The New York herald., 1867-03-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

WKDxnDAY, March 27-o p. n
The railroad share market has been duh and weak TO-
day. but has exhibited important change in prices.
The two steamship stocks were active and fuctuated
widely Upwards Of 5000 shares of Pacific Nail were
sold at the first regular board prices varying from
l2s tseer eo TO ls2 sellsr s0 Regular sales varied
from 1901 to 1872 an advance Of 81 per cent over
the prices obtained a the corresponding board yeser
day. Atlantic Mail Was in demand selling at the second
regular board at S7 against So at the corresponding
time yesterday. Governments strong, with frac
tonal improvement in descriptions State stocks
were steady. Virginia skies again show an advance
Money is active and hrmer. The market is well sup
Piled, but call loans stiff at per cent Business
paper negotiated at from upwards Gold is steady
There no difficulty experienced in supplying the In
creased Custom House demand
Al the ten o'clock open board New York Central sold
at l051i % Erie, 57n; Michigan Southern, 76%;
Rock island, s6,S u; Fort Wayne, 9514; Northwest
ern preferred, 645s; Pacific Mail, l2sA a lSo
AT the first regular board New York Central closed y
lower than at the corresponding time yesterday Erie u.
Michigan Southern u, Cleveland and Pittsburg u, Rock
Island u, Northwestern II, DO preferred -. Fort
Wayne was "a higher, Pacific Mail IS.
AT the O'Clock open board New York Central sold
at LOG ID. 3) Erie, 57A; Reading 10l1s; Michigan
southern, 764; Rock Island, 96A; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 64h Is. 81; Fort Wayne, s55s; Atlantic Mail,
S7M.
At the haf-past two regular board New York Central
closed higher the first regular board Reading
~ Cleveland and Pittsburg l, Rock Island x, North.
western preferred n, Toledo Wabash and Western u.
Pacific Mail was u lower Quicksilver T.
At the quarter past three open board Erie sold at 6s
Reading, 101 f. 81 Michigan Southern, 1875; Cleve
land and Toledo 11sh; Rock Island, 81 97h; North
western preferred, 64 Fort Wayne, 961S; Pacific Mail
l30 Atlantic Mail, 81.
Al half past five the market closed steady at the fol-
lowing quotatons:-New York Central 1861 7s Erie,
5sh; Reading, lOl1z u Michigan Southern, 75S X ;
Cleveland and Pittsburg 1871 u; Rock Island, 96sl
81; Fort Wayne, 95a4 96; Northwestern, 3516 x;
do. preferred 04S q; Pacific Mail 100 Vi Atlantic
Mail, So; Mariposa preferred, 221. az 23
Governments are frmer. Subjoined are the current
quotations at four k-Sxes of 1884, coupon l0sZ
I five. .twenties 1852, 1887 l09 1884, 1918
1865, 1915 q; new 1865, 107 u ten-forties 971s
a s.; seven. thires, first series, 1O6 second, los ;
third, 1857.
Mining stocks were dull, but firm. At the first board
Alameda Silver closed 1Oc higher than the correspond
ing time yesterday selling at So 20 Consolidated Gre
CORY Gold 30c selling at $40 80; Corydon &C., selling
at 81 60. Quartz Hill was steady at SO 20. At the
second board Alameda Silver 1Oc higher than at
the board selling at $s 20 t 3 The remainder OF
the list was weak, Consodated gregory God closing 3Oc
lower than the first board selling at $40 30 Quartz
Hill 15c, selling at So So; Corydon l0c selling 81 So
Gold was frmer earlier in the day, opening at 1341s
and rising to l3416 at midday, from which time It
steadily fell of, closing at four O'clock dull and weak
at 134. The borrowing rate was 1-l6 l-32 l-64 364
two per cent TO fiat
The foreign exchange market was dull but steady.
Bankers bills on England, sixty days, quoted at
the close at 1851 q 100; three days. 1925 x. Com
mercial bills lo7N loSX. Francs, sixty days, SIC
s 22H; three days, 5.13X a5.l5.
The following is semioficial statement Of the
receipts and expenditures Of the United States Treasury
for the past year ending December 81 compared with
those Of the year precedipg:-