The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-21

The stock market has shown considerable animation
ftom the opening The close Of the days business At
the ten o clock open board there active inquiry
tor Erie, Of which 900 shares sold at 72ss y2%.
Reading Northwestern and Michigan Southern we're also
ia demand fully equal to those Of Saturday
ing At ths first regular board tho earliest feature Of
importance which developed the continuance OF
tho upward movement IN governments. Coupon bor1s
or 1881 were held at ii2 and limited amount Ma sold
this rate. Old dvetwentiss were wanted ~ i0i, and
limited OF bonds OF 1864 and SO sold at
JOsR a 1885,. Seven-thirtes firm at 1861 for
tho first series and 1881. 1904 for the second and
third series state etoGs were firm without much
activity. New York Bounty loan was quoted at
lOt,s 1o4ss New York SKIES OF 1875, at %; Michigan
lxes ~ IT,, at93 Tennessee, new at 60 North Caro-
lna SKIES at 63A, and now bonds at o4il. Railroad
strong, Erie rising to 74i Reading to NIX,
,ri Toledo to 1863. Michigan Southern advanced q,
lock Island 1gx, North ~ Fort Wayne ~ Tcrre
Hlu,e II The market closed lrm and al the close
there was further general improvement AT the ono
O'Clock open board Erie was principally in demand and
ro.e to 74ai Michigan Southern to s52s Toledo Rock
Island For Wayne and Illinois Central were also firmly
sustained. Al the second board there was less
ACTIVITY anu quotations somewhat roceded. Govern
.ncntg were rathe. lower coupons of 1882 selling
u, ITO ami sevonthres at 1904. Railroad shares
declined 4 x per cent, Eric falling to 73x and Reading
tou7 Michigan Southern firm at 86t1, Pittsburg at
ST. aud Northwestern at 35& At the three o'clock open
board there was little change. Erie Reading Michigan
snu,hern and Rock Island tho most active the
ls and The quotations rather better. Afterwards
very little business doing in the street, and the fol.
lowing the quotations at hafpast five p. NJ tho
market closing strongNew York Central 104l<, Eric
T3s, Reading 1884, Michigan Southern $751; Pittsburg
sy Toledo 1862, Rock Island 1917 Northwestern 36,S.
Northwestern preferred 81 Fort Wayne l05, Canton sa,
Cumberland tsjs, Quicksilver 5lS.
0f tho miscellaneous securities Boston Water Power
Continues TO DO tho most active, and large sales has
rison TO S3a Western Union Telegraph Is offered At
5sk Spruce Hill is at IS, Lchigh at AZ Central
Coal at S. Bank shares quiet; Fourth National
sotd at l0i Phenix at i03, 81 Nicholas at 10a. For
Oriental 40 bid aud for Atlantic OF Brooklyn LIS.
Petroleum stocks inactive and without special
change AT the arss board Downevlle Gold closed Sc.
higher than at the seme time Saturday Waikiki &c,
BcnnehoT Run 2sc, Kipp II Buell. was 2sc lower.
Foreign exchange IS still inactive, and there but
rew transactions Bankers bills quoted at 1854
IOrs, do three days los losK, commercial at log
IOT Paris sixty days IS 22, do short sight 2a<
a6yO, Antwerp 5 80 6.25, Hamburg IS 20, Amster-
dam ssh ioa Frankfort II a4iis, Bremen rex rs.
The money market continues easy, but there Is rather
demand for loans among the brokers, and tho
applications for discount slightly the increase.
Tho rates however. nnnh--~-s
The cash at present In tho Treasury vaults at WASH
iuston reported as follows:United States noles.
81 Ooo national bank 81 e26 o7s; fractional
currency, STA 400; INITIATED currency ele1o7 90;
specimens, sa8,siS; gold $s2a,s6e; silver, &2,Seo
csn,s $50; Ave cont coma, 5000 The internal reve-
sue receipts saturday 81 57s, AIS 49, and the
Receipts for the week -, .2si g.
Tho statement OF tina Now York Clearing Houee banks
hows decrease in specie and in legal tenders and
lacrosse loans Tho aggregates compare follows
will, those OF last week