New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-24

In tho C,d Exchange operatIons have been Light. and
the Room without excitement AT ~ a. 10. goa SOFA az
12s 1921 Il2l; 1ot2, 1923 1ilo i2i l23, l2.; ;3o
7 1906 Il2; I2:l4 l23 1898. 1i2l 1884, i9a 1885,
l2a; $685. ll2 2l5 1925 3, ll2i The highest price was
la9 and the lowest 1924. At $40 1t was quoted at i2s
at 4:20, ll2i 9ll2a
The transactions in the Gold Exchange Bank to-day
were IA follows Total Clearances s2S,ol1foc Goid
balances ti6sl92 II; Currency balances N'5l99e1 10
Holders Of god paid carrying balances from toS per
cent.
In Governments the Currency 6s are fraction above
par with gold Iia, the of 1884, Iii. nearly per cent
above par the 520s Of sGs lG6s 1867 new, 0 ana OIL
1901 lo and the l040s 1854 fraction OF nom yes
terday's sales
In State bonds the market strong. Tennessee g.,
coupon 5s!-an advance of IL do. new, 500 Virginia O.
steady; Louisiana Ieyce e., 79d79i yesterday TS@7a
In Railroad bonds prices generally sustained Union
Pacific s5 off; Central Pacific. o9i Hudson River "a
Sinking Fund bonds, les NcwYork Central g., 49, d ;
New.Yo!k and New-Haven g., 1oO Bank shares wero
quiet Pacific Mail, 33.a33t Canton advanced TO Co.
The stock market WAS firm in the morning, ana prices
in some Of the leading stocks advanced Cleveland and
Pittsburgh 100; New.York Central aid Hudson, s3s
Chicago and Northwestern. 7si073a; do Preferred
s5i0SjA; Milwaukee and ST. Paul, 81 0ol3; do. Pre-
ferred 75a. At the Second Board Chicago aud North
Western, 73173l; do. Preferred Si@ei Milwaukee and
ST. Paul CO., 600 do Preferred T+ia7Is The bears"
seemed TO press the market this 50 as to make
kind OF play to-day Lake Shore was quoted
at s7 the First Board and 50 at the Second Chicago
aud Rock Island steady at l2il
Money continues very easy, and commercial paper
without change.
We learn OF the 100000 eight per gold bonds
OF the ST. Joseph and Denver City Railroad advertised
in TIE TRIBUNE by Messrs. W.. Converse Co., and
by Messr. Tanner Co.. that large amount Of them
have been sold. they undoubted security; the
land grants by Congress being lGGo and tho
first mortgage only s!tGO0o. The land. when the road
il built will be worth thIec tunes Tho amonnt OF The
mort gage; large force Is the road. and IL e being
pushed forward 10 completion.
The following official contradiction " the report
which has been in was In regard to the stop
page Of trains the eastern part OF the Pacific Rail
road:
"CuCAGo, March o. 1870.
To JOHN 4. SANFORD, General Eastern Agent o. H. j.
aud 4. r. r., No. 257 Br00d,c6y, Nee York:
"a dispatch from New-York appears IN The Chieago
Times Of 10 day. stating that the steamer Henry Chaun
cey sailed yesterday having about 200 passengers Who
had returned r:m omaha being unable to 10 through to
San Francisco by OF Pacific Railroad account Of
the being blocked up by the recent storm IL
Is false in particular This morning we sent out
200 California Iy.ssengers a. NJ SMITH.
The following shows the comparative earnings Of the
Chicago and North. Western Railway during the third
week In March:
1863 s:3T672 i8o..S6T57 Decrease sso,3 OF
Government to-day 2athI will buy 81 100000 VI bonds
at the United States Treasury.
Messrs. James W. Tucker X Co, bankers, Paris. have
established house IN this city under the Of Messs.
Tucker, Andrews & Co, No. SO walst
The following are the Government quotations " Meesrs.
Flax < Hatch at 4 d. M.