The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-30

Government securities were throughout strong but
less active than yesterday and advanced
to 100 under quotation from Frankfort equivalent
to 109x 1922 here, coupon on The speculative
excitement In 1ve-twenties Of 1862, owing to their
scarcity subsidized, but there was good demand for
the later issues, which advanced upon the clos
Ing quotations Of last evening This firmness
sisted by the advance in fve-twenties In London
from 71s on Friday to TEX to-day, this rise Of y in
gold being based upon an advance of u in currency
on this side, the bonds having been quoted here at
113% on Thursday evening and at 114H at the same
time on Friday. 1t is estimated that the 'short" in
terest still outstanding includes fully five millions of
bonds OF the several issues. At the close the
market was strong at the subjoined quota.
tiOns:-Registered 1881, 1857 q 114%; coupon,
1881, 114A 1l41s; $685. registered, 1862 1857
100; 6-2O's, coupon, 1902, 1i41s has; do,
1854, 1927 ITO; do, 1896, l11X 112; do, 1866,
January and July, 1885. 1osX; do, 1857, 1857
1oS14; do 1858, 1851 10sx; 1o-4o's, registered,
1o4k; 1O-4O's, coupon, 1854 1Oszs; September
compounds, 1885, 11sX; October do, 11sH.
The railway share, market has been dull all day,
and Erie experienced q further decline to 4sk,
while New York Central also declined to 1861, but
the Western shares were comparatively frm.
Pacific Mail was stronger and sold up to 102.
Railway shares were dull, and barely steady at the
opening and at the early session Of the open board
New York Central sold at 125A; Erie 46Z o 46H;
Michigan Southern $50 s51l; Cleveland and Pitts
burg, s6zS a 81; Rock Island, 1917 1918; North
western S3X; do. preferred, SS%; Fort Wayne,
iOsk; Milwaukee and St. Paul, Tx 7sH; Ohio
and Mississippi, 291s 29,s; Pacific MAIL 1o2. At the
First regular board the market was dropping while
the volume OF business continued light, and on the
call New York Central closed TX higher than ct the
same time yesterday, Michigan Southern 4, Cleve-
land and Pttsburg !, Rock Island TX, Fort
Wayne u, Milwaukee and st. Paul preferred 2,
Ohio ana Mississippi y, and Tennessee skies, new
Issue, u, while Erie was az lower and North Caro-
lima skies, ex coupon, TX. Government securities
were strong at an advance of u a 81 per cent.
At the open board at one O'Clock the market con-
tinued dull, and New York Central sold at 1868 q
I28k; Erie, 461l a 46%; Hudson. 139 14o: Reading
e0X o.; Michigan Southern, $50; Cleveland and
Toledo, 101 1915 Rock Island, 1O2 102S; North.
western, SO; do. preferred SO; Pacific MAIL 1o14 q
l01. There later session of either the regular
or the open board but business continued usual
In the lower hall Of the Stock Exchange until half
past three and afterwards, but only to triing ex
tent on the street until i've O'clock when the follow
ing quotations were current:-New York Central, los
q 125k; Erie, 46H 46A; Hudson River 139 13o u;
Reading, sOH 81; Michigan Central, 11s 119;
Michigan Southern, IS . S5l4; Illinois Central las
JAG; Cleveland and Pittsburg, s6X 81; Cleveland
and Toledo, 1914 lolh; Rock Island, 1o2 1929;
Northwestern, SO $50; do. preferred, SO s81s;
Fort wayne 1os's 1Osa; Ohio and Mississippi, 2s5s
20; Pacific Mail, 1917 102; Western Union Teie-
graph, 3lts 3ii<.
The foreign exchange market continues extremely
dull, and rates are on the basis OF 100 for prime
bankers sterling at sixty days, although one house
asks lOeA. At the close bankers bills on England
at sixty days were quoted at 1885, 100; at three
days, 1921 lO9X; commercial bills, 1854 1881.
Bankers bills Paris ut sixty days, 51s5< 6.16k.
On Berln--Bankers', 715s 7lJs. On Bremen-Bank-
ers', 70 q 1914; commercial, 7sx 70. On Frank
fort-Bankers', 4o.. 4ox. On Amsterdam-Bank-
ers', 40A q Al; commercial, 403l 40%. On Ham,
burg-Bankers', sSk q 80; commercial, 35% S5si.
On Antwerp-Bankers', 6.ls,S 6.16x; commercial.
6.22H $40.
Consols and American securities were quoted thus
in London to-day and on the previous dates men,