The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-29

The stock market opened with considerable animation
At the ten O'Clock boards there exctem ent In
Pttsburg of which 900 shares Sold proc
going up to SO S65S Michigan Southern also &C
tive at 81 and Northwestern TO 36. Tho
in Fort Wayne scarcely so obvious but there were
some sales az high as 101 x.
At the reg lar session there an active demand for
bonds and it reported that large orders
in the market for scventhrty bonds. The rumors
vague and contradictory as to the origin and
amount of these ORDERS but affirmed that they ag
gregatcd at least two and half millions and while
persons surmiscd that the government in the
ket purchaser tho best informed persons dscreded
the umor and It stated that the purchases for
foreign account and with view to obtain the long gold
bearing bonds, which during the noxt two years
the hrtes will be convertible Under these ru-
the .thirties advanced u and the vetwen-
ties Of 1896 per cent Skies OF 1881 were also strong
At slight improvement in the quotations In railroad
shares there fair amount Of activity, tho sales
Of Pittsburg alone amounting to 5000 shares at
S5x . s6k. Toledo also advanced IN Illinois
Central 1As Rock Island " and Michigan Southern r.
Tho movement In Erie scarcely sustained, and
although there q fair amount or sales at 6S, tho
quotation fell OF after the board to o4x az there
being very little disposition the part Of outsiders
either TO buy to sell or tho miscellaneous securities
Western Union Telegraph the most active the price
ranging from b5H 55k Boston Water Power sold at
s4k and Manposa preferred At 20k.
Al the O'Clock opon board there was no change
worthy Of note Reading In fair request at nix,
Rock Island at 1907 and Northwestern at 30, Rock
Island being firm 1oOk Government securities were
rather in demand and the prices Of tho FIRST board
were fully sustained.
The afternoon board being usual omitted there
but little doing and the quotations the close
OF business were as under:-New York Central 104L
Io4A. Erie 64x OAK, Reading 110K . Ill, Michigan
Southern s31s s. Pttsburg $50 80, Toledo 1llx
u.s. Rock Island 1907 1ol Northwestern 30 ssK,
Northwestern preferred o5,s esx Fort Wayne 1Olk
1olh. Aariposa preferred advanced TO 26K bid, and
Quicksilver closed at 4oys
Petroleum and mining stocks are fat and the volume
Of business Is extremely small. At the morning board
BennchoG Run closed 10c higher than the same time
yesterday selling at IS so New York Gold So. selling
at 81 90 Consolidated Gregory Gold was 25c lower,
selling at $40 So Brevoort sold at 81 25 Benton 81 49,
Downevile Gold $780, Keystone silver 10c, Waikiki 9oc,
Quartz Hill - ID. 10l
Foreign exchange Is dull and the tendency Of quota
lions is rather lowcr Bankers sterling at sixty days is
quoted al 1857, and has sold low as 1857. Three
days bills selling at loeZ a 110k. Commercial
bills at 1867 1e7l There is little demand and few
bills Offering.
The money market 10 easy at a per cant and com.
mcrcis paper is and passes freely at per
cent for choice names.
The business transacted the sub-Treasury in this
city to-day folows:-
Receipts ST. 002 For customs. S454 600
Balance 81, SO3, 2G2
The mporta,!ons OF dry goods at this port for the
week ending July % compare follows with those Of
the previous week