The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-23


This has been very quiet day in the ma ket for
government securities, but prices show mprov-
ing tendency. good demand Tor The lve-twenties
OF 1864 has Just sprung up some parcels having been
bought for shipment TO Europe By the forei IN houses
at 100, and ut the close they held at 1924 The
out OF town demand is larger than 1t was earlier In
the week, although still on a restricted scale. Ow
ing to this being holiday on the London Stock
Exchange no quotations from That centre
were received, but fvetwcnties reported
at 754 IN Frankfort. AT the CT SC the market was
firm at the subjoined quotations Unregistered, 1881,
113 113i4; coupons, 1851, ll3lz 1l5a4; 5.20s,
registered, 1852, 1881 1855 sos, coupon 1862,
1854 1917; do, 1864, lO9 1924; DO, 1865,
Ill., l1lA; do, 1866, January AMI July, 1914
1915; do, 1867 1919 1919 do, 1S6s 1918 1878;
10-40's, registered, 1881 a l03i; lO-iy's, coupon,
l0s% iosha; Septemb compounds, 1865, 1ls1a;
October do, 49,
At the ten O'Clock open board the stock market
was firm and moderately active, and New York
Central sold at 12424 i2lIS; Erie, 40A 46al; pre-
Serred, 20; Reading, 500; Michigan Southern, $50;
Rock Island, 93A; Milwaukee and ST. Paul, 697s;
preferred, 70 79H; Wabash SIX q 611s; Boston,
Hartford and Erie, 2lli; Pacific NAL, 1922; Quick
silver, 2Oh; Western Union Telegraph, 34}s; Adams
Express, so; United States, 43h; Merchants Union,
2l1 21T. At the first regular board the volume Of
business was light but Erie advanced to and the
call New York Central closet Ia lower than at the
same time yesterday. Reading y. Michigan Southern
u, Cleveland and Toledo - Rock Island "a and North
Carolina skies, ex coupon u, while Erie was x
higher Government securities were steady but in
active at an advance Of u per cent in some in
stances. At the open board at one O'Clock the mar
ket was stronger, especially for Erie the quotations
being as subjoined:-Pacifc MAIL 100 1905; West
ern Union Telegraph, "a a SAX; New York Central
124X 1875; Erie, 49t4 a 4s1l; Reading 90 soa;
Michigan southern, SO a s3,4; Cleveland and Pitts
burg, S5k q SO; Cleveland and Toledo, 90 991a I;
Rock Island, 9s,S esal; Northwestern, s0S sO7s;
Northwestern preferred s0H o SOX; Fort Wayne,
1O6 1861.
There was later session OF either the regular
the open board, but before two o'clock Erie up
suddenly to 5OH and then reapsed to AK, the re-
mainder OF the railway list, and especially New
York Central sympathzing with the decline, but not
with the previous advance. At The close the market
was dull and dropping at the following quotations.
New York Central. 1857 l2a1s; Erie, 4sH Reading,
s9K sel; Michigan Southern, s21s q SO; Cleveland
and Pittsburg, $50 q s5h; Rock Island 9s 9s16;
Northwestern, sox sosl; Northwe stern preferred,
s0k sOI; Fort Wayne, lo8 1861; Western Union
Telegraph, 34h 34%.
The foreign exchange market was quiet as usual
on Saturday, and rates were nominally unchanged,
although sterling bills were held with somewhat
more irmness.
The dividend of ten per cent declared by the Chica-
go, Rock Island and Pacific Company will be paid at
Its ONCE in this city the 1st proximo to the stock
holders, upon their signing asseat to the Issue Of the
a. 900 shares OF new stock.
The transactions for the week at the Gust ON House
ana sub-Treasury in this city have been as fol-