New-York tribune., 1868-04-04


ers bought recently will be used. The point aimed
at BY the opposition is an equal division of the bust
ness and it is sought by means used by the " Mer-
chants Union Express the use of a small capital
against a large one--twO millions against twenty.
This ruinous fight for the stockholders, is pushing
California ahead with unexampled speed, as can bs
more fully appreciated by visiting the docks OF ths
rival lines and the rush of travellers and goods
At the close the market was steady and dull On tho
general list Pacific continued to depressed for sale
North Western Preferred was strong at az. Rock
Island was in demand at improving prices. Govern
ment Bonds close steady at quotations.
Us c. 1881, m qh mi $40 Co new sS?Sss 10.
Us SO io5 Us 1910 Reg iOci lol
US 800 Cou o.. .lo9l no s. 1910 Con Con 100. ISl
US go Cou 90 .IOsi 1881 US 79O I'd Cou...lO'i loi
The following are William Heath 4 Co.'S last quota
tions Of stocks:
Bid Asked BID. Aa,d
Gs9isn GsiSn %sci GS 81 Hudson Riv:rls, 81 m
GgnseFaqS % Fa4Sd Geo CO. ' w GSiS 6SnS1S Miss Ger 90 a
EErcss. 25l 90 y21& YPOo'h. ss. ss % %,
AGSTiep9 Espress h1 % m s. Ps%i Ps%I Pref -
Aan%i Aai9qS shRes'' % MeRsaa Ssaails si
Quicksilver Ming 2i 9j Illinois Central. 1876
MTDS:s MMaTDS:s EHns ETsl % ceye Geye ana i,
Paciae Mail ...... 96i 9Gs r. and Pacific. 99s gsi
NeseTH slS Tn ta" Tel. S, Ss SOrh%es Pref sE %
New.YOrk Cent l92i 1929 Fort Wayne....., g9t ~t
The following were the bids for bank stocks:
Manhattan Nassau.
Merchants s'...........iis Shoe and Leather
America 40 Corn Exchange. ........N
Merchants Exchange ITO ~ Slchois .''.''''-ioo
State Of NeW.York us importers & Traders.
SS9SlSs MeeRancs Big Msnui and Merchants
American Exchange....1ls Central National ......loS
Bank OF the Republic. ia FOurth National. Oli
Bank OF North America. 05 Ninth Naohai -....' iOs
Hanover Ieuth National 100
And the following for Railway bonds:
n Y. Cent es. 1883 - 9s Toll Il wab. oil Mtge... -
Cent s. IsS7 q Te ,Sy 8 w9b EgP sSs BS' -, q,
cent cent ss ss sGbS 3? CT westn ist NJ isss sst
n Y Cent 7s, isS5-I6 I2O MIL a P.dn CHEN IN. %
Erie Is 5tl Indorsed ~ Gaona Chicago eId. IOi
Buf NY. AZ. LIST NJ n 90 Chicago X lst Mtg ios
Mich. C., ~ No. S. 81 10 Clcy & To Sink Fund. 100
Mich T s s : Sp S e. 'S a H. %, PITTS W Chic ~ 1854
M Cent D. e.. $50 iii Pitts r. w 4 Chic an ~
Chic hin & n " s Fund IS chic 4 AIT SINK Td,in 2,
chic & NV Int bonds 90 Ohio & Miss. LIST Mort. "a
SnsSS GGnye % Pehnsua @H H0Rh Bonds: 81
nan q Sc JOS IandGts 100 Mil ST. Paul 1st Mtg. 20
Han & 81 los cony e5 Marietta & Gin. lst NJ. 81
Idck & West bonds "a Chicago & Mil. ist NJ. ~
Toll Il Wash. lst Mort 81 n y. New-Haven u.s.. VI
'col. 4 Wab. Isl NJ. eNd 9l
Money was in active demand all day. Gold was
carried at 3lGths over night and ias per day, WAS
paid on stocks turned the lower rate including Gov
eminent stocks. At the close. some houses reported
money abundant for shayes,' but no uatenai
change for the better can be reported An opinion
prevails that tomorrow the banks can extend their
loans. their statements having been made. The law
call. for their condition on the first Monday in April.
before commencing business. a decrease IN tho
prcmium will tprobably he seen, but no permanens
relief can be depended upon until she deposits of the
banks are strengthened by return OF money from
the interior.
The regular weekly returns of the condition OF tha
Bank of France-as wei learn by Atlantic Telegraph
are published to-day over the signatures OF its oin
GERS The returns are less favorable than for a losg
time past There haA been heavy outflow of specie.
and the amount on hand this week is more than
seventeen millions OF francs less than last week.
sterling Exchange continues steady at quotations:
London. 90 days. 1OG.9lO9. do. sight 1lOaliOt;
Paris long. 5lGt6515; do, short, 5.l3.aj19'; Ant
werp. 5.17lG51Gl; Swiss BIZ G5.le,; Hamburg 20
4ia6t: Amsterdam, 4lD4ls: Frankfort, 4O al; Bre-
men, az, ai9l Berlin. 7l.Gi2
The transactions ut the Ohice of the Assistant
Treasurer were: Receipts for Customs, si35OO; re-
ceipts for Gold Notes, sjG60OO total receipts tl1
$40 s. total payments. si,2HG8 50; balance, So
$4,000 II.
In Freights-To Liverpool 1900 bales Cotton at 1-lo
n ID and by steamer 1880 bales at "a 3D.; l5O tcs
Lard at 3j and 80 tcs Beef AT DO 10 Lohuoh On"
bush. Wheat at I'D
The earnings of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cidc Railroad for March we're:
1877 t253 sos 500 Increase. S,2d
The President of the Illinois Central Railroad Com
many makes the following annual statement to tho
Stockholders
my last report, the earnings of tins railway haNo
have S,961,U9S Is, exclusive Ol TIE Dubuque anu 2Iut
civ line leased In October last Tho gross trac lor
the year 1861 was Sl2O2s6 Gs In excess OF 1866 our
operation expenditures were Sl21,2S' ", ana u,o
propOrtiOn " expenses 10 earnings, inclnslN" oI s
lax was GJ $40 per cent against o. 40 per tne
last wear The only item Of tranic whlch snoHSsR
of ass S23 81 while freight express ahd % 9thVL ,aa.
show an aggregate increase Of Sl54llo %. ne
i'm passenger receipts may he attributed 70 tne ~
depression in the Southern states. III a,n" a,r.i
10 about twOthrds Of the entire decrease ~
hauled m sG! I,0OS35 tuns, agths l'is tun
lsG the average distance each tnn N"s h"e" pNiht i
miles In 1867. against III miles III % soo 49,, - o,, ,,J
This wear We ulgeed IN the track to'C 'uhs Vi ncN
49, , "A non al "A cost Ot Sa6O.550, which was chafscn"
eu,IrS of riad against about tnn tuis NJ ,osl :" 80
M in IsfG The total guantity Oi non placed IN ,he
d b.r.ed "a, reuars The years lht le-o Hiu lotsl
Sad o,r oncrafon expenditures show an increase IN
,sss ~ Stoo ~ u rcpas Of machinery; t2iHO w hFeP'
iulli,gs and Sj5 9s In other items. Ihs Win a.
Juction III decn per cent In The cost al m.Il1l au
III r,dustion In the cost OF labor shows Iiat uS PI
crty has NOT been allowed To decr0rae Inc inao
,iin, s,ck and motive power have not been IN M DMtte
condition siuce took charge of the roan. e,Yns,
mont Lns been increased by the aulugn Vi my ", r.,
1rc,gbt cars at "a cost, with some sught aunl crt
n,achincry and tools OF S0i27 The CONSTRUCTION ,n.
% hen Increased $,05 coo for piers whatNcs ths
nJ extension of station grounds at Ihlcasv Sn ~ An
,mnrovomcuts OF pcrnanent eharsolcr as sao"" :" "