The New York herald., 1869-01-22


from 5s to s per cent. The gross clearings
were s4S,575,OoO, the gold balances $3.50 ,o57
and the currency balances 3,623, 05S.. The range
OF price was as follows:-
10 A. M......... 1861 Up. NJ. ..'....... 1851
10:05 A. M..... 135H 2P. M. ....-... 1854
1889 A. M..... -. l33x r. M............. 1907
~ M.....-.. l3o1s
"a The quotation at quarter past dve O'Clock this
evening was 1861 1863.
Money was in fair request and the prevailing rate
for the principal business Of the day was per
cent. At the close balances were Offering at six per
cent. Commercial paper was without change in the
quotation, 7 q per cent for prime acceptances.
Foreign exchange was dull, but firm, at the quota
j ti0n 1O9Jl q I09x.
The government bond market was unusually quiet.
The currency bonds were shade weaker, but
prices were steady. The issues Of 1862 were
sold for lib cash. There is slow but con-
Btant demand for the ten-forty bonds for ship
ment to Europe. where they are becoming a
favorite. The market closed firm at FIVE O'Clock,
with the following street quotations, which are an
Improvement upon the prices which prevailed at the
boardsUnited States sixes 1881, registered ILL., a
a11h; do coupon, 1125 1928; 5-2Os, registered,
AOs1S los6d do, coupon, 1862 1ls 11s1s; do. 1864,
ao9k 1o919;' do. 1865, ITO 11o4; do, new, 1865,
7oSH 1OsS; do, 1867, 1osI 1Oszs; do, 1865 1881
q 100; 104o's registered, 1o45S o 1o5; do,
coupon. 1917 1Os; currency bonds 1909 1o1.
The Southern State securities were, in general SYM
pathetic with the stock market. Dealings were less
animated for the whole list The exceptions were
the North CarOnas-which were pressed for sale and
broke about two per cent at the cose--Louisiana
aevees and Alabama ei2hts Prices closed at live
O'Clock as follows:-Tennessee' skies, ex coupon,
6s 6sH; Tennessee SKIES, new, 67si 6s; Virginia
sixes coupon 5S16 SO; Virginia skies, new, 624
90; Georgia sxes SO q S4; Georgia sevens, 921S
93; North Carolina skies, coupon, 63 81; North
Carolina sixes new, 81 6l4 Missouri skies, 81
ss; louisiana skies, 76,s u; Louisiana sxes
levee, Tx TAX; Louisiana eignts levee So ss1s
Alabama eights, e414 95; Alabama fives, SO a CT;
South Carolina sixes II a 72; South Carolina sixes
new, 20 II; Mobile and OHIO Railroad, sterling
90 85; Mobile and Ohio Railroad, interest, 50 54;
City OF Memphis. So 54H.
The stock market was animated, with great deal
done in the general list. There was no very heavy
set-t0 between the rival parties, but couple Of
skirmishes made transactions lively during portion
Of the day. The "bears' went to work at the begin
ming and hammered away until midday The
s'bulls'' then came upon the ground in force and
wore the masters at the second open board. The
sbcars" returned to the attack at the last regular
board and forced the market to the lowest point OF
the day for some Of the list. An absurd story was
started that the bears' intended locking up green
backs With the present plethora Of money In the
banks it would be about as remunerative did
they purpose sweeping back the ocean with
corn broom. There Is no doubt, though,
shat they have produced . very unsettled
tecling and have made the other side more cautious
the s'bulls' were less bold to-day than they have
been since the passage OF the quarterly bank state
ment. New York Central nuctuated between 1924
164K. There was less doing in it than usual.
Pacific Mail was particularly obnoxious to the bears,
who hammered it down two to three per cent. Har-
lem was strong on account Of reported fattering
prospects arising from its through connection to
Montreal. Reading was active account Of .
s'movement.n st. Paul common was weak through
swateringn to supply q dividend for the preferred
stock The preferred was unstable, despite the
certainty OF such valuable dividend. Fort
wayne and Toledo, which were the favorites
but recently, were neglected by icKle cliques,
who were coquetting with Rock Island to-
day, which they sent up to 13l. Pittsburg
and cold southern" were strong. The speculative
fever mas not abated and rs there Is an apprehen-
sion that railway stocks are about as high as they
can shoulder ought to co. it took strong hold OF the
miscellaneous list for 1t must have something where
with to crafty ITSELF Mariposa preferred went up
20 25z, Adams to COZ, United States to 49K, Mcr-
chants Union to 10, Canton to 69sS, western Union
to 36k.
The closing quotations OF the last regular board,
were follows:-Canton, 59il 595; Cumberland,
90 a 371z; western Union, 361l 36tS; Quicksilver,
24h 24k; Mariposa, s; do. preferred, 25 25ss;
Pacific Mail; 117,s 117E; New York Central, 1917
o 163X; Erie, 3sI 80; do. preferred s. IS; Hud-
son River, 13o 13oIl; Reading Railroad, 95i1 sbs.
Michigan Central, III q 1l75s; Michigan Southern,
o2sS 92s; Illinois Central 13s 14o; Pittsburg, 92S
q 92x; western, s1% s1sl; do preferred, SO a s6H
1nf<
st. Paul. 741z rs; do. preferred, s4ys s5; Wabash,
61h s6l7s; do. preferred, 75 77 Fort Wayne, 1884
. 1881; Ohio and Mississippi, 3sT 33s4.
The following were the closing quotations on the
call at the last open board:-Cumberland, 80 35a;
Wells, Fargo Co.'s Express 26 20; Adams Ex-
press $50 a SO; United States Express. 49ls bid;
Merchants Union Express, Is q 1sh; Quicksilver.
23 30; Canton, 59h a 59ai; Mariposa, 8; do.
preferred IS o 25z; Pacific Mail, 117x q 11S; West
ern Union Telegraph, 30k 361s; New York Central,
163 lo3H; Erie, 3ss 80; Hudson River, l3o a
130x; Harlem, 1872 q 1888; Reading, 95 95L; Alton
and Terre Haute, 80 bid; Wabash, 61h 61k; do.
preferred, rs II; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 70 IS;
do. preferred, o3x es; Fort Wayne 1235s 123x;
Ohio and Mississippi ask Sssl; Michigan Southern,
ok s2ss; Pittsburg, o2sS e2b; Toledo, 1885,
1osx; Rock Island, 1907 l3os.; Northwestern SIX
. SIX; do. preferred, s6k a s6if.
Transactions subsequent to the Board I'm the Long
Room and upon the street were brisk. Fluctuations
varied within limits which, for the times, quite
marrow. The closing quotations at half-past five
O'Clock this evening were as folows:-New York
Central, ieak 1oax; Erie asx as7E; Fort Wayne,
l2sx 12sx; Michigan Southern, 92k s25.; Rock
lsland, 1aok o 1so7s; Reading s5k q s57s North
western common, s1x asked; Northwestern pre-
ferrcd, sesS sos; Toledo. 1o3 bid; Pittsburg, 90
g2k 81. Paul common, "a bid; st. Paul preferred ~
. OAK; Wabash, 81 asKed Pacific Mail, 1lsx 11sk.
The following were the bids for the city bank
stock:-New York, 1a4; Manhattan, lao; Merchants,
122; Mechanics 1876; America, las; Phenix, 1o5I;
National. ITO; Merchants Exchange 1ls; Seventh
Ward II2; state OF New York, liz; Commerce.