New-York tribune., 1867-05-27
.EUM AND MINING STOCKS.
SAruRpAY, MaY 25-P. "


The cold market was heavy and dull opening at
l37l and closing at 1871! The shipments of the day
were s9So.2l9. making for the week $l,5S3,G67, in
cuding 100000 by the Corsica for Havana on the
18TH not included in the last Custom-House return.
The California steamer brings $5GS99S. The opera
tions OF the Gold Exchange Bank were Gold cleared
Sj2 SIS 600; gold balances sl.Gl5,49 Il currency
balances $2,5S5390 -.
Government bonds were a shade lower, but were
in good demand at quotations. There was large
business done in the Coupons of 1865 at 1861. The
new issues sold at lOs The miscellaneous share list
was heavy aud stocks were sold al concession IN
prices on all classes Boston WaterPower broke to
90; Quicksilver %; Slarposa Preferred, III
Pacific Mail sold at 127. Atlantic Mail was offered
at lC2i and no amount Of stock could be sold with
out breaking the market. The Railway Share list
opened dull and inactive. Erie continues TO be the
controlling interest in the market, opening at
5S,. selling at J9l and 5s', closing at jSI. The
stock is kept quite scarce for delivery, by bor-
rowing and locking it up and the deliveries are
badly made, but there does not appear any desire
shown 20 purchase for an advance. The balance
of the list opened heavy. with general
pressure 10 sell. After the Board prices improved
from per cent on the entry list but did not hold
and later in the day the market was heavy on the
reputed large qudatons reported IN the Bank state
ment which. il was stated, would be decrease IN
deposits of 100000 loans 100000, specie Sl2O-
O1O and legal tenders 100000 The shares OF the
Chicago and North Western Road We're freely pressed
for sale, and were the weakest on the list
The market closed dull and inactive. The
following are the closing prices: " u Central 9's@
97.: Ere, 5Ssa59; Reading, lS l035; Michigan
Southern, C.GGCs; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, 13S@
73,; Rock Island S;saS,!; Northwestern. 3lsGS2;
I,t 1.5
Money was in more demand and per cent was
the ruling rate. with exceptions at sal per cent.
Commercial paper C.d7 per ceat for prime notes.
The banks have lost heavily in legal tender notes
and dcpositols are not disposed to make any new
engagements.
Foreign exchange closed quiet. Bills at sixty
DAYS on London are quoted at l09GlO9A for
commercial; lO9sGlC9, for bankers; do at short
sight llO9 aiOl Paris at 20 days 57! a5l@!; do at
short sight 5I9! Gjl0;. Antwerp, 5li! a5l2! Swiss,
517!G5I2l; Hamburg, SG9a5j.; Amsterdam,4l 5GA!;
Fraulfort. az G4ll Bremen, i9ai9.; PrusSin tha-
lers, ;2s ai2s.
In Freiehts the engagements to Liverpool are @o0
tcs Beef on private terms. To London-aDO bbls.
Rosin on private terms. For Brcmcn-4O hhds. To-
baccO at l5s. To Antwerp per steamer 40 boxes oa-
con at POS The charters are an Italian brig WIN
1900 bbls. Petroleum 10 London, at Is; frusslan
bark 10 direct COntncnta lOll, Wlth ouNV ppIs' v
troleum at 3s 3D.. and n ship from Philadelphia, with
1CO0 bbls. Petroleum To Antwerp at 3s Cd
The business of the Sub-lTeasury Wa: Receipts
for Customs $96l eco; for Gold Notes, $4,000; /;
Receipts, $4,529Al 20; Payments, $5,OiC,5S or;
Balance, Sl33,2Sl,@2O 80.
Tie total imports at New-York for the week com
pare as follows:
Bl,senaag Nays MyH Maylo: May
Drv Goods - Sg95729 s9l5sa0 <l,35l92l $292,G97
Total s42oi,290 s9,9995lJ $al2,677 $2S2967
The New-York imports OF foreign dry goods com
pare as follows; - ,, ,sa,
Entered at the port ,.... s65o2Uj NOTi,S1 sEo',.O
Thrown on markct.,...- l,3S2,1Js l,lg9s'9 ]oO3oio
Sine Jan. l. 1853. 1860. iSSI:
Entered at the poFt.... sl7ej9,iG6 ScOOsg8t soHey
Thrown market n 667,000 67,tOoZl 44'P''-o
The annual report of the Directors OF the Boston,
Concord and Montreal Railroad for the year ending
March 81, last shows that the earnings OF the road
were S4671I2 and the expenses $320,5ga lms leaves
a balance on the years business OF siiIl ana there
is also some 5000 due the road IRON the united
States Government Tor carrying mails of the re-
ceipts $40 OS9 was from passengers and s@ls4 from
freight oc..r,.,
saws: . -, 49,, -,
ine speculation for higher priCes In Erie shares has