New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-15

Gold opened al 1891 9l49i and remained dull 81 the
price, but on receipt of the that Prussia had declined
TO cede the territory demanded by France advanced 10
1904, closing at 1904.
Government stocks at the exchange werf, lower upon
most Of the Issues. FiveTwerties old fell aud new
After the call the bddings higher. Icc '5os were
per cent lover Tennessee Is fcl per cent Railway
bonds sold in small way only. Tho small STOCKS
were lower Railway shares were lower ard were oneIed
quite freely There Is no short interest Of consequence
and no BUYERS but bulls" who seem TO have Gil they
want for the moment. Erie sold after tho call at eSi'
and this in face Of reported gain Of 100000 in the July
traffic Fort Wayne fell to 1885, as against LOG yesterday.
Michigan Southern fell TO SD decline OF per cent
Reading was fairly sustained After the public call prices
were stronger At the Second Board the market was
steady and after the call prices quite strong on the
street and closed firm AZ quotations. Ohio and Mississippi
0gl a 2os; Boston Watcs Power 90 30; Cumberland
Preferred 46iai7!; Quicksilver 50id5l; Msnposa
lIal2; Mariposa Preferred, 26a@ Western Union
Telegraph. 56,05Gl; New-York Central, 1871 0iOii
Ere. 6si oG9; Realing l2i6 jsi Michigan Southern,
So as5I; Illinois Central, J sal22i Cleveland and
p ,,.a s6i sG,; Cleyclaa md Toledo, 1851 ll6li
Rock Island, lO5i 1865; North Western, 80 SJi d.
Preferred, &C. a 81; Fort Wayne, 1881 Sioi
Money on call is as per cent and more doing at the
latter rate In commercial paper no change ofmporance
.
Tomorrow the interest upon the August issue Of Os will
be paid giving the street increased supply Of money
After this payment the Government will steadily increase
its surplus Of coin and currency, no large payment Of
cold interest is 10 be made until November, any con-
siderable amount of currency interest until December
The Banks are acting with caution and with reason
az they are in no condition 10 afford substantial aid
in moving tho crops, without reducing Their loans 70
stock and gold spectators and holders OF merchandise
To make dividends upon 3Gj per cent money market
they have largely expanded their loans and circulation and
have parted with large proportion Of their gold reserve
They have added their legal tender reserve but 1t is IN
the form of compound notes and not in greenbacks to be
discounted The is in the form Of an investment
not to be parted With until borrowers are ready to pay
full legal rates As compared with January g. the bank
returns show the following changes
Their loans are increased. e35.0 OG
Their Legal Tender increased-......... la2iiN
Their circulation Is p-.-.-.........--.. e'yfouss
Their deposits are up...-.......--....' 70 4sys
Their coin ~ down ''''""-
Exchange is dull, ut the annexed rates. London, prime
bankers 60 days, lO7l 0lOS London, prime bankers,
sight 1895 1904 Paris bankers, long, 527i a522i;
Paris bankers, short, 52li a5.ls3 Antwerp $50 a525;
Swiss, 53Oa525; Hamburg, 36I Amsterdam, Al;
Frankfort, 42ai2i; Bremen, 7siS7sl; Berlin, 72a72i.
The Providence Journal says OF Printing Cloths;
Owing the stagnson Of trade 10 the article OF prints In
New and also reduction Of price by some large
ducers this has been week Of complete inactivity 10 this
market printing cloths The sellers views not coming up
10 printers in point Of price holders aemshdn8 i5.e Tor
standards and printers offering 10 hmtea way i9c' NO
transactions Of any amount TRANSFERRED
The earnings of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railroad for the month Of July were;
1865 .e5S 500 1866 .e3s2s Decrease. eco SOS
The earnings of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad
for the month Of July were:
1865 ee2a COO 1866 $4,000 Decrease $4,000
The traffic OF the Great Western Railroad Of Canada
for the week ending Aug. 10, was;
1866 o2s IS 1865 500 eos So Decrease. .easo7 10
The following is statement of coal transported on the
Delaware and Hudson Canal for the week ending Aug
1866: M,