New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-07
NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE.
TnEsDAY, July 6-P. N.
900 o S s. 1918 Coup

Gold opened at 1884, sold at 1885, 1891, 1354 l@
,o,t closing 1854 1s5s Theidecine to-day was caused
bv sales by the bulls who no indications OK an export
demand for coin at present The eearnRs AZ the God
Txcin.c Bank were SSlSs6,oOo and me balances s5s
oa5 81 The steamer HammOnia took took out sl1OO0
speoio to-day. The Government bond market opened
strong under steady Investment demand for bonds Al
the last call prices we're lower in sympathy With the de-
cline IN gold There were but few bonds Offering and ne
market was steady under continued demand from In
yestors. -
State bonds were duh. South Carolina per cents sod
nj ST. new bonds 5c,0 51 Missouri per cents, SssS
Tennessee per cents most active. selling at 57
a 81 for the he per cents; old per cents steady
at ca. North Carolina bonds were active, ana showed
more hnness uuder large purchases TO cover short con-
tracts. The Controller u the state OF Tennessee who
has been in for days trying 10 arrange for the
payment OF July interest has returned home without
making any arrangement. and the matter is now ndeh
nteIy postponed. Railway bonds were dull but firm.
Express shares steady. Adams sold at 60i Wells
Fargo %; American, 43l. Pacific Mail was largely dealt
in prices ranging from es TO sst. closing ST. AT the
second ca WclFargo Express advanced to 27s Ameri.
eau fc per cent, selling at 40A. United states was
strong throughout the day at 70S7Olc
Railway shares opened hrm with moderate business,
bat at the close Of the first cali the continued demand for
money caused large sales for cash. and prices from
/ 10 3 per cent lower. Tho largest transactions
we're made in NewYork Central. Reading. Michigan
Southern. and Rock Island. New-Iork Central sold
at 1859, 1919 100, closing at 1904. Reading va
steady at 9s9ssl Michigan Southern opened nc lo9a
ana fell 1904. Northwestern Common aud Preferred
declined per cent; Rock Island. per cent. 81 PaI,
aud Toledo and Wabash shares were du.l. NeNJegsey
Central sold lO 9sj closing 99 At the second cal
the weak, with pressure 10 sell After the
call the market became unsettled and fcyersh, under an
active demand for money by brokers, and considerable
sales were made Of cash stock in preference 20
paying the high rates. The spectators for an
advance have paid high rates for money
during the past week, upon tie suppCSition
that money market would return to currency rates
to-day The high price paid for call loans dscOuragea
them and large sales Of stocks made for cash The
large amount of currency absorbed by the South aud
West, for legitimate business, has reduced the usual
Summer balance held by tue NewNork banks 70 a low
figure and it needs bat the withdrawal II few millions
10 cripple spectators for advance At the close the
feverish NewYOrk Central sold closing
9l Reading 81, closing 975 Michigan Southern. 1903
closing IO7 NorthWcstern Common sold at 7ol North
Western Preferred, eii Rock Island, l5g closing llk
The transactions we're marked with great excitement,
and the tone OF the market steady at the decline.
The following the closing quotations Of Govern
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