New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-31
WEDNESDAY, August JO--p

mand. In bank shares, State stocks, and railway
mortgages. little doing. Coal stocks contnue in
request, and Cumberland has sold as high "a a..
Railway shares are irregular but firm. The smoura
of business continues very light, and there ore few
operators in the street. At the Public Board prices
were higher and stocks more in demand. AT Ito
Second Board the market was firm, Ere
and Illinois Central were firm and in demand tOf
English account. The closing quotations were,
New-York Central, 92,; Erie, s6l; Hudson, 1891;
Reading, 1851; Michigan Southern, GAL; Illnos
Central, l2i; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, nj;
Rock Island 1851; North Western, al the
Preferred, 62s; Fort Wayne, 81; Prairie aa
Chen, 40; Atlantic Mail, AS; Cumberland, 49,,
Quicksilver, 55!.
Money is offered on call in great abundance a.
per cent with occasional loans at 4per cent. Con.
lnercal paper is made more freely, and is salesbs
at 606l per cent for best names; second grade, So
10 per cent.
Exchange is quoted as follows Bankers Ster.
ling, GO days, 1921 0loes; Bankers Sterling, dsy
llOi; Merchants Sterling 1881; Francs long date,
al6ia5.l5 Francs, short date, 5.l3i aaRi
Arrangements arc in progress to change the east.
ern terminus of ti;s Stonngton line OF steamers
from Groton to Stonington. The Groton landing
has been total failure, and damage to the road
and boats. This route has passed into the control
of the Neptune Steamship Co., one Of the most
successful associations in the steamship business
in New.York Next season a line will be run from
this city to Boston by this Company, via Bristol,
Il. l., Which will make the connections With he
early eastern trains with short railroad line.
Trade in all departments continues active, tndo
no time in the history of the city were the h01s
ever so full Parties desiring TO lodge at leading
hotels are unable to do 50 by waiting several days.
Houses and lodgings are in unusual demand AID
enormous rates are readily paid.
An unusually large ard influential party 81
European capitalists and railroad magnatesare nov
en- route for New-York in the Scotia 70 eIanina
the Erie Railway AMI the Atlantic art
Great Western roads, now substantially
owned in England. The party includes;
Sir Morton Peto, Bart, the English railway core
structor; Monsieur Leon Lilo, Banker and repre-
sentative of the Marquis OF Salamanca, and 10
Duke do Reintzeres; James MeHenry, esq; L.f'
Satterthwuite. the London Broker; Nation Be''',
esq.,, Of Liverpool; the Hon. Arthur hhhslf''
VI. p. from Scotland; the Hon. Charlie "a'
ring NJ. p; Andrew Cosschian, esq, coal rHlsi
the Hon. Michael Belchcr of Liverpool and scCu'
twenty Others.
At London, on the Goth instant, FiveIEeitS
were quoted IS 66SI; Erie, SO Q53i; Illinois Cel'
trail, IS as, and Consols, 81. asa.
The business Of the Sub.Treasury was; Receii,s
siO25, 975 74-for Customs, s65s,OOO; Payments
Al. 1882 Con account of Loan, $Sl@I
Balance, S6O,709,666.
Freights are more active, and rates are trn'
The engagements to Liverpool are 100 bales Co''1
at sod. 900 bush. Wheatat 3D.; 2s,OoObushCoa
at I'D, and per steamer, 5000 bush. Wheat ct ..
The charters are a British brig, from PhladaPAa
to Cork, for orders, with $4,000 bbls Peir0eun'
and an Australian bark, from Philadelphia Al'
werp with ,, 400 bbls. Petroleum both On pf's'
terms.
At tho Corn Exchange to-day flour vas WS'"
per Dbl. cheaper; Wheat, case. per eusn 'o'sI,
Corn, 02c, and Oats &c. cheaper. PORK was u,
and Beef firm. Whisky was more aeu'e' ~
closed at - 49, 22I Per gallon.
The earnings of the Great Western haA'"
Canada for the week ending August ., were
1865. Sol s5l 1904. s95 Inc'..s'''
4 The Chicago Tribune of Monday says.
The call upon our city banks from their coar'y cor
respondents shows even increased aeti'ii! pO'.
| There seems 10 he a universal disposition " ~,
grain 10 INDEPENDENTLY eorn-and fes ia,
gin of the wants Of country customers ouI 10 n..
lind their balances drawn quite low, but thel az
posed 10 do their best TO respond 20 the calls msu
them from The class We have named We"os ~ .,,s.
receipts OF grain for few weeks 10 come anu r,,.
spending movement for the seaboard. iDe a.;S,,r
het early today showed signs OF lhclease,r .-cs
with IN advance IN prices but toward the eIos1 mi,
receded yesterday range. sud the aetNIv ,ss,sl
Exchange remains comparatively Close , Io = not
ing the large drait upon the currency ,I nsH hst ~
large amount aSing, ana Il - ahueipa...L VI s
opening Of the Fail trade which is nlgn s' nssret
create "a large demand and cvnsequsns d-,ss ..
Under these circumstances and as eAeVaDtp. n h, n.
forest lders are stiff Ia their views IL rsSsrc
membered, however. that large amount % "a NS.
in the shape of grain will soon be on rs - To
York-enogh 10 supply the wants 81 me mn ~ sri,,
quotations remain uuchenced-Par oulDs'
with occasional coucessions.'
Tie Philadelphia Press says: ssori
The actual product OF oil IN Pennsylvania ,,sS vOr,
at ZOO OQ barrel, of crude oil for the wear - ss
S9i OoO 100 At the month Of the wells ne 20 ar hi
refing increases its value "a over s'o,;on Of taJ
a, much as the wheat crop The eou.apl.Tsu ssres.
newly discovered uminitor and ubHes.o ad In Ia
ng very rapidly both at home and aV,VIS ~. the in
Europe consumed 10000 600 OF gal onsi "a per cent
portstion hid increased three hubuis.h o,e and -
30 600 600 Of gallons being consumed NH Iii ,, re-
! lsbd il is estimated that @uVtW hios, consda
duired The best authorities on the H., ger thar
is months the life of an oil we'll SONG ss thes are
ye@r I'D Bat experience shows that oil may 70 e
and good Yields obtained il close Ir Saler he uoa
Iausted wells Some wells that ie.ls', ,ors are NAE
yi,o,ons pnmpng to yield barrel NOT 1asre.t ueS
rroJ""tye by boring them deeper The aes men coz
IN operation are but 800 TO 600 feet sns The earht
TEND that tie greatest oil deposits uDde'h' -"
surface 900 10 l,2Oo !eet. a.. ,rcci
The Boston imports for the week e"''N7 co,
95 were sli3,7S5, against s7j9,593 dunns Wv
rospondinc week in 1854. Total since '@A'' -,