New-York tribune., 1869-01-06

Boston HsrfdS Erie 2ei Cleveland and Pits. "a s4i
MsripOa PIef,IIed ls} 2t Rock Island .....lst lsi
ssi Northwestern Pref. 81 al
The following were the bids for Bank stocks
Msnbltan.....".......l4 Metropolitan.
Mss4a sScs ard I:lic
PbenI 100 Corn ErchaDge
Mechanics Banking Park
American Exchange. Central National.
Bank Of North Ameiea..B Fourth National.
And the following for Railroad bonds:
Nrik Central g. Estate se ct Western ls Mort 1884,
S SPl' @ T;.'f' s oa. NJ EG assas % $ e
fnt M 81 M.ri ina y1 1siena Chicago Extended LOO
Hu T. % Ng, 1885 o2 Cleveland TeedO Sink FoOdloO
Cent NJ s.las2 O9i Nom, isseT I'd Nortssse vi
u Central p,t r Ct so.a pits II W,yne C5ie IaN s
Msa a + q "a S%5t Mort PFs 3 Csys6 F1s,S 81 ~ 4
cc @ Ws,sr ,sa 1T t nd. % o S'so S. o 81
cSS.ss S.oi.si c. c. Ea od 81 S s Paa p + i MS
b fses w. M d S Srspste M It. KS s. paS x Mora "a
TOT MabasbIi Mort RIt.. % Chic Mlwsetee st ~ ~
Io Msasl Nor..,. 8i Chicago Ct bAsten s hort at
ToL WABASH Equip Bonds. -
Money, at the opening, was less active; p cent I'm
coin was the minimum rate, and cent IN currency,
with cent commissions the highest. There is appa-
renty a combination among lenders 10 keep rates up
and the Boards have considered the matter certain
that they have forbidden their members from buying
and selling money in the Board, has been the practice
for the past two weeks After o'clock the demand be-
very sharp and the prices for money advanced to
d3C in addition to the ordinary legal rate but the rate
broke again TO p cent in gold, after o'clock. Late III
the day reported that several brokers who had
paid usury making preparations to repeyin Their
securities aud TO I've hoped that some action or TINS
sort will be taken in order TO check the present enormous
rates paid.
Sterling Exchange was stronger and more active at
quotations London days. 9i91O9i; London, sight
l1Ct Paris long sl6ia515s; Paris, short 5ISia5lSt;
Antwerp, 5ll05l6i; Swiss SIN d5lc3; Hamburg, SO
Q3cb; Amsterdam. Al 6ht; Frankfort hdhf Bremen
Isl a7sE: Berlin 7l1d7lL
In Freights-ro Liverpool so tuns Cedar at l7s 3d.,
ana by steamer, o. OO0 bush. Germ NJ nd An American
shin 70 Bristol with 6OOO qrs Grain at 5s 3D. and Brit
is Brig with 400 bbls capacity TO Gibraltar Genoa or
Messina private terms.
The Merchants Insurance Company OF Hartford have
declared seniannual dividend Of per cent tho City
Insurance Company Of Hartford quarterly dividend OF
per cent, both payable on demand.
The Vice President Of the ST. Louis and Iren Mountain
Railroad offers about $3.50 600 Mortgage Bonds at IS
and accrued interest. See Advertisement.
The Tradesmen's Fire Insurance Company have de-
clared dividend q five per cent free OF government tax
payable on the llth inst.
The United states Fire Insurance Company have de-
clared a seDliannual dividend of five per cent
The Board of Directors Of the importers and Traders
Insurance Company have declared semiannual divi-
dend Of five per cent
The time has now arrived when definite and de-
cidcd action should be taken TO cectualy stop tho buy
ng and selling OF money az usurious rates when now
being practced In the most barefaced shameless man
uer The members Of the stock Exchange have bad
regard for their self-respect and have prohiDed
their from being prosttuted TO such Illegal pur
poses and the directors Of OF banks and other
mOneyed corporations should remove from their high posi-
tons such officers known 10 have lent themselves
and their institutions to this same mean crime Men
whose names foremost In the prevention OF gambling,
who look with pity the burglar or the pick
pocket not because he is burglar or pckp0cket but
because be has broken tho law, shrink not themselves
from violating that Law which In its effect is equally
II not more demoralizng This violation Of the Usury
law an ndctabe oeusc. and steps have already been
taken TO bring justice these advantage takers OF
the necessitous
lie Rail,oad Renors December show the following
earnings Michigan Southen-lSCS Si2635; 1861, SsO54
Chicago and Rock Gslsnd-lsCs, sSSiOo 1901 S1i0s''
The total receipts Of the RosOn and Albany Railroad ioF
theyear sO7 COS Of which s22o56s were from pas
songers aud s3nOS,2 from freight The expenses were
s4l56I72, and the net income s1,9is.l3i.
The Prordenee Journal says Of the Print Cloth market
FOR the week ending Jan. 2, 1907
Market very m hut Few M.oofctuer hold firm at
s s s &C. =. as sh @ rs p. iS 'lsssE s;s E e.; S 'is
6I@ 0e 5000 pieces ciroi &c. standards T"a
The consolidation Of the Merchants Uuion EEpress
Company with the American is opposed by stockhoaer
in the suit Batchf0rd against Ross and others Ihe
suit was commenced the 2Jn OF December ana on the
8ls the complaint aud an Injunction against the co.sonn
alton and the collection OF the assessment oi the - per
share on the Merchants Union Express Company hale
by Judge Barnard was served Ihe transfers uheeT 'e
agreement to consolidate had. however, been ALREADY
made. Tie defendants. except Nh Fargo tne
President Of the consolidated company, were AZ
was presented AT the office of the consolidated company
directing property ~ the Merchants Union Express
Cenpany and especially the moneys collected or 10 be
collected OF the assessment 10 he delivered 10
Receiver This order was also granted by judge
Barnard pGc the first notice 70 the defendants being
the presentingOf the order Mcssrs Sewel Pierce, at
tOrneys for the dendaus at once applied To Judge Gar
dozo 10 vacate the order Receiver Judge CardoZO
granted temporary stay Of proceedings, and order TO
show why the order should not be vacated return
able before himself on Wednesday.