The New York herald., 1869-02-25

balances $a052, 1884, and the currency balances
$4,43s,455. The Cuba took out $4,000 in specie.
Governments at the opening were weak and dun,
for the reasons cited In the case OF gold. AT the
noon board there was better feeling and decided
Improvement in the afternoon, based upon the ad-
vance in London, well as the passage by the House
of the Schenck ball. Both these causes should have
operated to create larger advance here than they
did, and doubtless would have done so had not
operators been made timid as to the fate OF the
Schenck bill In the Senate, by the fate which there
met its predecessor, the Hooper bill. On
the other hand, the decline In gold on this side
Of the Atlantic renders it almost proitless to ship
bonds to catch the advance on the other side. The
market at the close was healthy one, all the more
for the equilibrium established by the canses just
enumerated, and prices were firm at the improve
ment, without speculative or undue excitement. At
nve O'Clock the following quotations prevailed on
the strcet:-United States skies, 1881, registered,
1l3h 113H; do, coupon, ia 1lA1s; do, 5-2o's,
registered, Ill ll1A; do, coupon, 1852, IFS q
l151s; do, 1854, 11lz ll2; do. 1865, lls .
1131S; do, new, 1865, 11o% III; do, 1867, 11lA
l1lss do. 1865 111 Ill ~; do, 1O!o's registered
103A 1887; do, coupon, l09ss 1o91s; currency
bonds, 1olH 10l1s.
Tho following were the bids for the city bank stocks
to-day at the, regular board:-New York. 13S; Man
haitian, 14o Mechanics, 129; America, lag; Phenix,
l07; Mechanics and Traders, 125; Merchants Ex-
change, 1l756; state Of New York. ll4,s: Commerce.
100: American Exchanges 116; Chatham, k5o; North
America, 109; Hanover, 109; Irving, 1oo Metropci-
tan 40; Corn Exchange, 1913: Continental, 99 Com
monweath 11oH; Park 15714 Manufacturers and
Merchants, 101; Central National, 100; Fourth Ma
tional 1903; Ninth National, Ill.
The stock market was animated under large and
numerous transactions in Pacific Mail, Michigan
Southern and Fort Wayne which occupied the at
tention OF the hour TO the neglect or the gene
raj list In the earlier portion OF the day.
Pacific Mail noticeable LOr d steady re-
covery from 9714 TO l01, under the covering OF
speculative sales. As its price advanced the "bears'
were quite Il-tempered and some OF them were
loudly Offering to bet $4,000 that the stock would
touch s5 before 1t would touch no. Michigan South
eru advanced 977s, which figure brough OUT sellers
who were long OF the stock at sc to 90 and were
content to take their pro6t.n The prlce reacted
between one and two per cent, but recovered
70 s7h ut the close. Fort Wayne suddenly ad-
yanced To 125, and under similar circumstances
sold back TO 1881, reactng upward al the
close. Pttsburg improved about one per cent
under reports Of a treaty OF peace between the
present directors and the Ere-l.anc party. The fea
turc OF the day, however, was sharp decline
in express stocks, Adams falling five per cent
and United states about seven, based upon threat
ened renewal OF the war against the express COM
panies by the railway companies simultaneous with
the campaign against .'rast freight lines. How far
these stories are started by the express companies
themselves remains TO be One OF these stocks
was run up very suddenly few weeks since, and
then .nnloaded.'' II Is possible that the sellers
want 10 get their stock back again. Al the annual
meeting of the Amaden Quicksilver Mining Company
to-day the following directors were ciectcd:-James
w. Eiwcll, James D. Fish, Ashbel Green, Charles
Gonld Edwin Hoyt, David Mahany. Ludlow Pat
ton, John X. Pruyn g. + Taintor, John
M Tohin and Allied Il. Tiiton The success
of this ticket promises improved management.
Eighty-fojr nousand shares were pocd. OF the
ml-ceaneous hsl Maliposa preferred WAS active,
advancing TO so1s. Prices closed as follows at the
last regular board:-Canton co 6i; Cumberland,
3.a3S5<; Western Union, 81 a 3756: Quicksilver. y
249,; MarIposa, 80 10; do. preferred. Goa 3o'4
Pacific Mai g7sa IS; New York Central l0la l64iG;
uudson River, 137 s-G: Harlem, 1876 u l3s;
Reading 90 92ts: Michigan Central. us u lIss4:
Michigan Southern 96-a 16'f Illinois Cen;ra 1soS
= IA; Irtisbnrg. sgis 81; Northwestern. S2L .
s2gl; do. preferred. 81 A.; roicso, lo5 ic5as;
Rock Isaud 1907. q l2sis; ST. Paul, Gaas -: 10.
preferred, 77si a Is: WABASH. 6;a. \ g. do pre-
ferred. ~ rs; Fort Wayne l22ia a l23i4; Ohio and
Mississippi, 33s4 n "a.
rhe following were the closing quotations on the
Wclls-rargo Express 30& 31&; American Ex-
press. 3o's a 40,s; Adams Express. 5ss4 10: Mcr-
chants Ullon Express 10. u: quicksilver, a Il
n; Canton. co., III: P9einc Mail, g15S os: West
ern Union Telegraph, 81 3sis: New YORK Cen
trial. 1885, iGi: Hudson River, 1867 i55: Reading
E4 e2}S; Chicago and Alton, 1867. iGO:
do. preferred, 15T iG0; Alton and Terre raute
3sI; 40; Toledo and wabash, or. GIN:
Toledo and Wabash preferred IL "A IS; Milwaukee
and ~. Paul, 65is bid; do. preferred, 71ss
as: Fort Wayne, 123a a 123g. ono
and Mississippi asSi "a; Michigan southern
aGAS ads3; inois Central, Iio llt CLEVELAND and
P,,tsburp, soss ao's: Cleveland aud Toledo, 1885,
Ios1s; Rock isaud. as u l2oss; Northwestern, So
s2sd; do. preferred. sils siis: Boston Water
Power, 49,, 16; Mariposa. 81 50; do. preferred
sojs a aoAa; Harlem, 1861 . LIS.
rue market was irmer after the boarti and subse.
.Nue,it street transactions were nIzrkri 10y an I'M
provolncnt ip New York Central, Pacific Mail, Rock
Island, Fort wayne, michigan southern and North
western preferred
Dcrapath's ,London) Ro'iuroy Joxrnoi says Of
Eries--
! We arc delighted to learn that a director mr.
lane has arrived in this country. We hope he will
call meeting Of the London sharehotders and ext
nlan 10 them the real state Of ihe Ere, and why no
dividend is pad. Here - line which used 10 pay
eight per cent and now pays nothing. Nor have we
seen any monthly traffic returns OF a,e-znot ? u.
IcToTt sture tn' VUr IpF tStu. It's ddilit
~ SAID to be enormous, while us capital
cost s not heavy. Why the Eric is not ono
0f the very hest rsiway properties In tne
World we are al loss TO conceive and we trust nr.
lane VIII remove all doubts about ". The share.
holders want partie ieulariy to know the new en-.
KageiDenfs entered INTO and their terms. with other
facts enabling them 10 sec whether tue company
viii lose OF gain by the additions 10 tl9r terri
fo!y-edditiops which are sad 10 be on cx-
trcmcly large scale. From what we Know OF the
circumstances VIC shouhi say that the lease ar the
Atlantic and treat western on the terms In
fair b3rgaiD, calculated to 10 nt aJvantapp 10
both undertakings; but the Atlantic and Great
Western, though long liue. ~ but q chicken by
the side OF the Columbus and Chicago ana ndiayfo
Central, the Ohio and Mississippi, With other iineA
saiG 90 form part Of the grand leasing scheme thc
Erie have entered upon, TO the ainazcment OF not n
scw VI their British propretors AMI certainly not 10
ahs advancement oi Erie stock IN either country.
rno I0plel aud more glowing The stories OF aesa