The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-17

At The commencement OF business the stock market
was firm. and at tho early session OF the open board
CIeve'ard ana Pittshnrg advanced 70 S5k, willie Eric
quiet at TO-. ~ Al tho frs, regular board Tho
vo:ano Of transactions was, on thu whole light,
although there a moderate desvce OF activity in
Enc and Cleveland acd P,sburs. The movement In
tile latter parry when has been
ryine tie stocx for long time past. New YORK Cen raj
closed IL hsnerthaa at tho same Time Gu Saturday,
Fro ~ Hudson River 81 Michigan Southern ", Clevc-
land and Pitssburg "a, Cicvemni apd Toledo V,
Rock Island u, Northwcs preferred :S, For,
Wavne y, Milwaukee and St Paul ~ do. pre-
ferred u, Fac hc Mail y, Western Union Telegraph
-. Rcadias was y lower. Gosernmcnt securities
w,re firm At the CALL Coupon hve.twentes OF
1854 closed e higher: coapon ten fortics =. Al tho
open boarj at ona O'Clock tho market STEADY tor
rail shares fractional decline some instance.
Eric sold 72I 10 and Cleveland aud P,tlsburg At
sex . s04.
A, the second regular board Pacific Mali declined TO
122 but railway shares without material cDange
Cleveland and Pitsburz active at SO = s6,s. New
York Central closed " Ioser than tho arss regsiar
board, Hudson River ", Realm. e. Michigan .outnsrn
u. Cleveland and Pittsbars u RACK Island u, North
western preferred q, Pacific Nal , Western Uuon
Telegraph was y higher. Government securities aers
orm, aud coupon nve-tweuiies OF 1882 closed higher
selling losH new issue Of 1897 S: issoe or 1864
AZ the open board at haf..asl three the mar
ket dull. Etie soid nj TAX. and C.cse-
laud ami rii,sburx a. S61 During the remain
der Of tho aherno tue market was firm bat dal.
Conjectures were freely In ulgsd witn respect ID
tho inErs course OF Erie, aiarse amount or puts
for w en- st IL sold by Mr. Drew. reacaei maturity to-
day. 0ner 'pus" At II TO thirty days, have be n
recently sold By hin: but T. probable
influence upon tho OF The stock, either directly
or in ir~cty. will b. nil A. the eloss the 70 glowing
quotations casrept:-Nes York Central. INK q
1i7,s; Erie, Tx 727s; Rcailng sisl 95; MICHIGAN
soathern, sax s2s; Cleveland and irt,sbarg. s0S
ss,<; Rock lssni, ok DIX: ror waync, COX 100;
Nortnsestcru. 53,S 394 do preferred OF OK: Pa
chs Aal, 12lL IL; Western Union Telegraph, 81 q
34k
The l-aiiny drawers on Enrand have advanced their
rate 'or sisy days bills 10 1i04 and Tor three day.
bills 10 1loN, and the market Is nrm ct the
advance, although there IL bat little doing Cont.
mental rates have sympahlzei with This improve.
mcnt and the supply or All produce bills Is so
limited tha, there prospect OF further cons,deab
shpmsr,s OF specie and bullion. which the current
rates will than A. the close OF business
quo aticps wcro subj, mel Bankers bills Eagaud
at sixty DAYS wer, qsa.eJ at lio% iio,4: at ihree
dsy, li0S 1loH; commercial bis 100 a 10l;<; bills
Paris six,v day. t.l3st . 5ilh; at thres days.
6.iis 10: Berlin, bankers - 7sX Commercial,
7ixa ~: ou Bremen, BANKERS 7)1s .e4; CONNER.
cai. 20 1914; on FRANKFORT, BANKERS AK Az COM
merc,Ai, a az; on Amsterdam bankers Az. AJAX:
Commercial Al aiis on Hamburg, bankers 80 q 3o's
c,mmercal 35ss 3J&; On Antwerp, bankers .l3sx
5.las: commerce al. 5.i6I s5l5
The United States Assistant Treasurer in this city
ports tho days business a. fofows:-
Total receipts 50 aso74s Tosl mayhem ts 343i 3s7
For c'istoms... 2us VvJ balance l0s 601 go
For yaid notes. 63 o0J
The cash balance in tho hands OF tho United States
ASSISTANT Treasurer at Boston tho cio,c Of business
Dccsnber IA was sj9i7 .oJ: week previous S. 5Gi 53t
showing an increase OF sl5l25a Coin baiance,
s4.7i5.isi Swing an increase Of sis7,sa Tho Gus.
toms receipts At boston for ths week ending December
10 amounted 70 only si5ooss; week previous s2sss97.
showing falling efr u $40 TO Tho total valse or
cxrors, Including specie from The port OF Boston. from
December to December 10 was s23e,osp: week pro-
sioas, ssGi So. showing decrease Of S03..55s