The New York herald., 1867-04-28

The railway share market c0ntanuos 10 improve, Out
In the absence OF any accession Of outside support
steady any considerable extent cannot at present
be expected Tho bulls are weak in capital, although
they have The advantages Of low prices and large
"short" interest on their side. Money too, remains
extremely easy, the general rate beng six per cent with
exceptions at Eve and seven, and In some instances
balances loaned government 1t four There is
moderate business doing in the discount lne and first
class commercial paper Is in request at OK TX per
cent II 10 estimated that the statement OF the
caed banks for the week will show increase of about
s. legal tender notes and the in deposits
and decrease Of less than . quarter Of million in
specie.
At the first open board yesterday shares were nrm
New York Central sold at 9SH Ak; Erie, 59L ~;
Reading, 102X 103 Michigan Southern, 67X x:
Cleveland and Pittsburg, II 7lh; Rock Island SsK
Ak; Northwestern, 3sx do. preferred, s9H X;
Fort Wayne, 93A; Milwaukee and st. Paal preferred,
66K.
At the Hrst regular board the market continued frm
with well distributed business in all the leading rail-
way shares New York Central closed 4 higher than
at the same time yesterday; Erie TX, Reading 1R; |;
Michigan Southern IL. Cleveland and Pittsburg TX,
Rock Island 1. Northwestern J. do. preferred, u, Fort
Wayne u, Pacific Mail TX, Quicksilver X, Western
Union Telegraph X, Milwaukee and St Paul prefer
red ~
1881 advanced u, fve-twenties Of 1892 y; issue Of
1885, x. Tennessee Sizes OF the issue, declined
". Missouri skies advanced "
At the open board at one O'Clock tho market was
steady. New York Central sold at 98H; Ere, 59k u
Reading 108x ~ Michigan Southern, 6zx; Cleveland
and Pittsburg, 7lA y; Cleveland and Toledo, ll3H
Rock Island, ss1 North Western 33k; do preferred,
5ex; Fort Wayne, osx Milwaukee and 81. Paul pre-
fsrred. 80; Atlantic Mail, s9 Pacific MAIL 12s%; West
erA Union Telegraph, 3sX 20 During the rest Of the
afternoon there was good demand for the speculative
railway shares and at quarter six O'Clock the follow.
ing quotations current: New York Central. 9sx
y; Erie, sox a. e; Reading, 1o3,s n; Michigan
Southern ess< X; Cleveland and Pittsburg, zl sS
Rock Island, ssx x; Fort Wayne, cay x; North
Western. 343S q "; do. preferred, 5ezs 60; Pacific
Mail 127H 12sk: Atlantic Mail, s0h y; Western
Union Telegraph 3eH 40 Ohio and Mississippi Certn-
Gates, 23I "a
Government Securities firm at the close OF bust.
moss ss the following quotations Registered 1884,
I09ls u; coupon, 1881, 1925 Y; $50 registered,
1862, los l06x; $50 coupon 1854, 1857 q 109
$40 coupon. 1894, 100 y; $40 coupon, January
and July. 1o7,S x; 1910 registered, ssk a u;
10 40 coupon, 9sx a. q; August, Z3o, 1861 4; june
73o, 1855 a X; July, L3o. 1osxaX.
The foreign Exchange Market steady at fractional
decline and bankers bills England sixty days were
quoted a. 100k 81 at three days, 1l0k u; CONNER
cal bills, 10Sh 1OSz; francs sixty days. $50 515
at three days SIS 10; bills on Berlin 72 v; ON
Bremen, 7s,s 79L ON Frankfort Al a41k; on Amster
dam. 407S . Ak; on Hamburg, 80 361s on Antwerp,
622k ab.1SZ.
American securities and consos were quoted thus In
London on the dates mentioned -