The New York herald., 1869-05-26

Tho proposals for the new city bonds were opened
yesterday at the Comptroers Office. The bids
ranged from 100 to 10S, with exceptional offers for
small amounts at 9s and los. The awards will net
On average Of 101H.
! The stock market opened with great buoyancy
except for the Vanderbilt shares, which are COM
paratively neglected that the legislation affect
ing them has eliminated. Speculation was largely
directed to Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
which respectively touched 1895 and 11ok.
The temper of the street is strongly "bull.
ish," and the speculative feeling continues
to make the tone OF the railway list.
dwelling upon each until 1t has effected rise Of one
or more per cent, and then passing ON again. St.
Paul was visited In this way to-day, and carried up
from 78k 10 rs, Pacific Mail nuctuated between the
extremes OF sax and s4K. Prices had just touched
their highest when the news Of the bank defalcaton
In Brooklyn reached the street. Appointment opera
tor who was early in obtaining the news was very
free seller OF the railways and some timid and
small dealers frightened into letting 60 OF their
eocks. In this excitement Reading fell to 9oX, North
western common to OK, New York Central to
io2k. and Pacific Mail to ssK. From this point there
was o reaction, the street market closing without
excitement prices being firm but lower than the
rest OF tho day. The following were the
quotations on the call OF the last session Of the
Stock Exchange Canton, 64x 65; Boston Water
Power, 1917 I'm; Cumberland, a11 8sI; Wells.
Fargo Express, SAX ss<; Adams, 90 eo1<; Ameri-
can, sok 39X; United states, 66K q 81; Merchants
Union, lax IS; Quicxsilver 19s 20; Pacific MAIL
ssX q 81; Western Union Telegraph, 48H o 4sH;
New York Central, 1884 o 1887; Mariposa, 24Z o
2l,fj DO. preferred 61,s o sly; Hudson River 1872;
Harlem, 1toJ< 15oXi do. preferred, 15l bid; Read
ing 101k 1ol,s; Alton and Terre Haute, 80 O 40;
do. preferred, os 70; Toledo and wabash, IS 7sk;
do. preferred, SO IS; Milwaukee and st. Paul. Tx
Tx; do. preferred, SIX ss; Cleveland. Columbus
and Cincinnati, "A rs; Ohio and Mississippi, 80
88x; Fort Wayne, 1874 bid; Michigan Central 100
100; Michigan Southern, 1oeS 1oo,l; Illinois Cen.
trai. 145k 14eK; Cleveland and Pittsburg eeh
o0H; Lake shore, 1OoK 1ooX; Rock Island 127K
I27x; Northwestern, o2K q 90; do. preferred, 1oo
106x; Delaware and Lackawanna, l19; Morris
and Essex, cox o e0A; New Jersey Central, 1les o
aiek, Chicago and Alton, 1853 15s; do preferred,
AGO leok; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central
~ Az; Hannibal ana 81. Joseph, 1is 1lsk;
do preferred, 11sk 11e,k.
The earnings Of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad during the third week In May were-
sScs
increase se'''''.''...............-. SOFA
The receipts for customs and the receipts, pay.
ments and balances at the sub.Treasury In this city
for the expired portion Of the week have been as
fonows:-
Custom Housa --.S,fb. 7,-ens,ry
Reoeipts Receipts ruvn,en,s v1aionos,
May a.. s321, asa s2167,23l $3os7,ss3 Ss4 5os pO2
Nay 2s... s7s,ooo 2,s42ee4 1,e4o,sos s5,sp1,oes
The value OF exports exclusive Of specie) from
Few York to foreign ports for the week ending TO.
day amounts to 4ss5a i4e against $3s71 1928 for the
week previous
the following shows the totals OF the average Of
the leading items Of the Philadelphia banks for the
paat and previous weeks:-