The Portland daily press., 1869-07-28

NEW YoRK. July 27-Eyening The Express
states that t was reported to-day quietly that Rock
fcates TO one hundred sharer. We learn on inquiry
ct the once that ono duplicate certificate has been
gress has been made thus far. An Individual sus-
pected OF the forgery s csnhned In the toombs and
an examination Of smother Is new going on It il
load that they have npped the thing in the bud and
prevented any extsnsve alteration Of eertihsates.
tat rs% rss. " a this ssseSn % e
the latter for sinking fund, win be continued IN
August as In July and thst probably extra purchas.
yet. however, In regard to the matter.
Money worked easily throughout the day at preyl-
changed. The Gold market broke down to 1854 this
afternoon on report that little no snece would
90 out By the Cunard packet tomorrow: the down.
ehieny for bear account, by an officer OF Canadian
Bank, recently arrived here from Canada. Later in
and the price suddenly advanced to 1874 amid con.
siderable excItement the rise was ascribed to re-
port that the Cunarder would take cut one million;
eagements Of specie thus far very light; at the
close Gold quoted 1877. The rates paid tor ear
as eSssd ysrs sssps ana sn Severn
States coupon o. ISL Do bsss iscs, ias Do
% isss iaiI; DO 1865, ri 90 iOas, iiii faeiae
On Southern State securities the whole market
was lower while there was an increased pressure to
sell; new Tennessees scld down to 56l against 58
yesterday, and new North Carolina's at 5o1 against
"a yesterday. In the case Of North Caroina's the
reports Of an early resumption OF interest payments
freely circulated yesterday, do not receive any au.
henticaion and this, probably. had considerable to
do with the decline. The fall in Tennessees was the
elimination of q temporary bull moycment, started
few days since in sympathy with the rise II North
cd up and the prospect of an early legalzation of
State bonds has q depressing effect
The committees on the consolidation OF the New
York Central and Hudson River roads will meet At
Saratoga tomorrow to arrange matters. It Is not
believed by parties In the Vanderbilt interest that
Harlem Will come into the arrangement at all. The
sharp rise and almost sudden fall in Harlem for
some days past has been eAgendered by outside par
ties, with view to breaking New York Central and
Harlem. These manipulalors OF Harlem are stated
to DC largely short Of other Vanderbilt stocks and
are desrons OF covering their contracts before con-
soldation and scrip dividends take place. The Stock
market at the close was stronger, and there was
ueclued recovery in prices from the lowest point OF
the afternoon sharp decline affer the one O'Clock
board shook ont great many weak holders, and, as
natural consequence, the market IL now much
street was favored with report that Commodore
vanderbilt was very sick, which was followed imme-
diateiy by another that the meeting at Saratoga an
ncu1cod for tomorrow had been postponed. After
ton for these reports and the market recovered par
tally from the depression. At $50 p. n. the market
closed feverish but strong The following are 5.45
Telegraph, 81; New York Central 2le; Erie 2sa; DO
preferred, 4; Reading, 100; Hudson 1911; Michigan
Central 1S2} Michigan Southern, 1851 Illinois Gem
tIal, 14f4; Cleveeland Pttsburg, l6fa; Chicago q
Rock Island, ii4t; Chicago q North Western, so
do preferred, o.; PittsburR q Fort Wayne, 1884.
Ine balance M at the Sub-Trsasury to-day amounted
The gross ciearances at the Gold Exchange Bank
to day amounted to $s2, ,137, 900.