The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-29
THIRD EDITION
N e w x o r TX.
After the Storm Condition of Affairs
on Wall Street-Money Tight,
and Stocks Depreciating
Failures of Brokers An
nounoed-The Re
publican Con-
vention.
FROM NEW FORK.

Excitement Among the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of stocks.
Special Despatch TO The Eoenirg Telegraph.
NEW YORK, Sept 29.-The stock market has been
subject to another depreciation in values, and In
tense excitement prevails. The buoyancy was lost
A. Meigss a Son, Fuller, Treat & Cox, and @ >.
Sloan SLOT - \ CO, The latter was known now o4S az
generally attended to the gold purchases
The houses mentioned always ranked as nrst-class
houses and as soon as it was noised about in rea-
tion to their insolvency. there was grand rush to
sell, and the market was unable to st the tlde
particularly when the President OF the Stock Ex-
change announced officially the failures, and pro-
ceeded to sell stocks out under the rule All stocks
declined and there was little disposition to purchase,
but those having stocks were seemingly willing 10
make any sacrifice before being entirely ruined; :,
We cannot give the correct quotations, but Will 90
so In our next edition. The committee appointed Dy
the Gold Room have given in their report, In SUB
stance to the effect tnat the Gold clearing HOUSE
will come out all right and that every member nav nav
ing differences will receive the same as soon as they
can get statements.
Condition of Affairs on Wall Street.
Despatch 10 The EUening Telegraph
NEW YORK, Sept. 29-12 M.-The National EX-
change commenced the sale of gold at 10 A. M ana
before II transactions aggregating 5000 had been
made, at rates varying from l3O to 13lH. Ihe Ieeng
i'm all circles is somewhat better this morning, but
still there remains that dreadful uncertainty
more hard to bear than even eve rGtnsa,le run 1t
Money is still stringent and fears are entertained
that the scarcity of gold to-day will seriously EN-
barrass the workings of the clearing committee.
Sales of 100000 of gold were made at 11O5 at 33
afterwards fell to 1'3lX The Gold Bank made no
clearnRs to-day, but announced that it would pay
checks held by other banks over the counter. The
banks have voted to keep open till p M. Butter
field wrote to Boutwell, last night in reference 10 an
increase Of the purchases of bonds committee is
now in session at the Clearing House considering
the affairs Of the gold Exchange Bank.
Dr. Albert t. Snns urases Ds%esd' Redress for
Despatch TO The Euening Telegraph.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29-Dr. Albert II. Simmons, who
was imprisoned at Puerto Principe by the Spanish
Cpuar
dence in this city, yesterday, accompanied by his
counsel, and made a demand for damages he had
sustained through his confinement Mr.. Fish re-
ceved him graciouslv but stated that he could not
attend to official business in this city, and invited the
Doctor to lay the before him at Washington; ac
knowedged receiving letter from Puerto Principe
Jail, and assured him that the Government would
promptly afford him every facility to gain redress
The Doctor stated his case was OF such aggravated
character that he wished to have, not only legal
determination of it. but to ascertain whether our our
insult and robbery by foreign governments.
More Failures In New York.
NEW YORK. Sept. 29.--The firms of G. II. Megs Il
I having n failed at the Stock Board this morning
NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-The failure OF Sloane Co.
is also announced in the Stock Exchange, with
rumors OF quite a number more 1allures-among
them Lockwood Co.
No Government Sales.
There was no Government gold sale to-day, being
postponed until tomorrow.
New York Republican state Convention.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 29.-Large numbers of delegates
arrived last night and this morning, ana tne notes
are crowded to great inconvenience An active
canvass is going on, and the ticket sent last night
may be changed in some particulars. The platform.
too will have some additional clauses. Many here
in favor of excluding lager beer from the opera
tions of the excise law, though the proposition is
strenuously opposed by the temperance element.
Earnestness activity and cheerfuness are the pre-
dominant characteristics of the gathering.
The Weather.
| PoUGHKEEPsIE, Sept 29.-Farmers from the nte-
rior OF Dutchess county report ice and frost during
the two nights past.
New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Gold 1%@132 5-20s, 1852
coupon 1870; do. 1864, do, 119 do. 1865, do, 119
do. do new ny; do. 1861, 1172S; do: 1865, do,
| 117A; lO-4Os, 1885. Canton Company 80; Cumber
91%; Hudson River 1884, Michigan Central 1131e
| Michigan Southern, 76H; Cleveland and Plttsburg
| 50; Chicago and Rock Island 1902; Illinois Central
| 121
| New York Produce Market.
| NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-CottOn easier; sales OF 2OC
| bales at 2SA628Nc. Flour duh State and Western
| s5S5@6S5; Southern, s6.35@1O6O; sales OF 65O(
barrels. Wheat quet; sales Of 1000 bushels winter
| red Western at s145@146. Corn steady; sales o.
49, 600 bushels sound mixed Western at 81 O29l O4
Oats steady; sales Of $4,000 bushels Southern ant
Western at 6O@64c. Provisions quiet. Whisky quiet
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