The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-13
FINANCIAL AND CONNER GAL.
wEpNssDAY, Sept. l2-6 P. n.

"WEDNESDAY, Sept l2-6P n.
The stock market has experienced an increase OF
strength activity to-day and railway shares advanced
N price accordingly Bro the most largely dealt In
and oSng to its scarcity deliveries were made rregu-
iary, and per cent In some instances paid for the
lean Of the stock for three days Ono outside firm
abe bear side failed their Erie contracts, and
she stock bought in sunder the rulon their
count There considerable speculation to whether
Abe closing the transfer books Of the company will
Afect the stock adversely otherwise. The Wall
street director is supposed 10 have bought largely
Of the shares to-day, one block Of ten thousand
shares having been sold at IS II there s 10 be any
contest the management of the road |; Is likely
the struggle win end with the closing OF the transfer
books and It win be fortunate for the Erie Company II
The present corrupt management 10 changed for some
thing better but OF this there rs little immediate prooa
bty In the miscellaneous list Marposa preferred
the active under favorable published reports from
She company's property and It advanced to 500 For
national securities there s perceptibe investment
demand, and the somewhat threatening aspect
Of our political affairs has influence, both
a. homo and abroad adverse 10 their Improvements
large amount Of 6yetweniies which were shipped to
Europe speculation few weeks ago. are now Cutting
abe London and Continental markets, the demand being
unequal the supply and Is not improbable that the
exporters viii loss instead Of reapng profit
they expected, upon their operations.
Al tho early session the open board The market was
nrm and Eric the active Of the railway shares
Al the fret regular board prices were we'll sus-
tanned, and there stronger disposition
70 buy manifested. New York Central closed
* higher than at the same time yesterday, Erie ~,
Reading u, Michigan Southern u, Northwestern Il
preferred 2, Fort Wayne u, Mariposa preferred Ia
Western Union Telegraph T. In State stocks the chief
activy confined Tennessee SKIES for which there
has htteriy been an active inquiry Tho issue
sold at an advance Of and the old at u. Government
securities were dull, but steady Coupon fvctwenties
Of 1856 advanced y. In seven-thrty notes tho
auns very light and the first series declined r.
At the O'Clock sessions the market was stronger
Eric sold up 70 and New York Central l05. At the
Aahpast two board New York Central closed Y higher
Ohio and Mississippi certificates u, Quicksilver q, Mari
posa preferred X. Erie steady. Michigan Southern
was u lower, Canton y. Government securities
heavy. Coupon nve-twentcs Of 1862 were Il lower,
ssn forties u.
At the open board three o'clock prices frac-
ton lower portion Of the list but steady the
rest Afterwards there material change, and at
half past 1--WE the market steady at the following
quotations Ohio and Mississippi EOS, Quicksilver 53s
o y, Mariposa preferred 80 q e, Western Union Tele-
graph $50 SO, New York Central 1858 x, Erie 72H
4, Hudson River l22 Y, Reading ll4,s IFS, old
Southern s2H ASA, Illinois Central To- u, Cleve
land and Pittsburg 49,. y, Rock Island 100 a u,
Northwestern s5tl Lpreferred 661s a. Fort Wayne
1Nhaa
present year will be apparent frora the following table