New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-24
by the purchase Of four millions OF bonds commerce" o
paper ia more active prime names passing fres ~

bv the purchase Of four millions OF bonds Commerc"i
paper ia more active prime names passing rec" ~ 0~'
per cent. ,,
sterling Exchange IA firm at quotations; London,
GO DAVIS 1loa1lo, London sight, llOiallOi; LONDON
prime commercial, days, 1O9a0l09s; fails' one o4
05l3A Paris, short, Ola d5l05; Aht"erp'
SWISS 615a5133; Hamburg 35bdS6; A"sterualn' 1Vs~
4Os; Frankfort, 40sa4Ol Bremen 79S7st; bernn' "s"
III.
The basis OF settlement Of the dncuities between no
Erie and Toledo and wabash directors was as ioio"s
The Frie marty are 10 withdraw all suits the Com
pany is 70 issue 100000 new stock. to be evenly
divided between the two parties TO the CONTROVERSY INC
AItoon and Toledo Road 1OC miles IN length is 10 DO
commenced within two months and finished withh e'sh'
months the Decatur and East st. Lons Road now oenR
built IS to be completed and consolidated with the 10
ledo and Wabash Company upon terms agreed on some
time ago. the Erie party TO have three directors OUT
OF l5 in the Toledo and Wabash management
The transactions at the Office of the Assistant Ireas
urer were: Receipts for Customs, s]SS'o"; ior WI"
Notes elseoOO total Receipts, s29iooso w; to'a IS
ments 81 Goa, 1924 80; Balance s95s4sol4 AZ Ihero 20
general desire among business men tnat INC u"' ~
statement issued to TO the press should DO aue
mn in form that will show the exact Gold and Currency
balance each day In its present form both items are
lumped together making 1t entirely useless 10 the puohc
The amount Of Gold and Currency heiu py inc oo'erh
ment has marked effect upon the market at certain sea-
sons Of the year. and ii is TO be hoped that the
will Mt once order an ineligible statement to be mace 30
that there be no mistake rs W Ihe oon"''io " ~
Department here -
The following is the specie list Of the Arizona, from
Aspnwall o
w.n. Fargo Co... $50 s. L I'aae' A'eh''''e1sO
| hiO0h 'i" wv Total..............s5oO
The following is the movement in dry goods for the
week: Entered for consumption, N,149soj Withdrawals
| s425o24: warehoused, $l,o3s06i.
Nh 1at4a HAL adj
tary Of the Treasury tho Controller Of the Currency
July 73;
SIR Referring to my letter Of May H. nit o have t de
eded TO permit the substitution Q, lodUs oI az
for circulating notes, on the basis hitherto 10
, ,Ss b to be 2au TsceT "nd on other six per
cent eOdbearng bonds S Sonas ssdpe ped by 1 the
United States to the Pacific Railroad win not be received
as security for the circulation OF National BANKS anu ne
70 revision il it shall be found exchanges are so
frequent as to become onerous 10 inc 81
IN. Missouri Republican has the following in reference
to the recent change Of gauge o. the Pacific Railroad OF
Missouri which was accomplished in 16 hours on Inc
| of road $50 miles in length:l
Engineer Kirkwood, who, less than eighteen years ago.
Railroad at i've feet six inches because the Mississippi
River was likely always to be an eternal barrier between
the railways its eastern and western banks, was
certainly gifted with remarkable fore knowledge OF
great IN i ss Of spa bose
/ mingled in Mr. Kirkwooas mental composition would
have the Ss resy Seen stated IN our
paper, Sunday, July 49, the change ron nye ieet
of the road from st. Louis Leayenworth distance OF
800 mes-or $50 miles including sidngs and oranches-at
Of enloyed and the gigantic tax begun
and ended in the SNORT s Oh or 10 a aher
country. Such task so swiftly ana safely e1ecuted
10 GG est that IN V1
everything else, MISSOURI is inly abreast 9i nef @
sS with TINS ali rOsS Of the Erie one going
East, while toward the West 1t blends with and be
through the heart Of the continent to the Of Cali
fOrna These connections must necessarily add largely
not only the legitimate business Of the road ITSELF 0u'
to the commercial growth and prosperity OF 81 Louis
bringing to her doors as it w the trade OF wide ter
our grasp The Missouri Pacific in It's track, rolling
stock, car and machine shops, c and indeed ID al lS
road home abroad Its present condition and pros
management has produced these substantial ruts and
particularly the VicePesdeIt and acting President
Dseds no eaco@um es from u.s. The skin and the zeal
which he has brought to the responsible position he
previous the os3 and Mssi, SSH,
Siafr TSaa Where only
glet,o1 Of the link between %n the sn depot Q,
; iuteiy necessary, and the public demands that Il
should be finished at the earliest practical moment Th'
road ought own and control the entire Of block
lying between Poplar and Cerre, and Poplar and Plum
ss for trackway depos and other conveniences eaet
for by large and constantly increasing traffic; and
although the cost Of purchase viii be heavy, yet the
porance OF the considerations involved Will amply jus
fy the expenditure The right 10 condemn property fo
railway purposes clearly forth in the charter Of the
company and Is beyond doubt question We trust the
Missouri Pacific will not hesitate 70 push the matter TO
practical conclusion at once. The following dispatch
received at the General Office Of the Pacific Railroad
yesterday afternoon at O'Clock:
To JAS H. Lucls @. r. TAYLOR IT, PEOK DToor
Of ne Pacific Railroad! mail train bsun1 west
All things working se aud the train will 80 hroIgh
|, 1 Leayenwoftk tonight d. X OAhRusE,
| Vice President and Managing Director
The Mark Lane Express has the following reference
to the prospects ofithe crops:
continuance Of dry weather. with increase In the
temperature and good portion OF brilliant sunshine
has this week conferred immense benefit the country
The hay crop. In the MAN, will be secure, and much
OF 1t has been got up without rain. The later pieces OF
wheat have been coming into bloom In much ia
vorable time than that which early and there has
been marked change for the better In every English
county and every country In Europe. STILL IL Ia toe
alter the character Of this years crop, which
gatherings in France show inferior weight and greatly
deficient YIELD but II k TOO carly yet TO state with any
accuracy the probable difference. However it Is
confirmed that the leading grain tins year is likely TO
be OATS which promise abundance and, should the
weather continue nne, the quality well the yield,
will be excellent The backwardness OF the present
harvest has plainly brought out tho fact that,
wthstandng our abundance last year. stocks have
become very low. having been begun upon early and
well drained till late, making claim Of about one-six tn
beyond what 1857 able TO furnish; while foreign
stores pretty well cleared from every Rrane
ing country We therefore find that tho late fine weather
has only partially checked the upward movement which
on the average has been fully Is. per Or. while
places exhausted that milers had TO pay o.
S. per Or moro than the previous week What hight