The New York herald., 1866-05-17

At he carry session OF the open board New York Gen.
tral sold at o3< Erie 75X IS, Reading lo7K, Michi.
gan Southern sok d. 81 Cleveland and Pittsburg e4X
Rock Island OAK. Northwestern 2sX, Fort Wayne
e9ss; Canton ts. 81 COX, Cumberland (b. 81 AK. At
the first regular board the stronger under an
active demand for all the leading railway shares New
York Central closed higher than at the half past
board yesterday Cleveland aod Pittsburg r. Erie
lower; Reading u, Michigan Southern u, Fort Wayne
u, Northwestern preferred ~ Mariposa preferred y.
Western Union Telegraph !, Canton u, Quick.
silver ~ Government securities were steady
excepting coupon nve-twenties Of 1862, which declined
After the call Mr. Charles Graham whose failure last
summer was the result Of tho Keichnm frauds was
unanimously rcadmi,ted TO membership by vote Of one
hundred and ninety one
At tho one O'Clock sessions prices were generally
fraction lower but New York Central was higher At
the halfpast two board the market was steady Eric
closed u lower than at the FIRST regular board Reading
~ Michigan Southern 4, Northwestern preferred u,
Fort Wayne u, Marposa H-prefcrred 13S Quicksilver
u, Western Union Telegraph e. Government securities
were stronger. Coupon ave-tweutcs OF 1862 advanced
y, ten-fortcs Il.
~ the halEpas three open board prices suffered de-
cline OF u a. New York Central sold at a3,s, Erie
th 81 743G, Reading 1915, Michigan Central 109'S Mch
Southern 79 h, Cleveland and Pttsburg S. Rock
Island 93%, Northwestern 2Sh h--prererrcd 5sX
Fort Wayne 99%, Toledo, Wabash and Western TO- 81
37k, Ohio and Mississippi certificates o. 81 a. Canton
01k, Cumberland :55s, Quicksilver b31 Western Union
Telegraph so.
Afterwards the market remained steady the following
being the quotations at half-pas fve-Nex York Con-
tral e31< " Erie "A a H, Reading 107X u, Michigan
Southern o9x X, Cleveland and Pittsburg IS, Rock
Island - u, Northwestern 2s1 a x--prcferred 5sk
bid, Fort Wayne 90 bid Ohio and Mississippi certcatea
FIX a H. Canton 81 iE ae2 Cumberland 46h ", Quick
silver 63Kak.
Money continues extremely abundant at per cent
with the majority Of tho transactions at the lower rate
among first class stock houses Prime commerce al paper
is discounted at a o per cont.
The gold market has been kept remarkably steady al
day by Treasury sales at ox-this being the limand
the extreme range 100 y. Loans were made a
high as 132 In favor Of the lender during tho morning;
but after hapast the Sub Treasury broker delivered
his "loer thrccs," and, with this increase Of supply
transactions were made "naI" The shipment Of gold
6y The steamers sailing to-day was very heavy, tho total
being &3479,1s4 or this amount the Scotia took
So, ,092 7S4 the Palmyra s3ll AGO and the Kangaroo
$4,000
Foreign exchange was held with greater nrmncss 10
consequences OF The advccs by the Java reporting fur
ther decline American securities the London Stock
Exchange and The leading drawers askcd 1O9 for their
bills England sixty days The quotations for tho
former by the two last steamers indicate fcverish
condition Of tho public mind arising rou the threaten
Ing aspect Of Affairs in Germany. Il will be seen from
the following figures Of prices that vetwontes had de-
clined per cent between April and Hay g. Illinois
Cent nd Erio