New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-09
FRIDAY, Feb. s-P. AZ.

Goldha been very steady, opening at iS7, selling
| at 1884,, aud closing at 13S.
Government bonds continue strong, with an actiVs
demand and the business in the street is very largo
Miscellaneous shares are without change. Pacific
Mail and Atlantic Mail continue steady at quotations
The Railway share market is without interest, and
with the exception of Michigan Southern and North-
| Western Preferred the business has been dull and
light Operators are awaiting news from Washing.
ton as to the prospect of the passage the bor tina
conversion of the Compound Interest Notes, and
seem disposed to await the action of Congress before
operating At the Second Board the market was
dull and after the call was heavy aud closed with
out spirit The closing quotations were Hew-York
Central, 1O2SlO9! Erie, 59s959l; Reading. 1910
| 1O4s; Michigan Southern, 754G75s; Cleveland and
Pittsburgh s4i 6Si3; North Western 31sa379; North
Western Preferred, GS.G6Sl; Rock Island. oSsS99'
Money is very easy Mt per cent on miscellaneous
securities and per cent on Governments, to aD
houses in good standing
Foreigs Exchange is inactive. Bills at 60 days on
London are quoted at lO7lQIOs. for commercial
1883 1881 for bankers; do at short sight 1Oo9le9
Paris at 90 days, 52iG5l7 do at short sight, SIN
8515; Antwerp, 522la5.lS! Swiss, 6.22f95.lss;
Hamburg SG@36s; Amsterdam, 4OldHl Frankfort,
II G4ls Bremen 7siG79; Prussian thalers, 7ll@725.
The Boston Tfarelley of Thursday says:
cheerful feeling pcryades financial circles, in regard
20 money matters and prospects, and general business
gradually recovering from the partial nacton which waS
consequent upon the almost impossible condition OF thu
principal thOr0ugharcs both within and out OF the city
Hopeful antcpatOns 10 be generally entertained in
reference 10 the coming Spring The cans for aec0mm0
daon at the banks and I'm the street although not OF
urgent nature yet large enough 10 give employment
the loose balances OF currency, principally
demand and made rcurnabo after short notice either by
borrower or lender The common interest charge Gov
cnmcnts six, and on other prime coateTals
cent The best notes negotiated at
stock market is steady and tending evidently to-
ward further improvement IN such things as have been
unduy depressed. The dividend paying Investments
i'm good demand and not freely offered for OF
them being apparently scarce foreign securities and
cal income The few lots that into the hands OF
brokers and auGtioneers taken very readily by
plentiful and variable They rise and fall like the wayes
Of the aud these constant fluctuations give them
heatful activity, which is quite profitable to those whs
receive commissions for buying and selling
The Pittsburgh Gazette Of Thursday says:
The produce markets continue very duh and neglected:
the operations i'm all OF the leading commodities being OF
unimpOrtant character Nenango oil Is Offering AZ 9cs
DO delivered the opening CATION, while there
few any, buyers at anything above SEC Kama
wha oil be sold at Co., arrive. with but little dn
Guilty; but there are sellers yet below 9io but
proper To remark that generally speaking reflnels are
not as anxious TO contract ahead they were some days
though 10 Is equally true that sellers do not seem ais
posed to make concessions in order TO effect sales Icr
was not solitary operation reported To-Day IN retihen
oil and while the m0rket is quiet and apparently dun.
there is but little disposition manifested on te part .,
refners TO contract ahead at chITent 20 e
ring rather TO hold back In anticipation VI De''oF s
ket and stronger prices.
HOwFs & MACY, BANNERS. No. 20 Walst, New
York Formerly officers Of the Park Bank, Four per
cent interest allowed on deposit
The business Of this house Is the same an ncorp0
rated Bank.
pERsoNs KEEPING ACCOUNTS may DEPOSIT aud DRAW
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