New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-13
SATURDAY, Dec. lip. NJ.

SATURDAY, Dec. lip NJ.
Gold sold at 1884, 1913, 1891, and closed at 1881
af23l Tho clearngs at the Gold Exchange Bank we're
SLIP 600, and the balance, $,i09s5i.
Government bonds strong and active, with
heavy demand FOR Ga Of 1885, 1Os and currency g. The
$40 bonds we're strong at highest prices Of the week
Holders we're not inclined to SELL 1t Is expected that
the relnyesment OF dividends nextmo will withdraw
a large amount Of bonds from the market! At the close
the market strong at fractional reaction In prices
state bonds duh. Tennessee excoupons sold at
4e2d5O1; Tennessee new per cents 43i North Carolina
G per cents 40; bonds, 29la@2; Missouri 9O@9o4;
Louisiana Leyee per cents Alabama per cents, 6l
Alabama per cents 9S South Carolina new per cents
CgI Railway bonds firm. Rock Island7 per cents
sold at g4 Rock Island 1s, 97 NewJersey Central new
bonds st. Paul 1sts per cent lO2 Bank shares we're
dull with sales Of Shoe and Leather at l42; Continental
1927 Bank of Commerce, l23. Miscellaneous shares we're
fairly active Western Union Telegraph 35; Quicksilver
lsaIsl; Delaware and Hudson Express shares were
active and higher. Adams advanced from COZ to CO;
Wells-Fargo, III; American Merchants Union, AsoEf
Pacific Mail was the feature Of the market aud was In
active demand selling at 52tG53s, and closing 53s9533
The stock has steadily declined from 40 to As since the
opening Of Pacific Railroad and the property 10 now
selling SosO0COO against s2soo0OOO IN 1862 Tho
China Line is reported be profitable, and the managers
anticipate that they will he able to weekly line.
and that Congress will increase the subsidy for the IN
creased service The stock has been absorbed by strong
houses and large speculative sales remain uncovered
Railway shares strong on moderate transactions.
The approach OF the year has stimulated purchases
In the anticipation the disbursement Of over sixty
millions shape OF interest and dividends, in Janu-
ary will give upward in the stock and bond mar
ke The Western shares most active At the hrst
board New-York Centras ana Hudson Certificates sold at
as; Er1es 2st; Fries Preferred I6 Readngl0l Lake
Shore, s7t8s71; North. Western Common, 73G73b;
North. Western Preferred, sii; Rock Island, lOi4;
st. Paul "a; 81. Paul Preferred. s6i Fort
Wayne Guaranteed So NewJersey Centras, 81 Chicago
aud Alton Preferred, 14l; Hannibal and st. Joseph
Preferred, 1O9 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
1911 The closing OF the canals has stimulated the
business OF the trunk ros between this city and Buffalo,
and they have all they do to the freight offered
The NewYor Central and Hudson Consolidated receipts
are % per cent OF the time last year The
traffic OF the Hudson River division for Noyem-
Der showed an increase Of 100000 At the Second Board
NewYork Central Hudson sold at Oh a92 Erie 26
Reading IOl8; Eew.Jersey Central, 94ti Fort Wayne
advanced TO 30 after the call; Hamilton and ST. Jossph.
lOs At the close the market steady; New-York Cen
trail aud Hudson, 9lla92; Reading, 1913; Michigan
Southern s7AGs7l Pacific Mail continued most active,
selling in large amounts at $50 ASA.
The 10 o'clock quotations for Government bonds were
Is follows: