New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-28
NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE.
SATURDAY. March Pep. y

SATURDAY, March 26-P. VI.
The Gold, Bond, and Stock market has been
decidedly heavy to-day and money decidedly easy and
abundant at g. A. and per cent on call With Govern
ment coateras and with mixed stocks and bonds com
mercal paper unchanged Operators in gold and stocks
are evidently waiting something to turn up" and in
order TO stimulate depress the market divers reports
are put aoat the intention OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury the character of the report OF the Committee
of Ways and Means the Funding BILL and the payment
OF the May interest on Government bonds the LIST OF
April, without rebate
Some parties look upon everything with hopeless eyes
because the merchants OF the interior do not buy
oyerstock Of goods on time, at present prices instead OF
buying carefully Of such goods only they need and
then be ready at any time to take advantage Of the
market and its prices II gold declines, they hope it
will by the time July and dividends
They upon gold merchandise and only wanted
to pay duties and bills abroad not for home use and
therefore the demand must be limited II prudence is
allied TO wisdom, then the carful manner in which
merchants buying this Spring is evidence OF very
healthy .condton of things in the country.
Gold has varied to-day only per the gold room
it opened at ll at 10 o'clock and closed at O'Clock at
lll The transactions ofthe Gold Exchange Bank
Cearances, l$55.l6scoO; Gold balances sis3,295 Cur
rency balances j5s. The holders OF gold paid from
to a per cent for carrying over balances.
Government bonds weak and sympathized with
the general character OF the market The Ga OF 1884,
coupon 1907, 1867, currency
Il3 being u above par with gold and 52Os OF 1862
worth gold 9s and the sos OF 1867 worth ~ gold
The Currency bonds advance the gold bearing bonds
decline.
State bonds heavy Virginia g. ex-coupon, 67sa
Gs; North Carolina 6s, new, 22; South Carolina 6s 904
These Influenced by the demand from the insurance
companies under a late regulation In that State The
bonds were held at S3I. Tennessee bonds steady
As understand the Recommendation OF Gov. Walker
Of rripi inf nd oil hna obi, a
cent conso bonds the operation will be this: bond
having two coupons unpaid will be funded 81 900 the
amount OF the unpaid coupons the old bonds to be
added 10 the new.
Operations In the Stock Exchange decidedly dull
In the morning. In railway shares prices steady
but, with the decline gold to li and bear movement
the NewY0rk Central ana Hudson stock and certh.
Gates, prices dropped of from ga a92l Central TO g
a92, and on the certificates to 90tq9Ot and 90
Chicago and North-W Western, 7liant at the first
call and 7OI at the second and at o'clock q7lt; Lake
Shore S7i ds7i IN tho morning. and at p IN, lGst.
The operations In Chicago and North Western during the
week have been very large. and parties be
carrying large amount OF It, either for profit
loss When the OF business opens and the surplus
products Of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Northern Illinois
begin TO the receipts Of this road be largely
increased and Its traffic profitable.
There were rumors OF overlssuo Of stocks In the
New7Jersey Central and decline to lOi. when il
squelchod by the following letter response the re-
cent action Of the Stock Exchange:
OFFICE CENTRAL Il. II. Co. oF NEw-JERsErl
NTw-NoWK. March %, 1870. {
SIR: At meeting OF the Executive and Finance Com
hl11ee VI tls COMPANY held TINS DAY. your communea