New-York tribune., 1867-08-09
PETROLEUM AID MINING STOCK
IfErT BOARD.
THURSDAY, Aug. s-P. NJ.
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT.

Gold has been steady at 14O. al40! closing at l4os'
The cleariugs at the Gold Exchange Bank were
s966O4OOO. and the balance $,40lG2. The export OF
spece to-day was 81 800 by steamer Bremen. Govern
ucnt bonds were very strong, and the coupons OF
1862 and both issues Of 1903 were in active demand AZ
full prices State and Railway bonds were steady at
quotations
The miscellaneous share listwas neglected Paclhc
Mail was strong and al 1iG. there was active de-
mand.
The Railway share market opened weak, with a
general pressure TO sell. Ncw-lork Central sold at
1On; Erie Gss Michigan Southern, so; Northwest
ern, As; Northwestern Preferred, o. and for the
moment the clques are completely demoralized, and
at each rally made by them large amounts of stock
are sold by purchasers at higher prices, who have be
come alarmed at the weakness Of the market and
are anxious 20 get ont with the smallest loss possible
The market is thus losing what litte outside support
IL has had and each day adds TO the load OF stocks
that the clique are obliged to take TO sustain prices
Eric was the center of interest throughout the day.
selling at 7O3468. a co.. closing at Css and Michigan
Southern was stronger selling at 81. Cleveland and
pittsburqh was in demand at 9ii095. At the close
Erie broke TO CSl and the market closed unsettled
and heavy, with tendency TO lower prices The
closing prices were: New-York Central lOi5GlO4I;
Erie Gsi Hudson River 100; Reading, 1854 1854;
Micbioan Southern, SOiGsO! Cleveland and Pitts
hnrob aAa9t2; Rock Island 10ls 0l02; Northwest
orn 45lN45f; Northwestern Preferred, GS.aG9;
Fort Wayne, 1c5alO5b.
Money is very easy, and at 4a5 per cent all bor-
rowers in good credit are fully supplied, with
largo amounts offered at per cent on Governments.
Foreign Exchange is frmcr Bills at GO days on
Iordon arc quoted ut 1O0al lC9} for commercial (;
1ool1oo1 for bankers do at short sight, 1l0a 40!
paris ot GO davs 51sl85l3l do at short sight, 512l
051lI. Antwerp 5Issa5.l3,; Swiss. 5.lsia5I3.; ;
uonburp 85gaSGl; Amsterdam, 40s GAlt.
In Freights-To Liverpool 1900 bush. Corn at ed.
ooo bush Wheat ut sd. To London. 800 bls. Flour
~ od An Italian brig, with 20 hhds Tobacco to
Venice direct at 4Os. from City Point, or JOS from
here.
Pvnress stocks are quoted as follows: Adams. 739
73I: American, 72l073; United States, 7ifa75; Wells
Fargo & Co. e7QG2; Merchants Union. % p c.. ll.G
10; do, cop c., HaH.
The transactions at the Office Of the United States
Assistant Treasurer to-day was follows Receipts
for Customs SI0G 900; Receipts for Gold Notes, s11
noo. total Receipts, Si,j7670S Al; total Payments,
a ba5. .051 0S; Balance, $iG,G6i,9l2 G2. .
Tho sixpenny Savings Bank win pay their usual
divdend of six per cent per annum on and after 18th
August
Annexed is a statement Of the value OF imports Of
,do wares and merchandise entered at the port of
Roston during the month of July 1867:
soecie. of Goods Wares aad Mercaauahe vsue
1uable, entered FOR cOnsun ptlOn 81 2i5t .
P Dutable warelOuscd .......-.......... ,gol,2 ;
Pree OF duty 2ool
rot., mports. sa,G7251s
do.ai ndisa wthdrawn from warehouse for con.
SUMPTION