New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-09
PETROLEUM And MINLNU bIOShSs
........r SECOND BOARD.
WEDNESDAY, May s-P. N
Gold closed at 1888 after selling at lS7l. 800

Gold closed at 1888 after selling at 1877.
Government stocks are strong and in large demand
The currency debt is also in request at full prices
State stocks continue firm. Railway shares are
active and good many buyers realize their profits
Erie has fuctuated from 61a to 6S with large trans
actions The clique which expected to put it above
seventy seems to have miscaculated its power and
instead of fresh buyers at each advance has only
attracted fresh stock to the market The whole list
sympathizes with Erie, and closes higher than it
opened. At the close the following prices were cur
rent: New-York Central, 9s09s3 Erie oSs9oSi;
Reading, lOSI0104; Michigan Southern, 6S39
esl; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, 73s97S'; Rock
Island, 00,aN; Northwestern, S5t9S5i :; North
Western Preferred 62662i Fort Wayne, 96sa96i.
Money among stock honses is very plenty. at 4G6
per cent In Commercial paper no change 4; cad is
quoted for strong names. .t.d c. L9I-oll sr94alat
Sterling Exchange closes firm at l09sd l093.
In Freghts the engagements to Liverpool are 1900
bush Corn OF 3D., and per steamer 500 bales Cotton
ut t05l6d and 30 900 bush. Corn at 5id TO London,
So bales Furs at 4Os. Norwegian bark with 5000
bbls Petroleum to Genoa at 3s. Cd and British
brig with 500 bbls Petroleum to Rotterdam at As 3D.
p The business Of the Sub Treasury was: Receipts
for Customs $4,000 for Gold Notes. 1891 OOO total
Receipts s465s $50 fS: total Payments, 1ss ~;
Balance. $116siO9s6 OF. sfea9 q ogaa 1sser hagg
An evening paper says: NM q :. ,-s ~. = q,
various sensation aOat relative to the s-
bes Of Watts, Crane & Co Some accounts say thar
the firm was two millions short OF gold and seven millions
long OF cotton Nothing IL positively announced as yet,
however and the statements made mostly eon1ee-
tura The losses II is said win be widely distributed,
failing chiefly banks and private firms IA the south
The Suspension OF Given, Jones Co., stock brokers' IN
which firm Mr.. Crane said 70 have been special part
ner not regarded OF MUCH importance About WOO
600 gold sold on their account this morning,
. The exports Exclusive Of speciel from New-York
TO foreign ports. for the week ending May 7, and
since the beginning of the year. compare as follows:
o. 0rsu r 1895. 1866. 1867.
For the week 49, A,siO3O2 ts.n9OiI N,l9s,sl9
Previously reported e2,i2Sco2 s4lsSS26 e',T2i, 400
Since Jan L. Ses 4a5,sO4 ss7,4O2,Ss7 flss2G211
The foreign imports at New-York compare as fol
lows: aa. ln.fee 80
DRY Cooda !. . Si.I2glee a 81 0SS,36z tl,2926s7
General merchandise. -. 1881 $50 27es,26 30O0270
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y Total for the week. "a sf41bs essse5Oo s42o2e67
Previously reported Alss7s0t looScsiW sess4' SS
n Since Jsnuaryi. s47,7uS6g sliOs5SdSa asoO471yOs
The commerce Of New-yofk from July 70 date
compares as followss ah1 OK ar.airaa DIV cta 30
~ flIao,I ~ . Is64-Bs. Iso5-0S. 1sge76z,
Imports merchandise t252SsS6Q t222io 7sI
Exports produce. i ,59204 isi28o673 I6g66 ei1
IMPORTS speeie...... H,TZ2cd 1s,2zI,iSs 26,i6es6l
- hs NashVHs Times Of May says sisss sss5os 50
We have conyersed with the Treasurer and other on.
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