The New York herald., 1869-03-28


figure which very nearly permits gold shipments
this way. The following was the range OF quota
tions:-Sterling sixty days, commercial, l07H los;
good to prime bankers los 1885; short sight, 1os,s
10syS Paris, sixty days, $50 51Ssl; short sight,
5.2l a617K Antwerp. 5.25 $40; switzerland. 6.25
q $40: Hamburg, 365s 35si; Amsterdam, 391s q
sok; Frankfort 40 q 40&; Bremen, TEX 7si<;
Prusslan thalers, 70ss q IL.
The following were the bids for the city bank
stocks at the regular board:-New York, 131; Man
haitian, 14l; Union, 12s; America, 145 Phenix, 107;
North River 1855; National, 49, state OF New York.
1l2; Commerce, 122h; Mechanics Banking Associa-
tion III; Chatham. $50; Bank Of the Republic us;
Hanover, 100; Metropolitan, l43 Peoples. 14o; Mar
ket 122; Nassau, lo5; shoe and Leather, 13o; Corn
Exchange $50; Continental, 99ys: st. Nicholas III;
Marine, 15o Commonwealth. ia; Importers and
Traders. 12s; Park, l576; Manufacturers and Mer-
chants, 10.; Central National lo95s First National,
25; Fourth NATIONAL 1o3,s; Ninth National. III;
Oriental, 14ok.
The general stock market was 1rn despite the
activity OF money, much more than would usually
have been expected. The clIques and the holders Of
stock are unwilling to sell at any concession from
the figures which have been prevailing during the
week, anticipating still better prices when the
present coscness OF the money market Ia relieved
with the passage Of the FIRST week In April they look
for buoyancy In stocks which Will
carry prices up several per cent, and
hence are willing 70 pay the high rates
OF interest exscted for carrying On the other hand
the market has been gradually becoming more dull
and to-day was noticeably so, those who are tout
OF stocks being indisposed to assume any loadn
make any engagement until the pinch II over. Pa
cnc Mail was strong ana active to-day, advancing
from sS to p0ss, and reacting 10 intermediate fig.
ures. New York Central has lost much Of Its inter-
est during the past few days. aud Is slowly settling
back to the quiet OF the period before the recent
payment OF scrip interest. IL Is now said
that the recent "beur'' movement in tins
stock, which resulted In sending It to 1891,
was engineered by the friends OF Mr.. Vanderbilt to
enable the Eric clique to get possession of large
portion Of the stock the intention being to work the
price down as low rs 40. The Injunction Interfcred
with this programme. and as further depression
would let in more parties than was contemplated
the enterprise was abandoned and the price run up
ngain, 10 the dismay OF the 'shorsv The stock was
suffered TO drop little to-day and II 0s conjectured
that the clique again ma9uvring to let the Erie
party In. The opening price was 1s1, from which It
went up to 1925 and then fell or to 160H.
rcactng between these extremes several times. The
etock was very firm after the unfavorable showing
OF the banks, the yielding berg very slow ana CON-
prising decline OF from n to u per cent The
closing prices at the last open board were rs fol-
iows;--canton, 5sx soN; Boston Water Power,
10 1o'z; Bankers and Brokers', 107 10;
Wells, Fargo Co.'s Express. sJX q 81; Adams
Express, 6s1 90; American Express, 4o,< a
4o,<; United States Express, OK IS; Merchants,
Union Express, l5's 16A; Quicksilver, 1ox a 20;
Pacific Mail, 9oH eo1s; Western Union Telegraph,
SIX 37,s; New York Central, 1eik; Mariposa, 10 q
1oil; do. preferred, s4x a4x; Hudson River 1881
1850; Harlem, 1856 1875; Reading e1% ao1S; Cnl-
cago and Alton, $50 i5ox; Alton and Terre Iiaute,
IS; Toledo and Wabash eel q eTk; do. preferred 10
IS; Milwaukee and 81. Paul, Tx IN; do. pre-
ferred, ~ 5ox; ohio and Mississippi, 32& a 3a,s;
Fort Wayne, 1915 i23A Michigan Central, II7k
. 1lsk; Michigan Southern, eoK q e9k; Clevc.