The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-14

There was less business done at the Stock Elk
change to-day, but the prices were better. The
sacrifice Of stock securities TO raise money seems
10 have been checked for time. The market
seemed weak and even lower than it closed yes
tcrday but asterward rallied, advanced consider
ably, and closed firm. Central opened at 1872, rose
to 1884, and closed at 735 bid against 7sA bid at the
close yesterday. Panama was done at the open
iag at 1854, but afterward advanced 7, and closed
l26a bid, against 1861 lid at the close yesterday.
GGena was done as how % 81 and Rock Island
oil they both closed Cos bid, against GIG and Gig
at the close yesterday. The Calena earnings
during the first ave days Of January amount to
sl2S7s, against sl6,40l during the first
week Of same month last year. Reading
was steady and dull. Hudson River remains
firm Missouris continued to decline; they sold
freely at ISL this morning, against U.s. bid al the
close Yesterday In the afternoon the market was
very acti e. and stocks closed firm at the following
quotations: Virginia SIS, 905 81 Missouri ss, Isl
as; Canton, l69 al7: Cumberland Coal preferred,
Is J; Pacific Mail Steamship, TAI 7; New York
Central 49, 74t; Erie, 81 &; Hudson River, Il
I: Harlem, 81 0; Harlem preferred, 32l 80;
Reading, 37I 3S; Michigan Central, 34l O IS:
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana s n 4;
do. guaranteed, Is a }; Panama, 1864 J; Illinois
Central, 572 So; Gaena and Chicago. 6Is a Z;
Cleveland and Toledo, l3s 20; Chicago and Rock
Island, sig az
The dry goods dealers are determined not to al.
low their present heavy stock TO prevent further
importatons. The import Of the week amounts to
s. 25e 352 against 50 ,39s ,sS7 week last year
and 81 073 800 same week Of 1868. At this season
the importation Of spring goods is usually active;
but at this rate it will need an extraordinary con-
sumption to save some of the importing honses
from loss.
There is some conversation in stock circles about
a curious transaction which is said to have lately
taken place. Mr.. A., an outsider, went to Messrs
D. X c., brokers, and desired them to
sell for his account, 500 shares Of New
York Central stock which he held, and to
take them back on buyers option, sixty days.
They did SO, paid him the money for his
cash stock, and delivered him the usual advice of
purchase Of 500 shares on time for his account
"from Messrs. D. f. & Co." the sixty days speci-
fed in the contract elapsed Mr.. A., happening TO
pass the office Of Messrs. D. F. 4 Co., stopped in,
casually remarking to the bookkeeper-"Yos de.
liver 500 shares Of Central to-day to Messrs B. &
c., don't you ~ The bookkeeper looked as.onish-
ed consulted his books, and replied very decidedly
that he knew Of no such transaction. Further iu-
curry Oh tie part of A. led to still more emphatic
assurances by the bookkeeper that no such trans
action as the alleged sale of 500 shares Central
from D. f. & Co. to B. 4 G. had ever been made.
Upon this, A., who was not sorry to get rid Of
contract on which he would have lost
heavily, stepped over to the Office Of
his friends B. & c., and coolly informed them that
he had discovered that their advice to him of a
purchase for his account from D. E. Co. was false
and fraudulent and that he would not be bound by
it. The case will probably lead 70 some investiga
tons.
Tie National Bank Note Company has Just been
established ut No Wall street, and is, as the ad
yertisement in another column shows, prepared to
execute orders FOR printing bank notes. stock Ger
tdcates, &c. 1t comprises among its associate ar.
tiste some of the first in the country and the most
EXP enced in the business. The President ia Mr..
Robert S. Oakley, late Cashier American Exchange
Bank Mr.. Soutter, of the Bank OF the Republic is
one Of the Trustees and Vice President; Mr. James
Macdonough is Secretary.
Tie following was the business Of the srs.Trea
sury to-day: --r
Total receipts ls5 ~
For cris'crns ................... g. Oue ocf
Total rayTnen's '.......-'.. leo6ts v
Baiar &C. ,32 81 80