The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-29


good Investment demand for them At tho counters OF the
leading dealers The disbursement OF the interest on
and State bonds in January and the redemption
Of about seven millions and half Of United states bonds
IL the Same time. together with the payment Of the
usual dividends falling due the LIST proximo, will
doubtless quicken this demand, and as tho supply Of
tho gold bearing stocks in the street Ia somewhat lighter
than usual the market will be llkoly TO materially
prove Al the close Il was buoyant NJ the subjoined
quotations Registered, 1881, l0S1 1857; coupon,
1881, 112H 1l2H; sos registered 1882. los 1886
620A coupon 1852, lOSK l0SH: do, 1864, 10sH .
1o5x; do. 1886. 1861 1od; do, 1885, January and
July, 10sI I0sH; do, 1857, 1857 1851; 104o's
registered 1O1s< 101n: l04o's, coupon, 1914 lo2;
juno 7.30's, 1o4X . l04X; July 1905 104z 1047s;
May compounds 1866, l17k NIX; August do. 10Y
lls. From Monday Friday inclusive $sss, $50 Of
seventhirty converted At the SubTreasury
n ths oias Wills 81 2oe.OO0 ~ compound Interest
notes were redeemed $s76 900 Of three per cent
certificates saued In exchange the balance being paid
In currency.
At the commencement Of business the stock market
dull but steady At the decline Of yesterday after
noon and at the carly session Of tho board there
was no marked activity any OF the speculative shares
Erie sold at 72,s 72h: Reading. o6k H. lo); Michigan
Southern, S55<; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 81 s7k;
Rock Island. osH sss Northwestern preferred 10Y
Fort Wayne. 10oK; Atlantic Mail, llok; Western
Union Telegraph, 37k; Pacific Mail ll0h . HOY.
At the first regular board the volume OF business
large, tho principal activity In Rock Island
Northwestern preferred, Western Union Telegraph,
Pacific Nail and Tennessee SKIES (rsw-she last msu
toned advancing por cent The Milwaukee and 81.
Paul stocks reacted from the recent ADVANCE and the
railway share market generally barely steady in
tone. New York Central closed y lower than at the
time yesterday, Erie Il, Reading u, Cleveland and
Pittsburg J. Rock Island Northwestern preferred !,
Milwaukee and st. Paul 2. do. preferred 2, Western
Union Telegraph tx. Michigan Southern was y higher
Cleveland ana Toledo u Pacific Mai II, Cumberland
Coal !. Government securities strong Coupon
five twentics OF 1867 nov ssuel advanced e,
Turtles third series, e. Missouri sizes advanced ~
Tennessee slxos x. The express shares dull Att
decline Of TX n *.
Al the open board at one The market was steady
and moderately active, out thcro was an absence Of
speculative excitement 10 the dealings New York
Central sold q 1l7,.; Eric. tax 72; Hudson River
13fik 13I1; Reading, % setI; Michigan southern,
e5,s; Cleveland and Pttsburg, 81; Rock Island, osx
esq; Northwestern, 57,t do. preferred, 7o'< so'S
Pacific Mail, 1l0x 1lok; Western Union Telegraph,
s6,S 3cK. Al tho second regular board the market
Vas dui and Cleveland and Pttsburs closed x lower
than Al tho first regular board Cleveland and Toledo "
ROCK kslhuo Tecsc AAAt SofSksiivS5
kes and ST. Paul preferred was z higher, Western
Union Telegraph u. AZ ths opsn board - haf-past
shres the market nrmer, and prices advanced
fraction Now York Central sold at 1l7< 1l7h; Erie.
52x; Reading, e6ss; Michigan southern, B57s; Cisve
land and Pittsbury, s7K; Rock Island, ss1: North
western, 57x; do preferred, 70H: Western Union
Telegraph, s61s; Pacific Mail. 1lox During the rest Of
the afternoon the market remained nrm bat quios and
al The Close halfpass Ave. the quotations were As
folows:--Nsw York Csu,rai, 11.x NIX; Erie. TAX
Tx; Reading, eo,s oos; Michigan southern, ss,<
s5ys; Cleveland and Pnsbure, 81 ASK; Rock Island,
ssh 9sK: Fort Wayne, DIX; Northwestern, s.
ssx; 40 preferred. Jox 7ox; Pscns Mail. liolS
l1oK; Western Union Telegraph. 3o5s SIX.
The foreign exchange market was Inactive but arm
in tone and the quotations were nomnAlIy ~ sub
Joined :--Bsnksrs' bills England sixty days. ITO
1lox; 1t three days. 1lox Ilo,.; commercial. lo9k
10oys. Bls on Paris ~ sixty days s13k 5l2sf; ~
three days. s11@ 610 On Bsrlin-Bapkers. ~ 72t<;
commercial, 7ix 7lH. On Brsmen-Banksrs', 1915
7sx; commercial 7sx Tx. On Frsnkfort-Banken'.
az . AK: commercial lox a. On Amsterdam-
Banken'. Az Hx; commercial, lox AN. On
Hamburg Bankers, 3s,s; commercial, 90 . aok. On
Antwerp -sanksrs, s.l3X asl2H; commercial, ai7,s
ak1k
Tho Continental Bank has declared semL annual dv-
idsnd OF fear per cent payable on the 9Th Of January.
The traasfsr hooks cossd to-day, and will reopen ths
TN Of January. n
The amount Of legal tender notes suistandins IN.
tsrvais since the beginning Of June, 1893, - thus
shown