New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-15

| Money is easy but sales are very irregular. Deal
ers in Governments are fully supplied at per cent,
while the rate 10 stock houses ranges from 4a6 per
cent. The large houses continue to be fully sup
piled at the lowest quotation. but moderate borrow
ers pay sac per cent The forgeries have unsettled
the confidence of mOney-lenders on railway secull-
ties for the moment and the prices asked for call
loans are guaged much by the capital OF the mouse
| lOaning as the security offered.
| Sterling exchange closes firm at quotations. Lon
don. 60 days, 11O!011Os London, sight 1lOlGllOl;
London prime commercial, 109a0llO; Paris, long,
5.13lG512I; Paris, short. 510sG5.l0; Antwerp,
| 5.16!05.15 Swiss, SIG. G5.15; Hamburg, @ga9.;
Amsterdam, 41.0A2; Frankfort, 4lG4l!; Bremen
| 799aSO; Berlin, 1I072. ..
| Freights to Liverpool, by steamer 10000 bushels
corn at SID; 5000 bushels wheat at 5la6d and $40
bbls rosn at 2s To London, 5000 bushels wheat at
| Cd We quote to-day as follows: To Liverpool, by
steamer -four Is 3D.; wheat, Cd; corn, 5Id; heavy
goods 15s.017s Cd. TO London, by steamer heavy
goods $751; by SAIL -four Is. 3D.; wheat, 5lG6d; corn,
sid; heavy goods IFS Cd To Antwerp, by SAIL rOsn,
Is 62s Cd. spirits, As 65s. TORotterdam SAIL ros,
2s Cd. To Bremen, SAIL rosin, Is 3D. spirits. 4sa4s
3D. by steamer TOsin, Is. Cd. To Hamburg, steamer,
rosn Is Cd To Liverpool, by steamer, rosin Is Cd.
02s To London, by SAIL rosin, Is; spirits As. Cd;
To Glasgow, by steamer, rOsin, 2s Sd.
The transactions at the office of the Assistant
Treasurer were Receipts for Customs $4,000; for
Gold Notes, $4,000; Total Receipts sl69s,6O2 80;
Total Payments $2Ssis6l O3 Balance $50 1874 81.
The aggregate amount of exports exclusive of
specie) from the port of New-YOrk to foreign ports
for the week ending July IA, 1868, was S2,87,4l1.
The coal strike is reported TO be the most extensive
ever known The miners have struck for the eght-hOur
system which the companies refuse 10 accede TO- Az
present prices Of coal there Il loss Of at least rs cents
per un ON all the coal mined and reduction OF 20 per
cent in the hours Of labor would entail heavy losses on
all coal producers. The strike ID general In schnyl
County before the week is work will be sus-
pended entirely III the Lehlgh region, . -
The transfer books OF the Erie Railway VIII be re-
The New-York stock Exchange ana the Open Board Of
Brokers have offered OF $4,000 for the forger of
the railway certificates
The earnings of the Western Railroads show heavy
gains for the first week in July and their prospects
for business were never better On the first half OF
the wear ending June 60 thirteen 49, roads show an
increase of over 10 per cent in their gross receipts
and in the next Six months they will do the heaviest
business ever known With their large earnings and
the great saving in operating expenses holders feel
assured of their ability to pay dividends regularly
The report of the Michigan Central Road, just pub
shed for the wear ending June !, shows n saving on
operating expenses equal TO 12 per cent on the cap
tai stock and they expect TO do better than that this
year. The other large roads, like Michigan South
ern. Northwestern. Rock Island, and Fort wayne,
are managed with great economy, and great reduc-
ton will he shown in their expenses also AT the
same time they have kept their rolling stock mp TO
the requirements of their increase IN business, and
never were in better order The President of the
Michigan Central in his report does not speak in as
high terms Of the value of steel rails the
of the Eastern roads, and as that road has always
been one of the best managed in the country, his
statements will receive due consideration by roads
who have been urged to make the change.
The Lenox Fire Insurance Company have declared
a semi-annual dividend of per cent.
The Yorcoh advertiser saws that the President Of the
NewYork and New Haven Railroad aud several OF the
DIRECTORS OF tnat ana OF lne sole le l ri rain
view t biying n ana consoldatinR II with the New
| York and New-Iayon Road. Among the projects which
they have in mind Is double Track railroad from Now
Lane, NsvsIondon and Northern Railroad. So
! The London Times of June q says
Proposals for adjustment Of the affairs Of the Allan
lanue and Great western ia'lway vim view to the
been put forth by Mr. stebbns the President Of the Com
pany The main features that the holders Of the first
mortgage bonds should consent TO capitalize two years
coupons accepting therefor bonds carrying per cent
interest payable gold. that in Ike the holders
81 the second mortgage bonds should consent 10 capital
three years coupons aud the holders Of consolidated
bonds four years coupons. TWO years interest on
debcntures Is also 10 Dc included in the arrangement
will be $3.50 As the unpaid interest on the mortgage
bonds dates from October lod6 the proposed capitalize
ton Of the coupons OF the first mortgage will extend only
to October next when resumption OF interest AT per
cent VIII commence.
The return from the Bank Of England for the week
ending July /, gives the following results when
compared with the previous week.
Rest O2l,s0 Increase RS70H
Public deposits. GO2l,ts Decrease .l0li2l
other deposits fg7262 800, l5i
On the other side Of the account:
Gov Securities Decrease bolGj
other Securities. 1nJit Increase 2lll 500
Notes unemployed. ll,sosGJ5 Decrease lG.,o55
The amount of notes in circulation is E2i,77l.js5,
being an increase Of fl,OS4 l95; and the stock Of
bullion in both departments is c22 7jl 22l showing
decrease of eli 7GO when compared with the pre-
ceeding return.
Subjoined ~ a comparison Of the present position Of
the Bank of England and the price of COnsols and
French Rentcs with the corresponding week Of last
year:
~ Present
Bullion. aZl75l.l2l e22i95,s55
Reserye l2g79,G3C I3I41,gg5
Notes in circulation. ...... 2i,17l5s5 23iJ, 400
Rates q: discount. per cent u per cent
Cousols ...................... % 94i
French Rcntes. ............. 70.S7 $3.50
The following is a statement of the revenue Of
Great Britain and Ireland for the year ending June
80, 1865 and the preceding year:
1865. 1867
Customs ............... 922,GOi,OOO &22j3l.OOO
Excise l9,9Jl,UD 2O5ji,OOO
stamps.......-.......... 20 900 9is4,WO
Taxes 3,ilg,O0O JAJG.UO
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