The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-18
shows the following changes !.

AT the commencement OF business an excited demand
for Erie the leading feature Of the stock market
and sales made as high 77,s 77sl but at the
early session OF the open board there was considerable
disposition to realize shown and the quotation decnen
TO Tx 77,s while New York Central also weakened
13a Following the call there increased pressure
20 sell. and Eric sold down 1919 and New York Gen.
trail l32 1925 At the FIRST regular board the market
was unusually active and very large business was
transacted. Prices we're higher than between the
boards, and on the second call there further inn
provemen New York Central selling at 1887 and Erie
at TN. The clique Marietta Cincinnati made the
stock active but the street 10 evidently indis-
posed 10 bite al the bait held out to Il,
and very wisely The other railway shares
dull and barely steady Western Union Telegraph
was weak and declined TO 3a,s. New York Central
closed x lower than at tho same time Saturday,
Michigan Southern y, Northwestern preferred e, Fort
wayne u. Erie u higher, Reading a, Cleveland
and Pttsburg y. Government securities we're dull
coupon nvetwentes Of 1862 closed u higher,
Of 1867 u: new issue Of 1865 lower Tennessee
sizes new, wore in active demand, and advanced TO IS
on the second CALL The express shares duh at
fractional decline At the open board at one O'Clock
abe market strong and excited especially for Erie
which advanced to 1884, while New York Central sold
~ IS4, and Cleveland and Ptsburg at 9s%. Inmsdi-
aiely Afterwards Erie sold up TO 1872; but IL subse-
second call It declined to 77x having been
whls made by the bulls TO realize pronts Erie
closed x higher than at the nrst regular board Reading
~, Cleveland and Pittsbura 4, Fort Wayne " Quick
silver was Il lower. Government securities were dull
out steady. In Tennessee sizes, new there dimn-
nhed excitement; but the price steady At
q below the highest quotation OF the day
~ the open board At halr-past three there was
- lul in the storm OF speculative excitement and
prices wore without material change, Eric selling
T1ys. New York Central at 1897, Rock Island at 9sk
mud Western Union Telegraph 34, subsequently, Erie
sold st 7Ih bu, towards the the market became
srong again. and at quarter TO six the suboned quo
cations current:-New York Central 1884 1873
Sde, rs 7sx; Reading, s4X s4a. Michigan South
srp CAV q o2K Cleveland and Pittsburg, 81. . g7x
Cleveland and Toledo, 111x 112; Rock Island. ssx
a oS1; Fort Wayne I01 \ 101s.; North western bo7f
80; do. preferred, TAX Tx; Pacific Mail, 1857.
100; Ohio and Mississippi certificates. 32s. . 32is;
Western Union Telegraph, 34f . 4x; 80 Paul,
aoI 90; DO preferred, 81 67k; Canton cox q CO.,.
There was q moderate investment demand for gov
srnmcnt securities, but tho market for them on
abs whole dull During the morning quotations. i'm.
proved fraction but in The afternoon they were steady
and 81 the close follows :--Rsgstered 1881, 1l1x
'i1ys cocpoo 1884, l12 ll2% $685. registered, 1884,
aossl los; 6.2O's. coupon, 1851, li1x MY; 10,
1884. 1885 1oox; do 1896, 1924 1925 do, 1895
yapuary and July, 1914 1os do, 1867, 1857 1854
sotos registered, lO1'S lo1x 1o4os. coupon, lo4i
losx; June 1905, 1o7x 1914; July 1905 1oIh
slo7A; May compounds, 1854, 1i7H MS; August
No., 11cx i1es; September do. 1le 11sA; Ocso-
Der do, 11sf ala
Tbe'foreign exchange marks, was quis. bus steady.
ssd bankers bills England sixty days we're quoted
1t Ioox look; ~ three days, 11ol 11ok; CONNER
ca bills, 1osk 1o9X; b Paris Al sixty days 10
ssl3x; a. three days s lax 6lly1
Cousos and American securities we're quoted thus in
t,ondou to-day and on previous dates
FEB. 10. FEB. IA. Fab II
Uonsols. ....,.... e3x ap3x e3k S3x e2,s ass
u. s. s.2o's...... 7iXa7ik ~ a. 7IKa7iX
kris. ........... AKA 4sxs- aoka