The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-19
IS with the following results:

There was a very active and buoyant market for
government securities all day, and a general adj
vance OF & q took place in prices. The sharp rise
OF " per cent on fve-tweniies in London since
Saturday undoubtedly stimulated the Improvement
here and this was OF course due to the reassuring
effect upon public opinion in Europe Of the vote of
tic Senate on impeachment We can have no surer
barometer than this, and no more satisfactory evil
dence Of the beneficial influence upon the public
credit Of the termination of the prolonged suspense
with which the result Of the trial has been awaited
Both the home aud the foreign investment demand
have been greatly quckened, and in view of the pre-
Vahing monetary ease and the fact that gov
ernmenls are still the cheapest securities in the
country, steady advance IN them on both sides
OF the Atlantic is probable for months to come
The purchases on domestic account were mainly of
the nve-twenties of 1867 while the foreign demand
was confined TO ten-fOrties skies OF 1881 and Ave.
twenties Of 1852 and 1885. After the quarter.past
two call the market continued very strong, and
the prices bid advanced an eighth in some in.
stances, and the halfpast three O'Clock quotations
were as follows :-Regstered, 1881, 1l3y, a ia:
coupon 1851, 1I4H a ll44; j.20's, registered 1902
106s 1855; 5-2Os. coupon, 1862, 10ai 1897: do
1884, 1919 107ts; do, 1865 107 x 107s: do 1865
January and July, 1924 1926; do. 1901 10
Ilo1G lo4Os registered, 1885, alo3 lo4os coupon,
1852 1O3h; June 1905, 1878 1874; July 7.gO'a,
1919 1918; August compounds 1851 lis; Sepiem-
Der do, NIX: October do, III.
At the commencement OF business the stock mar.
ke firm but dun and az the early session OF the
open board New York Central advanced TO 1906 ana
Erie TO Ge1S. The Improvement was not, however
sustained at the first regular board, and Michigan
southern closed "a lower than at the same time on
Saturday, Cleveland and Toledo A. Northwestern
preferred y. Fort Wayne Is, Ohio ana Mississippi 70,
facihc Mail Is Quicksilver IA and western Union
Telegraph - while Hudson River was 4 higher and
Reading - Government securities were strong at
an advance OF an eighth per cent AT the open
board at ono O'CLOCK The market was steady and duh
aud New York Central sold at i2sst and Erie at esq.,
AT the second regular board New York Central
closed . lower than az the first regular board.
Cleveland and Toledo q, Northwestern Y: preferred
2. and Pacific Mail 4. while Heading was a nrhcr.
Michigan Southern o. Fort Wayne :, ohio and
Mississippi = and Western Union Telouraph y
Government securities were active ana buoyant at
a further advance Of q =. AZ the open board
nj halspast three the railway share marke,
continued duh and steady, ana Eric sold
nj es3s; New York Central i2s6; Read.
ing, sl Michigan southern. 500, and Pacific
Mail e0 a oO's decline Of ono per cent since sat
urday. Prices subsequently improved fraction but
the volume u transactions very light, anu at the
close ~ halpasi i've the following quotations were
ourrcnt:-paciGc Mai, ee3f OHIO and Mississippi,
2sh o 2g5t; quicksilver, ~: western Union Ieo-
sIsph, Ssss ss,s. New york Contra, lsis 1881