New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-03

PETRoLEUM AND MINING sTocKs-FiRsT BOARD
MONDAY. Dec 1-P.N.

Gold is weak and operators fox 81 advance are
neither so abundant or confident they were before
the impeachment report was made. The range OF
tie day has been 136IGl37s. closing at 1861. The
cearings Of the Gold Exchange Bank were $n,414,-
900 and the balances s. ,s59,2C2.
Government stocks are lower upon all the issues,
1905 dropping at noon TO 1Ol2 Railway mortgages
arc steady and bank stocks firm. Atlantic Mail is
kept steady at 12Ol0l2l, quotation absurdly above
its real value. This fact should not tempt short
saesv for the stock is held that il cannot he had
without paying much higher rates The Express
stocks continue active at full prices, Adams sell
fng at 81 and Merchants Union at 81. The Rail
way share market continues sluggish. and operators
are waiting for the message ana the Treasury report
They are expected 70 be full Of contraction Of the
currency and resumption Of specie payments and
whatever of depressing effect they might he expected
20 produce las been discounted So far az The House
of REPRESENTATIVES is concerned the theories Of tho
Secretary will not be Endorsed. On the other
hand it is plain that at early day the Secretary
Will be instructed to suspend contraction Erie Com
mon stock sold at 7Os and the Preferred at 49, Upon
the latter the annual dividend will be declared this
week the Company having, in addition 70 this divi-
dend about 100000 toward dividend Oh the Com
mon shares The Northwestern shares were iTTegu-
lar, the Common selling at So, and the Preferred at
61a61l. After the call the market was dull At the
Second Board prices improved upon the list gener-
ally. with a fair demand. Tennessee IT, cents.
coupon, C4a6i2; do. new. 62l a62l: Missouri c "
cents, 9i.a&2; Canton. 44sG45l Cumberland. 2Ga
y: Western Union S2,0S3 Quicksilver, l5a17:
Mariposa, 7lGs; do. Preferred, l2iGlS; Pacific Mail
l2SlaI2SI Atlantic Mail, 10. 4J2l; Boston Water
Power, l7G179 New-YoTk Central. ll3. all3' Enc
miami; Erie Preferred, 7SsG79; Hudson River
I24Ial25 Boston. II. and Erie, l2lal3 Reading,
05lQg59; Adams, S8.aS3. Wells, Fargo 5EG
IS: American 7siG7S. United States S2las3 Mer-
chants Union HlGA2 Michigan Central 100. d110
Michigan Southern sOtGs0s Illinois Central, 134. a
1874; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, S2sas2,; North
Western, 59.G59. do. Preferred G7tGG73 Cleveland
and Toledo l0llalO2s Rock Island. 95lG9j1; st.
Paul, 4O!04l! do. Preferred. 6l!GGlg; Fort Wayne
s7fGWs.
Money is easy at 607 per cent call and loans at
four months at per cent can be made good stocks
In commercial paper te street there is no change
but at bank dealers are accommodated more freely.
Best names are quoted 739 and second grade lOal
per cent.
Exchange is quoted as follows: London 60 DAYS
iO9t01O9i; sight 1O9.0109. commercial 1o9GlO9l /;
Paris, long, 517lG51G! short, 51ja5G3.; Antwerp,
b.2OG517l; Swiss. 5.2Oa517!; Hamburg, 35,d3G
Amsterdam, 1901; Frankfort. 4O,a4O. Blemen
7S.@7Sl; Berlin, 7l907s
Pacific Mail Ship Company shares continue active
The election has lost ts interest by the absorption Of
the most active parties in opposition into the new
direction, but far as the general shareholders are
concerned the most interesting fact Of the story has
yet to DO told. What the shareholders and the pub
lie want to hear is the statement of tie condition q