The New York herald., 1868-04-19

and steady during the remainder of the day at
fractional advance upon yesterdays prices. There
was moderately active investment demand, but the
speculative transactions were limited. The Sub
Treasury was not buyer of fseven-thirty notes. owing
to its bid being only LOG, q q below the current
price At the close the quotations were follows-
Registered, 1881, 112A 1i21s; coupon, 1881,
1l21< 112H; 5-20s, registered, 1862, 104
lo41S; 5-2o's, coupon 1852, Ill a 1114; do, 1864,
1904 109H; do, 1856, 109A 1O92s; d6, 1856,
January and July 1O7& los; do, 1857, los o
1885,; 1o-4o's, registered 1919 a 1O2; 1O-4O's,
coupon, 1915 1925; June 1905 1865 1O6s; July
7ao's, 1868 1o67S; May compounds, 1854, 11ss; Au
gust Do, n7 September do, IL; October do, 1leh.
Al the commencement of business the stock market
was weak and Erie sold down to 662s and New York
Central to III but at the early session Of the open
board there was sharp rally, owing mainly to the
bears becoming frightened and rushing in to cover
their contracts while the bull cliques avaied them
selves Of this opportunity to bid prices up them
and sell portion Of their stock. New York Central
sold at 1929 1925; Erie, 671S a 67H; Fort
Wayne, 1o2, and Rock Island, SO s9A.
At the first regular board the rally made
further progress, and New York Central closed 3X
higher than at the same time yesterday, Erie 17s,
Hudson River 21s, Reading !, Michigan Southern 8,
Cleveland and Pittsburg 2Js, Cleveland and Toledo
3l, Rock Island go, Northwestern preferred 2zs.
Fort Wayne Ia, Milwaukee and st. Paul 25s, pre-
Serred 3X Ohio and Mississippi q, Pacific Mail SIS,
Quicksilver 2X, and Western Union Telegraph 1a6.
Government securities strong at an advance Of
y a a. The State stocks were Il q IL higher.
After the call prices were fraction higher; but
when it became known that the Erie bill had finally
passed the Senate by vote Of II to II, downward
reaction set n and at the open board at O'Clock
New York Central sold at 1928, Erie 667s, Rock
Island ss1s, Hudson River 1271s and Pacific Mail
p1 91s. There was no second regular board but
at the open board at halfpa three the market
Rock Island 80 o so14; Reading, s71s s71s; Michigan
Southern, s71s Northwestern preferred, 721s 724;
Milwaukee and 81. Paul. 60 6oH; do. preferred, -;
Ohio and Mississippi, 30ls and Pacific Mail, 92 92X.
During the remainder Of the afternoon transactions
were on limited scale, and at the close at half
past five the following quotations were current:-
New York Central, 1131; Erie, 66T OF; Hudson
River, 126ti 12s; Reading, s7I s71s; Michigan
Southern, SIX s7ss; Cleveland and Pttsburg, s6I
sly; Cleveland and Toledo 102 102,s; Rock Island
s9h s94; Northwestern, 81; do. preferred ~ a
72h; Pacific Mail, 917s 92; Western Union Tele-
graph, 36% 81; Fort Wayne, 101 4 1O1 NJ Michigan
Central. ia 49, Illinois Central, 141L 141E; Ohio
and Mississippi, 3OIi 3o1&; Canton Company, 48H a
Ek; Atlantic Mail, 80 81; Cumberland preferred
81 S3; Quicksilver, 27 2s; Mariposa preferred, e,s
q 10; Toledo and Wabash 40.
The foreign exchange market was firm but in
active, and bankers bills England at sixty days
were quoted at 1o97S 1loS; at three days, llo1s
1l0k; commercial bills, 1895 1905.
The daily range OF the gold market during the