New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-19
Con'dGrog Gold


TUESDAY Dec. ls-P NJ
Gold bss been irregular opening at 1885, and closing at
1871.
Government bonds have been strong with feir DO
maud Railway and State bonds were firm at quotations
The Railway share list opened strong and active end AZ
the FIRST call stocks were In demand but sior tho call tue
Northwestern shares were lower the common Stocks
selling at 5 ndtho Preferred st79t The Whole market
was lower and prices. declined from Ssc on tho ene
list At the Second Board the market was sesoy ou' e'
the call the market dull and but little dsposoh was
shown to operate At the close the market was dull and
closed hoagy at quotations. NewYork CeRtra hslroso'
MA Erie, 72I072l Reading, 1861 alO7, eK'div'i
Michigan Southern 82ia821 Cleveland and Pittsburgh
eI4 a9l4 Rock island lO5a05l Northwestern 5St q
53I Preferred, 59i a7sl Fort Wayne 1911 lO7I'
Money is easy OF per cent with transactions at Sd7
per cont
Foreign exchange is firm. Bills OF 60 days on London
are quoted at IOSf alO9i for commercial lOstdlVsi
for bankers do OF short sight, llOlS llOl; Paris al
60 days, 51si a5l3ii do at short sight, oi9sS'i!
Antwerp, 5lsa 95l5li Swiss 57i aSloti Hamburg so
1864. Amsterdam. AsAIIFrankfort, 44chIi. Bre
men. 7sf079l; Prussian thaers, 72e72i
The total debt-prncpal aud intereS-of Florida, as
shown in the Controllers report the Legislature is
s6s g. OF this amount all except $4,000 is due to
citizens of the State.
The GENITAL system Of measuring grain appears TO be now
certain Of general adoption. The NewYOrk Produce Ex-
change the Chicago Board of Trade the Buffalo Board Of
Trade. and the Milwaukee Chamber Of Commerce have
each adopted the system.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Saturday remarks
Tho money market becomes stringent An increase IN
the offerings Of paper AND IN n. Local oaas a called in
% on comIleins Of short collections as well the city
in until the being QsDnrscl lot
hogs makes the circuit OF the drOve the farmer the cO
merchant and the city jobbcr it expected that much
relief will be experienced Exchange in larger demand
toav though quotations for it remain irregular As hereto
mea increase in The demand finds them shot and mach
increase in the supply, sellers on the street
Tie Chicago Tribune of Saturday, remarks;
Tho demand for money quito active today and borrowers
market fully close not closer than II has Dee
any time this Several Of tho banks continue 70 sop
currency R order to meet the demand for exchange
and some of the country banks beginning TO cheek on their
balances herethus diminishing the amount oi available cur
rency each succeeding da Business throughout the city con
tinues dull and the deposit Inc shows no sns OF
Collections made with difficulty and some OF the banks IN
form fully Onehird returned unpaid 6reat aus
elimination is exercised in making loans and the banks in
yauab refuse touegotate paper for any e1ceP those
legimatey entitled IT, On the street there more inquiry
for money and loans made ON approved securities al
per cent per month. . -, =,
Inadequate the market rm with Sale between banks at 10
cents premium The counter rates are firm At par buying ana
Ito premium selling.
The exports exclusive Of spece fron the Port of Now
York to Foreign ports for the week ending Dec u.s. 1866
were 81, O95,672.
change has been made today in the order Of business
at the Regular Board, which aims to establish continu
Gus session froml0 to 4p m.-doing from 10 to III
the transactions in bank stocks State and city bonds mis-
celaDeous shares and railroad bonds. AT II begin the
dealings in the active stocks comprising Governments,
railroad shares and the leading fancy stocks The trans
actions in these securities 10 be continued til the
close Of business in the afternoon.
Freghts have been fairly active. Heavy goods have
beon offered more freely, aad the rates for Beef have
ruled firm but for Grain they have ucuated and close
lower The engagements to Liverpool are 10000 bush
Barley at sd; 800 bales Cotton at 4a9-32d. Joe
hhd Tallow at LIS Cd 50 bales Sea Island Cotton at 3D.
To London-lOO ties. Oil Cake at 22s Cd, and % tcs
Beef at Is In Charters good business has been done
during the week. and ruled 6rn mcdumsized yes
! sells have been in demand and are not plenty.
The busnessat the Sub-Treasury Receipts slsii-
469-for Customs. Sls90O0; Payments, sl09,e51 %;
Balance, 4lOS IA, 05S 43-GOld Notes, STi,OOO.
FIRST MORTGAGE CONVERTIBLE BoSDS of the ST.
LOFTS JACKSONVILLE and CHICAGO RAILROAD CoMrANYln'
teresi per cent ee OF Government taxi payable semn
nuAy the lst Of pill and ls Of October, IA New Ola
for sale al 90 and accrued interest by
L. p MoEroS q Co. No 30 Broadst