New-York tribune., 1867-06-21
FIRST BOAl'l
'Corydon
Davidson
Hiaing SioeI.s. q
THURSDAY, June 2o-r. NJ.
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT.

Gold closes at 1875, after selling at l3ja1%l. The
cearings at the Gold Exchange Bank were 4OOj2OJO
and the balance $SG4,9G3
Government bonds continue very firm and but
small amounts are offered at quotations. The 73O
notes are in request at lOCs the price at which the
large transactions of yesterday were made. The
new 52Os of 1865 were strong at 1O99, 1O40s were
shade lower, selling at 100. The miscellaneous share
list is entirely neglected There is considerable ac
tyity in the Express stocks and Adams Express sold
largely at G6a GGl an advance of T. u cent; Boston
Water Power was heavy and sold at % Pacific Mail
was steady at l4OG14Ol; Atlantic Mail sold at lO7
The stock market opened dull and heavy, and with
pressure to sell ali the leading shares, and general
decline was made the entire list. Those who are
disappointed at the weakness OF the market charge
the bears with locking up money, boarding green
backs &c. but the working of the money market
shows no evidence OF this, and no irTegulaIty was
shown in the Bank movement this morning The
trutb Of the matter is that the public will not be de-
oeived into buying property that Is steadily de-
preciating in real value. Business throughout the
entire country is al stand-still, and the utmost
caution is used in making new engagements. The
market improved fraction at the close, and closed
Anil at ouotatiOns The following are the closing
prices New-YOrk Central, 1Os lOl!; Erie 5o. 5ss
Reading, lOG, Michigan Southern, GSs 8. Cleve-
land and Pittsburgh, 7G! Rock Island S's4S%;
North Western, 81. a2ls; Northwestern Preferred,
bS!05si Fort Wayne, 96i.
Money continues ia good supply at G and per cent
on mixed colaterals and 3 per cent on Governments
BnsiDess both al the Stock Exchange and IN mer-
camille circles is entirely stagnant and the wants OF
borrowers are fully supplied by the amount OF idle
capital at tins point.
Foreign Exchange is steady; the quotations are:
Bills at GO days on London 109s 109. forcomnercai;
loo, 11O for bankers do. at short sight llOa 100
Paris at 90 days 57I a512s do at short sight 5l2i
ohio: Antwerp. 517la512i; Swiss, 51I3a5I2l ;
Hamburg. SGi a 3d. Amsterdam, 40. AZ Frankfort
ni0A! Bremen. IS. a70.; Prussian thalers 72@'si'
OF specie to-day the steamship Bremen takes out
$4,000.
In Freights there is but little doing. We note en-
ragements as follows: To London, 40 hhds Tobacco
on private terms, $500 bush Peas at jsd 10 Liver
POOL by sail 2jO tcs Lard private terms 80 hhds'
Tobacco al rs Cd 200 bales Cotton at S-l6d. 10
(aseow 800 bbls Flour at 2s Cd; BY steamer, %lOO
hush. Corn Al 3D. 10 Penarth Roads, British brig
with II 900 bushels Corn at ls 3D. and vessel from
Philadelphia TO direct port on the Continent win
Petroleum, at Cs.
The business of the Sub-1reasury to-day was as
follows: For Customs, s24s00O; total Payments,
s35eBOJ0 81: for Gold Notes, s2is,O00; Balance,
tla,317, 400 a. Total Receipts, s2,2Si,Ol5 CS'
The books Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany closed to-day for payment OF a dividend OF :
per cent out Of the earnings Of the past months and
Cor the annual election OF Directors. The prlco at
which this stock is selling (abOut a. Is a comment
given upon the attention given by Wast. operators
10 actual values Out Of the earnings Of the past IL
months per cent has been paid to stockholders, and
propery improved 10 the extent Of per cent BY the