New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-26

| The railway share market opened weak on New-fork
| Central which declined 10 1861, but small pur
| chases rallied to 127. Eric weak at the opening,
selling at G6i. The balance of the list was steady.
with few stocks offering After the board there was
| a general Improvement in the market, Erie taking
the leadsseng at 6S. Reading, Michigan Southern.
Forth Western Preferred. and Cleveland and Toledo
were request and sparngly offered Al the 10 clcos
board prices were stronger, and the market closes
very firm at the Second Board there was an improve
ment in all the leading shares. After the call Now
York Central sold at 1881 Erie. 69s Michigan South
ern. Oh. and Reading SO. The market closed firm.
with an active demand for stocks at quotations
The following we're the quotations for Bank shares
| Ncyy-York .,... laS American EAlhSnge. .1ia
Bank Of North Ai1efca -
America Metropolitan Isi
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50 st. Nicholas ............. -Iox
Phenix. .loSt Marine. ,ds 70
Fulton. Manus and Merchants oet
SStoSai anu iSs importers and Traders; ia
Merchants Exchange. 100 Central National -le
| commerce . 1874 Fourth National -. i0t
0c9sil iG2t Auth National.
And the following for Railway BONDS:
eeSlSi e.: S. 81 BEL E Lack % $n "a q
n y. Central Gs 4. Es.. 90 Toll & Wab. let Ext; "a
Central Central e suS3 g TS wsSS 4 Mort
Cent IS cOny 1876 1870 ct Western n. 1868 ioc
Eric ist Mort. Ext. lOi Ct Western let d. 1883 50
4th lndOf lt5O 70 gum ~ lOl, ISL Mioso "
Erie 49, 9Th Indor, 1888. % III s. Iowa 1st M =. u
Dr and ss fsas SSiss Fund nd ls
Has E. + II Ts 5 jsF;sy Cent
Mich. Cent new Ist u. Pitts r. VA enc. 2M go
Che Bur S. Isl Il Ia reTe Pits "a Ms
gJ 80 Re q as g Atom fits ~ nf -
Mich ,l1 4 MI MI fdT nc 100 Chic. Alton 4 Il Inc q
Pac X. Is, guard by N. n5 Atlantic &dtw1: lstM %
Alton 4: II, ID NJ. Inc. g Ohio Miss ist Mort V
CHI & n. W. Int BIDS. % iPeninsnla r. \. bonds g
SSa:SS Per Per e Pau Paul q Mort Mort
ConsoId per ct lst b. s7t Mar. 4 Gin. Mort 20
Sn & eSSsraRt. S Sis.S6 G. Easls sr
Lack Western Bonds ~ e s4 -
Ifeights--To Liverpool 1900 bash. Wheat ct SD.
and by steamer, 1,oOO bales Cotton at i1s-ied; COG
bbls. Flour at SIC; 1910 bush Wheat at tod., aud
10000 bush Com at Old. A vessel from PhiladeIphs
to direct port on the continent with 5000 bbis
Petroleum on private term. end brig TO Prussts
direct at 81.
Sterling exchange il firms but dnlL We qnote;
London tprimel 80 days il09li0i; London lprimeI.
sight u0s9110sj Paris. long. 5l4sG5.1S1j Paris.
short 51l!a51ls; Antwerp. 6173 aJ15; Swiss 5.ifi1
5i5 Hamburg. 3G9S6i Amsterdam, Al! Frankfort.
4la4lt Bremen. 79i; Berlin, n. ~
The transactions at the Office Of the Assist
ant Treasurer were: Receipts for Customs. sSf2-
600 Receipts for Gold Notes. total Receipts
tis0oOtS1V sA"sa>os
$109,0S2Os8 0e. ri litir en o-l fr
Printing Cloths, says The Providence JowHal, mar.
ket very firm. The quantity of goods on hand very
small. Most of the large mills have sold ahead.
Many of the printers have few gray goods on hand
and will have 10 come into the market soon. The
following are the sales for the past weeks 5000 pieces
56xGO 7ic 5000 do 6Ox64 Ssc l00oe do. 64x6i, elcv
early in the week. 5000 do. 64x6i Sc; eQ00 do. Sax
g. Sc: $4,000 do 6ix6 6Ic 5000 do 6i64, &c. To
tai 7S,0CO pieces. 60 r
proposition is current TO consolidate the interests
of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad with those OF
the New-Iondon Northern. The Norwich and
Worcester road is 10 be the connecting link between
the New-Lohdon Northern and tho Boston and
Worcester, thus forming very convenient passen-
ger and traffic line by the Long Island Sound be-
tween Boston and New-York. The first named road
resuseitated by the activity of business during the
war has become q regular per cent stock IL "a
only 90 miles long Its Boston business, moderately
large was not equal TO that derived from Its northern
connections through tho Worcester ard Nashua Rail-
road The Boston, Hartford and Ere crosses tho
Norwich and Worcester aboHt 20 Eles from Nof-
witch. aud is to connect with tas ey-Londc=
Northern at Willimantc, thus.gIsing aew route TO
Boston from Norwich aud New-Eondon u niiies
shorter than the present route through Worcester.
The New London Northern have extended their route
to connect with the Massachusetts, Central Railroad
and the Norwich and Worcester stock. representing
cost of 1000 per mile, sells at 9O992 while the
New London Northern stock. representing a cost Of
SIT 900 per mile, sells at ia.
The earnings of the Wilmington Southern Road
for the third week in February were:
l86S.......t7js7OO $40 Inc.....sSIss
The earnings Of tho Atlantic and Great Western
Railway for tho second week in February were
1867 1855 1865. s99.25i DecuiiH
Tho following were the shipments OF Pittston Coal
for week ending Feb g. 1883: BY Railway, 4O55 tunS
Previously 1868 755 SIS tuns; Total 796Ss tuns; Ts
same date 1867, 1851 tuns; Increase, A. lot tuns
The aggregate amount Of exports exclusive OF
snecel from the port of New-York to foreign ports
for the week ending Feb. g. 1868, was g. s5ssis
The following correspondence. which explains
itself was recently sent to the Minnesota Senate.
which refused TO print IT,
STATE OF MINNESOTA, ExEcUTTyR DEPARTMENT
ST.. PAUL, Feb. A. 1908
The Hon THOMAS H. ARMSTRONG, Ircsidsd Of Tie Ssnats
sR respectfully transmit for the Information on the
ylce-President First National Bank OF Eortnamfsos
Mass the subject OF Minnesota state Railroad psnas
held by him. have many communications OF TINS kiaA
from the holders OF the State Railroad bonds and hss
soeIosd proper that Lsheaid by way of giving the Legs
these letters as sample OF the many This letter nos
altogether dignined or courteous In It's tono ~ IS hes
nave received do moi invite or suggest any action on
this particular letter communicates II That the Legsn
tura may informed Of the views and feelings ~ soe
Of the holders Of the bonds Respectfully
servant, WILLIAM X. MARSHALL
NoRruANrroS, Mass, Jan. n. isss
DEAR sfRs Z en- holder OF 10 OF the Mlnhssss N.o~
bonds ISSUED aid OF railroads in 1855 issued anaer ea
thOrty OF amendmont 10 the CONSTITUTION ~ s"e
Spp iSss wnsss ths Of the Of Mime
soia and Of the Governor aed Treasnre, nan Se yess
S fc,tiasns Of Minnesei AZ a average cost OF ahet
80 per cont was Informed Deiorn 49,, s,s hsd