New-York tribune., 1867-02-25
SATURDAY, Feb. 2s-P. VI.

Cold closed 0t 1881, selling at los u l0Ss all uay.
The export of specie to-day was sjOG,GO0.
GOld-bcaring Governments are firm at Thursdays
rates with good business The 7.SOs are firm. In
State stocks, railway mortgages and bank shares
the dealings small at former rates. strong
effort made to advance the general share market
by the initiation expected from the Of currency
In paying the compounds next June. but it met
with small success. Erie was pushed TO 55i
carly in the day, but recedcd TO 5G!. New-York
Central was firm at per cent advance. Hud-
son River rose q Eper cent, and report cur
rent that scrip dividend to represent money used
In construction, will be made The Western list was
fraction better but did not respond to the foolish
action of Congress- as was expected by the friends of
irredeemablo rags dignified by the name Of lawful
money. Pacific Mail has advanced to 1S2. Atlantic
Mail is wanted at 9S. The last prices were New
York Central. 102tdlG23; Erie, SO! ajGs; Hudson
1873; Reading I04!; Michigan Southern 13G13i;
Cleveland and Pittsburgh, SOaaS' Hord' west
en 35iG953; Northwestern Preferred, GJlaC55;
Rock Island, 97laS7A; Fort Wayne, 9Gla9"
The following prices were bid for railway bonds
New-York Central Is, 1883, 9o; Ncv-York Central
Ts 1876 1G2l New-YOTk Central Is, coHv, 1876, lG5;
New-York Central Ts 1SC5-7G, l05; Eric, LIST mOTtgag
1867 1924; Erie Is, 9Th mortgage 1885, SSl Hudson
River, 7s conv. 1861, 100; Harlem, Isl mortgage,
1S69-72. 1Oi! Harlem Cd mortgage 1SCs, 81 Michigan
Central p ct 1SC9-i2, 1O7; Michigan Central, new,
lst mortgage, S. 1882 III Chic. Bur- ard O. S p.
ct 1st mortgage 1iOl Mich So. and y. l. 5. f. per
cent 81; Illinois Central, p Ct. 1915, 1O5; Chicago
and North Western Sinking Fund, 94 Chicago aud
North Western Int. Bonds, so; Chicago and North
Western Isl mortgage, 81; Consolidated, p Ct, con-
vertble, 81 Toledo and Wabh., 1st mortgage 81;
Great Western, lst IN, lscs 7O Mil and Z. du c. lst
mortgage 039 Gaena and Chicago, extended, 90;
Galena and Chicago, I'd mortgage, V; Chicago and
Rock Island, 1st mortgage 100; Cleveland and
Toledo sinking fund, 1904 New-Jersey Central 1st
mortgage 1Q NewJersey Central, 2d mortgage
1OO Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne and Chicago, lst
mortgage 1Ol; Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago
I'd mortgage 93 Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chi
eago Cd mortgage, 81; Cleveland and Pittsburgh
I'd mortgage, 9l; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, 4th
mortgage, "A; Chicago and Alton, lst mortgage
QS: Chicago and Alton, Income 81; Milwaukee and
St. Paul 1st M SO; New-YOrk and New Haven Is, 93.
For bank shares the following rates were bid: New
York, III; Manhattan, 1S2; Mechanics 49, America,
l32; Tradesmen's, 49, National, 49, State of New
York lOC; Commerce l12; Ocean, 1922; American EX-
change. 1lj; Chatham, 1Sj; Bank Of North America,
1e5; Hanover, lOS Metropolitan, 123; Peoples, 125;
Corn Exchange, III Continental, 1O3 Central Ma
tonh l09 Fonrh National iOis; Ninth National ll0.
Money on call among stock houses is Cal per cent,
with good demand at the latter rate. To make III
terest for two days, balances were offered moro
freely as usual on Saturday at less rates. In COM
mercal paper no change.
Managers of banks do not see much expansion in
the bill directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
paw maturing compound notes in legaltender money.
As they are now carrying their full quota Of deposits
and circulation upon these compounds and plain legal
tenders they do not see how they are made stronger
or better able to discount by having interest upon
their reserve stopped They argue that the neces-
r. tbotr like gold
dead weight, will prompt banks to ask and obtain
higher interest upon a smaller amount of loans.
Sterling bills arc stronger and quoted at 1O9Ql09.
for 20 days.
The Virginia Senate has perfected and passed the
hill in relation to the obligations of the State. The
bill as passed assumes that the Commonwealth is re-
sponsibe for twotrds Of the entire Virginia State
debt which is estimated at s45 eco up TO Jan. l,
1867. which would state the debt of the present
Virginia at s3OGOOOO0 On this sum the bill enacts
that there shall be paid four per cent for one year, III
Remi-annual installments.
The return from the Bank Of England for the week
ending February gives the following results when
compared with th' previous week.
Rest a9,559On Increase. s2s,ss9
ptsr P96e 6SPSsits SSPci ,ssss Decrease sY5,s5l
On the other side Of III accounts
Government securities elS,n1,oes No change: o
other securities. Is716,lls Dec. S47396o
Notes unemployed. lO,o7O77O Dec. ao,oe5
The amount of notes in circulation is e23, ,G24,170,
heino an increase Of e216ss and the stock of bullion
ip both departments e19,O24l93, showing an increase
of flSs7n when compared with the preceding re-
turns.
The total imports at New-YOrk for the week com
pare rs follows:
,HdHJ Feb 2I feb ~ ~. ~ 70 a.. 49,, = g.,
General lnerchse. 42l5,2oi 4073oCc 534SZ0 l'OoolO
Total .sc,s72Cos es,77215o s5,729aOs a,2o7.oco
The New-York imports of foreign dry goods com