The New York herald., 1867-04-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

wEDsIspAY, April lT-eP.M
ne stock market has shown an improving tendency
to-day s demand for the Leading railway shares tslns
stimulated by the Prevailing msneiary The sup
ply Of capital Al this centre increasing and loans on
miscellaneous coAterais male mainly at six per
can't the exceptional rate being seven. At the same
time The heading dealers IN government seeu-
rites are enabled to borrow st hve per cent
although six is the outside ratio. There Is
q moderate amount Of first class commercial
paper offering for discount, which is taken al
ssvsn per cent inferior grades are out OF avor at
yne banks The drain Of currency from she INTERIOR IN
sauding the West continues, without producing any
speency al the centres where uaoe s pegin-
n,ns 20 show marked signs Of Improvement The none
s.ry condition Of the country is now favorable 10
natter state OF things, both in and out of Wall street,
ns The bul specuatos the Stock Exchange are ssi
hooking for the much talked Of spring rise. which may
he hsened thus far however, the mirage that oeguiies
the desert traveller
A. the ten o'clock session Of the open board railway
shares were duli but steady In tone-New York Gen.
tral, seyS 81; Erio 55H n; Reading 9eh y;
Michigan Southern, 67i< Cleveland and Pittsburg 6sx
: 60: Cleveland and Toledo ll21s; Rock Island, s61
=: Northwestern, s2k; DO. preferred, Sos; For,
Wayne, e21s.
Al the first regular board the market steady except
for New York Central which declined to 90 under the
erect Of the failure Of the State Senate TO the fare
hill over the Governors veto. and general belief
shat no further attempt to pass the measure in any
form will be successful This view Of the
1ained by q telegram from Albany, stating that the
attempt 10 introduce bill ih the Assembly ncreas
ins the fares for two years had failed Notwithstanding
shat the motion disguised for the consdera-
tsOs Of bill in relation to tolls plank roads in Erie
county New York Central closed TX lower than at the
same time yesterday, Illinois Central NJ Rock Island
r. Milwaukee and st. Paul preferred I, Ohio and Mis-
siseippi certificates Y. Erie higher, Reading "
Michigan Southern ", Cleveland and Pittsburg III
Northwestern preferred u, Fort Wayne n, Pacific Mail
g. Canton w. Government gold bearing securities were
eeady and thirty OF the eecond series ad
vanced ~ Tennessee skies y lower) North Caro-.
lima skies u. Missouri SKIES were higher
Al the one o'clock open board the market hrmer
snc prices advanced New YORK Central sold at 96h
x; Erie s5x Y; Reading, loo,s Michigan Southern
s7< Illinois Central, 1915 Cleveland and Pittsburg
% u; Cleveland and Toledo III; Rock Island, sex
x; Northwestern, s21 do preferred, 59x Fort Wayne
s2x
Al the half past two regular board there further
Improvement throughout the speculative list New
York Central Closed higher than at the frst regular
board, Erie u, Reading 1K, Michigan Southern u,
Cleveland and Pittsburg 1S, Rock Island 4, North.
western preferred n, Fort Wayne V, Milwaukee and
g. Paul preferred y, Pacific Mail u, Atlantic Mail 4.
Canton y, Marposa preferred u. Government
c1rites dull but firm. Coupon fve-twen,ies Of
1e02 advanced u, issue Of 1895 n. Tennessee
a,xes were n higher, new issue Il. u-
Al the lfpast three open board the market was
sieady but quiet New York Central sold at OK q n;
Erie 5osS Reading, 10ox; Cleveland and Pittsburg,
~ q X; Rock Island, s6X; Northwestern s2x; do
preferred, Sex; Fort Wayne. e2K; Pacific Mail, l26K
-; Western Union Telegraph asH y. Subsequently
there material change in prices the speculative
temper and at q quarter 10 six o'clock the subjoned
quotations we're curent:-New York Central 07H ";
krie, t6X; Reading, 1907 Ak; Michigan Southern,
EA Vi; Illinois Central l1Sk ll4; Cleveland and |
PMlsburg, cox Y; Rock Island, soH n North
western, sax Y; do preferred 6ox x Fort Wayne,
s2x Nj Pacific Mail, 1854 VI Ohio and Mississippi |
ser,i6cates 22 %; Western Union Telegraph, 3eH
81 It noticeable that there has not been sale Of
Me Hudson River Railroad Companys stock a. the |
Boards the amount was doubled and there is no
inquiry for ~ This looks IL few individuals held
ths whole OF H. and The inference 10 that their votes
decided the recent action OF the company in watering
he stock. /
Government securities were quiet and steady At the
close Of business the following being the quotations.
Registered 1851, 100 q l09z; coupon 1881, 109x q
1csx; $40 registered, 1892 i04 lO4H; $40 coupon,
1884. loS a l0si4; $40 coupons, 1865, 1887 10sH
10 20 registered, ok ssx August 7ao, JOG 1o61S
June 7-so, 1851 lo5K; July 7-So, 1861 1o6K.
me gold market experienced advance from 1S4x at
she opening 70 1861 under Of decline in fve-
swenties abroad, arising from renewed excitement
she Franco. Prussan question The absence OF the /
usual pre@ dispatches In consequences. alleged
Of the lines working badly east Of Boston, eft these
without contradiction, but later in the day the London
quotations were received through the regular channel
= |
0nly partial relapse, however occurred, the closing
transactions having been at 1851. There was a brisk
borrowing demand for coin and loans were made At
varying from 132d 10 s84ths per cent II will be
zen by the following quotations that the decline in
in London to-day was limited 10 Z per
cent
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