The New York herald., 1867-03-23
FINANCIAL AND coMMERC CIAL.

FRIDAY, March 22-6P n
The stock market opened firm this morning, Hudson
River advancing nearly two per cent at the first regular
board as compared with the closing prices OF yesterday
Pacific Mall 2, and Cumberland 4. Later in the day
prices irregular and lower but there marked
improvement at the close and the market exhibited
decidedly upward tendency. Money remains very easy
and some disposition shown 10 pay or per cent
loans, with the expectation Of replacing them tomor
row at6.
At the ten o'clock open board New York Central cold
at l05k 105x; Erie, 5sx (a a): Reading. lolH
Michigan Southern. TAX s75; Cleveland and Pittsburg
7Sk y; Rock Island 81; Northwestern, ss,s y; do
preferred c4K Fort Wayne, 96k Ak; Pacific Mai.
124k.
Sales a the rst regular board exhibited general i'm
provement In prceS New York Central closed higher
than at the time yesterday. Erie y, Reading 4.
Michigan Southern 4, Rock Island u, Fort Wayne y,
Ohio and Mississippi certificates ~ Pacific Mail u. Cam
ton K Cleveland ana Pittsburg was lower. North
western y. do preferred x. Western Union Tele-
graph u.
with light transactions New York Central sold 1861
l0o; Erie, 5sk q; Michigan Southern, 75x Cleve-
land and Pttsburg. 7ox X; Rock Island 97% North
western, s5x do preferred, e51; Fort Wayne, 96K;
Mariposa preferred, 22K
Al the halpast two regular board New York Central
closed higher than at the FIRST board, Reading y,
Rock Island Y, North Western preferred y, Ohio and
Mississippi certificates H. Erie u lower Ceye-
land and Pittsburg TX, Fort Wayne X.
AT the quarter past three open board stocks were
lower, but steady. Now York Central sold at 1861;
Erie. 5sx; Michigan Southern, 75K; Cleveland and
Pittsburg, rs 7sA; Cleveland and Toledo, 1lSX
a. 60l Rock Island, 961s; Northwestern, 35ss do pre-
ferred 651S Fort Wayne, 95T q 96.
n.~k
Central loSs1 LOG; Erie, 5s ~ Reading lols u;
Michigan Southern, 75k y: Cleveland and Pitts
burg. 10 h; Rock Island, 96H * Northwestern,
s5,s Ak; do. preferred IS x; Western Union Tele
graph Al an; Pacific Mail, 124 u; Atlantic Mail,
50 s4 Marposa preferred, 22h y; Ohio and Mssis.
sipp certificates ~ u, with firm undertone to the
market
Governments strong The SubTreasury now
changes ve.twenties for sevenhirtes upon equal
terms with all parties, allowing commission to
brokers Skies Of 1881, coupon quoted at 100 y;
6ve-twenties, 1852, coupon 1925 u; 1854, couron,
107H x; 1855, coupon, 107% 10s new 1865, cou-
pom, l07 4; seven.thirties first SERIES 1oS ri sec
ond series, 1861 4; third series, 1857 u; ton
fortios, coupon, 97z a9S.
Gold was lower and plentiful for delivery, the
borrowing ranging from 1872 per cent to Free The
opening price was 134N, followed by steady decline
throughout the day. and closing four o'clock at 134K
The foreign exchange market closed duh and droop-
ing. Bankers bills on England at sixty days wero
quoted the close at 10SA 109; at three days. lOss
a 109K; commercial bills, 107K 1857; francs, at
sixty days. 6.17K a623X; at three days, 5.13x
SIS.
The failure of Broad street house. principally desing
in government securities, is reported, with liabilities
amounting to 81, ,0000O0
It is stated that effort is being made to establish
Exchange in this city for the purpose OF dealing in sov
ernment securities exclusively
The importations Of dry goods at this port for tho
week ending March q compare follows with hose
of the preceding week.