New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-17
And the following for Railroad bonds:

Money was more active and no new business was done
ut less ihal per cent There was considerable anxiety
shown BY borrowers In consequence OF the sudden turn
IN market yesterday. Toward noon the demand be-
camo urgent and coin interest was paid and at the close
there active demand at rates ranging IRON per
| cent In currency 20 per cent in gold
Tho Dry Goods trade commencing TO require money;
both importers and jobbers applicants 10 their banks
for accommodation. The Pork CROP well q large
portion Of the Grain crop. yet remains to move to
market and will require considerable amounts from this
point Added to these natural 1t is stated that
organized movement Is being made TO withdraw currency
to assist tho srngcncy the purpose Of breaking the
prices OF Government bonds and Railway shares
Sterling Exchange is 1rmer and the Heading bankers
decline TO draw at less than 100 We quoo London, 60
days. 1925 91O9i London sight, 1923 0lo9i Paris long STA
a5iSi; Paris. short. 615s5l3i Antwerp, 5lsia5l7i;
Swiss, 6si 05l7t Hamburg, 3eba36l: Amsterdam. 40I
al Frankfort aoI0A; Bremen. TSi 07sI Berlin. 7li9
III
The transactions at the ONCE Of tho Assistant Treas
Receipts for Customs. $5Ss,oOO for Gold
Notes. sl72OOO total EReceips, soS9G24 ST. total Pay
ments, sC7i,272 50; Balance, sss,2o35To CO.
In Freighs to Lserpool by steamer loo bales Cotton
at Id $4,000 BUSH Corn at bt95id, aud 1900 BUSH Wheat
London ut round sum- and to Rotterdam, l2Ooo
Petroleum at lSd. .-i
The shipments Of Pttstou Coal for the week ending
February Is, BY railway, 1850 tuns; previously,
e26l tuna Total, 1852, S6S9l tuns 10 same uatc 1868,
l,SO5 tuns Increase, 1862 25.ssd tuns.
Tho agents OF tho Union Pacific Railroad report
tinucd heavy demand for their First Mortgage SGyear
bonds at 100 and accrued interest A Philadelphia
banking house took 100000 at that rate to-day; tho sales
at that point have been very heavy The decision Of tho
Supreme Court that specific contracts in coin can be en-
forced in the Courts gives to holders Of
these bonds that they did not have before and enhances
their value, as II has been argued that the Company
could get clear Of their contract under tho Legal
Tender act.
Tho Chicago and Northwestern Road earned for III
second week In February
lG69............ sI9i627 elH,a7
Tho report the Directors OF tho Pcnnsy
Railroad says: rtrIHL
Our arrangements will require considerable amount
OF money to be applied especially to tho increase OF roll
ing stock TO render them productive This 10 IL proposed
20 raise by giving the stockholders registered the
book of tho Company the 18th day OF April next, tho
privilege OF subscribing 10 70 per cent of their holdings 40
that tne In shares at par With the proposed in
crease OF capital the Board entertain no fear Of difficulty
iu continuing dividends OF 10 cent per annum, even
II this Arrangement should not, anticipated Increase
our profits creator extent than tho interest upon
the OUTLAWS Incurred. 10 VIII appear that the bus
moss OF tho pact year would have justified dividends OF
lye per cent semiAnnually upon whole authorized
capital and stu leave surplus OF half million dollars
The proposed Increase viii make the capital stock about
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