The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

FRIDAY. Arril 22-P. M.-The gold market
opened with lees confident tone because OF the semi
Official contradiction Of the wasAiuGtoh Dispatches
employed yetteTiay TO advance the premium, and 20
which reference was made tbs morning The dnbursc.
ment Of the May Interest Moacay Eext, amounting
TO s25 i26 2e, also caused a heavy feeling and tn
transactions during greater portion OF the day were
exceedingly hight. The carly &c was 49, from which
II declined TO Xxx. Late in the afternoon, however
The German bankers were frss tuyers and The shorts
tie severe hamlner.ng I had received, commenced
There We're hidiS atoms today OF ATTEMPTS to make
gold scarce and tue zee offer OF some o. The ban6s 10
change at the close a contributed 10 strengthen prices
The week Washington Gespatchc. are TO The eiect
that the Banking and Currency Committee Will epori
bank notes on the rerem,nt Of sSOOOo0O egHl tenders
but little crsdsnee In Inc ,trc ct There was an I'M
proved oor[oTing demand Tor gold 70 cover speeula
at the close balances were carried rce q interest lie
% so Balance and ens T bsp s
,aSs. The principal quotations were;
RS i5SE ....::E$
Foreign exchange has been quet ana steady prime
sixty days pills being quoted AZ lIGi0sH sl,nt AZ l0sN
8saser% were quoied a. 5.I5ls. to the dollar Tor
lie supply Of money seeking employment TODAY has
been IN sHees. Of me den and, ami lenders have
above cent! the ga9gs having been and Son Gov
nom tie West stiI Continue and as these rcmitiances
are mostly IN the form II national bank noics, the
on condition mat the loan Is returned IN leea tenders
low as cent the general rates being TO 8, aud single
maintained the activity and strength u yesterday,
ana IFges nGye RULED snahe lover owing 70 Iae
81. for Is. Private adyces from Washington state
row evening to decide wnat action shah be taken On he
Fnnllng bll The demand from country investors con
chascrs Of 6!y, Ola DOS, aud US; The market closed
Henry clcw' 3 coz Val street. report 1t5P;M;
Us Cur Gsii rs, iiss go s comp. ii III Ni iS
reg sqSGP & ir sS S 8 s. coup i iSS
SS s3eoaP""iiia iiiE iS,6s' couG..'...,.iSSi iSsH
S SS Sye Benz G ss SsTc of Gs
bonds ssn S" az g. Saa inc "S new Wat al SSs Old
Noith Cafolihas advanced : cent. to a. and new to
and sS"s t09f @ JAM and
irving SaSsS & GsSS Soas
S aSd hanover al s aSA,y morn %s4
Sss J SSS ana fG S..p 4 si S sS
Is and ls.ex hL:is los! seeSndsl sS5Sj Union
locs H hSS e'sn have sss c&p IN 6 9S
scavy than Tor several . day. the temper Q! the s1
In q sSoys wSs Ts 5
gctSer With The fsported brobsbo election Of Mr.
NSFaSs G.S re s esa 81
common being In good borrowing demand, and lending
nat the range for common was Io1sTa1, and Sax@s6k
Tor preferred. The Vanderbilt shares were In good In
quTy New York Central stock advancing from 2H 10
SSH. andtcrp s9N to s9JG. Reading rose nom Oe( on
active dealings 70 gk, block OF Six thousand shares
having changed hands At 9ok; Ohio and MISSISSIPPI
The ST. Paul shares aid not participate in the general
advance, common being stesdy at oek@60H, and
Is., aud Fort wayhe duh az slHi New Jersey
Central selling down from lO5 to 0ih later reactnR 10
1851 Of the investment stocks, Hannibal and ST. 10.
scph active at lO9A@ll9 and preferred iOsa @lo9A
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western sold at 1854 Du'
buque aud sioux CITY l0 81 Louis and Iron Mountain
a. Chicago and Alton NIX. hoTris and Essex %, and
BOSTON, Hartford and klie NJ Miscellaneous shares
were strong on Ganlon, which advanced from Il to
ranging 81 TO 36N. Mariposa preferred sold az 1871
Boston Water Power i04 and Delaware and Hudson
Canal at l2Ox. Express stocks were steady, United
States being most active at fSk9lA, Wells, Fargo a
Co. selling ut 1914, and Adams at 6lk American being