New-York tribune., 1868-03-25

erie, and an Improvement on the rest of the list
The Western shares continue firm. North Western
Preferred strong at az. The dealings i'll the gen
eral list were small. At the closo the market was
strong but dull. Government bonds closed firm at
quotations
on ASK OF Ask
us Gs 1881. Reg iioi iiCiIUs $50 CounewG5lOts 1863
vs. Ss III Us q 20 o. cS Ss ''lSSs lSs iS9 So,
rs rs 2S 2S tS - lS iS1 i 1870 1870 cSs SS
US $40 Cou. Gi. lO7s iO7ii = 80 2d Co 1881 1888
Us S20 Cou. ..lO7s lOs JUS 7SO sd Cou O5s 1853
The following are William Heath d Co.'S last quo
tatOns of stocks:
American Gold ISsl 1894 Erie Preferred q IS
Canton Co.o...... As - Hudson Ryer.....l91
SSaSS GS%SSra"d cGa e e GSio SsSe Mis-. Ger s 81
Adams Express. 73A "a Toll 4 WABASH. Ask 49B
Merchants L. TX. 80 "a ST. PAU Pref -. 6si COZ
Quicksilver Ming 2Oa q Michigan South. IS sSb
Marposa Mining. 6 Illinois Central. ..l36
Pacific Mail. lO9 lOD{ Cieye and Tol . lO2i lO9
Atlantic Mall 81 81 r. 1. and Pacific. 9ls 20
Western I'm. Tel. 80, S3l Northwestern. -. 50 6ss
New-York Cent liSs ii63l Northwest Pref. 7Il f4s
Erie............... 6Ss 69 Fort Wayne....lOl. lO2
The following were the bids for bank stocks:
New York ............lsO Bank of North Amerca1OGl
Merehsnts metropolitan irl
America rca.............iS7 Shoe and Leather liz
City...................l9 Corn Exchange 124
Tradesmon's. Continental. .lC3
Merchants Exchange ..io Marine
sSs5as SsEa %P0sTs
Mechanics BEs. Assoc lie First Nationa 2o6
American Exchange lis Ninth National . iois
Bank Of the Republic. ia
And the following for Railroad bonds
n. y. Cent. 6s 1855 ... 942tDe J. q W. lst Mge 100
N. Y. Cent. 6s Il Es..... 9i Tol 4 wab ID Mtge . 81
n. y. Cent. Gs subn . Ct Westm lst NJ 1865. l0ll
~ y. Central IS 1916. lG ct. Mestn st NJ 1888. sst
N Y Cent rs COnv. 20 1l6 Gt Westn I'd NJ 1898. 7Gl
Erie, NJ Extended. 1884 ILL., So Iowa lst NJ. y
Erie rs, % Indorscd 20 lO3 nm q p du G. ISL NJ. 95
Ere5s, 4th Indorsed, so 90 Gaena s Chic. Ext. 100
Erie IS, 9TH Endorsed, s5 93lChc r. LIST N. 100
Hud. r. Is I'd NJ. s. f. lCieve & ;ToI sink'g Ed. lOl
Mich; Cen, now ist Mss Morris { Essex q ist N g
Afich s. D. c. I'd NJ. 90 Pitts. IT, "a Chic l044
Mich s SNLs fd7p.c l0i Cieve & Pitts ID NJ. 81
Ill Cent p ct Is7O lis Chic. AIT. sk ID In. 9jl
Alt q T. III LIST -. 80 Ohio q Miss. lst NJ "
AIT. q T. H. 2d NJ Inc. 81 Peninsula r. X. bonds ~
LOnsod p. c.. oouvle. 81 NH ST. Paul lst Mtge. So
ConsOPd : .. e. istM So Chicago q Nil. LIST NJ. -
Han 81. Jo Land G.. loo Chicago & G.E. lst Mtg Sc
Han. 81. JO COnvt,.. ga N Y, d NeWIIaNeu ts rs
lack. a West Bonds. %
Money continues active and gold interest is re
ported to have been paid. The pressure though
severe is not so great as last week and the volume
of business has been good deal diminished. Com
mercia paper sells at sac per cent for best to fair
names and there is no pressure of consequence out
side of Wall-st The demand for money is urgent
per cent has been paid per day TO carry them, and
until relief is had in that quarter little can he looked
for in the general market During the Winter large
amounts of money were placed in Government stocks
for temporary employment. These stocks are now
coming upon the market and are a heavier load than
can be readily taken.
Exchange is quoted as follows: London, 90 doys,
109la1O9i: London. sight, 109,dllO.; Paris, long,
617la51G. short 515a51S1; Antwerp, 520G51j.;
Swiss 5.2O65173 Hamburg 9Ga36l; Amsterdam,
H0Hi: Frankfort, 4O,d41; Bremen, 79a j9!; Ber-
lin, 7sG ~.
The transactions at the Office of the Assistant
Treasurer were Receipts-For Customs. $i2OOOO;
for Gold Notes $4,000: Total Receipts g. 741 $50 ST.
Total Payments 81 1865 67 Balance $lOl, l,4530i o.
Freights are dull The engagements to Liverpool, are
5000 bush Corn at 3D., 500 bales Cotton at Sled and,
by steamer 10000 bush. Corn at 5lda53d, 80 boxes
Bacon at 25s 1000 bales Cotton at I'd; and 10 Lon
don, 800 bbls. Flour at Is. Sd.
The aggregate amount of exports exclusive of
specie from the port of New-York TO foreign ports
for the week ending March "A, 1863 was 81 94637s
Another general meeting of bank officers is to he
called probably to-day, 10 consider the expedency
Of procuring ten millions of three per cent Clearing
House Certificates in exchange for egal tender Com
pounds or $50 notes The exchange of the latter
with which the market well supplied for certif-
Gates, would be a good operation for the
banks by supplying them legal reserve
bearing interest The exchange Of com
pound notes alone for these certificates IL
an advantage to holders and should the Secretary
advertise his readiness to give them to the general
public they would he taken at once The severity
of the pressure for money will probably cause the
banks to look with more favor upon plan which
their dealers are confident will bring relief con-
tnued pressure such as has been experienced since
March 10, might have an effect upon the collateIas
held by banks not agreeable to contemplate by any
bank III the Clearing House.
The reports of railway managers IN regard TO the
condition Of the Winter grain are favorable aud
great expectations entertained as 70 the Spring
and Summer traffic The amount of wheat held over
is large aud good deal IN excess Of 1861 Passenger
traffic is increasing and the rolling stock OF some
leading roads is fully employed. The Northwestern
has l42 passenger coaches III fle together with some
belonging to connecting roads.
The financial condition of the Pittsburgh. Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad was thus reported at
the annual meeting at Pittsburgh on thelSth instant
The figures at the close of the fiscal year ending Dec
81, 1861 were as follows:
Capital stock 81 5o4"0 "
Bonds: ...oo.
Second mortgage. ..-... .-.--..--.- bl60,Vo
Third mortgage. ZOOoVo
Bridge o. +, RE. Co.-.-...-...... $4,000
Miscellaneous liabilities 1851 &c
Due for cnrrent expenditures, mainly IN De ...
Bsahce to credit Of Income asso2G s
Total. SIS 26C2i5 -
The earnings aud expenses Of the Main Line were:
Prom local fire. ghts ...--...-.-.N .N'sI'Na 80
From foreign fTeights.....-...-. 2'6c2,4C9 OS ..t
From local passengers sl,9el,ls9 q
Prom foreign passenGers.-...- LoI7's21 Go .,...