New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-21
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THURSDAY. Dec. 90. "

Gold is lower and closes 34s after ling u 1874 9l3t
Government stocks are lower tai per cent upon tie
codbcring ISSUE and s-eady Tor tho IBIS. The supply
OF Government stocks of all kinds in sdyance Of tho in
vestment demand. State stocks and railway mortgages
AZ, steady The uiscea1eousstock5 neglected The
public inst disposed TO buy unproductiVe fan
ces tempting they are made 20 appear by skilliu.
manipulation The general share market Is lover, ana 10
dspos glon shown 10 buy ut tho decline Chicago ana
North-Wcs,esn continues strong aud Getye; Cleveland
and Toledo roso 90 10 with large sslos Edo Pre-
fered 1, quoted ct s5iasd, aud it Is understood
TIT the annunl dividend will be made, and
by cooked accounts shown 10 lnyo been earned The
presont direction having been elected upon an inped
agreement to continue dividends upon the preferred
ceoal Ace no way 20 escape this sacrifice Aer tho
call prices we're barely sustained ard at the Second Board
lowe. prices were accepted for the whole ht Late In TIE
dny tho market heavy Of the following quotations:
New.York Central Railroad, IHf9ll0i Eric, 7lie
uii Reading, IO;.Sl04sj Michigan Central 1850
1877; Michglnsoulhern 80 oSOi; Cleveland and Pitts
bur,h. sti eS6.; Cleveland and Toledo, i25i sl26;
Rock Island, iO2IGlC3s; North-weStern. 6ie5lI
Preferred. 7ga79i; Fort Wayne, l069 06i
Money remains az al per cent on call, the latter being
the current rate upon mixed coAaterals Unproduc,yo
railway shares having htlo yaLe beyond that given by
their uso Oaong specuaos not in high ayos with
lenders who in many cases are asking for large margnf
sep aken in view II decreasing traffic and an iRdspos-
,on To speculate in them In commercial bills no change
Best shot.bs pass at G. pe cent, and parties willing
70 make tx,fi interest upon doubtful paper have Wido
selection Of names.
Exchange ~ dull and nomin. st'the following quota
lions, London sOdays, lo0ielOai do, sight iioalloi;
pars. lonS, 5l6i01l5; do, short, 5lSie5l2l; AIT
werp 5eoSiEI; swis', S.9o05l7ii Hamburg, 3tie
,3o) Amsterdam ~ a:I EGnkfqrt, 4lisllii Bremen
;9i s7oI Berlin i24s72i. ~. - la",- -
lstor from Mr.. Blair OF tho Iowa Extension Of the
North West Road 10 MI Ogden the President Of the Corn
pany. report, thathe line completed within ID
miles Of Omaha on tho 18th inst This adds "a miles vest
OF Weodbire TO which the were previously running
Tho following the earnings of che Cc'eland and
Plttsbursh Railrc ad Company for November
1853 SOL $50 90 1865 .so 1877 e. Decrease 80 81
The business Of the subTreasury was Receipts,
1852 os7 Io-f0r Customs $4,000; Payments SSOi'
500 II, Balance. sl2 S92 9O3 3iGold Notes VI" ooO
Frcights are decidedly lower The engagements 10 Law
erpool are 900 bush Corn at 81 DID, tho inside rate 10
ell up; 10000 BUSH Barley at Sd 800 bbs Flour q. 81
300 bales Cotton at Id 100 terces BeefAt 3s aud per
steamer 1000 bales Cotton at ei6sid 10 GaAgo" per
steamer, 2, 600 bush. Corn at Id
In making up summary Of ths business transacted BY
American life Insurance Companies In the year ending
November l. 1876 o. returned to the Insurance Commie
soner OF Massachusetts wo struck with some promi
nent results presented by tho Equitable that deserve
special mention without designing to dpaEsge any OF ITS
more immediate cotemporagios.
Deayls IN InIDd that tAs company vas tue s!xth N