The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-25

At the commencement Of business the railway
share market WAS unsettled and Erie sold at Az,
but 1t soon became nrmer, and at the early session
of the open board there were large transactions in
Erie, which advanced on the call to so and subse-
quently TO 5OZ, while New York Central sold at 12i.
At The first regular board the volume OF business
was light, and on the call New York Central closed
u lower than at the same time on Saturday, Cleve-
land and Toledo "a, Ohio and Mississippi "a Tennes-
see skies lex coupon y and new issue q, while
Erie was ~ higher. Government securities were
duh and fraction lower. At the open board at one
O'Clock Eric relapsed TO ASK and New York Central
to 1879, and subsequently Erie declined to 4s1i. At
the second regular board prices were without ma.
teria change and on the call New York Central
closed - lower than at the first regular board Erie
y and Tennessee skies new issue) ~ while Pacific
Mall was u higher. Government securities were
heavy at decline Of q a 4. at the open board at
halfpast three there O very limited business
transacted, and Erie sold at 4s%, New York Central
at 1921 and Northwestern preferred at so.. Sub
sequently the market although dull, became nrmer
and ct the close at six O'Clock the quota
tions were as subjoined:--New York Central, 124 q
lax; Erie 49t< 49,s; Reading. 20 a eots; Michigan
Southern, SIX SO; Cleveland and Pittsburg, So.
s5ss; Cleveland and Toledo, es7s 90; Rock Island,
9sts q 9sx; Northwestern, 500 81: do. preferred,
so,s sOsl; Fort Wayne, 1891 1885,; Ohio and
Mississippi, 2ss 2s1s; Pacific Mail, 1o0ss 1907.
The market for government securities developed
renewed weakness this morning and prices gradu-
ally yielded until late In the afternoon. The princl-
pal dealers appear indsposed to buy In the absence
Of any considerable demand from the public, and
hence the tendency OF prices is the reverse OF en-.
couragng to the bulls The apprehended agitation
OF the financial question during the Presiden-
tial campaign IL at the same time not
without depressing influences. The follow
ing quotations were current at the close at five
acknowledgement, 1881, 112K 113: coupon
1881, 113 a 113k; nve-twenties, registered, 1862
los o 1857; nve-twenties, coupon, 1862 1922 q
Ils; do, coupon, 1864, 1851 1883; do, coupon
1886, 1loH 11oss; do, coupon, 1856, January and
July, 107k 1917; do, coupon 1867, 10sI q 1857:
do, coupon 1885, 1o7k 1913; tenfortles register
ed, 1903 q 1887; do, coupon, 1857 1881: septem-
Der compounds, 1865, 49,; october do, lis.
The foreign exchange market was duh and with
out any change Of tone. At the close bankers bills
on England at sixty days were quoted at 1921 a
1885,; at three days, 1922 1O9l; commercial bills
1881 100; bankers bills Paris at sixty days 6.lsl
5.164.
IL appears that between the 18th OF September,
1864, and some time in 1867 thief employed in the
Treasury Department distracted from packages OF
circulating notes sent 10 the national banks in all
$l1,5oo. the notes requiring nothing but the sigma
lures OF the bank officers TO make them perfect.
Most Of these were OF the denomination Of five
dollars, but in the Of the First National Bank Of
Jersey City they were fiftes and hundreds to the
amount OF $4,000. These thefts were thus referred
to in the last annual report Of the Comptroller Of the
Currency
In the summer OF 1864 IL was ascertained that
packages OF notes forwarded 10 certain Western
banks were each found TO he short OF the required
amount 10y one impression "a sheet containing four
notes.. This happened at intervals for several
months Then Tor nearly year no losses occurred.
But In the fall OF 1865 impressions began TO he
missed from the packages Of notes In the counting
room of the Office: and In December q package con-
tainng 81, 600 In ity and hundred dollar notes
Of the National City Bank OF Lynn Mass, missed
From this tune there was cessation ia the thefs
until about the Lat Of MAY last when package
! coatalping 3t2oN N efua and hundreds