New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-10
NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE.
THURSDAY, Sept. 9-P. NJ.


Gold opened at 1345, sold at 1861, 1851 and
closed at iS59l35s. The clearings at the Gold EX'
Change Bank sl74,i77OOO, and the balance S67I4
6lCC5
Government bonds opened dull and weak IN consequence
OF the activity Of money The sales moderate in
there pressure for speculative account
At tho close the market firm with good demand for
al fractional advance from the lowest rates
Of the day.
state bonds were dull Tennessee per cents sold
52. North Carolina special tax $50 Missouri six Per
cents. s7i; Michigan six per cents, S7l Railway bonds
were steady; Erie fourth mortgage bonds sold at Sd
Toledo ard Wabash convertible per cents, 81 ROCK
guud rsts 100 Rock Island per cents ss Morris
and Essex rsts 90 Chicago and Alton rsts 993 Column
bus. Chicago, and Indiana Central firsts. s2i Bank
shares were steady with of Bank Of Commonwealth
no. Central National, no. Western Union Telegraph
sold at 1T; Pacific Mail, 79e7si, closing, 76iG7Si
The Railway share market opened steady, and under
an active demand there a sharp advance made in
shares Michigan Southern, North Western,
and Rock Island shares active. NewTOrk Central
firm at 2O5l aO5i Hudson, lsia1s5; Harlem, 1874;
and Reading continued firm at 96539Gs The feature In
the market has been the transactions In Erie
Common stock upon the announcement that the direc-
had registered the stock at the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company The opening sales made at 81 fol-
lowed by advance to 80, with reaction TO ST. selling
atterward at Se 81 closing aS5l The amount OF
Common stock is recorded at seventy millions,
lcL Is an increase Of three millions since the last
port The Preferred stock remains unchanged
at slS,5S5,9OO. The earnings Of the Read
from the st Of October 1865 to Sept 1862 are stated at
e7S4s355 As the operating expenses will not exceed 70
per cent Of the gross earnings is anticipated that the
Company will show that they have earned dividend on
che preferred stock foF the current and have small
surplus Tire road s expected TO be IN perfect order ID
avery respect and fully equipped with the best rolling
ock procurabe The transactions in the were al
SeDded with great excitement, and the announcement
OF the registry received with cheers at the
Stock Exchange, where the stock was at once
dealt in TO the exclusion OF the other shares
At the second call the market steady After the call
prices became unsettled upon the announcement OF the
f decrease in the earnings OF the Chicago and North
Western Railway which show loss for the first week IN
September OF over se5O0e compared with last year
The large decrease in the earnings Of the Chicago Bur
IngtOn, and Quincy, Chicago and Alton Rock Island
end Northwestern Roads, consequence OF the de-
oressed condition OF the breadstus market, attracted
considerable attention and much uneasness was shown
by holders Of these companies as II is reared
sne farmers will repeat the folly OF last year.
F,v declining TO cell at the market prices, Which
a. present show a large decline. The reports
from the West show that the wheat crop will
DO from 75OcJOO to lOOOOOOO bushels in Of last
year and is 10 be hoped that the farmers will meet the
market instead OF carrying their crops until next
year At the close Of business the market was feVersh
and unsettled on the Western list the New-York roads
were strong active: Erie continued active closing at
6iase3 aud Cleveland and Pittsburgh stroug selling
q 1893 .35.
The following were the closing quotations FOR Govern