New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-03
THURSDAY. Sept. 2-P. NJ.

THURSDAY, sept. 2-P. VI.
Gold opened at 1884, sold at 133s0133!01S3J0
ES. closing I3l 91S4b. The clearings at the Geld EX
chaLge Bank sSsi9SOOO and the balances $685.,
625 80.
The Government sold one million OF gold to-day. The
eoal amounts bid for Os0 The whole amount
syas awarded to Marvin Bras g. Company at 1866 AS
This purchase supposed DO made for the bull clique
en- gold. the market became strong and active with
demand from tho bears to their contracts. The
steamship Deutschland took out sl4S,OOO in Mexican
oliver.
Government honda opened dull and declined from iai
per cent tho entire list upon sensation report that
Gle Secretary Of the Treasury would recall his order
purchase bonds this month At the last Board the
was denied and tho market became strong under moder
ate purchases by leading brokers' There is heavy short
Interest in ct bonds we'll IN of the old issues
and vigorous attempt made to break prices to-day;
ehe effect only partial and no large amount of bonds
changed hands at the decline At the close the market
WAS buovant at the highest prices of the day.
State bonds dull and steady North Carolina per
cents &C. New bonds. 40; Missouri per cents, .; Mis-
eouI per cents Hannibal and st. Joseph ISSUE 1sa92
tNew-York State Bounty Loan, 1851 Brooklyn Water
I&.0an, eSs Louisiana Levee per cents &C. Railway
Iiortgages were rmi Erie lists sold at 9s Northwestern
1sts 90 Rock Island per cents, 94l Morris and Essex
ass 90; NeEJcrSey Central lists 3d. Columbus and In
diana Central lists, ssh Lake Shore Dividend bonds, st
Rank shares firm. with sales Of Bank of Common
cath at 10; American Exchange l6 Continental lOot
Park Bank, l7O; Fourth National. lo5t Miscellaneous
eares dull Quicksilver sold at 10; Western Union,
e7ia97I; Pacific Nail moderately active, selling at
90 eSOs closing at sOt Express shares Inactive
"A merican sold at SO; Adams, 56i
Railway shares strong, with large transactions In
EcwYOrk Central Reading, North Western Common, aud
Rock Island Paul shares buoyant Fort Wayne
Guaranteed sold sisssi; Lake Shore, 1O5IelO63 HI
SOis Central l33; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, lo7i di09
doledo and Wabash Chicago and Alton preferred 1856
columbus, c. and Indiana Central, "a; Gew-York and
NewHaven 40. New.York Central sold at 1884, 2O6t.
267t, closing 206t. Hudson and Harlem were dull.
&sading lower. Northwestern common sold at SIT
a "a; Rock Island 1l4aIlIl; ST. PAU common 79l 9soI
st. Paul preferred s7adS9 ErIe quiet at SO a34i
elosnR at Slta34s
At the second cali tho market strong but the trans
etons were unusually light After the call the interest
OF operators centered ia the movements Of EewYork
Central whehwas largely dealt in at 2o5ia207i The
#a!ance Of the market steady, but there was an
absence Of any speculative movement At the close the
parket was unsettled; Michigan Southern sold at lo5
Northwestern Common, S3t Northwestern Preferred
81, The latter stocks pressed for sale upon
or that tho Company about 10 lease the Western
Union Railway but the report could not be traced to
reliable source. The market closed dull and barely
= eteady.
The following were the closing quotations Of Govern