New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-01
THURSDAY, Feb. 25-P. N.
Gold closed at l39,

NfOi0 closed at l,Hs.
Government stocks are firm for all the issues and
in demand State stocks steady, and are offered
in small amounts. The miscellaneous stocks are neg
lected and hardly enough done to establish quota
tions. The Railway share market is lower, with
very moderate sales nor could large amounts bo
sold except at decline. For the moment, persons
who bought shares at the decline of the early part Of
the month are carrying them with comparative ease.
and do not force them to sale upon market lacking
i'm speculation 10 a degree rarely witnessed. Union
Navigation Co.. which sold early in the month l0 is
offered at n nominal price without success; and ID
is stated that losses have been made by per-
sons holding il as collateral. South American Nav
igation and Marine Navigation Co." is quoted ll5.
and has rot varied much from this for some weeks.
Atlantic Mail fell per cent. and Pacific Mail q.
There is more disposition to sell stocks on time. After
the call the market continued dull and transactions
were nominal in amount AT the second board prices
were firm on some shares. Pacific Mail dropped to
l27 fall of 81 per cent for the day. Atlantic Mail
sold down in the afternoon to 7s!a7S.. The market
closes as follows: New-York Central, lO2'&lG;:
Erie, So. a5O; Hudson River 1854 1881; Reading, 1G
alO3! Michigan Southern 72sa72I; Illinois Central.
ll5lall6s; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, T9laDi
Northwestern, 3j.G35l; Northwestern Preferred.
G5!dGjl Rock Island 95.a95.; Fort Wayne, 0i
d94!
Money is Offered in abundance to stock houses &C
Cal p cent and on Governments borrowers are ac-
commodated at s. In commercial paper the dealings
are not large and 6!G7 is the rate for prime names
None but best bills wanted, and second grade
sell at quite high rates The condition of mercantile
affairs is not encouraging i'll any department. and
merchants are meeting their obligations from tho
proceeds of sales of goods at less than cost in many
eases
Exchange is quoted az follows: London. 60 days.
1OSsa1O9; sight 1O9sa1O93 Paris long, 5.i7la5l6!;
short, 515d5l32; Antwerp, 5.20d5.lSs; Swiss, $50
Obs; Hamburg S6l 1885,; Amsterdam, 4ls94l;
Frankfort lsG4ls Bremen, 70479.; Berlin, 72a72t.
Freights are dull Tho engagements'to Liverpool
are 1000 bales Cotton at 56a7l6d., and per steamer
500 bales Cotton Mt 3d.; to London, 1900 BUSH Bar
ley ut Cd; b. bark to Cork for orders with 10000
bush. Corn mt Cd; same voyage with Petroleum al
5s.Gd. 6s. and an American bark to Philadelphia.
thence to Marsees, with 5000 bbls. Petroleum on
private terms.
The Chicago Times of Tuesday SAYS:
Business opens very much as IL closed last week-dull
stupid, ana lifeess. We can scarcely remember time
OF late years when complaints general as 10 tho
inactivity or business Every person appears hopeful OF
speedy Improvement but why tell, unless 10
IS that times have been duh long that they muse
change soon and they believe any change must ncccssa
fN he Tor the better The banks report the money mar
kct easy Tho supply of currency Is good. and the nc
.aand for moDey OuIy moderate ACCOMMODATIONS a's