The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-19
AND CONNER GAL.

SATURDAY August ls-6 r. n
Thar. has hsen rather than the usual average OF
businsss doing to-day both at the STOCK exchange ana
Al ths o,ces OF the dealers IN government apQ osner
.our,,s. This is due in pafl to the higher prices de-
..ndsd bv hs holders OF stocks whose anticpations
~ for tho present to be in favor Of further consider
h,s .avanca AT the early session OF the open board
e only feature OF special interest was the activity In
Erls and Reading which advanced respectively u and
Z per cent For Marietta and Cincinnati there also
considerable inquiry at 42A the first preferred and at
2iI for the second preferred Al the regular board
most descriptions Of government bonds recovered from
tho depression OF last evening The tcn-fortes how
over less animated than the six per cents Seven
thries quiet at 1903 for the first SERIES which
convertible into gold bearing bonds The second and
third SERIES which not at present convertible ruled
about per cent lower State stocks less active
than usual the principal business being in Tennessee
skies at os and in North Carolina new bonds g.
Railroad bonds quiet but firm Northwestern sink
ing fund done at 97k and Milwaukee and st. Paul
a. 81 Among the general public there much less dis
position than formerly prevailed to buy this class OF
securities. az other inviting and lucrative invest
ents offering In government bonds and in numerous
sound dividend paying railroad shares Bank stocks
were dull but nm. Among the miscellaneous
shares Boston Water Power attracted tho chief
interest," and advanced to 49, against 2o< Thursday.
The transactions in railroad shares limited, Erie
and Reading showing the most animation The entire
aggregate OF the sales did not reach ehares and
there very little change in prices until after the ad-
ournment Of the board, when q sudden demand sprung
up for Erie which per cent the rest Of the mar
ket closing with more nrmness
At the one o'clock open board Erie to ny; New
York Central selling at 1o4X, Reading at 1884,
Toledo at no. Rock Island at 1885, and Reading 1l5
There was considerable inquiry for the last stock
with very little offering. There second session OF
either Of the boards usual Saturdays but in the
street and in the lower hall OF the Stock Exchange there
was more activity during the afternoon than In the early
part Of the day Erie sold up to 72% and Reading to
i16 and general tendency to advance developed
he closing quotations at FIVE O'Clock follows:-
likes Of 1881, coupons 11lK 11lX coupon fvctwen.
les OF 1852, 1IoH; do of 1854 10s5s tenfores 1O2
PAX; August seven-thirties 1864 1Oe%; New York
)entraI, 10sx; Eric, 721<; Reading, 1893; Michigan
jouthern, s51; Pittsburg, s6I Fort Wayne, 1906 Ohio
and Mississippi 29h.
The nrmness Of government securities to ex-
tsnt due TO the by the cable of the monetary i'm
provement in England which had followed the reduction
OF the the 10th instant from ten to eight per cent
consos having advanced in consequence the 17th to
49, while nyetventos remained firm at 81 Erie at AK,
The subioined table shows how these quotations
pare with those Of previous datea:-