The New York herald., 1865-02-04

considerable short interest has been formed, and
H no very favorable should tho wires,
ths will be likely tend upwards little although
che unsettled Of feeling will expose 1t frequent
vibrations
Tho variations between the closing prices the first
BOARD those the second of yesterday fol-
lom:-Eris advanced u, New York Central ~ Rock
Island ", Hudson River x Reading e, Michigan Gen.
trai Michigan Southern y, Cleveland and Ptsburg e,
Northwestern l. Fort Wayne ~. The chief activity
In Cumberland Coal, in which stockjobbing raid
made under which II declined l.
Government securities steady with the exception
OF ten fortes which advanced r. The indications are
that these bonds which have OF lae been depressed,
owing TO weak partics who subscribed largely for them
short time previous to their withdrawal from the
ke being compelled TO sell for OF facilities TO carry
them will their par value including in
serest Al present they are lower in proportion than
any other OF the gold bearing stocks the market
The semannua payment Of interest this loan will
f due the 1st OF March, which, calculating gold ct
premium Of 100, will make them then worth 1oS
At the open board al O'Clock the market showed
Increasing rmnes and at the second regular board the
improvement continued. As compared with the closing
prices Of the morning Erie advanced a. New York Cen
tral az, Hudson River II, Michigan Southern Y, North
western u Rock Island Il, Fort Wayne x.
Government securities were lrm. Coupon five twen-
Ties OF the new issue auVeuCeu
At the open board half past three the market
tnued firm, and portion OF the list higher Erie
closed at TlA, Hudson River 1o4 Reading lo4h, mi
nos Central H. Rock Island slX, Northwestern 53h
Cumberland A.
Money remains easy At seven per cent call, with a
moderately active demand from the stock Exchange
First class al paper rules at II per cent.
Foreign exchange is dull at 100 a u for bankers
sterling at sixty days, and 1io a u at three dnys.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury has notified each Of tho
deposaries Of the Treasury in the following terms Of
Che arrangement just concluded with Mr. Jay Cooke, OF
Philadelphia, for the sale Of the thirty notes.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Jan. 2s, 1895.
em-I have this day appointed Mr.. Jay Cooke, Of
Philadelphia general agent for the sac of government
your subscriptions the $40 loan, paying yocr
missions from that date and arranging with you ell
details OF settlement sYou will forward TO this depart
mout soon as practicable, yoar account for conmis
sions, TO and including the 3lst inst
W. r. FESSENDEN, Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr. Fcsseuden has expressed his intention to rely
trcy upon tho sale Of the sevenhy notes and taxes
until the former loan is exhausted when he will favor
che Issue Of merely currency loans and oppose
the further increase Of the gold bearing debt We accept
thls In the spirit Of his annual report but the probability
ts that Mr. fessenden will have resigned the honors OF
che Treasury for those Of the Senate before the
Ghirtics fully disposed Of, nearly hundred and nine
" millions OF these still remaining unissred.
Tho subscriptions 70 this loan to-day ut the First Ma.
tionh Bank, which II one Of the agents under Messr
Jay Cooke 4 Co. in this city, werc $4,000.
Tho mporations OF dry goods ut this port during the
week ending February compare follows with those
OF the week Previous