New-York tribune., 1870-02-03
NAL STOCK EXCHANGE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2-P. ".

We have to report continued ease and plenty
in the money markets money on call at very low rates,
and gilt edged" commercial paper in great demand
per cent This rate is drawing out class Of paper
for discount that is seldom the market, and buyers
are eager TO getit
The Gold market to-day has been very steady the
highest price 1914 and thesowes l2t not variation
enough in price to make the Gold Room interesting.
Holders Of gold have paid g. and per cent to have
their balances carried The transactions at the Gold
Exchange Bank to-day follows: Total cleariDgs,
s2l 257OOO gold balances sO4O5O; currency balances,
s1,27sO9s.
The market for Governments continues strong and
prices sustained, and will be as long as capitalists
make investments In them Of their surplus sales today OF
Governments 1881 coupon, lsi registered do 49, 1865,
coupon, 5; 1867, coupon 149llIs $40 coupon, 1868,
I41a
In State securities the market up and strong Ten
nessee. 4sdisian advance OF per cent from the
sales OF the second call at the Exchange yesterday yr
gina coupon 62-1 per cent advance; Georgia. 90 North
Carolina 6s, % North Carolina, new 2IQ25-a decrease
of per cent; Missouri 81 OHIO 6s 1875 80 do 1885, 1O2
Louisiana 6s CO do. Levee bonds 67ia6sG67l do Sc,
Leyee. 79l.
In Railroad bonds the market was firm Erie Fourth
Mortgage 79i do. Fifth Mortgage, 75 Hudson River
Second, F. IO4 Michigan Southern Second Mortgage,
"a; do s. F., 97t; Union Pacific First Mortgage 81 Chi
cago and Northwestern First Mortgage, 81 Great
Western Second Mortgage, II Cleveland and Toledo s.
F. bonds 90 Chicago Rock Island and Pacific 7s 95l
Toledo Peoria and Warsaw, First Eastern Division, 49,
The City Bank stock transactions limited, but
prices advanced. Bank Of Commerce, 1921; Bank OF
North America lGl Continental Bank 9st Central Ma.
tlona Bank 1l3; Fourth National, lO2; Metropolitan,
1873; Seventh Ward, 49, Ninth National l0st; Tenth
National, los.
In the Miscellaneous Cumberland Coal Preferred 32i
Quicksilver Mining Company, l5s; Marposa Preferred,
2Oa; Marposa Trustee Os, Certificates 5Oi Canton Com
4. Mai Gtnam n
Union Telegraph. soE; Adams Express 64 Wells Fargo
Express 30; American Merchants Union Express, 37i;
United States Express, 50.
On account OF the funeral OF Mr. NJ. W. Rogers, late
member Of the Stock Exchange, there but
ing OF the Board to-day the morning call having been ad
ourned in order to give members opportunity pay
last tribute OF respect TO their late associate.
The Stock market firm this afternoon, at the call
OF the Board NewYork Central and Hudson, 97-an ad
OF per cent do Certificates. 93an advance Of
per; cent reading 96 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
S5;ds6; Illinois Central 1877 Cleveland and Pittsburgh,
90 Chicago and Northwestern 72E do. Preferred s9i
Cleveland, Columbus Cincinnati and indianapolis, "a;
Milwaukee aud ST. Paul Preferred, S6b: Toledo Wabash
aud Western Preferred 70 Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and
Chicago Guaranteed, sss Chicago and Alton, Ii5 Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western, lOj Morris and Essex
SCI NewJersey, l6; Hannibal and St. Joseph, lO7 do
Preferred lO7 Dubuque and Sioux City, 100 Columbus,
Chicago, and Indiana Central, 1sa
In the Long Room after the Board the market
strong State bonds and on Railroad stocks Cleveland
and Pittsburgh, 93 Erie 25i North Western Preferred,
s9I Lake Shore, s5i $50 Pacific Mail, 4s, Columbus,
Chicago and Indiana 19s Ohio and Mississippi, 2l a26
Reading 96i. Tennessees sold at so North Carolina
New 25 The market closed strong, at 81, Northwest
ern and Pacific Mail, &C.
Rock Island sold at the National Exchange lI5 dl5
and on the street at 1lISGll5t.
The Government sells 100000 In gold today, as ad.
yertised.
The following were the closing quotations OF Govern.