New-York tribune., 1869-05-19
TUESDAY, May 1s-P. NJ

Gold opened at 141f, sold at 141i, 142, 141t'
1I2, 1n3 closing at 14236l42s The clearings at the
Gold Exchange Bank &lS6S7soOO and the balance
N,sI7O73.
No new developments in regard to the failure OF
schepeler Co. made public to-day. The business
was large in the Gold Room and attended with consid
erable excitement The market is sustained with great
rmness by the bulls who have control OF the market
The Westphalia took out $50, 900 in specie.
The Government bond market opened strong and ac-
tive with an advance Of l91l per cent in prices. The
foreign houses continued purchasers and the shipments
this week will amount to about s3OOOoO0 TenForties
were strong selling at 1Ot. Large purchases were made
Of Currency per cents at 1919 There good invest
ment demand Registered bonds Of all classes and the
Currency bonds have found buyers in the Savings banks
who have taken large amount within the past week
The prices made to-day the highest ever known.
Coupon 6s Of 1881 sold at 123i 52O &c. l22 CAS- e4Gll
65S, 1881 New bonds sold at l2Ol with heavy transac
tons IO4Os 1O9E011OB; Currency per cents, 10E9i0S
The market closed the highest prices Of the day. and
but few bonds were offered Currency per cents were
in demand several large blocks were wanted at los
State bonds we're dull Tennessee new per cents sold
at 65 Georgia 6per cents 81 Virginia per cent, ex'
Coupon 57a North Carolina per cents 59i New bonds,
554; Missouri per cents 49, There was large and well
distributed business in Railway bonds for investment
Bank stocks moderately dealt in. Merchants EX-
change sold 1ls3 Nassau 105 Fourth National 1854
Continental 1903. Miscellaneous shares duh. The
demand for Western Union Telegraph was active ana
the price advanced 70 a. Pacific Mail firm upon the
anticipation Of the June dividend, which it IS stated will
be per cent The affairs Of the Company are reported
prosperous the earnings Of the quarter having been fully
6per cent Express shares dull with sales Of Adams
at GLE; Wells Fargo Sl2; American Merchants Union,
GOi; United States, 65I
Railway shares opened with active demand for the
roads, upon report that the Governor would
sign the Scrip and Consolidation bills tomorrow. The
demand for Central heavy, and the price
advanced to 1884, Hudson sold at 157 Harlem, l4 The
buoyancy these stocks stimulated the entire markeand
there was an active demand all the leading shares
Reading sold at 96f Lake Shore 1861 Michigan South
srn IO65 Illinois Central in demand, advancing 70
i47. Northwestern Common sold at GA Northwestern
Preferred. 1923 Rock Island l27l st. Paul Common, 77i
St. Paul Preferred s6i Toledo and Wabash, 75i Fort
Wayne 1884 The transactions very large and tho
market showed an advance Of las per cent from the
lowest quotations Of yesterday At the second CALL the
market continued strong but was less excited than early
in the day The heaviest transactions were made IN
New-York Central Reading Rock Island and the North
Western shares After the CALL prices were from 30A per
cent lower, and the market became dun. Fort Wayne
was strong at l5S9i53i Rock Island sold from l273 TO
1875 closing 1853 At the Close the general market
steady. Rock Island continued weak and unsettled
New-YOrk Central was buoyant.
The following the closing quotations Of Goven-
ment bonds