, 1870-03-12
WALL aTRERT WILD.

VsctorteuS-tsold SGcAdT ut l1U -
1ho HUH tor the silver Cotn-fho
supply lncrcastnE.
Frp4. ih6 4yt~ York 7sn,es, Xdrekl 10.
Tho fcAnes Ia the Gold Exc1anse, yes.efday,
were Of exc,tipF Ct arscter almost at egNlttA "a
the oistosJ Of tao Cola Koon. aLd for 10 NO.
F1ds, see,e1bes nm -, Hss ~en var -
1ess*d ee3ore. Of nave been stnce. Genera " It u
eftlcult 10 zaaign reRes1 for tho n1;tuations ia
@ Hnien VI VIA 'Gsf 10 msa'fess taa. II, s1sa u shu
Lovees, coold unde1s: aEd n, The couue Of the
rAfaet Was poislt 8 npon tno content4 ef a hfef
sptcusk hts designs - to sccaptacca Or non.
accet taL g Of tbs oda for gol4 wacn were opened
1t pcop. Al tho norofog speeuistioa Vas f1ft ~
iiHe, End though many ol shs eperHofa p7ufasAe1
TO hsve secrst l1 telfgence, + Was far ~ assume
thst they we!e aetlne = eselJ upoo rum II NOT
Secretary VS. Communicated to the operators the
ecene In tbs Cold RnoD almo3t begg1E3 dc.crip-
ioose, and nos il was postnie Tor asr ons % ns.a
diaul gusaed o1ezs aoova tho dun It Is e1t1culs
Gold sold at u; 1r< at tho opening or snc boa,d
1t 10 O'Clock. which sa- decidedly the loxest
point Jet. Tne nexr moment! Is savanoed to u,
then fell 10 then to Y. and fot the fts& ttree1
=, Then eamr aluil, and Tor the next nree2
minutes tho ceuslc wss gradually do q sAtd to
y. Thu remaining hat Of the nEst boar was
conpsrst1veiJ quiet, AID the fluctuations were
At il O'Clock the pree was 1lo4. Tac aane-
hes we're c1owded TO oEt1nowirR. aud tue 1aor Of
the room and the approBchfA fenalpG snare.o.Eefa
H,lsd a. fu1l a. they cou:d hold. Evegp0ds was
Interested. even Tho neaseueer boys. Tor al as~
si'or o1 'he rst si hoot se1s Fipd sns 1nso fsu
1ectons heavy, ard tnc "hulla" seemed 70
hare the aseet delcy. The prccsas OF ".h1lafy-
u mtd'ately p1lor 70 q govstnme1s sale. Was
practiced. Thts term Ia douhtless bo1ro red from
atporiIR phrate, for ina operation Of "tnrasa-
FS1tt hf]f Ftp 1FiF q f%2
SOULS" Il WORK 10 ytgoI ouslg oppo4e rue oe4tA'
IN thelt efosts 10 teproas the p.!c. 80 ~ to q.
the government gsld At = low rate. The " "nuliA"
1t the Sub E1caturs, and desire, By pQtttaR up
the rate, 10 make the "peatr,r who ata bid ier:.
pay n much ~ they cau. The fluctuations from
1lo7f. Atll:a1 tho price sas III, sud from that
.!.e mt nnt Eoon he psice fnc:aated between
sacf:3 6eio,e Ioon ru.h va, made for thu
Su- -TYetsu1J to heatsAs. White a. be Ieso or the
bids which were ooesed for the oce nt1l.oo IN
gold to ~ 20 ny the Treasury. Before the hour
10 the Supposed luteot1oua OF III. Secre'aty. Il
Wa sfselted thsE u Mr. Bout veil sec ped anr
Of The o1ds. Il would b tAtsa a. sFgu:fyIng MS
conld z1TeAs the downward ccurse Of poId. %
the contrary, II he declined to accept the ptdt Al
made, It would ,rdicate ihss he thought thst 1oId
had gone about loR e1ouxn, and thoa IN I'm 6ed!-
Atc ADVANCE TO or near lis would b inevitable,
present wst& d that ,hs Secretary would no: &C.
cept The bids, ard tn-re wefn fHw present. who
were IN sJo pa'hJ With the n1aAses xAo desired
OF ABa'stsnt Treasurer Folger II tho desk ap-
n0urced that The critical moment hsd arrived Tna
box containing the aida Vas opened, e!g1teen en-
rtlopes cont2intng the Offers aud checks for per
ceIt OF tbe amount Of the bids were opened, aud
the IeadicR conuepced. 1t was listened 10 ID
g1tn silence. except whco oa.rs w.re made loE
wien r'ppie OF 4 e1Iimcas would dl.turo the
iolemDity Of The FeeEe. Toe fesdirg oter, suo
R1oss amount was announced at g. 20, ooo. Nsau-
while lhoee p,eient had be ea nFur1u0 d. and dis
covered that the avesage bid xas tl14o The na-
1ofisy Of The Interested specsatnrB proceeded to
while Mr.. Folges prepared a dispatch Ior Az.
E.ssicn 70 sec'c NJ bou:weE, 1oy1s!n8 hin, Ct
the ie,nis e !ne n!dotrg
snd n anfolded b. tue cierk>, Nr. White dl4cuy.
eicd that he had made "a erios. and hastaped TO
co11ectr. The h,d o' Mes.ta a1mneEs Boomers
amtnlrs the bid clnrel5. lii Wn,te fou I'd tha. the
words "oro MILTON dolars' uere written iEssead
this bid IN The dssr ios,ancr, he, no. tee,nT Ine
nRuree. hAd reietred to tne check Accommodating
It, which Wss for f5o. .t0o-6 pte cent OF tnc otd@
be dncosesed ths eiIor. NJ. v bile im ne,1tatei1
amt upcxd II, At the slips aeyc corrected. This
made the aaaIeaa'e amount bid for fs, ,soo,c GOO ID.
siead Of q, 230b 600. This would make no differ
eEce Qnleee tho Secretary should determine TO
acc< n ell 1he bios. nh CD was not prooao.e. san
tas aoia s,kes ~ :, that .heo tue tu
put ooen oIe-eignth. Eser4oody vas no. On
ths g.; r1rs. 1he operators more deeply H.
ID order 10 o6,aio eariy iiia1ss intsiiiSenee
Of the intentions Of Mr, Boa.1ell,
as communicated 70 NJ. Foixer. Messengers
Sne-Treaturr, and oshers within short datancfs
alo1 bsoac hs.eet to the entrance Of tue Gold
Room, On 1he witch for . preconc'rfed signal
On ore OtcaslO LOB, Lot q great wp:le ago. broker
NM ga = .sPne5'' tns. 4 he Should .a,ss
Voas se
tetcket was waved the rrve'ae xoald be uuder-
stood. The Secretary on this occaslou announced
10 the top OF the stepa and, In the excitement or
tho Eouent waved sne vrocR handkerchief.
The coEAeeuences and bis chsg1in msy be mag
Itea.ury was haaned. and M; White annoancea
smount Of one million iii he accented. Tns 1oe
roam was enptied IN IN instant, tne steps vera
Ss,sa nS oaT sassd Es H.: ~ I 81
ptlku down BrcadEay. through mud and
sIn.1 nes1lnR the intelligence 10 tie operators IN
The room wtE 1t this tins crammed to Il, ut-
Tost capacity. The STOCK Excnapga n1d bean
neaii1 eupued Of t'e members, who nsd gathered
TO be tetp apt heard. The dematd Of mrmbers
upon the Vice Pre.,deut for tickets or adnlssion
Eas 70 great that BE- had been compelled to stop
issned It was impossible TO nud atandiF Z room on
The lccr. Three lsd'eP, who had come down to
Wal B'ttet to Zee what WAS 10 be seeu Ia the
"tpee1lasirH meoseel'e" wsra acconnoda,ed
With N eligible position on the a'eps Leading 10
the menbers' galleiy. vsenco they could have an
uronatIucted View OF the yunu,t below,
Gold at 12:35 was HOY. Tbs instant tha. the
luleinRerre Ilom tte SUB Tres.ury vas comru.
n:ca'ed 70 ,he members iu tho 1oom :..e puce felt
"buils" ard "bears'' vere apps,entiy itsptic.
The tieR around the fountain wa packed vi:n IN
e!oowrR, c1nwdiug. ieversb, Shouting and yelk-
irR nsss Of humanity. The Kt g,ssrar. NJ. Merse-
Etau. stood At Ills Instrument, cool and collect.
ed. ard naEdled the kets with marvellous tex-
te1ttJ, but nas. 18th all hts Sill, unable 10 Keep
pate with the nuctuaions. Thtte or fur times
IN 3 mitute would the quotations change, and
sboTe the DIN vonld be heard the ieera ci tntcr-
pR; to- taiss
tnrclE Of en- tsrs Ioot,rg on eagerly. Ard a,dIpg
sled To record e2ch TRANSACTION al II wss nxdc
Nas IN possible, and MefBefeau cad 10 Walt Tor !
Jul in the storm to W1lte up tbs register
To give The reader SOME faint ldta of the nuc.
tuattoEs IN tho psice At this period present the
fol1tFiu4.