The New York herald., 1869-01-24

the proposed linen Is Jay Gould seeking control OF
the Michigan Southern in connection with Commo-
dore Vanderbilt for this ulterior end? The stock
sold at 96h before the closing or the books and
at 93x, ex dividend Toledo being in the great
through line, sympathized with this movement and
went up 10 1857. Ohio and Mississippi was very
strong at the close in consequence OF heavy pur-
chases made by the Erie clique and touched 37 The
Northwestern stocks were variable, but on the
whole firm, In consequence OF the disappear
ance OF the prospect Of passing the bill
in the Illinois Legislature reducing railway
fares in that State Rock Island sold up to l32%.
New York Central was frm, rising from 163sS 1876
1861. Harlem improved In consequence Of
report that the company are about to dispose OF
their real estate, comprising the block on Centre
street. used as freight depot the depot at Twenty
sixth street and possibly the one at Forty
second street, with q view to the re-
moval Of the whole road to the north
side OF the Harlem river. which, with
the opening OF Hell Gate will be the most eligible
location for depot. The st. Paul stocks in the
general buoyancy were better. Pacific Mail recov-
cred from its depression and sold up to 120 The
closing quotations OF the last open board were as
follows-C Cumberland, 3S; Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'s Ex-
press, 25,6 2e,s; Adams Express. 5sA s9x;
United States Express, SO q 53; Merchants Union
Express Tx Tx; Quicksilver, 2515 25ss; Canton,
SSA 59<; Mariposa 10; do. preferred, 241S rs;
Pacific Mail, 1197s 100; Western Union Telegraph
36h ia 367s New York; Central, 164M 164sl;
Erie, 381s 3ssi; Hudson River, 1907 1904; Har-
lem, 1344 1345s; do. preferred 1877; Reading 98,4;
Bankers and Brokers' 100 bid; Alton and Terre
Haute, Al q 41k; do preferred, 68s4 a 81; wabash,
623S 6s1s; do. preferred, 75k II; Milwaukee and
St. Paul. 1874 73sl; 40. preferred "a a 94s4; Fort
Wayne, 1888 1236, Ohio and Mississippi, 36h
qa1/ trh
Southern, ss,I s64; Illinois Central, 1887, bid;
Pittsburg, 92M s27S; Toledo, 1861 a 1857; Rock
Island 1928 1924; Northwestern, s25s s2a; do.
preferred. ssA ss5s Boston Water Power, l5S bid;
Boston, Hartford and Erie, %.
The closing prices the street at five O'Clock this
evening were as follows:-New York Central, 1876 q
1861; Erie, 3s4 bid; Michigan Southern, 92x 93;
Rock Island, 1924 132X; Reading, s6sx q oe16;
Northwestern common, SIX s3; do. preferred,
ssh $50; Toledo, 1867 1885, Pittsburg s2x q 92X;
St. Paul, 731s "a; do. preferred, o4H 94H; Ohio
and Mississippi 361 81; Pacific Mail, 119N 12o.
Southern securities were irregular and dull. The
following were the closing quotations:-Tennessee
ex coupon e7s< q ss; Tennessee new, 67x eS; vir-
ginia, ok coupon, So 585s; Virginia, registered
stock, so q 5oA; Virginia, new, e21s 50; Georgia
SKIES, s2h q S3h; Georgia sevens OK q 90; North
Carolina, ex coupon 64k 641; North Carolina,
new, 62tz 62H; Louisiana skies, 76Js; Louisiana
evee six per cents, 72; Louisiana levee eights sSh
80; Alabama eights. 0S1s o.; Alabama fves, 66 a
81 South Carolina six per cents II To- South Caro-
lima, new, e916 II; city Of Memphis 53,z 54;
Mobile and Ohio, sterling. 90 "a; Mobile and Ohio
interest, 50 81.
The bids for the city bank stocks at the regular
board this morning were as folows:-New York;
1874; Manhattan 14o; Merchants, l2S4; Mechanics
1875: America, las; Phoenix, 105H; National, ITO;
Merchants Exchange, 11s; Seventh Ward. 112;
State OF New York, 112; Commerce, 121;
American Exchange, 115X; Bank Of the Re-
public, 100; Bank OF North America, 1O9;
Hanover 1oo; Metropolitan, 1as; Peoples, 1856;
Shoe and Leather, 1873; Corn Exchange, 13o; Con-
tinenta 97; Commonwealth, 1O3; Importers and Ira
ders', l27s; Park. l54; Central National lo5 NJ Fourth
National 1926 Ninth National, 1Os; Tenth National,
99ls; ocean. 1O4; Oriental, 100.
The receipts for customs and the receipts, pay
ments and balances at the SubTreasury in this city
for the week have been as foows:-