The New York herald., 1867-04-10
FINANCIAL AND MMERcIAL.
TunpAy, Arril s--oP. y.

TUESDAY, April s-oPM
me stock market has shown slight improvement 10
~, owing 10 tho gradual restoration Of ease,
- " ssne degree 70 the Of the foreign advicea
9Dssulaon q, however, Al ssandstiiL and the prin-
spal purchases are 10 cover short'' The
yrssahtity n that the bun specula,on will make no
sssng enort the tide them favor until they
bssome assured OF an abundant supply Of money and
whIle Che market lacks leadership il Is difficult TO
nna men bold enough TO take the nrst step
Aeans were made freely a. seven per cent
4 = stock houses in good credit but the banks show
canton regards margins coateal and there
u NO ssperahundance OF capital offering AT the same
steady drain Of currency from the interior towards
AA going forward although the whole amount
sf currency withdrawn by the country national banks
saa hardly be expected TO return at once The public
apathy with regard to stocks Is however more conducive
70 the prevailing depression than The condition of the
nonsy Market this the heavy losses
appointments which operators for suffered
1arng the last months In order TO show that Rst
lenders seek security than high rates OF
tsrcst IL is only necessary 70 mention that money is
lsaned In Instances the leading dealers in gov
spnment securities six per cont in preferences
poying AZ the legal the ordinary way. There
0edente demand fsr discounts, and the best grade
= commercial paper passes ~ as per cent, bui in
sarisr grades continue out Of favor vt The hanks
ssvhat Erner than the Of business last even
ss. Nev York Central sold q. iooa = N; Hudson, lss
= 81 Michigan Southern. 10; Erie s6,s; Cleveland
Pittsburg, II y 72a4 Rock Island $50 Y Nssth-
. western, 3s4 's-do preferred, Sl9s; Fort Wayne,
ssIx
Al the first regular board the market generally,
steady, although in somo instances prices declined =
y per cent Pacific Mail was firm aud sold up 10 1873
New York Central closed q lower than a, the
Yesterday, Erie Is, Reading a. Michigan Southern u,
AlnoH Central Il, Cleveland and Pttsburg Ia Rock
finland x, Northwestern ss-do preferred ~, Fort
Wayne ~ Ohio and Mississippi certificates i, Qucksil-
yer ~, Western Union Telegraph IN Pacific Mail
Dhigher Government securities duh and barely
eaay. Coupon skies of 1851 declined Il, Gvetwenties
Of 1852 ", issue of 1864 y. Missouri skies I.
AweE
At the one O'Clock open the mark ed
!. fractional Improvement New York Contra, sold at
l0O1 Erie, 555s; Hudson, 1886; Reading, 1908 70;
Michigan Southern, 10 7o,s Cleveland Pttsours
t729s Rock Island, So; Northwestern, ss,s do pre-.
:Sered, CHS u; For, Wayne, elx.
: At the half-past two regular board Western Union
Telegraph declined to 49, but railway shares were
.she whole steady. New York Central closed 4 higher
shan the first regular board Beading ~ Illinois Cen.
Nal u, Pacific Mail "a Canton x. Cleveland and Pitts
ssrg y lower, Rock Island s, Fort Wayne a. Ohio
ssd Mississippi certificates x, Quicksilver n, Western
umcn Telegraph "a. Government securities were un
faaered Missouri skies declined 4.
Al the open board at halfpast three the market
hsactlve but steady New York Central sold
Neoh Ere 50,a Hudson, 1856; Reading, 100% Aichi
isan Southern, 69k %. 81; Rock Island. s7ss; North
$western, a3-do preferred 6076 H. 81; Fort Wayne
Sa1; Pacific Mail, 121s l2l& Mariposa preferred, II
Subsequently the market became rather heavy, al
sASsgh there marked pressure TO sell, and st
half-pas I'VE the following quotations cuncnt:-
New York Central 9Sat 100; Erie. So =. Reading
Ho0k; Michigan Sonhern 30 Is; Cleveland aud Pitts
Asrg, II ~; Rock Island, s7,s X; Northwestern,
sex A-So preferred, 6ols H; Fort wavne. ao1s a
~, Paclhc Mail III; Marposa PREFERRED aos 81;
ohio and Mississippi certificates. 23k a. Government
ssssyes dull and quoted thus at the cosa Of bus
'ssx!-ksslsssred, 1ss1 iesN z 5o9.; coupon, 1884,
t1esys 1ooh; $50 registered, ls62 l6SH wi k2Q
coupon, 1894 l07s. 1074 $40 coupon, 1855, 1919
1se; $40 coupon January and July, lO71s X lo-40
registered, e7X as; August s-3o. l0e 1864 June
$50, 1855 y; July 7.3o, 1885 ~
The extreme range OF the market for the leading spec
Native stocks in 1895 and 1866 Is TINS shown