The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-26

mand the counters Of the leading dealers and the
market strong throughout the day and particu-
larry at the close, when the following quotations were
current Registered, 1881, Ill 1l1.; coupon, 1884,
Ill = nix; 5.20s, registered, 1862, 1917 a 1917;
S-2o's, coupon, 1862 no7s Ill; do, 1864, 1851
1857; do 1865, 1925 1895 do, 1865, January and
July. 1o7h 107a1; DO, 1867, 1917. l07st; lo-4os
cgistered, 1881 a l0s; 104of, coupon 1887. l04;
June 1905, 1878 1878; July 1905 1915 Io74;
May compounds 1854, ll7ss l17ss; August d. Ilo1s
ll8S; September do, llG il6i4; October do, l15Z
a116
The stock market was strong at the commencement
Of business and at the early OF the open beard
there excited demand Tor all the io4ding railway
shares at advancing prices New York Central sold at
1921. Eric at a. and Reading, which tho ransac-
tons unusually large at sC At the first regular
board the market continued strong but there no
material change prices Ere held trembling in
the balance by Mr. Drew sni hts colleagues and tho
sales we're at IS 49,. New York Central closed q
lower than ut the time yesterday, Pacific Mail x,
Reading was higher, Northwestern preferred q, At
iantic Mail u. Government securities strong
kxes OF 1881 closed = higher Coupon 6Ve.twenties OF
1895 issue, Il, issue Of 1867 ", coupon ten
forties 4, soven-thirties second SERIES u. After the
cali Erie declined 10 a. a. but at the open board
st ono o'clock prices we're again in the ascendant,
aud the volume OF business large. Al the second
regular board the marke, strong and excited and
Erie advanced TO 55ss. New York Central closed &
higher than at the FIRST regular board Erie a. Hudson
River u, Cleveland and Toledo IL Rock Island q,
Northwestern preferred 4. Read ing was 2'S lower
Al the open board at halfpss three there great
excitement In Erie ales H. 200 shsres. which sold up
TeS. Reading sold a, sss, Michigan Southern
e99.; Cleveland aud Ptsourg, so< . e6;s; Cleveland
aud Toledo. l13ys; Rock Island eSS; Northwestern,
cox do. preferred IS a75i. Subsequently Erie sold
ut T6n rex, aud the excitement in the stock
diminished but the advance succeeded by a slight
reaction, and at the close al six O'Clock the quotations.
subjoined the market being then strong IN ew
York Central, 1872 1872; Eric, 75lf 75A; Read
Ting 96s 96k; Michigan southern, s9ss ssS; Ceve-
land and Pttsburg, o6x ao7; Rock Island esS $50
Fort Wayne, 1914 1os3z; Northwestern, cos a 81 /;
do preferred 7i5s .j; Pacific Mail, 1lo4 ILL., West
srn Union Telegraph, IS $50; Ohio and Mississippi
certificates 33t4 a 49,.
The foreign exchange market was inactive but firm,
on the basis Of about 1oe1 FOR primo bankers sterling
Nt sixty daya Bankers bills England sixty days
were quoted at 1oek 1907. at three days ITO no
commercial bills, I0s3s loex Bills on Paris at sixty
days, 5.16x 515: al three days. 6ls a5I3A. On
Dsriin--Bankers', Tlsx ~; commercial, T1ss aTiy
On Bremcn--Bankcrs, 70 a 7eh; commercial, 7sIs .
sssl. On Frankfort--Bapkors, 4o5s Al; commercial
log. a 4ok. On Amsterdam Bankers, Al a Az; COM
fnercia 4o4 lok. on HamburF-Bsukers', se a se1S
commercial, sss ssJs. On Antwerp -Banksrs', 5lss
a5.16E; commercial, $50 ab.l7h.
Tho transactions for tho week at the Cusiom House
and Sub Treasury this city have been as follows