The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-04


There good investment demand for government
afternoon call the board the tendency prices
wa upward Subsequently the market was firm but
dull, and instances the quotations bid
Traction lower although the highest prices OF the day
were asked. namely Registered, 1884, 1l1x NY;
noupon, 1891 Xix 111%; 5-2os, registered. 1852
iosk los1.; 5-2os coupon, 1862 111k nix; do. !,
nso&, 1oek 1o9h; do, 1886, ITO llo4; do, 1885
January and July, los los6; do, 1867. los 1857 ;
aoAos registered, 10l l01A; 10 40s coupon. 104x
1oa,< June 1905, 1917: 1887; July do, 1914 a
1osH; May compounds 1894 I17ss u78; August
do, ic'. li6s: September do, 1l6 ll6A; October
do, 1i5k i16.
Al tho commencement OF business the stock market
was strong and nj the early session OF the open board
pricas higher than at tbs close Saturday Erie
having sold a, 74Ha 7as. Michigan Southern at 80
9SE and Rock Island at 1o2Z 103 with considerable
nctvy In those stocks but very little In The rest OF the
galway iat A. the FIRST regular board the speculative
feeling quiet and the volume OF transactions rather
Hight Erie declined tho second call to 74%, and
New York Central TO 1914. whils Michigan Southern
advanced TO 90R New York Central closed < lower
aban al the timo Saturday, Erie y. Reading
AZ, Cleveland and Toledo l, Fort Wayne Pacific Mail
III. Michigan Southern IL higher Government
securities strong. Coupon hve-twsntes or 1862
a. "a.
issue OF ls65 4, coupon teu-forties n, thrtiss
second ssres X Tennessee skies, new. and Missouri
SKIES advanced n. After the call New YORK
Central was hammered. and sales were made
~ io~ ~ 126x; but Erie remained steady under
an active demand At TAX supposed to como from the
speculative director and those cooperating With him.
and In not improbable that Central sold down for
Shs purpose Of buying Eric without advancing its price
A. the open board O'Clock the market was nrmer
In tone. and New York Central recovered to 1914 and
Erie 70 7tK, while Rock Island advanced TO lo2k and
Michigan southern to oox Az the second regular board
she market was strong aud moderately active and
Michigan Southern advanced TO ok, but Rock Island
reacted TO 1917 against 1osx at time early in the
day Among the miscellaneous shares New York Guano
sod a IL IL. The stock Of this company rs-
presents . guano island. said to be Of great
vaius. In the Caribbean Sea, and 10 Is claimed
Dy the stockholders that important facts In
sslation 10 II have boon withheld from them by the
managers for long mo past In order that tho latter
might secure tho stock n low price New York Cen.
ka closed higher than at the FIRST regular board Eric
~ Michigan Central TX, Michigan Southern TX. Rock
xsland was y lower, Atlantic Mail IL. Govcrnm ens
securities dull Coupon nvetwentIes OF 1854
siosed lowcr issue OF 1885 X, coupon enrories
e. Express shares were inactive and Y Y per cent
lower A, tho open board At hapas three Rock Island
experienced further decline to 10oX, While Michigan
Southern advanced TO s2%. Erie was steady At 7SE,
and New York Central at 12sx. During tho remainder
OF the afternoon there material change In the
temper OF the matke and a. The Close at quarter to
sr o'clock, very steady feeling prevailed, and the
following quotations were current;-Nsw York Coural
NIX la75s; Erie, AKA 7AS; Reading, a.. PAX;
Michigan Southern, e1x ELK; Cleveland and Pitts
burg e1ka 97h; Rock Island, 1905 1908; Fort
wayne, 1ot,4 . 1olk; Northwestern, 1914 60; do.
.prssrrsd, f3s 1871 Pacific Mail lloh 110H; Ohio
and Mississippi certificates, 32x AK.
Tho foreign exchange market was nrn but dull on
ths basis Of 1924 for prime banksrs sterling At sixty
Gays although OF the leading drawers asked ITO.
Cotton ssd produce bills continue scarce and the de-
masd from importers s light Bankers bill on Eng.
land, a. sxty days. were quoted a 10ox q l0ox; 81
ttrss dsys, Ilox . l1ox; commercial bills 1854 .
soek. Bills on Paris At sixty days, A1Tk . Sls; a.
three days, s12x a6i1k.
Muiag shares we're steady but inactive. Az the nrss
board WAIKIKI Lssd sold ssc, Quarts Hin u 10. Nsv
Kork Gold g. Monans, llo The Empire Gold Mining
Company Of North Carolina has declared dividend or
swo PER cent Tor the month Of January payable Feb
NJ u y Ne sGcs Il " Wassu. The kaaseee