The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-09


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10 A.M........... 1919 1:20 p M........... 1924
II A; M.:;........IsiA 2P is2 u
1d:So A. h..........lSlA 2:Ss I; M............iS2
l2:62 r. Nj. l32 b:3O I. M. ....... .lS21s
+. M...........loZb
At quarter to six O'Clock the market was 1921 @
1917, with small sale at the latter figure. The
demand for cash gold ranged from nat to 1-s for
borrowing up to Clearing House time, after Which
as high as lie was paid for borrowing. The Havana
steamer to-day took out $227 900 in treasure. The
business at the Gold Bank resulted as fOllows:-
Goid cleared $Ao Soo, O0O
9Od balances 94l. 545
Currency balances. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1888, 370
Foreign exchange was still heavy with 1857 for
the nominal price of sixty day sterling, but sales Of
prime bankers are reported at l0s. The following
was the range OF 90 days, CON-
mercia 1O711 1878; good to prime bankers, 1O7A
1854; short sight, 1857 1885,; Paris, 60 days,
t.2e14 $40; short sight, SIX 5.1sA; Antwerp,
h264 6.21k; Switzerland, $3.50 SIX; Ham,
burg, 351< 35K; Amsterdam 39X - 40H; Frank
fort, 10 40K; Bremen Tx q Is; Prussian thalers,
7Ok II.
Governments opened firm and buoyant under
large demand and IN sympathy with an advance in
London to s3X, the speculative investment being
stimulated In degree by the easier feeling In money.
The 62s were the feature selling at 10 quite freely
The rival banking houses had another heavy Skin
mish, and all the stock that would be bought was
offered. Prices were lower at the noon board,
but the market finally closed firm at the decline
a. folows:-Unlted States SKIES 1881, registered,
Il6K o 1l6; do, coupon, 1854 q 116; do, FIVE
twentics registered, 1o9X 10; DO, coupon,
1852 1loA q 11sK; do, 1894, ll4X q 1i6; do,
1896, 1iek 1lox; d. new, 1896. 113% 1lsA;
do. 1857, 113K 1laA; DO, 1868, llaK 1854;
ten-fOrties, registered, 1olk o 1O6; do, coupon,
1861 1854; currency bonds, 103K 1881.
The stock market was buoyant, strong and higher
to-day closely reflective of the relaxed state OF the
money market II cut loose from New York Central,
which suffered 70 nuctuate independently. The
latter opened at 166, butrapdy sold down to 1o3 ~
from which there was a recovery to 1917, decline
again 10 1857 and reaction at the close to ls4h.
stimulated by street rumors that the bill to capital
re the scrip would pass tonight, although the Al
bany dispatches indicate that its opponents have
raised very strong obstacle to its speedy considera
ton The following, from the Erentn0 Teie1ra,o
quite graphically describes 1.-THE situation In this
stock
II Is notorious that the Albany ring have been
dsys and are now alona Of tals STOCK to large
amount-the general expectation being that, upon
the announcement Of the report the stock would
false idea the street. with that excellent apprecia
ton of the stun Of which legislators are made hsv
There s are likely to be some Lively times for the next
few days consequent upon this block In the Albany
stSeK and 70 astempt 70 sell now would result in
decline Delay In the passage OF the ball authorizing
conversion will have the same efrect while its
becomes a law and the Commodore has no further
need to keep In with the Legislature, he may take
satisfaction out Of them by bearing the market; Tor
with his Immense influence in holding 80 much OF
the stock he at any time force them 10 se3lat
sacrifice anyhow Thus i win be seen the victorian
biackmalers; they are securely caught and have no
choice left them what 70 do. as 70 retreat b loss
whAe to 60 forward IL no gain. 5000 ..-es ,
OF the rest OF the list the most active were thc Sa
Paul stocks, which touched 75h for the common
and s3% for the preferred; Hudson River. which In
consequence OF the ilway-conttnuatio n-Consoli-
dation bill In the Legislature closed las hid; Pacific
Mail which advanced 10 %; Rock Island and Fort
Wayne, which kept company between l3l and 1872 y,
and Northwest preferred, which sold at 97k. The
following were the closing quotations. OF the last
regular board:-Canton, 59h 60k; Cumberland, 80
bid; Western Union, AK as; Quicksilver. % a
22%; Mariposa, 1s1 bid; do. preferred, 345s $50
Pacific Mail, OF bid; New York Central 164 l6A (;
Hudson River, 1871 l43; Reading, 92h ON
Michigan Central, 1is& bid; Michigan southern,
sex 81; Illinois Central, 13e; Pi'tsburv soh;
Northwestern, SAY a sax; do preferred, sck a
oex; Rock Island 131 1919; st. PAM, 76s 7sk
DO. preferred. SO a s3x; wabash, es ost.; do pfc.
ferred, Tx rs; Fort Wayne, 1si n asked.
The following were the closing quotations at
the last open board:-wells Fargo Co.'S Express.
81 AK; American Express, 40 401s; Adams Ex-
press, 59,< .bex; United States Express, 67A n
bsk; Merchants Union, 15B q 1917; Quick.
silver "a 22X; Canton, so cox; Pscinc Mall,
YAK o2,s; Western Union Telegraph, AK ak;
New York Central, i6ak 49,; Hudson River
1897 las; Harlem, ls4 13e; Reading, % sss
Chicago and Alton 151 bid; do. preferred 1851 y bid:
Bankers and Brokers', 1os bid; Alton and Terre
Haute, 81 bid; do. preferred, So q s.; Toledo and
Wabash, e8H o 6sM; do preferred, Tx 10; NIL
waukee and St Paul, 75h 76H; DO. preferred,
s3& ssx; Fort wayne 1871 1aix; Ohio and Ms.
sissippl, 32ys q 80; Michigan southern s7h s7h;
Illinois Central, lac q lae; Cleveland and Pttsburg
eoX a9l; Lake Shore, eok q o.; ROCK Island, 131 X
l3i%; Northwestern, s4k q s4x; DO. preferred,
sc% eex; Mariposa, 10 1914; do. preferred asA
. 35%.
Southern were generally steady ana higher on the
Louisiana ievee Fights.
The receipts for customs and the receipta pay
ments and balances at the Treasury IN this city
for the expired portion Of the week. have been AZ
folows:-
custom House. --Wsb T'on ste-v.--->
Receipts Recctpts. Payments. Buld,sces
April g.. S404,54 41,30e,365 t6e5,326 ts7, 4e4 2q4
April g.. 625,415 913.6e4 7e6,6s2 s7,611,206
April7. 43e,462 1850, 900 1,o23,e1l s7,637,7sa
April g.. $4,000 1,o4o,es7 b7o,b1 90, los, go
As showing the controlling inf'uence Of the New