The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

TUESDAY, March Asp. u
The stock market shows improvement and there is do
cidedly better feeling the street. Although the volume
Of business transacted not very large railroad shares
have ruled steady. Michigan Southern was quite active
selling at one time up to 49, but closing at tex. The
market Is active, but not stringent at about
per cent Reports are current that little IL any
traction Of greenbacks will appear in the government
April debt statement Governments opened weak, but
improved during the day and the close exhibited
slight advance over the prices or yesterday. Gold Is
dull but steady at about 1874.
Al The O'Clock open board the market was arm and
steady. New York Central sold at 1885; Erie ST.
Michigan Southern, tx; Cleveland and Pittsburg 7sx
soA Rock Island, s6< $50; Reading, l01 4; North
western preferred, 64t4; Fort Wayne, s5k: Pacific
Mall 126H (s.50l,
Al the first regular board Michigan Southern closed
higher than at the time yesterday Cleveland and
Ptsburg 1, Milwaukee and St. Paul preferred " Pacific
Mail %. Northwestern was y lower do preferred a
Fort Wayne x, Quicksilver 2l Canton Il.
At the one O'Clock open board New York Central sold
at 10eG ri Erie $50 (ba; Michigan Southern 77ss
Cleveland and rtts6urg, 79z Rock Island, 96H OF;
Northwestern, a5s do. preferred, 6a1s Fort Wayne.
955s; Western Union Telegraph, ia; Pacific Mail, 1868
a 1a7
The half past two regular board was steady New
York Central closed higher than at the first regular
board, Michigan Southern, u, Fort Wayne 4, Pacific
Mail Il, Atlantic Mail a. Northwestern preferred was
Z lower, Milwaukee and ST. Paul preferred /, Qucksil-
yer y.
At the qusrcrpas three open board New York Central
sold at LOG; Erie, 577l ri Michigan Southern 1875
II Cleveland and Pittsburg, 799x; Rock Island 96iS
Northwestern, 357s e. 81; do. preferred. 64Z; Fort
Wayne. e59S Pacific Mail. 127sS 1918.
At i've o'clock the market steady at the following
quotaons:-New York Central, 1854 q Erie, SIX a
-; Reading, lO7is q; Michigan Southern, 1855 y;
Cleveland and Pittsbarg 70; Rock Island, 96'S y;
Fort Wayne, 95i4 p; Northwestern, 3514 4; do
preferred 641s 4; Pacific Mail, 12d TT; Atlantic
Mail IS; Mariposa preferred %; Western Union Tcle-
graph, Az II.
Government securities steady and tr1e better
en- some descriptions The following the qlota.
tons at -four o'clock Skies OF 1881, coupon los i 81
fvc-tw"nties 1852 coupon, 1855 1e9; 1864 coupon
1ost4 q, 1865, coupon, 1878 - 1865, cou
pom, l07 u; ten.forties, COUPON Ok a., seven
hrtcs first series. log; second, 1855; third 1854
Mining stocks generally irmer, with ,endenc
TO higher prices. At the first board Alameda silver
closed 25c higher than at the time yesterday sell
ing at So 10; Quartz Hill, $780, selling at So 20; People
Gold and Silver, I0c, selling at 81 IS; Columbian Col
and Silver, &c, selling at So TO- Consolidated Grego,
Gold was 25c lower, selling at $40 30. At the secon
board the market dull. Alameda Silver closed S,
higher than the first board selling IS 10; inr
Hill l5c., selling at So S. Consolidated Gregory Go
was l0c. lower, selling at $40 20.
Gold is higher, advancing from the Closing price
yesterday. II opened at 1888, and gradually
13, at which price the latest business transacted
Borrowing and carrying rates were mostly nat. IN,
total Of gold certificates issued and redeemed b,
the Subrreasury together with the balance
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