The New York herald., 1870-03-15
STATISTICS ABOUT COL

STATISTICS ABOUT GOLD
The production OF gold from the mines In the
United states for the last years sl22 OoO
or over 100000 900 yearly. 1t Is curious coinci-
dence that, az our Indebtedness TO Europe, COM
prlsng government bonds and railway securltles is
about 81 900 600 coo, the product OF mines
TO be o special fund to pay the interest
at average Of six per cent per an-
nun tins Indebtedness. The prouuction OF
gold throughout the world from the discovery Of
America 10 lsi3 had steadily increased to S34, 900
per annum, which was the production for tnat year
in the whole regions OF civilization. In the year 1868
The yield about $3.50, 900, 900 and has not been
less than 500 600 900 any year since. The produc
ton OF gold in the last twenty years has been double
what was for the 800 years before the progressive
Increase being due TO the improvement IN machinery
for extracting the ore
STOCKS IRREGULAR.
The stock list, outside OF the leading rav0rites,
duh ana heavy being still sensitive to the changes
IN the gold market. The Northwest directors held q
meeting to-day at which they resolved To petition
the Legislature or Wisconsin for the right TO classify
themselves and stay In office, as In the casa OF the
Eiic and other roads. This action was regarded as
another sign OF q struggle which may make the STOCK
very active and strong before the annual cleo
tlon and hence the price advanced to 72h.
The preferred stock did not respond 10 this
ADVANCE, Dug was DedVy anu lower. INe NanUerOllL
stocks led the market and by their buoy ancy kept
the general market anoat when 1t threatened to 60
"on'' with gold at 1l13G. The weak spot was Pacific
Mail, which broke 10 35L. 1t is reported that the
Union Pacific stock viii be placed on the Call within
q lew days. The price to-day was quoted All AZ.
The following were the closing prices OF stocks al
the last session Of the Stock Exchange:-Canton, 81
bid Cumberland, 81 bid; Western Union, sSjs
33I; Quicksilver IL a 12L; Marposa, sk OK
do. preferred, I51 20; do certificates, 49a O
511; Pacific Mail, 35A 355s; Boston Water
Power, 171a IS; Adams Express, 62lS 62at;
Wells. Fargo Express, 2o3s 2l; American Express
3s q 3sts; United States Express, ~ a 4os<; New
YORK Central consolidated, g7h q 97sS; do. scrip.
95G 952S: Harlem, li3 l45; Erie, PAX 25;
Reading 81 bid; Michigan Central, 40; Lake Shore,
So5s S65{; Illinois Central, l43a li3z; Cleveland
and Pittspurg, o9h; Chicago and Northwestern, 7lZ
q 72 do. preferred, s6ai 81; Cleveland. Columbus
and Cincinnati 73k bid; Rock Island, 1ls7G lis Il;
Milwaukee and St. Paul. 6lE ol34 do. preferred,
14X TAX; Toledo and Wabash, 45ss o 457s; do.
preferred % Dd Fort Wayne, 939S 93sl; Alton and
Terre Haute 361: 37k do. preferred, 63 bid; ONO
and mississippi, 2ok o 2s1<; Delaware and Lacka-
wanna, 1O2 1903; New Jersey Central, 100 a 100 4
Chicago and Alton, 1l3 113z; do. preferred, ll3
114k; Hannibal and st. Joseph, 1851 107; do.
preferred, 1863 . 1o7; Dubuque and Sioux CITY,
l09 Chicago and Indiana Central, 10 a 20.
THE EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS.
The highest and lowest prices OF the leading
speculative stocks during the day SHOWN In the
following tablet: