The New York herald., 1867-03-29
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


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THURSDAY, March Csc p NJ
Money is still active, although an easier feeling Is
manifest Call loans range from to per cent with
good demand, but borrowers experience less difficulty
than has been prevalent past day or two There
Is considerable sringency in nearly all tho commercial
centres OF the country but is presumed that the banks
are now strengthened, in order make a favorable
report on the LIST ut that We may anticipate a relief
from that pressure early day With the plethora
of idle capital present existing in this city, which is
80 fully evidenced by the investments daily
being made real estate we'll by fact that the
inland exchange markets all in favor uecessi-
tatng large shipments Of currency order preserve
balances together with the extraordinary cheapness OF
money throughout Europe, close market here would
seem TO be an anomaly. But 1t really exists, and
presume that the sole simply lack OF conf
dence; in what we cannot say. Certainly not in the
government for her bonds strong and steadily appre
cating not in people, for enterprises Of vast
magnitude being developed and carried forward
completion daily. Perhaps the solution in the inevta
be struggle that is taking and take place between
paper and q specie currency.
The stock market is better and somewhat firm in TONE
Erie the Northwestern shares Michigan Southern and
Cleveland and Toledo he latter the OF
dividend stronger and active Now York Central
and Rock Island also improved In Pacific and Allan
tic Mail closed about the rates last evening
Quicksilver and Cumberland lower Governments
strong and State stocks show an improvement.
Al the O'Clock open board Erie sold 5sk Read
ing, 1915 Michigan Southern, .e1l u; Cleveland and
Pttsburg, 7s,s Rock Island s7 Northwestern preferred
64j<; Fort Wayne, 90 (b3l
The market was firm at the first regular board New
York Central closing higher than at the correspond
ing period yesterday, Erie 1, Michigan Southern a.
Cleveland and Toledo 2 Rock Island 4, Northwestern
y. do. preferred u, Fort Wayne a. Pacific Mail q
lower, QUICKSILVER
At the one O'Clock open board New York Central sold
ut l06h; Erie, 5szs; Reading, 101 ID. 81; Michigan
Southern. n . Tx; Cleveland and Pittsburg 1881;
Cleveland and Toledo l2ox 12os Rock Island a7l:;
Northwestern preferred 64yS So; Fort Wayne, e6ss
At the hafpast two regular board there was further
Improvement in prices. New York Central closed 4
higher than the first regular board Erie 81 Michigan
Southern s. Cleveland and Toledo 1yx, Rock Island H.
Western Union Telegraph q.
At the quarter past three open board New York Cen
trail sold at 1861 ID. 81; Erie. 5sA READING 1ols<;
Michigan Southern, 81; Cleveland and Toledo. 1872 Rock
Island 97ss; Northwestern preferred 64Z Pacific MAIL
129; Quicksilver, 81
At halfpas the market was steady at the follow
ing quotaons:-New York Central, 1861 4; Erie,
Ss% Il; Reading, 1o1X e; Michigan Southern. 7s7s
q ~: Rock Island, 97i4 a "; Fort Wayne 96; North
western, IS III do. preferred, e4al x; Pacific
Mail 100; Atlantic Mail IS; Western Union Telegraph
AK u; Ohio and Mississippi certificates, %; Mari
posa preferred, %
Government securities 6rm. The bonds OF
1865 most In favor. This evenings quotations are
follows:-sxcs Of 1881, coupon, '10sst q; fve-
twentes, 1862 1o91s u; 1864, 1878 III 1885, 1879
a y; new 1865. 1915 Il; tenfortics, 97s q.
Registered bonds are u n lower sevcnthrties first
series. 1o6 y; second 1857 x; third, lo5as s.
Mining stocks dull Alameda Silver closed &C.
higher than at the corresponding time Yesterday selling
at So IS; Corydon 20c., selling at "a TO- Quartz Hill
was 3Sc lower, selling at SO 40 Consolidated Gregory
Gold 50c selling At $40 TO- At the second board Quartz
Hil closed 1oc. lower tho first board selling at
90 90 Consolidated Gregory Gold 10c. higher SELL
Ing SO 20; Columbian Gold Silver Sc selling at
% Is.
Gold is steady. The opening price l34,4 which
the lowest rate reached during the day The closing
pr1ce l34h, which the highest figure obtained.
borrowing rates La, 3e4, l-64 to fiat.
The foreiau exchange market very drm and
considerable amount Of business transacted.
BAnkses' bills England sixty days. quoted at
loox three days, 109H 10S% commercial bills, los
. losyS; francs, sixty days. Sis 52lh; three days.
SIX a5.17K
Tue receipts customs and the receipts payments
and balances the Sub Treasury in this city for the
week have follows