The New York herald., 1867-04-25

The railway share market has been very firm and the
course Of prices upward. The movement is, however,
regarded merely as temporary one, TO be
succeeded by the usual reaction soon IS
the outstanding ..short interest has been covered.
The bulls too much discouraged to speculate for
considerable rise and hence quick turns the order
OF the day. Money continues abundant at six per cent
railway shares with few exceptions at seven, and
Eve with exceptions at six governments There is
no new feature TO note in the discount line, and first
class commercial paper Of which the supply Is medor
ate, passes at 6h 71a per cent
At the ten O'Clock session Of the open board railway
shares lower than 1t the close Of business last
evening New York Central sold at 96IS; Erie, 563
Vi Reading, 1OlH Michigan Southern, CO.,; Cleveland
and Pittsburg 6s4 Rock Island, S63s; Northwestern,
31AasI; do. preferred, t77s 5S; Fort Wayne. 92h;
Western Union Telegraph, 81.
At the first regular board the market was firm and
prices were actively in the ascendant New York Cen.
tral closed higher than at the time yesterday,
Erie 4 Reading u, Michigan Southern ~ Rock Island
lh, Northwestern 4, Fort Wayne y. Milwaukee and St.
Paul preferred l, Ohio and Mississippi certificates ",
Pacific Mail u, Western Union Telegraph u. Canton
was 4 lower Government securities moderately
active barely steady in tone. Coupon skies Of 1851
and fortes declined w. Five-twenties Of 1862 sold
at ITO Il, decline Of Il from the highest price Of
yesterday. Missouri SKIES advanced u.
Al the one O'Clock open board the market strong.
New York Central sold At 96ss; Reading, 1919 Is;
Erie, 57h; Michigan Southern, 667s 67h; Cleveland
and Pittsburg, 6SI 90; Rock Island. S7k; North
western, 325s u; do preferred, 5Sn; Fort Wayne,
92A. Atlantic Mail, ss,l 50; Western Union Iele-
graph, 371.
At the half.past regular board the market
tnued strong and New York Central closed IL higher
than at the first regular board, Erie u, Reading ",
Michigan Southern u, Rock Island , Northwestern Y,
do. preferred X, Fort Wayne u, Milwaukee and st.
Paul preferred , Ohio ana Mississippi certificates "a,
Atlantic Mail y, Western Union Telegraph X. Govern
securities were dull, and coupon fve-twentes OF
1862 declined y.
At the hali-past three open board the market was
firm at the advance New York Central sold at 97ss
"; Erie, S7al a u; Reading 1919 1925; Michigan
Southern, 673s u; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 691l TO-
Rock Island s75S ss1s; Northwestern, 315s do pro
ferred 5ss u; Fort Wayne, 92ss ID. 81; Western
Union Telegraph, 81 a. SIX. During the rest Of the
afternoon there material change in prices and at
hsIf-past FIVE tho market was steady at the following
quotations: s:-Ncw York Central 81 u; Erie, SIX a ~;
Reading, 101I q I02: Michigan Southern 67h AZ;
Illinois Central, I13 ia; Cleveland and Pittsburg
69ts a 20; Rock Island SIS "; Fort Wayne, s2ka
a; Northwestern, 32I u; do preferred, 5s1s u;
Atlantic Mail, ssll 80; Pacific Mail, 1861 u; Ohio
and Mississippi certificates, 23& "a; Western Union
lcleSrhph, os,s
Government securities were quoted thus by the lead
Ing dealers the close OF business States vo
twenties, 1882 l09Z Az United states fve-twentics,
1894 1857 1Ossl; United States nve-twentics, 1862
l0sk . NJ do. new issue, 1O7k ri ten-fo-ties,
coupon, ssss . x; severthr,y notes, nrst series,
l0ek v; do, second series, 1861 q y; do, third
series, 1853 Ak.
The foreign exchange market was very firm and
excited, and there few bills Offering Bankers bills
on England sixty days quoted at the close at
look a; at three days. 1l0K u; commercial bills
10ek l09k; francs st sixty days, 5.22 6lel<; at
sbrse days. SIS s.12K; bills on Berlin, Tx 72k;
on Bremen, 7sk 70; on Frankfort, %ok . Az; on
Amsterdam, lo,I AZ; on Hamburg, sS,s ae,s; on
Antwerp, G2ok a6l6
Mining shares were duh. Al the nrst board Conso
dated Gregory Gold closed 60 lower than n the samc
time yesterday, selling at 80 IS Corydon was 81 higher,
selling at 81; Columbian Gold and silver &c. selling at
"a TO- Al the second board Consolidated Gregory Gold
closed lSc lower than tho rst regular board selling
Al 90 10; Quartz Hill 1oc, selling 1t 81 10; Alameda
Silver sold at IS ss; Atlantic and Pacific, 81 20.
The receipts for customs, and the recsipts payments
and balances at the Sub Treasury In this city for the
expired portion OF the week have been - folows:-
Csssom Hous. -----Sub Troaswry -
Reoeipn Rsosipke FuymenEs. Bai0nccs
April n l235 81 e6lo7O20 1917 821 S116 37o,27p