The New York herald., 1869-03-12
600 The range in price was as foIlows:-


$4,000. The range in price was as fonows:-
loA AM............ 1919 1:ss p. M........... 1alIs
ia. M........-... 1917 2P. P.M............. 1875
l2M .;;;.......... lsi4 2:9o p M........- m mlsi3s
1880 P. M.......... 1917 4P. M.......... 1311s
lP. .M........... 1917 $3.50 p. NJ. .l311s 1875
Loans OF gold were made at six to three per cent
carrying before Clearing House and at three to
two In the afternoon The business at the Gold Ex-
change Bank as folows:-
Gross clearings. ....... ........... sl01, aG0c0
Golu balances. d',seoas @
Currency balances. 2lS6,9l2
The customs receipts FROM March / TO March g.
inclusive, AT the different ports were folIows:-
Boston, $500, 1856; New York, sa,243,s66; phiadel-
pha, sl42o2o; Baltimore, si43 2Sl; New Orleans
February y 10 q, s68o5s. Total, s3,991.33o.
There was more demaad for money through feel
ing that period of stringency is not far away
the result OF the present condition Of the banks.
The "bears'' stocks worked upon this feeling and
made borrowers earnest in inquiries that the de-
mand assumed the appearance OF activity, but 1t
was everywhere met at seven per cent, while excep-
tlons on prime coilaterals reported at SIX EX
change at New Orleans New York has gone up 10
"a, but the country banks are calling for currency,
probably In anticipation OF the spring wants
o! the farmers well as to be ready should
a statement be asked for the first Monday In
Aprr, which the Comptroller may possibly require,
met again this afternoon. but adjourned TO washing
ton without counting the vote. Those who were
arrested for contempt have given ball. and the in
junction hearing Is postponed 10 May next. IL is
thought that the following board OF directors re-
ceved a majority Of the votes =
Oliver Ames, Massachusetts; Thomas c. nurant,
John j. Cisco and Sidney Dillon. New York. Cor
nelius - Bushnell. Connecticut: Benjamin +. Bates,
John Dun JOSIAH Bardweil, John b. Alley, r. Gordon
dexter and Charles A. Lambard. Massachusetts,;
William II. Macy, New York; John r. Tracy, Illinois
&. H. Mccormick, General G. NJ Dodge.
President Grant has appointed MS government
directors for the ensuing year, James Brooks, OF
New York. ana Jesse L. Williams, OF Fort Wayne
Ind. treappointedl $ Price late member OF Con-
gress from Iowa; Mr.. Harris. or Springfield Mass
and Captain webster, OF Chicago, late or General
Grants star.
The National stock Exchange went into operation
this morning at ten O'Clock, from which time until
noon transactions were OF a miscellaneous character,
in the Long Room. At twelve O'Clock the regular
daily call OF stocks took place. Several hundred OF
The members were In attendance and the bids
quite lively. Erie, which closed last night at IS /.
the feature, selling TO 37sl about 5000 shares
being disposed or The total transactions in all
stocks amounted to 5000 shares, ioIows-2Oo Pa
chic Mall 1905; 500 Erie 81 500 do s71. $500 do,
s7; 1000 do S7sS; 200 do, 3Ils; 500 do. s7x; 800
do s7l; 200 Reading, s1ss; 1900 do, 9lal 200 New
100 do sly; 500 Fort wayne 1lsa
The stock market was heavy all day and slowly
settled about per cent for the principal shares
There was no excitement over the decline, holders
OF stock being willing but not anxious 10 sell. The
runor that 'money is going 10 be tight,- circulated
by the bears, rendered the market weak. but there
was no paLic or fright. Prices closed follows at
The last open board ;-Canton, 80 a ei Cumberland,
81 a -; Wells, Fargo Co.'s Express, 30ls 81
Adams Express, G0s. oos; American Express, sls
az; Merchants Union Express 24ss a 24ys:
Pacific Mail, eals eea.: Western Union Telegraph,
81 s7,s; Sew York Central. i5g a l5gA.; Mariposa
isss 1874; do. preferred Ss' sss.; Hudson River
1875 1924: Harlem, ~ l37 :; Alton and TerTe
Haute, 3Gls 40; do. preferred 65k ae7tS: Toledo
and WABASH, 6s1s 81: Milwaukee and st. Paul, &C.,.
d6's; do preferred - - ohio and Mississippi
a3ta 3314; Fort Wayne, llsis lsA; Michigan
Southern s6h a q; Cleveland and Ilttsburg 81 a
49,; Cleveland and Toeio. io5,. iO5: ROCK Island,
La i2sis; Northwestern, 81. SIX; do. pre-
Jefred, sO's goI: Chicago aud Alton, l52 15Sys;
Bankers aud Brokers' lo5s. alIo
The market after the boards was Irregular a. The
decline.
The market FOR Soathern securities was higher ana
1rmer instancng The feet that our state bonds gym
pathi2e with government bonds and not with the
miscellaneous stock list. North Carolinas were sub
jeeted 20 further manipulation the interest or par
tles supposed 10 be connected with the state goy-
ernment Prices cosed;-Tenncssee ex coupon
co. o.; do new. t5,s 65as; do. nve per cent IS
80; lirgiala. ex coupon 81 a 57ts; DO new 81 4
o2; do registered stock, 5o9 50&; do. registered
1868, - a 54H; do. registered 1867, 81, 81 /:
Georgia skies, ~ ": DO. scyens 92 a es do sevens
,nieresi payable IN Georgia - a 20; North Carolina
ex coupon, o3i O.; do new, 5s4 a 595,; Missouri
k.xes, SO a ss4; do. Hannibal a st. Joseph, So:
Louisiana skies, = 1885, do. leyee slxes, 20 20
do. do. eighls ses VI: Alabama elhis, g5t, a so:
do. nyes, O6 %; do. skies, sterling, ~ IS; south
Carolina sixes, Il u; do. new 70 a ~; do regis.
tered stock, C2 co. City Or Memphis SKIES 81 a5fk,
sio. Atlanta eiRhts - a 80: do Savannah sevens
ri ": 90. New orleans consols, " a 80; do do.
issucd 10 railroads, o. 70; Mobile ana onto sterling
s5a as: dn. eghls "a &c; Mississippi Central Rail
rad, arst mort gage 70a Il; do second do "a a So
Memphis and Charleston, lrst, 20 "; DO. second
sga Il. DO stock, A. IS: Grecnvile and Columbia
Railroad, guaranteed. 81 co.
A bill has been introduced In TIE Legislature Il
ineofporate tie New York stock Transfer Company
fur tie purpose Of establishing and maintaining IN,
slly Of New York AZ agency for transferring snc
registering tue Donds and stock Of incorporates
companies, and receiving deposits OF, and transfer
Iig earnest moneys STOCKS, bonds and other secu
ree ana Tor rhe procurement. or loans on the same
The Canal Boaiu have designated the following
ely banks IN which shall be deposited money re-
ac,ed IoI caval tolls The coming seasgn:--New ORR