New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-25
I'M AND MINING sToCKs.-FRsT BOARD.
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TUESDAY. Dec. 2l-P.E
CONVENIENT pEPARrhENr.


Gold closed at 133. 1885,. The clearings of the
Gold Exchange Bank were sG2O6l,0oO and the bal
ances $2.3lG,OOG.
Government stocks are steady, with moderate
business. In State stocks and Railway mortgages
little done Express stocks were steady Pacific Mail
was largely sold and at time brought 1l2. witha
good deal Of buying. Upon statement that the AZ
lantic Mail stock had been sold, together with 900
shares additional and that the last amount was stil
uncovered Atlantic Mail sold at 49,. Erie was &C
tive. Reading sold at 9G.. All the Western shara
were steady and in fair demand. After the
call prices were firm, and the demand
quite active The street was deserted al
an early hour prices closing firm as follows
Tennessee Is, ex-coupon. 6jlaG6 Tennessee 6s, new
62,a62I; Missouri 6s 97ld97s; Canton, 49sd5oii
Cumberland, pa 2S; Western Union, 35.d36; Quick
silver, 90. col Marposa Il az Mariposa Preferred
12ia14 Pacific Mail, 11Osall1; Atlantic Mail
1Ig:Gu9i Boston Water Power, 1S.6l9. Adams
20. aSO; Wells & Fargo, sass American, 7.dSi
United States, SOL so. Merchants Union. 80.
New-York Central 1l7sa117!; Erie, 72saI2. Erie
Preferred 73la74!: Hudson, 13liGlS2; Reading, Sis
9Gs Michigan Central. 112lG11S; Michigan South
ern, s5dS5f; Illinois Central, 1293 100; Cleveland
and Pittsburgh S7l9S7; North Western, 5SaSil
Northwestern Preferred. 7Ol97O!; Cleveland and
Toledo, 9SlG99 Rock Island, 99s699s; st. Paul ~
a4i!; St. Paul Preferred, 64.a65s; Fort Wayne, @
G9g.
Money as usual on the recurrence of n holiday. vn
more active but borrowers supplied readily ate
per cent with loans at sac per cent. In commerclI
bills no change The Quarterly Bank Statement hs'
no influence on the money market, and the activity
usually shown in money at the close of the years.
wholly wanting The public has come to the con-
-, skxr otiop nd
yond that care very little.
Bills at 60 days on London are quoted at 100. dN
for commercial. IlOailOt for bankers; do. at shOri
sight, 1lOl9lOs; Paris, at GO days. 5l6aG5l2i; DO
at short sight, 511tG510; Antwerp, 516td5Efi
Swiss. 5.16!G5l2l; Hamburg, S6l aS6l; Amsterdam
AEaAl; Frankfort, 4lsa4ll; Bremen, 79s&N;
Prussian thalers, 72G723.
The National Bank of Commerce has been directed
10 nav the January coupon on the Missouri bonds
and is also advised that the remaining seven oyeTdu'
coupons q per cent viii be funded at an early ga,
into new bonds, having twenty years TO rum anu
bearing the same rate Of interest
Tho business of the Western roads continues 10
show larger earnings than were expected. The Micm'
can Southern earned the third week in December:
s67.... ts5.ssl 1866 ...-.. fs55n Increase S4'"
The Chicago and Northwestern road earned the
third week in December
1867 - s2O65S6 ls66...sl6 1853 Increase. si''iIl
The Atlantic and Great Weston Railway earned
the scond week in December:
1877 s7s299 1896. s92 sos Decrease tI,os'
The Manhattan Savings Bank pays its usual diyi'
dends of sac per cent.
Stockholders IN Express stocks, viz, Adams Amer
lean. United States, and the Merchants Union can
now look forward with some confidence TO dividends
npon their investments. The rivalry that has SO
long existed has ceased the companies having agreed
upon fair. uniform, and remuneratlye tarlh OK
rates. There is, however, no consolidation; there Is
business enough for all of them 1t Is believed tha'
the increased earnings Of all these great Express
COMPANIES will soon enable them to declare diN'
dends For further particulars we refer our readers
~ the card signed by the four Presidents OF the TO
spectiye companies, which will be found IN our IL
nanciaP column this morning
The following table gives n comparative eAhlo"O,
the exports of wheat from Wnona Tor senes :"