New-York tribune., 1866-05-03
OPEN BOARD OF pRoKRPs-3p.M.
WEDNESDAY, May 2-P. N.

WEDNESDAY, Nay 2-P. NJ
Gold has been very active and sold as high as 1877,
closing at l2i The Persia lookout $40 Isl in specie
Gold-beariDg Government stocks low. The 5-20s
and l0-4Os are lower, and not in special demand.
The 7S0s are strong at l0l aol for all issues State
stocks and Railway mortgages steady and for the lat
Ger the demand is improving Bank stocks are strong
The small stocks steady with moderate sales Boston
Water Power sold at 36 seller 10, and for Maposa Pre-
Isued there was good demand at quotations.
HBe Railway share list, with the exception of
Ene was strong and disposition
shown 10 buy Reading especially firm and sold mp TO
1063 The abundance and growing in money is turn
iDg attention toward stocks profitable mode Of
pboyng money. At the Second Board 520s in
demand and a little igher Illinois Central rose Il,
and the whole list steady. The last prices
Ohio Certificates, 2es a26ii Canton, 5sl o5e; Cum
herland Coal 4I3 i5 Quicksilver, Ii a5it Mari
posa Preferred, 49, a232; New-York Central 92i 8923;
Rne 73i S73i Hudson River ll0I a Il03; Reading 1864
9IO6i Michigan Central 1854 i09; Michigan Southern,
20. .s7si Illinois Central Scrip, l22I; Cleveland and
Pittsburgh, s2l as2s Cleveland and Toledo lO4 los;
Rock Island 123i al24 Western, 28i 2S.; do.
Preferred, so SJ9i; Fort Wayne, @ia99i.
Money is abundant call ATLAS per cent and loans
have been made 90 days upon Governments st4 per
cent iu commercial paper no special change. Best
nance pass at 697 and second grade at ss9 The gen.
Tu,a il !. disturbed by the Secretary of the Treasury
That he viii propose any funding scheme until Congress
sAonrns is very improbable After Congress is out OF the
way the appropriation bills passed and the revenue laws
amended the whole subject will before the Secretary
fseed from many embauassments that now attend the
astter While the Secretary delays money will aocumu-
late at the comerca, cenes aud call loans promise TO
ule lowe during tho Summer Of 1866 than has been known
IN long time.
The quotation Of sterling by the Persia was 1884 losi
Cor prime bills at 60 days. Francs, long, 3i5a5l3a
end short, 5l2I S5.lli.
freighs are very dull To Liverpool 100 boxes Bacon at
u 3D. and per steamer 5000 bush. Corn at 3D., AND 2D
Xeiss OF Cotton at I'd. -.-xk>Siss ~ -~
Hersney theze vii be regular call Of Insurance.
6tucks and Scrip Of The NewYork Petroleum and Mining
czech Board.
espstor Sherman has introduced bill 10 reduce the in
ssrss on the National debt and to facilitate fuding the
whole debt intos per cent bond IL is understood that
s new bill proposes to make the consolidated debt free
Of s State and National taxation thus making the cred
tos of the nation preferred class far taxation 10
concerned
Forged checks to the extent 900 were discovered
tais morning given by outside broker for gold The
ssseondng party paid for the gold with his own check
hsudueny certified thus delaying discovery until the
cheeks passed through the Clearing TO the bank
spop which they were made The suppositon ia that the
HsfAuiser, by name John Ross, has gone TO Canada.
The New-York exports for the week ending May COM
pare follows: f..,r
.1sss;. 1sss; .ss:.s sss5 tsss; !ss's IS,
p,s,a T escorted .... ss,:sSses ssmS.iss 7sssi 500