New-York tribune., 1867-08-07
PETROLEUM AND MINING STOCKS.
FIRST BOARD.
New York & Edo
TUESDAY, Aug. 6--P. NJ.

TUESDAY, Aug 6--P.
Gold closes at 14O after selling at 14Oi.
The clearings at the Gold Exchange Bank were
e42OOSOOO and the balance $64552
Government stocks are steady. The general share
market opened duh, but strengthened as the day
advanced especially upon Erie which touched Os and
Michigan Southern which rose TO SIT The break
down of Saturday has made it more difficult TO make
arrangements to carry large blocks of stock or to
make long engagements. After the call the market
was steady, and at the Second Board prices were
higher Erie II New York Central, 1861 Cleveland
and Pittsburgh 95! Rock Island, 103. After the
Board there was a slight reaction, but the market
rallied directly and Erie sold at III and the balance
of tho market advanced, and the highest prices of
the day were made At the close the market was
strong and the offerings of stocks were small Rock
Island was active selling at 1881; Northwestern
Common, Az the Preferred 702 The closing prices
were: New-York Central. 105sa 1851; Erie, Hi0
III; Reading 1O5I01O6; Michigan Southern. sl!G
sli; Cleveland and Pittsburgh 95G9oi; Rock
Island 1854 a 1888 Northwestern, 47tG47t; North
Western Preferred. 7Os07O!; Fort Wayne, lO6!0
1864.
Money is easy on call to good borrowers, and
bank loans still remain at per cent III rare cases
only There is doing in money for the interior,
but the demand from that quarter is readily supplied.
Commercial paper is without change.
Foreign Exchange is weak Bills at 90 days on
London are quoted at lo9alO9i for commercial; 1893
clio for bankers do. at short sight, 1l0iG llOl
Paris at 60 days 51Si651S; do. at short sight 5l2t
C05.1l1; Antwerp, 5Is.a51Sl; Swiss 5lSs05lSs
Hamburg S5sQS64 Amsterdam, 4Os041s; Frankfort,
<OsQ4lf Bremen, 7SQ7ss; Prussian thalers, ntG
72a.
In Freights the engagements to Liverpool are 7,OOC
bush. Wheat 3D. 20 hhds Tobacco at 22s. Cd. and
mar steamer 1900 bush Wheat at Sd. 500 bbs Ros-
An at 2 3D. 500 boxes Cheese at S0s, and 800 boxes
Bacon at 25s To LondOn-25O bbls. ROsin at 2s, 200
4uns Oil Cake Ut l4s 3d. and 800 bbs Flour at Is Cd
To Glasgow per steamer, 1900 bbls flour at %, and
100 tierces Beef at S.
Express stocks are quoted as follows: Adams 7Sd
gSt; American, 71G72 United States 74ia753 Wells,
Fargo g. Co., G7l067.; Merchants Union % p. c.,
12013; DO, 30 c., 17;Gl7s.
In Printing Cloths. says The Providence Journal
for the week ending August 8
More doing and market hrner. Printers offer &C. freely
Cor nest nas 64 squares. Manufacturers ask 94ag3c
5ee,ng that o. will hardly cost The following are
the ses: 1900 pieces, 56x6O 7lc 10000 pieces, 56IC0
Sc 5000 pieces G4x64 5tc 5000 pieces 6ixC &C. Total
1O5,0O6 pieces
Speculation in Wallst. is more buoyant. operators
going upon the theory that the Secretary of the
Treasury lacks the courage to put Iii practice the
,oley he 80 often preclaims in regard to specie pay
ments. II is a fact beyond dispute that he laborf
under the delusion that specie payments can be
reached without hurting anybody and that tho
moment speculatOrs come 10 grief is the signal foi
him 70 hasten ~ their assistance instead OF al9wnl