The New York herald., 1867-11-27

me railway share market was firm and Il intervals
somewhat animated the activity being chiefly confined
% the clique st0cks the lead Of which the street
fhilowng Erie At present engrosses attention more
than any other stock and In point Of ntsrss arc
Northwestern shares and Michigan Southern The
prospect OF Congress taking action very against
he further contraction Of tho currency gives encourage
mest TO the bulls they very correctly infer that the
result would be highly beneficial the business OF the
country, and Involve quick recovery from the prevail
ng commercial depression growing out Of the undue
eontracton Of more than hundred millions Of legal
ssnder notes during the past year.
Money has been in abundant supply at seven per cent
and IN not lew instances loans made 1t six on
mixed coliaeras, whilo tho lower rate was accepted
almost without exception on government securitIes
ln the discount line, however, corresponding rehsf
las bscn felt and grocen' paper 10 In particular
garded with great distrus, owing 70 the failure OF
Messn Harris b Dayton, sugar rsnnsrs Immediately
following that Of Nessrs J. K Place Co., and rumors
sf other failures tho branch Of trade which, We
are glad to say have not been authenticated. The
banks take such Of their cusomers paper they
sasirned with,to limited extent as seven per cent
but on the street even the bost grade quoted at
10 and good but mot prime names dfneult OF sale
q u als per cent The remitancss southwark con-
ass on very Light scale, and the recsipts from the
west about balance the amount to that section
Tho stock market dull but Grm n fractional ad-
vance upon the cosng prices Of last evening the
nsncement OF business and at the early Of tho
spsu board there vas very little activity. except in
xsoinc Mail the salss OF which aggregated 200 shares
~ the nst regular board there activity
IN Pacific MALL the sales aggrsgsting $500 sharss and
shs price advancing from 1l7l to l2ox the call but
The railway share market was quiet although nrm.
Northwestern common rose to SsH, and the preferred
AL rc -
further Improvement under clique manipulations. but
thsss securities selling considerably above their real
vaiue. New YORK Central closed lower. Pacific Mail
J. Quicksilver y. Erie was u higher Michigan South
u, Northwestern IN, do. preferred ~, Ohio and
Mississippi certificates X, Atlantic Mall Y, Western
Union Telegraph r. Government securities quiet
Coupon nve-twsniies. ISSUE closed u higher;
inus Of 1867 y. Coupon ten forties wers u lower.
Tennessee sixsa, new, were ! lower.
Al the open board at O'Clock the market
steady In Tone but prices we're ! some instances
fraction lower. New York Central sold al l13k; Erc
uHa7lk; Cleveland and .Pntsburg, 50; Rock Island
esX; Northwestern 5sz 5s,.; do. preferred. CO.,;
Ohio and Mississippi certificates. 251 Pacific Nail.
l1o l2oX; Western Union Telegraph. s2ss s2x.
At tho second regular board the market nrmer
and more active and Pacific Mali advanced to 12lK.
New York Central closed u higher than AZ the FIRST
SECULAR board. Erie u, Michigan Southern h, Rock
Island y. Northwestern " do preferred u, Ohio and
Mississippi certificates Y, Pacific Mail N, Atlantic
Nall Y. Western Onion Telegraph V. Mariposa pre-
fsrsd was y lower. Government securities barely
steady and dull Coupon nve-,wentss OF 1s65, new
sos. decliued Y; coupon tsn-fortss u.
Al the open board half.ras, three the market
tanasd nrm and moderately active at . slight advance
n prices New York Central sold at ll3E; Erie ny;
Reading, ocH q oeX; Michigan Southern, 7ex q 50;
r<~< r.i.r or do
ssrrss, oeI a67h; Weston Union Telegraph a2H
sax; Pacific Mall l2iR l2ix. During The rest OF
Ne afternoon The tendency Of prices was upward and
ahsrs good demand for the leading speculative
socks and especially Erie Al ha.psst vs the market
was nrm n she following quoiations-New York Gen.
esal, 1isk . ll3k; Erie, Tl% TlK; Hudson River,
191k Ia; Reading, oc,s oeH; Michigan Southern.
- . soK; Cleveland and Pusburs. 50 q s3K; Rock
Jaannd, % esh; Fort wayne, e7x asTx; North
y0sWn, ssx Ssx; do. preferred, e7x e7K; Pacific
ynnil l33k a12sk; Western Union Telegraph, 3sx
bDk; Ohio ana Mississippi certificates. % 2sh.
z net unexpected incident Of the speculative move
snsin shs chicago and Northwestern eommea stock s
tks resignation Of Mr. James Fish, Of the directors
q the company 70 make room for Mr. Hssry Keep. In
Ass connection varous other changes IN The manage
1nsns are spoken Of.
Ths forsiga exchange market ives dulI bat arm, and
- the close banksrs' bills on England, q sixty days,
Nsss qscssd a iosk loox; ~ thrsc dAya loo%
esoK; commercial bills, losx 100; bills on rara Al
fn1y AAys. SleX SIS; ai shrss dsya AIS sl2k
N4p reospss for customs and the rscsipta payments
anes a shs sublTrssssry in this city for the e.
! - ~ the wssk have been - follows -
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