New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-23
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FRIDAY. Jan. Up. n.

Gold opened at 1857, selling at 1859, 1851, clos
ing at l3j.al35l Tho clcarinss at the Cold Exchange
Bank were S9l,7OOO0, and tho balances t1,2325l OF
Government bonds continue steady without any specu
lavo features OF interest There las been an active de
pand for the small bonds Of the lsC2 issue for shipment
to Frankfort and tho orders have taken all the small
bonds In the market Small bonds Of the new issue con-
tnue scarce commanding per cent premium over large
bonds brokers have difficulty IN supplying orders Ihe
investment demand for all classes continues active sew
eral large lots Of registered stock were placed To-
day. the purchasers being Insurance and Trust Ccnpa-
ncs Border State bonds dull Tennessee 0per cent
sold az CsI new bonds C71 North Carolina per cents.
GU; new bonds. Gli3G2 Missouri 6pcr CENTS S3SS't;
Alabama IS wcro strong at 0i Louisiana bonds continue
III demand; ola bonds, 7Gia7si Leyco s. 933S9i;
new Leyee per cents sold at 72s aud were wanted at
that price Railway bonds sparingy dealt In, ana
were strong Bank sold otlo3; Tenth National 80;
Metropolitan, i3O; Bank OF Republic l2lt; Bank OF
NewYork, 1874: Bank of America 10. Canton sol at
So; Western Union Telegraph, 369. Quicksilver IS
Pacific Mail rallied ll9S at the opening, from which
price it rcccded 20 ilslasl at which price 1t remained
steady until last Board when it broke to liza pil7s
The Express shares were irregular; Adams sold at Clio
Ola; United States advanced 10 81; American
Merchants Union sold at As; Wells Fargo, 2s3a29
Merchants Union was u per cent iowoF selling at II
In the Railway share market there was renewal OF
speculative activity with an advance In New-forN Cen
treI Reading Michigan Southern Toledo and Wabash,
md Rock Island Cleveland aud Pittsburgh was hrin at
o2la92L North Western shares were higher. Fort
Wayne was steady 1884, with continued heavy sales at
1874 seller CO. which supposed TO he stock that has
been purchased for eccouipurposes, which IS beng sold
ont deliverable after It VIII have taken place Michigan
Southern was the most active stock opening at 92 ad
yapcing 10 9jk The books OF this Company close To-
morrow preparatory to paying the usual semiannual
dividend Of per cent NowYork Central sold at l6tt;
Reading 95I Toledo and wabash ca; Rock Island, 49,
st. Paul stocks pressed for sale on the declaration OF
the scrip dividend, which is watering OF the common
stock TO tho amount s52 S. AS the road has been
unable to pay tho due the Preferred stock
holders in cash, this Increase or stock Is
not viewed with favor by holders. Al the
one o'clock Board the market was nrm After the call
there was brisk demand for Toledo which advanced to
1881, Michigan Southern was also active with heavy
transactions at 9 9O Northwestern shares continued
depressed with continued heavy sales OF stock This
weakness occasions surprise theIearnngs OF the Road
continue very heavy and It IL stated that the bresrict
ing rates OF passenger fares to cents mile will not
become law Rock Island continued heavy ut 49, Fort
Wayne remained steady at 1881 At the last Board the
market was lower the generallis Michigan Southern
was strong 9JI995i Toledo and Wabash 62l St. Paul
stocks were weak The sold at 10I and the
ferred at O2I 1.-THE close tho market steady quo
tattona Governments closed nrm.