New-York tribune., 1867-08-21
PETROLEUM AND MINING STOCKS.
FIRST BOARD.
= TrEspAY, Aug. -. ".

TUESDAY, Aug. 2O-f. NJ
Gold opened at 141l and advanced 70 l4l3, at which
nice the parties who have been operating for an ad
nce were large sellers and several large lots were
,old short. on out of town orders. The market de-
lined q cent under the sales. and closed dull at
IL. The clearings at the Gold Exchange Bank were
s,5qS5 600. and the balances 81 l,OS3949.
Government Bonds are barely steady, with a mod
ato business. There is no disposition to buy at
resent prices. and but small sales eonld be made
ithOut Lrea ,ilg the market, and 1905 sold at lO1.
ne New 5-20s 1855. 1OSg and the New 1861 at lCss
q the Second Board, Coupon G., 1861, steady,
u, the balance Of the list was heavy, and u cent
over on all classes.
Miscellaneous shares are dun and neglected. Can
On sold at 4s Western Union, IS Quicksilver, %.
rseifc Mail was very strong before the Board, and
Cld at l49 but afterward declined 10 l4S closing Of
iE!.
Express stocks are steady and quoted as follows;
ldans, 74la74s; American, 72.a73 United States
\ 3; Wells Fargo 4 Co, 66f a6G:; Merchants Union,
\ 5p. C, 12GI3; Merchants Union, 30 p c., l1aloi.
I Il Second Board Cumberland sold at "a; Western
raion Telegraph al Mariposa Preferred, 49, Quick
Iyer 2S!; Atlantic Mail strong at llS. Railway
tares present no new features. AT the opening the
aarket was quite firm on Erie which sold at II. The
aance of the list was without change.
At the Board the market was duh and lower.
Pd after the call on moderate sales decline
7 4 ial y cent was made ON the entire list.
; lrie sold at 69.; Michigan Southern, 81! North
FesteTn, 4t; Northwestern Preferred. 6s!.
10 the O'Clock Board the market steady at the
ecline, and quite large purchases Of NewYOrk Cen
al were made st 104.GlO5. Hudson River was
I'm at l241. and Cleveland and Pittsburgh at S3.
~ the Second Board the market was fraction
v'tet, and large purchases of New-fork Central
tere made. After the call the market improved and
sosed hrm at quotations The closing prices were
Aew-fork Central, l05lGl0Jl Erie, 09sd70; Read
1g, loIia ialOE; Michigan Southern. sllasis; Cleve-
ND and Pittsburgh, 923 bid Rock Island, l02.G
80 northwestern Common, 4J4aD. North
"es'ern Preferred, G9.Q60. Fort Wayne, 1910
money continues in fun supply at 4a5 per cent to
81 cass Doirowers and 5ao per cent 10 the street
I1eenaheous securities. The drain OF currency 30
@ west Is daily increasing and although il has not
~ oeen ieh IN the street. the amount Of surplus
mus has been materially reduced and the offering
money TO loan is much less than ii vas lasl week.
- BANKS are moving With great can iion and show
lslre TO lend al current rates. except on 6rst class
III IVY Ana with large margins. The discount de-
-Do - moderate, and Is met at el27 per eeut On
aort time paper.
Exchange Is duh aud nearly at quotations:
o"h prime DahkeTsl 90 days. lO9lal0gs; London
INC OanKeIsb aght ll0aIlOi; London, prime
lostG iOsi; Paris bankers1, long. 5.l7i
,s,nrt SNORT 2.l94olZs Antwerp 5.ls.G517l Swiss,
'sa5l7l; Hamburg lbanIters'l. selz.g,l. Amster-
AA lbankersg. 41l Frankfort fbankers,l. 4l9At;
~snen lbankersJ. 7ssa7si; Berlin ODankers1. 720
tI'ishts to LiverpOOl 30 bhds TsllOw al l9s. cl..