The New York herald., 1869-03-26

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The Gold Room was closed at quarter TO four
o'clock The business Of the Gold Bank resulted as
follows:-
Solu balances ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,5S2O05
currency balances. s....................... 4,747322
The Bremen steamer Herman to-day took out
$4,000 in treasure and the Havana steamer
Columbia s1,6oo,ooo. The latter sum probably In
sludes the 5000 ooof which arrived yesterday in the
westphalia en- route to pay the Spanish troops In
Cuba.
Governments were ilogically, strong. The activity
Of the money market and decline at London ought
to have caused depression in prices, but they ad-
vanced, despite these facts full one-half per cent
for the 62's and smaller fraction for the 65s and
es The rise was probably the result OF an attempt
70 "cover" previous speculative saes-the 62's lend.
ing nat and the other issues at two and three per
cent The following were the closing quotations at
haifpast five O'Clock this evening:-United States
Gxes, 1881, registered, l15k a 1l54; do, coupon,
lle n6A; do, 5-2o's, registered, 11SL 113x;
do, coupon, 1882 llsa llsE; do, 1854, 1l6K o
n6H; do. 1885, 114i< ll43s; do, new, 1885, 11sk
ll37s; do, 1857, 1882 llsH; do, 1868, l1ax
Isk do. 1o-4Os, registered, lo4l . 1867 do,
coupon 1861 1o5H; currency bonds, 104 a lO4k.
The following were the bids for the city bank
Hocks at the regular board this morning:-New
YORK, Isl; Manhattan, 14l; Phenix, 1917 Mechanics
and Traders, 125; National, 114s; Merchants Elk.
change, III; Seventh Ward, ia; State Of New York.
n4 Commerce, 122h; Ocean, 1o4; American Ex-
change, lis; Bank Of the Republic, l1s; Bank Of
Eorlh America, los; Metropolitan, l42: Peoples,
l4o; Market, l20; Nassau, 1861 Corn Exchange, 100:
Continental, s91l; st. Nicholas lis; Importers and
Traders, 100; Park, 157; Manufacturers and Mer-
chants, lo2; Central National 1921 First National
I5; Fourth National, loaA; Ninth National. 112;
Oriental, lae.
In the stock market New YORK Central was still
the decided feature. The street freer OF
concerning it than has been the case for several
days, but its fluctuations were as frequent as the
veering OF o weathercock in gale OF wind. II
opened at 1e4 and rapidly sold down to 1917, from
which point it moved up and down constantly
through the fractions to 1641s. The rest OF the list
was comparatively firm. with exceptional instances
OF strength. Rock Island touched 1884. Erie was
irregular. The closing sale at the National stock
Exchange was at 3its The strongest stocks were
the st. Paus. The common sold at ~ and the pre-
ferred beyond so. Fort Wayne was very buoyant.
Pacific Mail has been kept quite steady by heavy
short interest.
The closing prices at the last open board were as
foIlows:-Canton, SO a 90; Wells, Fargo Co.'s Ex-
press, 3ok sl1s; American Express, Il a Az;
United States Express, 56k q 5s; Merchants Union
Express, 10 a 16h; Quicksilver, 20 o01s; Pacific
Mail, ss ssk; Western Union Telegraph, 3s s8,S
New YORK Central, l62h 1e3; Mariposa, 1914 19K;
do. preferred, 34h 80; Hudson River, 13sk I39;
Harlem, l35 a 1877; do. preferred 1877; Reading e1k
s19.; Alton and Terre Haute, IS a 3s; do pre-.
ferred COZ; Toledo and Wabash 81 a 67K; do. pre.
ferred, 70 a IS; Milwaukee and ST. Paul, 71l a 72
do. preferred, s0k q s0k; Ohio and Mississippi
a2,i SIX; Fort Wayne, 122% 123; Michigan Cen
traT, us; Michigan Southern, 9ss<a e67S; Illinois
Central, 141 Cleveland and Pittsburg, ss@ q ssk
Cleveland and Toledo, 1o6& 1868; Lake Shore, 10
10Gss; Rock Island, 1921 132K; Northwestern
s45. SAX do. preferred, 92ll s21; Bankers ant
Brokers', los q l0ex.
Southern securities were dull, with o generally
firm market. There was a good deal OF bidding fol
the Louisianas and Alabamas the latter being IN de
mand for deposit by the insurance agencies. Prices
ciosed:-Tennessee, ex coupon, 60 q G8k; do, new
o. CAS- do, five per cent 5s G1: virginia ex cou
pom, 5oh 81; do, new coz 81; do registered
stock, 4eh so; do, registered, 1885, SO So; do.
registered 1867, 81 51s; Georgia sixes 81 80; do
sevens, s2 es; North Carolina, ex coupon, cox
elH; do, new, 81 SIX; Missouri skies, SIX q
IS; do, Hannibal and st. Joseph, IS; Louisians
SKIES u ny; do. leyee sixes, 6sZ GO; do. do
cghts, s5H 81; Alabama eights, es q %; do. ayes
oS 90; do skies, sterling, 80; South Carolin,
skies, " 70; do, new, 20 a Tok; do, registered
stock, 62 e5: city Of Memphis sixes, 81. 5i,x
DO. Atlanta eights, so q 50; DO. Savannah seyens
% a 90; do. New orleans consols, IS 80; do. do.
issued to railroads. 6s 7o Mobile and Ohio sterling
90 20; do eIghts, SO s.; Mississippi Central ran
road, first mortgage n q 70; do, second mortgage
IS a Sc; Memphis and Charleston, Grs. mortgage. 8
AL; do. second mortgage, 70 II; do. stock, ~
40; Grcenyllle and Columbia Railroad, guaranteed
Ea6o
The receipts for customs and the receipts par
ments and balances at the subTreasury in this cit]
for the expired portion OF the week have been
follows
Custom House. ---.stb- 7rsosury. y.---
Receipts. Recetpts. Payments. Balances
March 22.. $780,, oss tss2,nI $s535sos ses s51, 81