New-York tribune., 1869-01-05
MONDAY. Inn. l-p- ".

Gold opened at 1861! sold at 1851, afterward
declining to 1885, closing at I359I3 The eearngs at the
Gold Exchange Bank SOL csOO00, and the balances
I96 22 The total imports Of specie for the week
were slI29o time 1863, fl5955O time 1857
$I2,233.
Government bonds opened steady at reaction Of per
cent from the highest quotations OF Saturday the demand
large and the Second Board prices improved again
The investment demand for small bOndsIs very heavy,
and the entirely bare Of aud 0os which
sell az per cent higher than large bonds The supply
OF $500 bonds is also light, and command higher prom-
than the large bonds State bonds steady MIS-
sour Gs sold at s7 Gs7 excoupOn; NewYork rs Bounty
Loan 1o5 Georgia U.s. 90 Louisiana c. eola7Ol; Louis.
ana Leyec bonds eG2i North Carolina 0s 62s Railway
bonds steady; Chicago and Northwestern let's sold
a9Oi Morris and Essex lists. 961 2ds, 9l Toledo Peo
ria and WarsaY Eastern Division bonds 50 bid Del
| eyars and Hudson Coal sold at l5O; Western
Union Telegraph. "a; Pacific Mai was lower
selling at Ilsi; Quicksilver sold at a.
Railway shares were unsettled by break in New York
Central Which fell from l5el at the opening TO l5l
ru'n'r ?i an injunction being granted against the pay
meht OF TIC per cent scrip dividend recently declared
As'ho stockholders have nearly all collected their dy
dends' TINS action looked upon as n demonstration
break the stock Hudson sold at 134al33l Eric was
strong opening ts7k aud advancing to 49, st Paul
stocks were higher, the Common selling at 10 and the
Preferred at St OHIO and Mississippi Common declined
W ao. hicWSau ooutherh sold at S13d564. Cleveland
and Pittsburgh, H964i Northwestern shares were act
i've Increase Of s25OOO in the earnings OF the road
for the fourth week In December The Common opened
at si selling at s2i closing sl The Preferred cold at
esq s4 closing si Rock Island was steady NJ ll9la
i9i. Fort Wayne, ll3Gll2l Erie Preferred sold al Ga
Michigan Central, 1l4 Illinois Central 1921, Toledo and
wabash was firm at 50l aS9.. Hannibal and st. Joseph
sold at 81 Clovelapd, Columbus and Indiana Gen.
trail, 43i. At the ] o'clock Board tie market was
steady with good demand for the Western shares
Hew-York Central sold at 1861 al56a Port Wayne
advanced l. Michigan Southern, Rock Island and
the Northwestern shares were firm. At the Second
Board the Rharp demand for money the market be.
came very weak. New.York Central declined 10 ia.
Rock Island Michigan Southern and the North
shares all declined per cent, with considerable pressure
to sell Reading quoted at 92tas3 exscrp dividend
OF per cent. Tho st. Paul SOCKS per cent lower
Toledo and Wabash sold at 69i ia6e2 closing GO bid At
the last Board the market was dull aud weak-Fort
wayne and Toledo and Wabash being the only stocks
mat maintained their prices The balance OF Western
remained steady at the decline. The raid New.
sak Central engineered by Injunction the diyi-
p was understood to DC scoop game" TO induce
holders to sell their stock preparatory TO strong
| g. s movement and this movement inaugurated
cv,sa,to buy at low prices. At the close, New-York
% ado afurther decline, selling at 1871 The bal
n~- market was weak with pressure 10 sell.
90, ," bonds felt the increased activity IN money,
,n~ a.. @ab per cent from the highest prices OF
! "s' fF quotations were: