public take
!. no interest in the movement railroads re-
fusing alike to buy or sell. The disposi-
! ton among brokers is to wait for some i'm
pertant military result calculated to effect
the price of Gold. Cumberland Coal is the
only stock which has any excitement.
Gold-bearing Bonds continue in good de-
mand. State Bonds steady. Miscellaneous
list without change. Gold market without
excitement. 1
PETROLEUM.
The Petroleum excitement has an i'm
portant bearing on the general Stock Board
and turned stocks among the public. There
is growing. disposition to buy up Petro-
leum shares at the present low prices in
the hope that the striking of oil may en-
able them to realize handsome profits. At
the Petroleum Board there was consider
able excitement in the leading stocks.
Brooklyn sold 8; Empire, 6; Excelsior,
1l25; GermRnis, 81; Kniekerbrocker, /;
Oceanic, 326; Rynd Farm, 8; United
States, 1850; Manhattan, rs; Pithole
Greek, 18, and Tack, 375.
Petroleum, Crude more active, prices ad-
vancing'; sales at 6O@54c. Market for re.
fined, dull and depressed at 65@67 for
bonded, and s6@s7 for free.
STOCKS.
Gallagher's Evening Exchange.
Gold 2O7t.
Hudson 1921 Michigan Southern III
Illinois Central -; Pittsburgh "a;
New York Central =; Erie -; Rock
Island 974; Northwestern 96B, do pre-
ferred 65s; Fort Wayne SO; Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Certificates =; Reading ll53;
Cumberland 81; Quicksilver -; Mari
pOss 12a.
Stocks very firm.
Gold strong. Sales after call at 2O83, |
but closed at 297f.
Tho low prices in the paper market still |
continues, and dealers are anxious to make
sales. The stock now on hand offer to fill |
contracts for considerable time ahead, at /
prices ranging from 10 to % cents, accord
ing to quality.
The discussion of the paper duty ques-
tion in Congress to-day, caused some un-
eaainsas among paper dealers and increased
their desire to make contracts. Indiea-
tons are that paper will remain at low
figures for some time, unless something Is
done for the interest of dealers.
NEW YORK ITEMS.
The New York daily papers are urging
law prohibing the storage of Petroleum
within the. city limits. The city suthori-
ties are taking action in the matter.
Several more arrests of substitute brokers
have been made by Colonel Baker. Many
recruiting offices have been broken up.
The Herald gives the situation of affairs
around Mobile, January 9Th. The city
was then surrounded by strong chain of ]
esrthworks. Besides these it was defended
in the harbor approaches by water batter
les, sppken obstructions torpedoes, and |
three gunboats. In and around the city
there were about 5000 troops, of whom I
1000 were militia, under command of Cen
eral Maury. (
The Tribunals Washington special says; +; {
The bill to prohibit the Government from '
paying for transport to railroads that have
land grants, will be adversely re- I
ported on by the Senate Military Com
mittea.
The Fines Washington special says; It I
is generally understood that the country I
is indebted mainly to Horace Greeley for {
the recent peace demonstrations. It was at I
bis instance and solicitation that Blair t
went to Richmond and set the machinery c
which made conference necessary. I
General Grant told member of Con-
yress recently, that if the country would i
give him 100000 fresh men, he could close s
he war in three months. It is supposed !
hat the coming draft will give the Gov il
srnment at least 100000. U
The Times Washington special says
The latest Richmond papers received here d
how that on Friday last General Sherman
vas within four miles Of Branchville. It is il
that the papers of Saturday a
made definite announcement of the cap n
If that place, and that General Grant
Itafed It as positive fact. X
The Richmond papers also confirm the
he evacuation Of Charleston. +
The HeraEGs Hatcher's Run special of v
he eth says; Yesterday our lines were un- b
disturbed. The work of fortifyiug goes v
.apidly on. Comfortable quarters are fast 7
bringing up, and the men, after all their
;rials, are ultimately satisfied with the adj
7sntages gained, though the advantages Il
If the last few days were attended with t
many vicissitudes and severe tests to the t
endurance Of men. 81
The territory Of Hatchers Run which,
ior months, has been the region of contro-
Versy between the two forces, now forms &
part of our lines. d
Pioneer and fatigue parties are rapidly
close woods into scene ofhos-
lie defenses, five miles being added to our
ines, and Richmond so much nearer its :
downfall.
The HeralRs 6th Corp special of the
10th says: All our troops have been with o
lrswn to this side of HatcheFs Run the
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