The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24
II we extend the comparison TO the samc time In tho
bros previous years 20 ind the folio winx changss

Attic commencement Of business tho stock market
was nrm except for Pacific MAIL which was weak. the
prico declining 1ooK. Al the early session Of the
open board tho market active and there largo
transactions In Fro At TAX . TAX. Pacific Mall wa
pressed for ssio At 10 l0oX. AT tho nnt regular
board there was large and well distributed business
and prices were well sustained except for Northwestern
common and Pacific Mail The Milwaukee and 81.
Paul stocks especially bvoyant aud North western
preferred advanced 10 n. New York Central closed r.
higher than nj the same time ON Saturday, Eric 4.
Reading y, Michigan Southern e. Rock Island y,
Northwestern preferred TX, Fort Wayne e, Milwaukee
and S. Paul az, do preferred az, Canton Y, Western
Union Telegraph ~. Illinois Central was lower,
Northwestern 4. Pacific Mail AZ. Government sseuri
ties were DALI steady. Coupon nvstweatlss Of 1882
closed lower The express shares wsro steady, Wells
Fargo Co. excepted. which declined AZ, s connec-
ton with the Pacific Mail Company having, u 70 sup.
posed, some Influence in weakening the stock.
Al tho opeA board o'clock the market disclosed
q reacts nary tendency, and Ene declined 10 ~ and
Now York Central 10 NIX, while Pacific Mall
further rcceded 70 los. Michigan southcrr was
steady At ssI. AZ tho second regular board
tho market weak, especially for Erie and Michigan
Southern the former declining 10 73 while Pacific Nail
recovered from 1854 to Ito on the call. Now York
Central ecssd 4 lower than At tbs first regular board,
Erie ~. Reading u, Michigan Central y. Michigan
Southern M Ccveianu ana fNtsDurg "a, tock isfsno
u, Northwestern preferred H. Pacific Mall y, Western
Union Telegraph y. Government securities we're dull
Coupon hvs-twentes Of 1861 closed " lower; coupon
ten.fertics were higher The express shares we're
heavy. Adams declined r., Wells, Fargo Ca IN
and United siatss q At tho open board
Al halrpast thres the market was unsettled
and prices experienced . further decline New York
Central sold az I17i4; Erie. s2k Hudson River, l5lH:
Reading. se; Michigan Southern, s4s So; Cleveland
and Pttsburg, SIX SIN; Rock Island, cox: North.
western, $50 5s5; do. preferred, 7D4 To,s; Pacific
Mail 111k q NIX; Western Union Telegraph. 33k.
During the Of The afternoon The market active
and excited but on The whole steady and at tho coss
the following quotations currsnsiNsw York Cen
trail, III NIX; Erie, Tax; Reading, % . ocS;
Hudson RIVER, lsi . ia; Michigan Southern, s5j<
ss,s; Cleveland and Ptsburs, SIX as7k Rock ISLAM,
psx q pex; Fort Wayne. 90 . pex; Northwestern
5ska ssx: do. preferred, 7oK 7ox; racinc Stall,
10ex 1927; western Union Telegraph, ASK 9SH;
Ohio and Mississippi certificates, 2e5s ~; Canton, 20
%; Atlantic Mall 1is NIX; cu1aesAspd. 81 -;
Quicksilver, 90 9ok; Msnpess, 1ss %. preferred
12iz . lax.
There wss . very moderate bssirsm transacted "a
government securities u the couUTsr Of the leading
dsslsn, but the MARKET arm In tone and prices sd
vancsd . fraction IN soms nstsnsss during The sfisr
noon Al tho close the followhs quotations cur.
rsnt:--Rssi stored 1881, 100 . iosk: coupon. 1881,
112x 1laK; 80 rsgiasysA, 1ss7, 1o4 iolk; 80
coupon, 1884 100 iesx; SO coopcs. 1884, 1864 :
i0sx; ~ sspsA VA lssK : lsyks q -. INA