The New York herald., 1868-04-12

Government securities were heavy during the
forenoon In consequence Of the active demand for
money and apprehenslons Of increased stringency,
assisted by an artificial pressure from some of the
dealers, but in the afternoon there was sharp rally
Of about half per cent under active speculative
and investment demand and at the close the market
was strong at the suboined quotations-Registered,
1884, 111X liz; coupon, 1884, 1l2 112h; 5-20s,
registered 1852, 104X 104H; 6-20s, coupon, 1852,
111X 1111<; do 1854, 1093S 109K do, 1855, 1o9K
q 1O9a<; do, 1855, January and July, 107H 1O7T;
do 1857, 1919 108H; 10-40's, registered, 1O1K a
1O1A; 1040's coupon, 1918 1917 June 1905, 1867
q 1Oe1; July 7.so's, 1861 1OeK; May compounds
1854, 1ls1; August do, 1l71; september do. III;
October do, 116H.
At the commencement Of bus mess the stock market
was weak, and at the early session of the open
board there was considerable pressure to sell and
Erie declined to 7O1, New York Central 1884, Pa
cfc Mail s6X and Atlantic Mail 371S. At the first
regular board the market was active, but weak, es-
pecially for Erie New York Central and Pacific Mail.
The speculative feeling was at the same time very
bearish, and there was considerable anxiety shown
to realize upon the stocks mentioned. New York
Central closed 25s lower than at the same time on
Thursday Erie TX, Reading l Il, Michigan Southern
y, Rock Island x, Northwestern preferred q, Fort
Wayne x, Toledo and Wabash ~, Ohio and Missis-
sippi 4, Pacific Mail ~, Canton Company and
Western Union Telegraph 4, while Milwaukee and
st. Paul preferred was Il higher. Government Sc
curties were heavy at the call at decline Of u
X per cent. After the call Erie declined 6sh and
New York Centra! to lls: At the open board at one
O'Clock there was O slight rally, and Erie sold at
70h 701s; New York Central, 1l91 q 119H; Rock
Island, 93X; Pacific Mall ssk a ssX, and Atlantic
Mail IS. At the second regular board the market
was again dropping and New York Central closed X
lower than at the first regular board, Erie 4,
Reading y, Michigan Southern x, Cleveland and
Toledo 4, Northwestern preferred y, and Atlantic
Mall /, while Pacific Mail was IN higher. At the
open board at hafpast three prices had downward
tendency, and Erie sold at CO.,; New York Central
117x; Reading ssh ss1s; Fort Wayne, 1Ol; Michi-
gan Southern, s9H s9X; Rock Island, 93x 93S;
Cleveland and Toledo. 102X; Pacific Mail, sSk, and
Atlantic Mail, 35 Subsequently Erie declined to 6s.
and New York Central to 117x, and at the close at
six O'Clock the market was weak ut the following
quotations:-New York Central, 117h 1l7X; Erie,
COZ coz; Reading, sss 1881; Michigan Southern,
s9X ssX; Rock Island, e3I e3K; Northwestern
preferred, TAX 74sl; Pacific Mall, ssS ssx; Ohio
and Mississippi SO1 a 3OX; Western Union Tee-
graph, 3eX a seat; Fort Wayne, 1ooh a 1ol; Cleve-
land and Pittsburg, 50; Cleveland and Toledo 1021k
The foreign exchange market was Inactive but
steady in tone, and bankers bills on England at
sixty days were quoted at 109% 1o95s; at three
days, 1lOx 110k; commercial biils 100 a 109il.
Bills on Paris at sixty days, b.15 5.14,s; at three
days, 5.l1k 5.l2H.
The foreign imports at this port in March, in the
present and two preceding years, valued as fol-
lows in coin, exclusive of freight and charges:-
Enid for cons'n SIS, 2oos 500 $l1373974 $11 9ee520
Do for wareh'ing. $3.50, 100 gOGe,758 IL 3gl $50
Free goods. ...... 1,17e,177 923,377 s2l,8s2
Specie and bullion. 2s6,sS4 145,se7 12se,77e
Total ent at pt. s2e 2Ol, $40 s2l5l2s74 $265i2 e34
wd'n I'm wareh'e. 7,s446A 13,3ls,4l1 1926 ia
The foreign imports for the three months ending
March 81 in the same years were valued as follows
End for cousn s ,IS1j ssoa asfs ios
Ent,d for warehg 3,407,353 29,36s,472 2s 1897, 45g
spec,e spee SDd 6an ssoi7 cs9 soso9 issass
Total ent. at pt 1877 ssl22 $40 se2 74o, sac
wd'n m.wareh'e 22,935,572 34,493,051 28O77,0S7
The customs receipts at the port for the nine
months ending with March in these years were as
understated:-
Six months .es,o1s2s seo,SSi5 ss1si, 1872; Sol
IFsnSqary ata 94sa2is 1assss.ss .s
March,. ........... 1l,l73,l54 1l,o774ls 1l,195,sei
Tot nine mos. slooeee,2 ,2ai $oa447,e5e ss2,757,s4a
The exports from the port to foreign ports in
March were valued as follows in currency -
1860. 1857 1853.
Dom produce. s23, 29l4ss s1se7aee5 $12,ss2,s sos
Foreign (dutIabe) s2o,ie5 764iss e55,sSi
Specie and bull'n. 1,o45,O39 1,seliA 9o9l,Ol2
Total exports. ,sS4,7la,S5e s22,accae7 si72Ss,oe2
'o.s', nat " no ceo o,r =, ,,o ,o, 49,, 80.