The New York herald., 1868-03-15

Government securities were strong and active, and
there was further advance OF about 4 per cent in
the latest issues of fve-twenties and Of ss a q in
seven-thirty notes. There was no afternoon call Of
these at the Stock Exchange; but the street there
was marked improvement before the close upon
the prices, and at three O'Clock the market was
buoyant ut the following northumberland,
1881, Ill 1114; coupon, 1881, 1l12s 111ss; 5-20s,
registered, 1862, lo7 lo714; 5-2os, coupon 1862,
1905 lloA do, 1851, los 1osH do, 1868, 1osss
losal; do 1865. January and July, 1875 a1o7s; do,
1867, 1919 1o7si; 1o-lo's, registered 1914 10l 1s
1o-l0's coupon 1919 1918; June 1905, 106,s
106ai; July 1905, lo6is 106L May compounds
1864, lis; August do, IL; September do, 1lo1s;
October do, 49,
At the commencement Of business the stock mar
ket was dull but steady AT the decline of last evening"
and at the early session Of the open board Erie sold
at 75t a 75is after previously touching 1856. New
York Central was 121is and Northwestern preferred
73sS a 1884. AT the first regular board the market
was quiet but heavy, especially for Erie and Hudson
River. Toledo and Wabash closed Il higher than mt
the same time yesterday, while New York Central
was 4 lower, Erie IL, Hudson River ~, Reading
q, Michigan Southern x, Cleveland and Toledo Il
Rock Island 4, Northwestern 81, Northwestern pre-
ferred 9S Fort wayne "a, Milwaukee and st. Paul
preferred x, Ohio and Mississippi AZ, Pacific Mail Il,
Canton Company IS, Western Union Telegraph B.
Government securities were strong, coupon i've
twentes OF 1902 excepted, which declined 4 In sym
pathy with the weakness Of the gold market. The
issue of 1864 advanced - new Issue OF 1866 u. issue
of 1867 s, seventhrtlcs OF the second series u, third
series Y. Missouri skies advanced X. At the open
board at one O'Clock prices fraction lower and
Erie sold at "A 7iH, New York Central 127 1257S,
Northwestern 6G a 67, ditto preferred 49, After the
call Erie sold up to 55i under the announcement
that Judge Barnard had appointed receiver in the
person Of Mr.. George \. osgood, 10 take charge OF
the proceeds Of the stock sold last Thursday, but
relapse to ,2I quickly followed. At the second
regular board the market was heavy and Erie closed
Ia lower than at the 1rs board, Michigan Southern
x, cleveland AMI Toledo K, Rock Island Il, North
western preferred x, Fort Wayne y, Toledo and
| wabash Il, Milwaukee and st. Paul 4, Ohio and
| Mississippi Il, Pacific Mail ~. Tennessee skies,
new, advanced %. At the open board at haf-past
| three the market was weak, especially for Erie,
which was pressed for sale saes 10000 shares, and
declined from 12k to sl,i. New York Central sold
| at 1904 a 1881; michigan southern, $50; ROCK
Island, 93% "a; Reading, 93%; Fort Wayne, 1905
Northwestern preferred, 72x; Cleveland and Pitts
| burg, %, and Western Union Telegraph, 33x Dur.
ing the remainder OF the afternoon the market was
extremely dull, but shade 1rmer and at the close
at six O'Clock the quotations were as subjoined;-
l New York Central 1904 127; Erie 72x; Reading
| e2X %; Michgah Southern, ssx a ssx; North
/ western preferred 72X 70; Rock Island, eah q eaA
i Cleveland and Pittsburg o3 Cleveland and Toledo
| 1o51; Pacific Mail, i1oh q 1iox; Atlantic Mall 90
/ Western Union Telegraph, 33% 33H; Fort Wayne
| 1oo4 1905.
Mining shares were dull. AT the Grst regular BOAR