New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-04
NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE.
FRIDAY. Sept. 3-P. ".

Gold opened at 1861, sold at 13jtG135s n 1910
1864 al36 closing 1861 dl36 The market is under tie con.
troll Of clique who claim TO hold contracts for gold I'D
the amount Of s25OO0OOO aud that the price Is entirely
under their control. The transactions at the Gold Ex-
change were enormous and attended with great excite
ment Cash gold in demand and loaned from h't TO
LAID, until The short interest is reported
heavy but the largest portion of the amount sd 10 DO
for the account OF the mercantile class, who are us
turbed by the sudden upward movement and have IT.
chased largely their outstanding contracts The
clearlngs the Gold Exchange Bank were Ss7,gi9tVO
and the balance $3,l52,e62 II.
The Government bond market opened steady, but do
clined from per in consequence Of the rs Of
active money in connection with the locking mp OF
gold the last call the transactions were heavy in
the Gold bonds, which in demand At the decline.
Coupon per cents of sold at ls; Registered 49,
nsIalls Registered 62s, 1921 Coupon 'G4s T. 1919;
Coupon G2s 1885, $685. 1929 a22a New 6Ss, l2O. t7s, 2l
al2lt 6ss, l2Oi COUPON lO4os, lli AT the close the
market from hdi CHER than tho lowest GaOahon,
and closed strong The bankers have been large
purchasers Of bonds aud have taken two and half
millions for shipment. The price In London to-day has
allowed purchases TO be made here at profit Of isal3
per cent Currency per cents In good demand ard
sold at l11tdlll
State bonds were moderately active. Tennessee per
cents sold at bonds, 81 Georgia pr cents %;
North Carolina per cents 4si a4o North taT0hba
Special Tax bonds 5Ia56 Missouri per cents, S south
Carolina old per cents 20 Alabama per cents. e+S
Louisiana per cents. 81. Railway bo2ds were
firm with good Investment demand. Central Pacific
per cents were offered in small amounts az %. Bank
shares were firm, with saesof Bank Of Commerce al IAI
American Exchange, III Central National, III Ninth
National lst Miscellaneous shares steady Della
ware and Hudson Coal sold at 1854 Central Coal, co;
Western Union Pacific Mail was active, seihnr
al 79} sOl The Company have reduced their steamers
10 monthly trips the sailing days being the iS and
10TH Express shares steady, with sales Of Wells
Fargo 1T Is l9 American Merchants Union SOL Adams
@i
The Railway share market excited aud fcyerish.
The transactions the First Board show an unusually
heavy business all the leading shares The excitement
IN Gold attracted large number OF operators
from the stock market, and the sales made AZ
concession from yesterdays prices. NowYork Central
was largely dealt posi- d2o6; Hudson sold is6i0
$50. Harlem 1924. Reading moderately active st
%. 9Gs Lake Shore sold at lOisao5i; Panama, go
Illinois Central i3s Cleveland and Pittsburgh, loil os;
St. Paul Common, sod7s; st. Paul Preferred ASA.
Tho transactions in the Northwestern shares un-
usually large, the Common ranging from SIS 20 sl and
the Preferred 9ls TO sol Toledo aud Wabash was
lower selling at s2t Fort Wayne Guaranteed. S. CHI
| caco and Alton, 1872; Neg-Jersey Central 1904
1904: Morris and Essex, Sst; Dubuque and Sioux,
III: Hannibal and 81. Joseph Common, 100
At the second call the market steady at a frac-
onal advance i'm prices After the Board there was
general improvement in prices. Reading sold ut sS4
North Western, Common, s3s; Northwestern Frtiered,
g23 New. Central was feyersh selling at -r z4f
closing 2o, Al the close the market reacted fraction
from the highest prices, but was steady Enc was ac'
five throughout the day. selling at 9i 33., closing 3a
3,s. Hudson weak at le4l
The following were the closing quotations Of Govern