New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-05
OPEN BOARD or BRoKERs-3 P. N.



Gold closes al 1854, aftor selling at l46as
Goidbearing Governments arc frmer and in more de-
mand Tho currency debt shows no change. New-York
Bounty Loan rose l. and Missouri Is per cent RAILWAY
bonds arc steady and Bank shares firm In the miscel
aneous shares little doing Coal stocks lower, except
Reading which, under purchases to short contracts
to ll3i Railway shares irregular, and there -
strong buying The chief purchases to short
contracts and the market has strength beyond that
afforded by easy money market. After the call prices
steady. At the second Board the market continued
dull and large amount Of stocks pressed for SALE
After the call prices remained unchanged and the market
closed barely steady quotations. Ohio & Mississippi.
29029t; Canton Company, 52ia52ii Boston Water
Power 30t e3OI; Cumberland Preferred 46i Si6i Quick
silver, 49i a50; Msrposa Preferred 2lS1i; Western
Union Telegraph 5595s!; New-York Central 1924 sl03;
Erie ara Hudson River ll9 0ll9li Reading, il3is
l3 Michigan Southern, s3i eS3i; Illinois Central 1871
el23l Cleveland Pittsburgh, s6i 0s6i; Cleveland and
Toledo, ll5all5i Rock Island, 1904 slG9ii North
Western So 35a; North Western Preferred 6ei o661;
Fort Wayne, 1903: alO4i.
Money on call is per cent the latter to houses Of
good credit. In commercial bills change; for primo
the rate and for good 81 and long dated at per cent
Extensive engagements and speculative enterprises
in small favor just now, and with The Secretary
the Treasury currency debt pressing payment
and maturing during the II months which
not be by the excessof On the other hand
the is in position where he can at any moment advane
the Of interest inscommercal center by boarding
legaenders andsendng National banknotes home for
dempton The Treasury condition wheret can move
in the direction OF specie payments fact not to be lose
sight of by prudent people trading credit. The pot
cal situation also to have important and disturbing
influence upon tho money market new Congress is to
be elected within the next 20 days and will be attended
with excitement such is rarely shown during Pres
sdent canvass In 80 days Congress meets orhe short
session. during which important financial and political
topics will be briefly and excitedly debated causing
throughout the country an agitation which viii
limit business with all prudent persons to very
moderate amounts There nothing in ths
financial political condition Of the country to stimulate
a continuance of speeuatoons which attended the ennis
sion Of hundred of millions Of paper money but much to
people that safety only to be found in extreme prud
enee and preparation for return 70 specie payments The
return not to be easy matter debtors will learn BY
costly sacrifices. ....
Sterling bills are held with more frmness and leading
houses ask lO6i day bills. The rates London
prime bankers, 60 days, 1861 SlO6i; London, prime
bankers, sight, lO7Sl074i Paris, bankers, long.
5.35eS32I; Paris, bankers, short 1924 $3.50; Ant
werp, 53i 1885, Swiss, 5.37i9s35; Hamburg, 3Slo
35li Amsterdam 39I s40i Frankfort 3ei a4Oi; Bremen,
7797rii Berlin SO e70i
The Michigan Southern roed earned in August:
1865 s424 1877 1896 s37s .siS7i5
The last week shows decrease of $4,000.
The Providence Journal says of Printing Cloths:
Goods like cotton are gradually settling down. The
market closed l3o for 64IS The following the sales
1000 pieces 6sx6 &c., 500 do 6x6 l3}c. 5000 do 6I4
13c 900 do 64I64 c. 10000 do 64x64 3ic 5000 do 6E
g. lac, $1,000 do 64x6i 3ic 10000 DO 63x64 1870; 2
do 56x60 lac, heavy; 5000 do. 56x6l lilo yards To-
tai s., 90 pieces.
At Cincinnati the LIST there very little exchange
making in the regular Of business but the ship
mens Of bonds FOR account and the receipts
from the interior have kept the market abundanty sup
piled lately
There was rather easier working in the money market
without any material change in the character Of the bu'
doing
Tho following is statement of coal transported on the
Delaware and Hudson Canal for the week ending Scptem'
Der l. 1866: -....