The New York herald., 1868-03-31

There was fair investment and speculative de.
mand for government securities during the early
part OF the day. and quotations fraction higher
Than at the close Saturday, but in the afternoon
the market lost lis buoyancy and became dull With
the return Of a moderate degree OF monetary ease
these securities viii undoubtedly experience sharp
reaction from the present depression, and already
capital is being withdrawn from the railway share
market, at present full OF reacherous pitfalls for
employment in them AT the close the market was
steady a. the subjoned quotations:-Regstered, 1884,
i'll NIX; coupon, 1851, l1lA lll1s; 52os regis
tered, 1862, 1904 lOT4; 5-2os, coupon, 1862 1906.
g9',; DO, 1904 1919 los; do 1855, 1osH a losk;
do 1865, January and July. 1861 a 1861 dc, 1867,
". 105a; lo4os registered, loOn lo0al; lO-4os,
coupon, loo'E lol; June, 1905, 1864 1oe July,
s.5os, 1854 100: May compounds 1854, lis; August
do. III; September do, ll6,s; October do, 1le.
AZ the commencement OF business the stock market
was hrm and a. the early session OF the open board
Erie sold a 727S 72i and New York Central al l23
Al the first regular board Erie and New York Central
were active and strong, but the rest OF the railway
shares neglected. New York Central closed
13s higher than at the same time on Saturday Erie
2, Cleveland and Toledo !, Rock Island TX, North.
western preferred Z, Fort Wayne r. Toledo and
Wabash l5s Milwaukee and 81. Paul x, preferred
IL Ohio and Mississippi a. Pacific Mail Y, Atlantic
MAJ :, Canton Company X and Western Union Tele-
graph "a while Reading was y lower and Cleveland
ana Pittsburg a. North Carolina skies advanced
per cent issue IL. Government secu.
rites were firm but quiet. After the call Erie al.
sanced suddenly 10 75i4 and New York Central
to i2it mainly N consequence OF the bears in those
stocks taking right al their rmness and rushing In
~ cover their "shorts.n Al the open board al one
O'Clock Eric sold t749s and New York Central at 1884
The only weak stock was Pacific Mail, which declined
Ia ~ hp guptar
continued strong for railway shares, and New York
Central closed ~ higher than at Tie first regular
board Erie -, Cleveland and Pittsbnrg l. North.
western preferred I, Fort Wayne - Toledo and
Wabash and Western Union Telegraph 4, while Ohio
and Mississippi was = lower and Pacific Mail IA
Government securities du and an eighth
lower In some instances. At the open board al half
pasl three the market duh but steady and Ere
SOLD AZ 74st 7a7s; Rock Island, 9si4; Michigan
southern, 500; New York Central, 1884, and Pacific
Mail 1884, subsequently the market reacted down.
ward, and Erie sold AZ 735s and al the close, at
O'Clock, the following quotations were current the
speculative feeling being at the time unsettled New
York Central, 1925 l22s6; Erie. 73,S "a: Reading
s9si a 30; Rock island pax 90; Northwestern pre-.
ierred, 75h q 56ss; Pacific da,. IOs; For, wayne
1925 1924.
The foreign exchange market was Grm, al an adj
vance OF about eighth in the rates FOR s,er..ng
owing to diminished supply OF cotton and produce
bills aud moderate inquiry rom importers
Bankers bills on England at sixty days were quoted
ri 1905 lOs <: II three days, ITO llo3s; ccmmer
cial bills az sixty days, 1Oe looii
t'onsols and American securities were quoted thus
~ London to.dlr and on The previous dates men.
toned
Ha,eh ~. M0,Th %. March 30
consols. % ASS ~ asSs aS as31
Efyr.tweDlips... IL ~ af2sb ~ "a
Illinois Central. ssA VIVA SStsa-
lTie........4.... I1A a. 4ys6 "a 4eA -
The business transactions at The sub.Treasury IN
tbls city to-day we're rs follows
To,a receipts. 81, $4,000 Joial payms. s2seisGl
or custuul8.... 5s3,U00 Balance I0i ,0sG 40
~ gold notes.. 3pi,Om
SlniDg shares eoniiDEe dur, and az he Drst boara