The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-17

Al the early session OF the open board railway shares
dull and fraction lower than the close OF busi-
Saturday Erie sold q, esY; New York Con-
trail los; Cleveland and Ptsburg, ST. and Rock Island
1o3H. AT the hrst regular board the market continued
dull, but prices advanced slightly. Reading closed Y
lower than at the time Saturday, Michigan
Southern l, Northwestern 4. do. preferred y, Fort
wayne u, Ohio and Mississippi certificates \, Quick.
silver y. Government securities were inactive but
steady In tone and coupon sIes OF 1881 and nvewenes
Of 1882 and 1867 were higher state stocks dull,
and Tennessee SKIES tuowl declined y, and Missouri
sxes 4. The express shares were steady, Adams
selling g. 90 and American at IS, while Merchants
Union, with IS paid, sold at II.
At the open board at o'clock the market los, the
improvement Erie selling esq and New York Central
At los iOs. At the secoud regular board there was
further decline. New York Central closed lower than
~ the nrst regular board Ede y, Michigan South ern
y, Northwestern x. do. preferred u, Fort Wayne y,
Milwaukee and St Paul preferred z, Ohio and Nisss.
sppi certificates u, Quicksilver IL, Western Unlon
Telegraph y. Pacific Mail y higher. Government
securities wers Inactive but steady Tho express shares
were quiet and Adams sold at c5
Al the half past three open board tho decline mado
further progress. Erie sold at esq 6sK; Hudson
River, 1871; Reading 1o2I; Cleveland and Paisburg,
eeh soy; Michigan Southern, sOk asox; Rock
Island, 1925 1929; Northwestern, 4s5E a; North
western preferred, 5sh 6s1s; Cleveland and Toledo,
l2sA; Fort Wayne, io3H 1855; Ohio and Mississippi
certificates 81 ak; Western Union Telegraph &25s.
During the Of toe afternoon the weak
and unsettled, and at six O'Clock the following quota
tons current:-New York Central, 107. 1879;
Ere 6s a6sH; Hudson River, $50 1871; Reading,
lo2k; Michigan Southern, 7ok Tsa; Cleveland and
Pii,sburz, s64 soI; Rock Isaoi 1925 lo2h; Fort
Wayne, 1885 1o3X; Northwestern, 43is s3k;
Northwestern preferred, 6sS 6s Pacific Mail 1907
Ia Ohio and Mississippi cortidcases % AN; Western
Union Telegraph. 42k 42H.
The was very limited amourt OF business transacted
In government securities at the OF the leading
dealers, and demand foreign account, owing 10
dinculty Of selling bills drawn sgans. shipments OF
bonds Az the close the was dull at the follow
ing quotations Reg sersd ISL III III. coupon,
1881, 1l1S s1il7S 52os registered 1904 i09r looK;
d.. coupon, 1862, iisY aliiaI do. do, 1854, 1osI
1927; do. do, 1885, Ill my; do DO 1885, January
and July, los 1885,; do. do, 1861, ios losH;
1905 registered. poH eax; do. coupon. s9.
oox; 1905 June, 1oT 1919; do. July, 1oT loTH;
osiober compounds 1854, lloR ll0T; December do.
DO, 1lsX 1is,s; May do 1885, 1i'H il7I; August
do. do lioK 1854; September do. do, li5H
liSl; October do do, I159 1885.
Tho foreign exchange market has been quiet and dull,
ard owing to the la,ys supply OF bills drawn against
shipments OF hvc-twenucs, which present dincut
Of sale, rates lower for sterling and rather dropping
for continental blla
Raaken bills on Ensland 81 sa1ty DAYS were quoted