New-York tribune., 1868-12-18
HIN 4 Co,slnstnrotntIons:
Pnleston Raymond Co report INC cOslus quVIHIIVHS

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Puleson, Raymond Co. report the closing quotations
at the 1880 o'clock Board as follows;
verlors csu,r.i...'iei III c;7,aadt Toledo sl a3
l5e Reiiaay Pref... 81 o. Clcgo j. is,'otl-t ~
i@ea.oa @ XIV l2o S,sasee >' T.a 6il o.
-5 Ss1d5 5i,e........ Ts Lao. tw,er-I2' ~
,,,gi- No,Dt ,'' 20 .ToI,whtwe,t rrf 90
S Haven Hartford. 23j eu-Jrfr7',.'..' ',--t a.,
;, -. y, Ie 25 Morris Es.eI...... -
,si-ssr tce1,IiI, t.I - ALTON O. aaie Pi Oh
Ecb 10 L n Ial.... ,oi %. CAea-o A.pa..-li ~
Iaiaaa, '''''''ii.i i .0J. p... R.IPf -
1.,, Ft,55afss, ~ b.. Msietl4C.l.ItiL q
CIsrs Col, Ciati.d % - Zee. T. 81. & so, ~ "a
S Sas' e :, = vtP5 -sg ~; Clc c. Lls.,fB. IS q
The following we've the quotations Tor Bank stocks:
lars oi '"e
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Merchants EIerge.......lt Nh't'..
STATE Of SeE. .lOrG..........l limloe
Aneesa lfom.a
And the following for Railroad bonds ,,..... s m
Es,.ioI. c'i QUA 7 s5io o. WeE d ~ .!
Fe Is d N5rigase nd I8 si lis S. lows ' Mort - 20
Ire -. N9fas 1 S s' Ne. Me-, eI 40 l., Noitrsrc "
linl ly =, "a No ST. i pt. r, Wsrre CHE y ~ %
Harlem M Aofs,f Pits a. Ws5as Car 81 NJ 90
Midi new t o. ,S1it Ce,t.ans J. - "a Sir, IS
-l so pr 2l No't % Cleveland .t'.f @ tn ~ ,65
r-sck g. guararteei b NO , , 81 Wfst h., Mort IS
U.lo Cen. per cent d. ~ a'.l, . 9 MS
Cie west IB Blni Sc Nltsntee So Paul Ut 81 g.. iR
Ian 81 Jo Lsnl Graa..lo5 MhHaukee - PAUL. NJ d. u
Ts Was Mort FL. 80 Chicago MhHaukee ~ Mort %.
& &o % i joap basI, - yes-io.s 3 Ees Seaa,eu 6, %
Money was more active and per cent was tho lowest
rate on call today az the close coin interest was pad
freely The shipment OF currency South has drawn upon
tie banks 10 to great degree that they arc forced to
contract Their loans in order to keep IN condition 10
accommodate legitimate business.
Sterling Exchange was steady az quotations: London
co dayE 1904; London, sight. l0l6llO3; Paris, long,
5lC3a5l5; Paris ishort 515395l2l Antwerp 5Isl
swiss 5tel a5l7t; Hamburg 3603CE Amsterdam 4l@At
Frankfort, HGnt; Bremen, 7sI079 Berlin, 7l4Uub
The transactions the O1ce Of the Assistant Treas
urer were: Receipts for Customs S2jlCOO; for Gold
Nores $4,000; total Receipts $s5O69G CA total Pay
ments 81 ,O497G4 05 Balance, S9l, ,223.966 II.
Freghts TO Liverpool 1900 bush Corn at 3d. ana by
steamer 900 bush Wheat at 6d 800 erces Lard at SO
and $50 boxes Bacon at 49,.
The Express Companies appear to be getting upon a
bass where they will be able TO dividends, and
the Adams has notified the other companies that they
shall Withdraw the consolidation at no distant day.
and were never sOuuder condition than at the pres
ent time The consolidation Of the American and Mer-
chants Union will reduce the expenses OF the new com
many fully sOOOOOO per year. The conversion OF Mer-
chants Union into consolidated stock Is going on rapidly
and tho heaviest stockholders have already made the
navent OF the 50 assessment IL is said that the new
will be harmonious, and that the companies
will agree not to trench upon each others territories
The Dry Dock Savings Bank has declared an extra div
depd Of two per for six months and one per cent
for three months, payable on and after Jan l.
Tie Hartford aud New.Hayen Railroad Company have
declared uuartcy dividend OK -, free 0f GOYeInment
lay pavabe on Saturday Jan. p at the Union National
Bank ,,.u,.., .,oao ,,,,,.
The weekly report Of the Bank OF England made pup.
Inc oday shows that the amount OF bullion IN vault mas
increased R3l7,OOO since last week
The Roslou Adrrrfiser Of Wednesday says:
1 sone the have good supply o loAnsbs iuas
M are sble 10 all the calls made them yet 10 os
ase eg are disposed rather than 60 e'ieRa ie
doing little a. possible heI.s e ,.ns - =.
about reported hank customers pIhs 70 -
ou,sie paper subuug 10 such Ilts ~ are ~
uegoaou TIE range oi paper Oi ls
h0m 10 10 With numerous ercepuohs h.
thoss rates Ksw.y,k fluids are s little hraV The last "eky
Bs8is show al appreciation o The
situation by the ustts