The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-21

The investment demand for government securities
continues moderate SCALE and there IL some in
,quy for the Avewenties abroad for shipment
on speculative account The market for all the gold
bearing bonds ID very strong partly in sympathy with
the steadiness Of gold the recent advance and the
tendency Of prices is towards higher range At the
close the quotations subjoIned Registered.
1881, lilo llo4: coupon, 1881, ITO 1l0A:
S2o's registered, 1862, 1l01 1l0h 6.20's. coupon,
1862, 1l0H 1l0k; do. 1854, 1o7x 1o7H; do,
1885, 1887 10SK; do, 1865 January and July 1861
100; d. 1867 100 1867; 1o-40's, registered,
1929 q 1908; l0-4o's, COUPON, 1927 a 1903; June
1905 1857 100; July Z 3O's, 1867 108; May COM
pounds 1884, 11771 ll74S; August do, 116%
llex September do, ll6H ll63s October do. 115X
a 116
At the commencement OF business the stock market
vas steady and dull tho clio ing prices Of Saturday;
but at the early session of the open board there
increased activity especially Cleveland and Pitts
burg, which sold 0556, while Erie firm at TAX.
At the first regular board the market was dull, but
frmer. and New York Central advanced to 1245s and
Erie to 10. Pacific Mail although Inactive advanced to
110x. There . sale OF Harlem ct lbs and Of Hud.
River no. both prices being too high by half.
New York Central closed y higher than at the
time ON Saturday, Reading Il, Michigan Central II,
Cleveland and Pttsbnrg 4. Rock Island u, Fort Wayne
IS, Milwaukee and St Paul n. Pacific Mail "a. Atlantic
3
western preferred Y lower. Quicksilver X. Gov.
eminent securities strong. SKIES Of 1881 closed
higher coupon nvetwenties Of 1862 x, issue Of 1864
u, coupon ten-torties r. TIE State stocks were
dull and steady, and Tennessee nxes. new, 3D.
vanced u. The express shares were also dull
and steady. At the open board At one o'clock
the market was without material change but il
subsequently became very strong second reg
ular board prices actively in the ASCENDANT New
York Central selling up 70 1894 and Erie 75x; New
York Central closed u higher than at the nrst regular
board, Eric ", Reading ~ Michigan Central u, Cleve-
Isud and Toledo q. Rock Island u Northwestern pro-
ferred y, Fort Wayne X, Milwaukee md st. Paul y.
do preferred " Western Uuion Telegraph y. Pacific
Mail X lower, Quicksilver =. Government securi-
Ties dull but strong. Coupon dvetwentes Of 1895
new ssue) closed Is higher, ssuo OF 1857 H.
Attne open board at half past three the market
steady and active and sold at 75ss 75 New York
Central 1867 l2s,4, Michigan Southern s74 SIX,
and Northwestern Ga. Afterwards tners was slight
downward reaction, but there was good deal Of
animation in the dealings, and the passing signs arc
favorable bull speculation, which will carry
prices considerably higher before long, Al present
OF the bears hsmmenng the market and some Of
shs bulls trying hold it check, while they
Buying stock such market Is liable TO
rapidly upward at any AT the close at half
post Ave Arm the suboinod quotations, espe-
cially for Ere:-New York Central. 1881; Erie, 7511
75A; Reading o3x o3z: Michigan southern, s7ss
SIX; Cleveland and Prsburg, o5 95k; Rock Island,
ok o7k Fort wavne, lol 1917; Northwestern,
81 8ik; do preferred. 727s 70; Pacific Mail 1855
I0Sz; Western Union Telegraph, S75s IS; Ohio and
Mississippi certificates s11s 31; Canton, 57t4 57s;
Quicksilver 35js 35N
The foreign exchange market was dun, and although
tho leading drawers asked o9 for sixty days sterling,
Lsrr
and at sixty days. quoted the close at 1925 at
three days. 1lox commercial bills, 1851 l09k. Bills
Paris, at sixty days, 5.l6k l3Z; at three days.
613h q 5.117.. On Beriin-Bankers, 71ss q 70;
commercial, TX ny On Brenen-Bankers', 7s,s a
7sH; commercial, IS a7s,s. On Franktort-Bankers,
xox al; commercial, 40i1 a4oH. On Amsterdam
Bankers, 4oal Al; commercial 4o< a 4ox. On Ham,
burg-Bankers, 50 3d4; commercial, 35k SO. On
Antwerp bankers. 61sil 5l41I; commercial, 51sa1
a6ITk
The business transactions at tho subTreasuy in this
city to-day werc rs licws:-
Receipts 81 ITO 100 Total payments. 81 49S 731
For customs.. 8sOOo0 Balance.... 100 AIS, SIS
For gold notes.. S4SvO0