The New York herald., 1869-08-28

The following were the closing prices at the last
session OF the Stock Exchanxe:-CantOn, 90; Cumber-
land, 81 35h; Western Union, 81 o 37I; Quick
silver, 13 is; Mariposa. q 8; do. preferred.
~ q 10; Pacific Mail, so1 o soh; Boston Water
Power, 13 bid; Adams Express, SO q 5osl; Wells.
Fargo Express, 1875 1914; American Express, SO o
b.; United States Express, eass bid; New York Gen.
trail, 2O0% q pol; Hudson River, 1927 1887; Har.
lem, 1b9 bid; Reading. 95< 952l; Michigan Central,
$50; Lake Shore. 10a 1oeh; Illinois Central 1877 O
1ssk; Cleveland and Ptsburg, 1861 1O0; Chicago
and Northwestern, s3sS sSX; DO. preferred, e5,5
051s; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati 70 q
20; Rock Island, 114h 114H; Milwaukee and st.
Paul, Tx bid; do preferred, S71a; Toledo and Wa
bash s2S s3t4; do preferred, SO bid; Fort Wayne,
Ssl SO; Ohio and Mississippi 32H 32X; Delaware
and Lackawanna, 1lo bid; New Jersey Central, 1863
107; Chicago and Alton 154]a bid; do. pre-
ferred, 156; Hannibal and st. Joseph 1924 q
125 do. preferred, l221S 124; Columbus, Chicago
and Indiana Central, 35 (buyer thirty bid.
The money market was easier under the dlsburse.
ments OF the Treasury In payment for the three mil
lions OF bonds purchased this week, and the prevail
ing rate six per cent all classes of colateras
with the usual exceptions at seven on stocks, and
frequent exceptions at nve on governments. Com
merciai paper was more current.
Foreign exchange was weak and the leading
bankers yielded eighth in their rates. The follow.
ing was the range Of quotations at the close Of
misunderstanding, sixty days, commercial, 1osK
lO9k; good to prime, bankers. 1095i 109%; short
sight, 109X 1I0f; Paris, sixty days. $50 6.16x;
short sight, b.1sx b1as; Antwerp. $40 q 6.16As;
Switzerland. $40 6.16H; Hamburg. a5H q s55.;
Amsterdam, 4oK . 4oA; Frankfort, 40A 4ox;
Bremen, 7sK Q 70; Prussian thalers, 701S NIX.
Governments were very strong on all the issues and
advanced about quarter per cent, except for the
e7's. The rise In gold made the market firm despite
pnfavorable news from Europe. From present ap.
pearances the forthcoming monthly debt statement
will make favorable showing, Notwithstanding the
heavy payments of tho government. 1t is now
thought the reductions viii reach at least two mil.
Hons. Assistant Treasurer General Butterned gives
notice that parties resident out Of the CITY, choosing
10 assume the risk and expense OF carriage both
ways, may remit coupons by mail or express, with
sheir post once address, and payment when due,
will be made by remittance Of gold gold notes. by
mail or express as may be directed BY remittance
Of gold check payable TO order, which will be cashed
only upon presentation by banks or known respon
6ible parties in this city. Tho following were
the closing street prlces:-Unted States sixes
1881, registered. 1885 l235f; do. do, cou-
pon 123H 12aH; do. fvetwenties, registered,
a22 122Sj do. do, coupon 1862, 1881 123l<; do
sdo coupon 1864, 1928 1928; do do, coupon, 1885,
l22h 122X; do. do, coupon, new, 1885, 12Oa1 q
12OB; 40. 40, coupon, 1901 lZi lZits; 40. oO
coupon, $685. 1905 1919; do. ten.fortes. regis.
tered 1l1ts l11al; do do, coupon, 1l5I 1861
currency bonds 11O's 11o%.
The gold room ieverish and excited over fall
In the French rentes, which was inferred to mean
the death Of Napoleon. and the price of gold up
10 134%. The foreign houses were buyers. while tho
stock clques were again suspected OF unloading A
subsequent despatch that Napoleon was paralyzed
produced no excitement and the price fell or to
1884. The course OF the market Is shown in the