New-York tribune., 1869-05-10

prise and It significant fact that no person in mi,
city was aware that 1t was to be made until they
In the papers Spectators all had the same chance az
no favored ring were able to buy bonds in advance .,
their neighbors "on information" The secretarv 49,,
as he talks and has the respect Of all persons desn
honest management Of the Department The purchsso
will be made at the rate Of 100000 per week. and win
be exclusively Of per cent Five-Twenty bonds Pro
posals will state the specific character OF the bopd
offered, whether registered coupon; 10 which na,
tcular class they belong, cas- CAS- 65s fold or new,
6Ts or 'eSs and may be for any amount less than
5000. The offers must be for the sale Of tho bopd
fat" and each proposal must inclose certified cecL
for per cent Of the amount offered The checks on
unacceped bidders will be returned as soon as the re,
Is ascerained, and those Of others the following da
when the bonds must be delivered for which paymen,h IN
lawful money will be made soon as they can he d,v
examined The right reserved reject bids advera
to the interests OF the Government The frat BIDS ur
be opened at II O'clock ON Wednesday Mayla "A N.
Sub. Treasury. rI'i sit
Gold opened at1sos before tho Board but before th
commencement Of business declined to 1889 The op.pin
sales in the were made at that figure but the mar
ket weak and submitted to further decline Of Il ne,
cent selling largely at 18Th from this point 1t rallied Ia
1881 closing at 137Iel3s The transactions were epor
NOUS and the market feyersb and excited through
out the day The payments OF coin interest
to-day s72 o. The total exports for the week
we're t425,s9o.
Government bonds opened strong and Notwithstanding
the further decline In London were in active demand AZ
an advance Of 02i per from the lowest prices Of
yesterday Registered stock OF all classes as well az
lOs and common per cents in active investment
demand, but there was entire absence OF desire 20
SELL and no large amounts could be purchased The fact
Is that the foreign demand during the present year has
taken all the floating bonds from the country and from
the market Last year there large blocks OF CT
bonds held here for speculative account ard quite
easy to buy two millions at time without adyanc
ing the quotation more than per cent AT the present
time it Is not easy buy tenth part Of that amount in
one lot The offerings are oil in small amounts and
brokers have much difficulty in ling orders for round
lots The attempt 10 panic in the London mar.
ket will probably be signal failure. The Bank OF En-.
gland will doubt be able to squelch the Spanish and
Russian loans. but United States bonds have been
profitable Investment to their German neighbOr to
allow any serious Decline and the London bankers may
again DO obliged to buy back their short sales in the
Frankfort market a round advance from prcsentprces
State bonds steady Tennessee sold at G1i new
bonds, 65a North CAROLINA Per cents SS355l Sis
souri, per railway bonds frm Toledo, Peoria,
aud Warsaw lists, E. d., sold at 81. Rock Island rcf
cents 90. Cleveland, Painesville, and Ashtabula
bonds, slI Pacific Mail was steady at 9ia2 Western
Union Telegraph sold at 4i. Express shares were dun.
with the exception Of Wells Fargo, Which there were
largo transactions at slia3 Merchants Unlon sold a.
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The share market was active and excited The New.
York roads were in demand upon the reports that the
several bills at Albany had passed both houses Fort
Wayne buOyant upon report that the declaration
Of scrip dividend under dscussIon aud would M
doubt be made It is understood that the road VIII be
leased to the Pennsylvania Central In perpetuty aud
thatthe latter company TO guarantee dividends upon
the stock equal to ten per cent upon valuation Of 80
Before the lease s ratified the stock Of tue Fort Wayne
viii be increased TO point that win represent the money
used construction from earnings since It's reorganza
tion Rock Island exception to the general LIST
upon reports OF sales Of stock by the company which
without foundation and circulated in order to
depress the stock The balance Of the list rallied in sym
pathy with the NewYork roads, and were from to 4
higher Lake Shore and Michigan Southern firm
Northwestern and st. Paul shares strong but with
out special activity. At the close prices fraction
lower than the highest quotations, but the market wa'
strong and excited. HewYOrk Central was higher sell
ing at 1SOs which is the highest point yet reached
The following the closing quotations OF Govern
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