New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-21
PETROLEUM AND MlNING sIoCAa.-


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Gold close, at 49,. after selling at 1874. The
cearings at the Gold Exchange Bank were $500
OOO and the balance s92G.9s2.
Government bonds were very steady. with small
transactions both at the Board and at the counters
Of the large dealers At tho Second Board the mar
ket was dull. and fraction lower some classes.
State and Railway bonds were inactive. Tennessee
g. new issue sold in small amounts at Gel.
The Miscellaneous share list was strong on West
ern Union Telegraph which sold mp to 81. Quick
silver was in demand at POI. The Express stocks
were steady; Adams 7S, Merchants Union, 90. a
S7j Pacific Mail continues weak, and IL pressed for
sale it opened at l7! sold at 49,! declined TO ll6,
rallied 10 H. and finally closed at ll6iGllGl.
Railway shares opened dull on New-lOrk Central
and Fries at III for the former and ~ on the
latter Michigan Southern was strong aud active;
Cleveland and Pittsburgh steady at SS!; North
Western Common was lower selling at 80; the
Preferred stock was strong and active opening at
67a. selling after the Board at Gs!. The st. Paul
stocks were fraction lower on the common stock,
and strong on the Preferred Between the Boards the
market was dull and firm. At the Second Board
prices were steady the general list After the call
there was renewed activity in Michigan Southern
which sold OF 81, and North Western Preferred.
which sold at co.. New-York Central, Erie,
and were barely steady at quotations. At
the close there was an active demand for Mich
igan Southern at ST. Tho balance Of the market
was firm at quotations: Canton, 4SiGi9 Boston Wa
ter Power, 17Q2O; Cumberland, 27l02s; Wells Far
90 q Co.'s Rxpress, 40.a5O; American Express, 20 a
7G Adams Express 40. a79s United States Express
7gl 4sO: Merchants Union Express, 37ld$Sl; Qucks-
yer. 19,a2Oi BIariposa 7a9 do Preferred l2lGl2l:
Pacific Mail. lI6.allGl Western Union Telegraph
3H a8is: New-York Central, 117la1l7l; Erie, 733a
70. Ere Preferred, 73i075; Hudson, 13llalM3 {;
Reading, 05,a96; Toledo and Wabash, 40ia12i Mil
waukee and st. Paul. HlaH.; Milwaukee and St.
Paul Preferred 63GG34; Ohio aud Mississippi Ccrli-
Gates 90. a2Cl; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, S7.aSS;
Rock Island 9Ss a9S; Northwestern. 5S.a59; North
Western Preferred, C9!dG9.; Fort Wayne @!G@.;
Michigan Southern 4a8..
Money continues very abundant at six per cent and
i'm some cases it il stated that loans made at five
per cent on Governments Commercial paper passes
easier at 7a7l for irst-class names.
Foreign exchange is firm. Bills at co days on
London arc quoted ut l09IallO for CONNER
cal; 11Oa11O. for bankers; do at short sight,
llO!allOs Paris at 90 days 51G.G512l; do. at
short sight 5ll!G5.lO; Antwerp, 5.l6.a512i; Swiss
516.a512i; Hamburg, 3Gla3G.; Amsterdam, 4laH3;
Frankfort 4la41s; Bremen, 79.a79s; Prussian
tnalelb' i|Oi-f.
The Metropolitan Savings Bank has declared the
usual annual dividend of six per cent free Of tax
payable on and after January II, 1868.
The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad
Company has declared a semannual dividend OF five
per cent. free, payable January 10.
The Institution for the Savings of Merchants Clerks
has declared the following dividend and extra divi-
dend: For six months and three months, payable Jan
uary 90 1868. Regular ut rate Of six per cent por
num- on sums Of 500 and under and Eve per cent on