The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-20


Government securities have been in good demand
day VIII lie the orders buy out OF town account
were large. On the street. however, the speculative
transactions limited although all the odd lots
that there were offered were quietly picked up at
full prices The skies Of 1881 and fve-twenties OF
1862 and 1867 were particularly strong, and those
Of 1864 steady with sales at 1oh, while all the reg
'stered fve-twenties in brisk demand for
Investment. AT three O'Clock the market was strong
nj the following quotations, and subsequently sales
were made at the prices asked, the fve-twenes Of
1867 having sold at 1o9H, which price was bid for
mOre:-Registered, 1881, 1872 1877; coupon ll4,s
Q ll414; 52Os registered, 1857 100; do, coupon,
1862 1l4S 1l4i.; do do, 1854, ITO a 10Y;
DO. do 1865, 1111s a 1114; do. do new, 1866, 100
1o9s: do. d. 1867, 109 1895; 1O-40's, registered
Io45 lo414; do, coupon, 1o4s4 1915; 6s's, 1895
l0gA.
The stock market opened steady and active, but at
She early session OF the open board Its tendency
downward and New York Central sold at 1907 a
1914; Erie, 47A AK; Hudson River Ia; Reading
ol& 9lA; Michigan Southern, s5% a s5A; Cleve-
hand and Pittsburg, IS a ss; Cleveland and Toledo,
103; Rock Island 1885; Northwestern 00,4; pre-
Ierred, 81 9lh; Fort Wayne ITO 11o1s; Pacific
Mail, 1885 q 1l31a. At the regular board q
somewhat unsettled feeling prevailed and Erie
New York Central closed Ia higher the call than
Of the same time yesterday, Hudson River TX,
Michigan Southern 4, Rock Island X, Northwestern
j, preferred, a, Pacific Mail Ia, Quicksilver l,
Canton 2 and Tennessee skies, new issue, %; while
Erie was q lower, Reading "a, Cleveland and Pitts
burg =, Ohio and Mississippi q and United States
Express Ia. Government securities were strong at
MI advance OF !. "a per cent in instances. At
the open board at one O'Clock the market was nrmer
l.. tn
the interval, recovered to 1885,, while New York
Central sold at 1915 1872; Erie, Al Az; Hudson
River, 1922 Michigan southern, s51S; Cleveland and
Pittsburg ss's; Cleveland and Toledo. 1929 1903;
Rock Island l0Ii4 1895; Northwestern, 90& 9o7s;
preferred, eO7s a Oh Fort Wayne, 10 O 11Ob;
Reading, e2lk 92si; Pacific Mail, l13 1l3S. There
was no later session OF either the regular or the
open board, but the dealings continued mode
ratey active In the lower hall OF the
Stock Exchange building until half-past three, and
afterwards on the street very limited extent up
20 a quarter past five when the market closed firm
OF the subjoned quotations, the bank statement
having previously exerted reassuring effect upon
the buls:-New York Central, 1919 1919; Erie,
Az AK; Reading, 92as a 92ss; Michigan Southern
49, s5sS; Cleveland and Pittsburg IS $50; Rock
Island, lo41 104's; Northwestern, 91A sl11;
Northwestern preferred, OK olS; Fort Wayne.
Il0X 1lOA: Pacific MAIL 1i2x 112k
The foreign exchange market was dull and heavy,
and at the close bankers bills on England at sixty
DAYS were quoted at 1855 a l0s7s; at three days,
TO- a i091S: commercial bills los 1osh. Bankers
bills on Paris, at sixty days, $40 SHY.
The daily range Of the gold market during the
week II thus shown