The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-01

Srculation..... ....... ~ lg593s .si,so3, .iu
Y'eposits. .....-....... lS6D55 s4l isl,aiS, d.
Legal tenders ......... 567l1,434 5I,5oo,94s
At the ten O'Clock open board the stock market
was strong, and New York Contra. sold at 1877 n
a2rk; Erie. AN; Hudson River, 1874; Reading,
p9% a s9h; Michigan southern S6ss s6A; Cleve-
land and Pittsburg ss5S a ss}s; Cleveland and
Toledo, 1903; Rock Island, 1o6& Northwestern, e1&;
preferred, o2k 4 925S; Fort Wayne, r13is 1888;
ohio and Mississippi, 51i 315s; Pacific Mail, 1868
q Is7K; Canton, 4o14; Western Union Telegraph.
1855; Mariposa preferred, 20 231z; Wells Fargo
Co.'s Express, 20; Tennessee SKIES IL AT the first
regular board the market began to droop under sales
10 realize by the bun cliques. and on the call
New York Central closed 1H higher than al the same
fine yesterday, Eric u, Hudson River q, Reading
g. Michigan Southern &, Cleveland and Plttsburg /,
cleveland and Toledo ~ Northwestern q, preferred
b. Fort Wayne Is, Milwaukee and st. Paul 2s, pre-
kerred 2, Ohio and Mississippi q, Quicksilver Il,
western Union Telegraph u, Mariposa preferred Ia,
Tennessee skies, ex coupon, Ia new issue z, North
Carolina skies "a and Missouri skies y. Gov
ernment securities were strong at an advance OF y
a per cent. At the open board at one O'Clock
prices were generally fraction lower while the vol
ume OF business light and on the call New York
Central sold at l2oxa 12o7s; Eric, 4l Reading, so,.;
Michigan Southern, se,.; Cleveland and Pittsburg,
ssk esH; Cleveland and Toledo, 1925 1903; Rock
Island log 10eK Northwestern, 81 Il; preferred
o2,x 92S; Fort Wayne 1131S 113sf: Ohio and Mis-
Sissppi, 3oys 31h; wabash $50 ca; western Union
Telegraph, e67s; MERCHANTS Union Express, 21sS;
Adams Express, 50 Mariposa preferred, 227s: Ten
nessee sxes new issue, rs. q ". There was
no later session OF either tho regular or
che open board, but business was continued
IN the lower hall and afterwards on
Che street until half-past five when the market
closed very weak and demorazed at an average
point OF the day. Erie and New York Central being
particularly dropping Ihc closing quotations as
subionod:-Pacldc Mail, 1915 a rs; Western Union,
36sS sssl; New York Central, I254 1855. Erie 40
a a0K Reading, 9s9f 95sS; Michigan Southern. s5i.
as5l,; Ptttsburg sTil SIX: Rock Island. 1885, q
1861; Northwestern, e0i1 9ol; do. preferred, VI
sIls; Fort Wayne, 1l3 llSIa; Mariposa preferred,
22s2zX.
Government securities, after being very steady up
TO two O'Clock reacted downward, and nj tho close
Tho market was weak at tho subjoined prices:-Reg-
istcred, 1884, III; coupon, 1873; 52os. registered
Ioex; 5-so's. coupon 1869, 1872; do. 1864, iI2;
do. 1885, liz; do. new, 1866, 1loa.: do
1907, 1908 I1oA; do. 1865, li1tS; 1o.4Os. regis
sered to4t4; do, coupon, 1907. The circular Of o
leading private banking house thus refers to the
days business:-
saturday being proverbially an "easy money DAY, -
parties delayed providing funds unti late with hopes
fhOL " tic u'lNtuVtu tntN Nbuu DC nOIc 10 get
what they wanted reduced rates. This putting or
OF Che EVIL hour was so general that gave the mar
ket an appearance Uf great ease, ana this tax with
xhe loosening OF money yesterday was construed
into q positive break In the money pressure. ON tho
strength OF this bonds opened firm, and gaining
strength sod vt tile 1915 call nj an advance OF over
the opening and Il over yesterdays clos ng rates.
a. the day advanced however and three O'Clock ap-
preached, money was not rs easy as was generally
supposed. and the anxiety thus entailed upon pro-
crpsiinaon rave the appearance OF great scarcity
as nj apv time for thepaat week. Last evening 6is
were sold at ll0, closing at That bid Before board
-Ioaed this morning there was considerable inquiry
Tor iii issues and at call 6is advanced to Ill and
atJq.fb call we're 1ltS 1l1H. After the call they
gradually settled. The other Issues sympathized
with '65iH
The daly range Of the gold market during the