New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-23
PETROLEUM AND MINING srOcAs.-FIRSI BOARD.
SALES.
Mining Stocks.
TUESDAY, Oct Up. NJ.


Gold closed a, 49, 1885 after sellingat 1875 aiiSk
The clearings of the Gold Exchange Bank were
siGOl6O00, and the balance ss52,GS2.
Government stocks are steady. with moderate
business. Tennessee 6s are inmore demand and sold
at GiIG62. Railway bonds were steady The specu'
lative share list has been much excited Erie sold az
73aa71, and closed at 7l:. Northwestern Common
sold at AZ 046, closing at AZ bid New-York Con-
tral was heavy all day. The rest Of the market in
sympathy with Erie. was excited. The "tcn per
cent stocks" Rock Island Fort Wayne, Reading.
ETC., were dull and without support except from Inc
teresed friends" and large blocks Of them could
be sold at quotations. At the Second Board Reading
broke to 97d97. Fort Wayne TO ossG9S3. and Rock
Island to 96G9G. After the boards adjourned prices
were weak and stocks offered quite freely Inc
closing rates were: New-York Central, il2s9 liZG
Erie, 71s07l.; Reading, 9609Gl; Michigan sOuth-
ern SOG s0. Cleveland and Pittsburgh, SeaSS; kock
Island, 96a96.; Northwestern Common, 47.Gh1
Northwestern Preferred, GG.aC6s; Fort wayne "
ass.
Money to stock houses is in good supply at per
cent. but there is no ease in any other quarter.
Banks being able to meet per cent on call decline
to discount except for those who cannot be safely
refused and paper the street passes very slowly AT
the same time the discovery is made that instead OK
n small supply of commercial bills the amount Is
large and credit in many directions much contracted
Importers are making heavy losses and jobbers and
retailers are making no profits.
The Commercial Bank Of Canada with capital OF
100000 has stopped payment. The concern haa
been weak for some time, and lost heavily by engage
ments on account of the Detroit and Milwaukee. ana
the Great Western Road Of Canada. The failure Oh
Buchanan, Harris & Co.. large debtors to the Danh'
probably caused the suspension finally.
Exchange is quoted as follows: London. 90 days.
lOs.GIO9; do. sight 109ia1O9s; Paris long, esoe
5lS. do. short, 5.1I!G516.; Antwerp, 52liH o'"'
Swiss, 5.9liG59O: Hamburg. 35,aS'.; Amsterdam,
4Os9H Frankfort, 4O.a4O:; Bremen, 7SsS"f'
Berlin. 7ls07ls
Freights-To Liverpool, 5000 bnsh, wheat ~
l0ld; 200 bbls Flour at 3s so hhds. Tallow al US.
and 90 bales Cotton at ID and per steamer %rVSs
bush. Wheat at I'D. 1000 bales Cotton at ,Tioar-
for compressed and uncompressed, and 70 mus Az
bacco at ASS. To London 1000 bbs Flour AZ o. '.
$1,000 bush. Wheat at lllallsd. To oiasso"' W.
ties. Beef at S., and 400 ties. Lard at oos' ID.
The business of the Sub-Trcasury was w
ceipts for Customs $4,000 Receipts iof "Oia d..
$235, 900; Total Receipts, $i,i474l4 -. io'"'
ments, $9O7,5 81: Balance $ll2,sooS0 W.
The message Of the President and the annuai
Of the Secretary of tho Treasury there arc sooe
sons TO believe will be very positive upon 'no Al,
sitv NJ an early resumption Of specie payments ms
apneals nv inflatfonists for a suspension OF Tue
emf small monthly contraction. Mr. McCulloen US,
rooaydo aud expressos tho conviction thai .no ."
tioaal credit, and Tie permanent weuaHS0 wv