New-York tribune., 1870-04-21
Foreign Exchange is frmer to-day, and rates ara
unchanged The following are the rates:

There no ignoring the fact that all
men have their eyes turned anxlousy toward Washing
ton whether it f. the part OF wisdom not they
are waiting the result Of Congressional action upon the
Tariff and Funding bills before any permanent
ments, or any new engagements entered into for
future business. Congress has been sitting over
four months and regard important matters of leg
islaton the people much in the dark as on the
day the President delivered his first animal
What the people want is practical action II the rarh
on iron is to be reduced and the furnaces Ia be
"blowed out" by Congressional votes, they desire Ia
know it, in order that they may retire and leave this
great interest the hands OF English ironmaster A.
to the Funding bill, believe four per cent i0years
bond free from the imposition Of all taxes National or
State would taken by capitalists at home and abroad
and at home cities, such bond would be equal 10
a per cent, and in the country 10 six per cent
bond in most OF cities taxes average about three
per cent, and in the country about two per cent.
AT 10 a IN. gold quoted in the cold Room al i5l;
1O30 113s; 11l 1l3t; 1l4s 1895 1907, ll3i; D li G,
1871; $685. 1885, 343, 1l3; 1l3s; $780, l3l ll3!. The
highest price ll3s, and the lowest l3i and IL closed
at o'clock 1l3s.
The transactions of the Gold Exchange Bank today
were as follows: Clearances SO,JOoOOo; gold balances
sl,25642 currency balances s420os9 Holders Of gold
paid from to per cent for carrying over balances
The Government bonds have been very strong to-day,
with large foreign orders The 52Os Of 1862 coupon sold
at l2s this morning and at 1924 this p. M; do OF 1867,
ITO this and lO5 this lOIOs, registered lc; g.
currency w 52os 1865, new, 1904 1903 The 300
coupon 1867, worth to-day in gold 1885, and the G. OF
1881 per cent above par in gold and the 52 cohon
1862, are worth in gold 99i
The Stock market has been active, and IN state
bonds large operations in Tennessee new al 81. 10
ISL; Virginia 6s excoupon, 20; North Carolina new,
22s.
Railroad bonds were well distributed the list and
prices are firm. Bank shares dul. City bank stocks
are too high Notwithstanding the large surplus III most
OF the attract at the prices at hch they
are held.
The general stoc market HAS given signs II ami
nation than several days and looks Ike revival
of business on the abundance of money The operations
have been principally in the Ncw-York Central aud iu-
son at e3 a92i declined the report that the Fare bill
was kcat Abny) do certificates, large sales at 'O@
s and Lake shore at sS So and Chicago
and North Western, 73.d79i a73saSl and NewJersey
Central as0i Milwaukee and ST. Paul was quiet
Toledo Wabash and Western active, at bOdbCs doo.'
Chicago and Rock Island, ll6I dllGl c. C. ana Indian
apolis, 77d76i.
The following were the bids for the bonds and sioeks
named: Brooklyn per cent Water Loan. 94; bosllnt
per cent Public Park Loan, 90 Kings County per cent
90. Delaware and Hudson Canal l2l Wilkesbarc Coal
and Mining Company 20 Manhattan Gas Lsht
Company 233 Rome and Watertown Railroad. ia;
Long Dock bonds 81 American Dock and Improve
ment bonds %; Detroit, Monroe and Toledo bonds,
Oh; Western Union bonds. "a; Connecticut War Loan,
%; Albany and susquohanna 2d mortgage, sGi; Lake
Shore Dividend bonds 9o 81 Louis, Jacksonville and
Chicago lst mortgage 9O South side Railroad bonds sS
Morris and Essex Construction BOMBS SO North Missouri
ist mortgage SCI Atlantic Mail Virginia Registered
bonds, IS.
The following are the quotations Of Mes'rs
EiaL a. Haf hat N m