New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-31
orTS BOARD OF BRoKERs-3 Pm.
Spruce Hill.
THURSDAY Aug. ]0-p ".
Gold lower and closes Of hi. The range Of the day

THURSDAY Aug COP N.
Gold is lower and closes Of nj. The range Of the day
has been Ia salEt.
The business il Government securities confines large,
bu. the extreme quotations are not sustained fof oo
2Os the rate is ll2I alo! and for New lO 1904 l0i0s
IO3 1884, The 73os quoted J0l 1917 for FIRST and
IOGl for second and third issues The advance in the
PER cents since August Las been equal to Il per cent on
the Old 5Os and 81 upon the New which il quite as much
as can be realized in view Of the amount OF ths latter Sc
cury which can be created from 1893 compound notes,
and plain legal tenders 10 lie funded in good line INTO
$50 bonds State bonds and Railway mortgages con-
tinue fm at cid prices. Bank shares are offered IL
moderate amounts, and are strong. The small
stocks arc neglected and can only lie cold IN
small way. Boston Water Power is 81, and Western
Union 50. Rutland Marble sold at ~. The Railway
share list shows 10 improvement and new buyers an not
brought in by the Treasury payments as was expected
After the call the market was steady with moderate
business. At the Second Board the market was du and
lower and after the eal heavy, and stocks were
pressed for sale at quotations The market closed dull at
quotations: Nev-Yosk Central, l03. alO3; Erie, 81.
~; Hudson River, lls! Read IA all4li Aichi-
gan Southem, s. s5I; Cleveland AID Pittsburgh SD
81; Rock Island lO9 lCei NorthW esteTn, 36s go;
North Western Preferred, d! d6sli Font Wayne, los .
lO5I.
The coal stocks are lower and noi in demand II
well understood il the anthracite coal trade that the burr
ness ha been ovcTdone and that the stocks al the close OF
navigation VIII be larger than for many years and sufh
cicnt to insure coal moderate prices At current rates
there is q loss Of 30 cents per tun.
IL the Schuykil region than onehaf Of the coal
operators have decided to close their cooef tho l
september The trouble that 80 PER coal has
been brought market by al the channels Of supply than
has ever before been he this Of the year.
and this enormous surplus Of 600 ands outlet
Of sale Prices are depreciating and the Leigh and
Iackaranna Roads and Canals have the advantage Of
direct shor line market the crcui'out and costly
route Of the Reading Railroad and Schuyk Navigation
Company advantage equal 70 81 tun. These lines IN
fact form the two sides least Of triangle instead OF
third side and even at the low they carrying coal
at they cannot compete with the Delaware and Hudson
Lackawanna and Lehish routes 10 market. The only
chance of escape from grea, loss 10 the Sohuyk opera
tors TO close their works The statement OF the tunnage
Of the Reading Road from October Last, while the fall
ing Of in tolls commenced last May.
Money on call is per cent, but not abund
ant than was Noticed last week. There is demand for
currency from the interior and the supply here steadily
decreases The Treasury from its daily receipts promises
to hoard large amounts Of currency, and absorb good
deal of money, upon which Spectators have depended
For prime short bills per cent is the rate and 46 for
longer dates. Prime produce bills ore salabls st per
cent.
Exchange is sti depressed and good produce bills are
quoted lOi and sales 1903 for 60 days sterling
Prime bankers quo;edelO6 London Prize barkers',
60 DAYS 1906 1861 London pine bankers, eight l0e2a
1917 London, commercial lO3alOil; Paris, bankers,
long, $3.50 aj.32l; PARIS, bankers, short 552l 5.l;
Antwerp, 5.37I $685. Swiss So G53ji Hamburg, 3S;;
Amsterdam, 40li Frankfort lOGiOii Bremen, id1si
Berlin, 70l all.
in in city
but the statements OF those gentlemen fully acquainted
with the present value and future prospects Of railway
shares do not agree with the confident antcpaions Of
Wal-st bulls No railway manager looks for the earnings
Of the Autumn of 1867 and all realize that the operating
expenses have decreased.
Tie Chicago Tribuhe Of Tuesday says:
There are no new features notice in financial affair,
day The demand for money continues quite brisk and the
market still uncomiortaby close For hrcass names the
rate regular banks is 10 per cent On the street good
signatures are taken at per cent per and less desirable
at 10 cent per annun Exchange was hmer cdsy
than Saturday. In the forenoon few lots o. bankers
were 500 az 10 discount Over the counter he 1sss
were unchsngcd-par selling and roSl discount buying
The Cincinnati Gazette Of Tuesday says;
The demand for loans is fully to tue supply but there
bankers and customers and ten to twelve In the
open market Paper not rated hIss class u aent OF sale
this period Of the and there IL no disposition to Increase
E sdsTy T@ Discount buying and 0c
10 mar selling Dealers allow depositors discount but
round sums are not taken better than lilo. Gold trne
higher closing at AZ buying and l4s selling
There great excitement in Boston among Spectators
in copper stocks, and prices are steadily rising.
The hotels of this city are well filed with merchants
and very good business reported by obbers generally
The following will show the eastward movement OF
Flour and Grain from Buffalo, including shipments for
tide water for II days ending Aug q and shipments from
Oswego days from Aug. II to Aug %, inclusive, which
will show about what there is anoa canals destined for
tide water;
From B4Gao
Wesk ending Flour. Wheat. Corn. oai, barley Rye
Aug "a 80. agO79 ,367 leg 257ss5 1850 1900
Aug Is ........ 700 e2sso HOGS 1850 ~ $50
Totals. "a day, - 5000 2l95Oe9 SC7sgo s2aJ6 1890
days. .e.... 29so 1926 ssI5 .... - go.
Total afoat 23s9 50a75 2e1 2li 367ss0 i2a56 "a 80
Previous week 1889 lac 40 6s3o5 j09o5 fl656 1885
Cor time. Ito. 270i iseJ5 2OQg6 l40 20 6O0
The following will show the comparative receipts Of
Aour and grain at the ports Of Milwaukee, Chicago Too
do, Detroit and Cleveland from Jan | 10 Aug IS, for
1865 and 1866:
Flour bbls......-.t.---.... l'sStVV9 ltis,UJ5
Wheat. bush...............ll.50 4,se9 l3oGC22
COIn bush. .Zi,eSs'opo ID Jii3jO
Oats, bush. ...-...--..-.--. T. loture SV(t.pnl
barley Dlsh. ~ ~ at>,dVT
Bye buAh............"... l'lSe.sO 46J,7es
Total grain bush 80. 80 COZ $40 3r4247s4
Increase 100 lsGs-floGT, sosO bnrss AID grain
II. 6I3, 069 bushels.
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