The New York herald., 1869-07-14

ing House time. The disbursements OF coin interest
to-day amounted to $780, $50. The following is the
report of the Gold Exchange Bank
Gold cleared. $S3 $4,000
Gold DalanceS ...................-.--. Z,o9oSSS
Currency balances. Observation-Disclosures. 3,79lO55
An effort having been made to get double eagles in
exchange for gold certificates presented at the Sub
Treasury the coin 30 denominated commanding q
small premium and being more desirable for ship
ment General Butterfeld has decided to disburse
gold in proportion to the amounts Of the different
denominations now in the Sub Treasury. and thus
obvate the unequal distribution of the large pieces
The stock market was characterized by a steady
continuation OF the bush feeling In the Vanderbilt
shares which were extremely buoyant New York
Central rising to the remarkable price Of 204,k and
Hudson River touching 175la. Harlem was less
tive, but rose TO 1861 All the railways favor
ably anected by the strength Of New York Central
and advanced In greater or less proportion. ROCK
Island, which was more than usually active, was
moved to I19 by frequent purchases, while the st.
Paul stocks touched 7s7. and ssH respectively for
the common and the preferred Michigan Southern
was extensively dealt in hut the price at It's highest
touched only 10s. Northwestern com mon advanced
to s2h, New Jersey Central rose to 1o41E. In the
interval Just before the second board the 'bears''
made rather brilliant attack upon the market,
which strongly resisted until after three O'Clock,
when the closing activity in money seemed to dis
courage holders and decline ensued Not that
the better demand for money adds greatly TO the
item OF interest in carrying stocks, but II was taken
as bad sign, or rather as the usual signal for a
downward movement and obeyed accordingly.
Pacific Mail which had been weak IN the previous
part of the day, led In drop to s6, New York Cen
tral fell TO 2O11, New Jersey Central to 1907 and
Pittsburg to 107. The decline In Hudson River was
about 81 per cent from Its best figures. Michigan
Southern declined to 1861. From this point
there was reaction and the market
closed steady The following were the closing prices
on the call at the last session OF the Stock Ex-
characterization, &c SO; Cumberland 81 q 35; Wells,
Fargo Co.'s Express 20 q 237S; Adams Express.
so sos; American Express, 41% AZ; United States
Express. Il a73; Quicksilver, I5s4 16 Pacific Mali,
SO SSA; Western Union Telegraph, 3sH
q 3sx; New York Central, 202x a 202x;
Marlposa, sH O sX; do. preferred, 151 a 49,
Hudson River 17a,s 173%; Harlem, las 147
Reading 041S e4AS; Chicago and Alton le1; Toledo
and Wabash "a 741S; do. preferred, so; Milwaukee
and ST. Paul, Tx q rs; do preferred, $50 ssIs;
Delaware and Lackawanna, 111h 112; Ohio and
Mississippi, 323k q 32l; Fort Wayne, 154]s; Ceve-
land, Columbus and Cincinnati, 10 o 76 Michigan
Southern, 107K 1os,.; Illinois CoRtral, lf2 bdi
Cleveland and Pittsburg, 100; New Jersey Central,
1857; Rock Island, l1s4 1ls3S; Northwestern, sl1s
q sl. do. preferred, 95 o5;s Hannibal and ST. Jo-
seph 119 O 100; do. preferred 120if.
1t will be remembered that an injunction was
granted by the courts in this city restraining the
directors OF the Toledo Wabash and Western Railway
Company from increasing their capital stock four
millions az they had given notice to the Stock Ex-
change they would do; from dealing In any part Of
this stock and from other acts connected with tho
affairs Of the company. II is claimed that the drec-
vi nj aed ia N Ua 20
by removing the transfer books OF the company to
Toledo, One OF the directors was arrested in this
city last night but was promptly released on bail.
The directors OF the Cleveland. Columbus Cncin.
natl and Indianapolis Railroad have declared O
semi.annual dividend Of 3,S per cent
The Commercial Convention which met at Men,
phis on the 18th Of last May and which was one Of
the most interesting assemblies ever held in this
country II stih carving out Its good work. locking