The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-10
The range in price was as follows

I 1he steamer Cmbria took out $703,00O for Europe
United States securities were ascensivc one lot
of million q 9l,s selling & 1922 1921 the price
pnaly closing at 103% q 1893. The Issues 81 1852
and 1865 toi are very scarce, owing to heavy ship
pents Fve.twenties in London have gone up TO
l781s and In Frankfort to so7s. The investment de-
pand was well distributed, the savings banks being
4rce buyers. The market closed firm at Ave O'Clock
with the Following quotations:-Unted States skies,
ASST registered, llla& l12; do, coupon lls ll3s
do hve-twentes registered, 1895 1926; do, cou
hon, 1892, ll311 a 1885, do, 1861 1ioes lIo1z;
do. 1865, Ills llla; do new, 1865, 1898 1857;
d. 1867, 1896 lo394; do, 1908, ioas loosl; do
1o4o's, registered, 1925 1926 do, coupon 1855.
q los%; currency bonds, 1915 1918.
The stock market was extremely dun after the FIRST
open board, at which a moderate amount or BUSH
ness transacted. The inclement weather and the
''drop" IN pacilic Mail combined 10 check specula-
tive enthusiasm. With regard TO tIls stock the
S'bus' say that 1t has touched bottom the company
having decided 10 retire about So 900 On the
other hand the "bears" that during the past
year the company earned $4,000 less and spent
$780, more than in 1867 which state OF things pre-
cludcs dividend. 1t opened to-day at about the
CLOSING prices Of last night, and sold up TO u.s. from
which IL reacted about one per cent decision has
been rendered in the Erie case, vacatng the appoint
ment OF Henry +. Davies as receiver. The "Ene'
board as the street desgnates the new Independent
board Will meet tomorrow TO hear the report
or the Committee on Organization, which comprises
the following gentlemen:-James Fisk, Jr., Charles
Unger, G. q. Parks, George p. Clark and w. b.
MheIpey. The price to-day remained steady at
e6h 36,s. The general market was steady through
out the day. At the close improvement in
gseading and Ohio and Mississippi created a ten
dency TO huoyancy. but dealings were very few and
the market closed tame. The closing prices at the
last open board were as Observation-Disclosures, 37E
. AZ; American Express Company. 10 a 47if; Adams
DO. 67h 6s,s; Merchants Union do, 1917 10;
quicksilver, 23k q "a; Canton, 62k 62I; Pacific
Mail, l14k lax; Western Union Telegraph 37x
Blk; New York Central 1925 1928; Hudson River,
bs7k ls7,4 Reading, OAK q 95; Chicago and Alton,
h5a 1884, do. preferred, l56 1855; Toledo ana Wa
bash, s5a a 90; Milwaukee and st. Paul, 641s &C;
DO. preferred, 7sH s9k; Fort Wayne 1l7H
bis; Ohio and Mississippi, $50 a 35N; Michigan
Southern, 93h q 93's; Illinois Central 1888 bid;
cleveland and Pittsburg, 92h a s2h; Cleveland and
Toledo lo4t 1o4H; Rock Island, 1917 q 1872; North
western. s35s $3.50; do. preferred e1s slk MARI
posa, a o; do. preferred, 21k 27a; Lake Shore,
102H q los.
Southern securities were more In demand. Pri-
waite investors and few OF the country banks were
purchasers. Louisiana leyce skies are * 10 Y
better. TNe market closed with the following quo
tations:-Tennessee ex coupon 66Js a 81; do, new,
6ssx 66s; Virginia, ex coupon, 56a 81; do, new,
O. 62K; do, registered stock, SOY OIL; Georgia
sixcs, 50 81; do sevens s2s4 %; do. sevens in
terest payable In Georgia, 81 90; North Carolina,
OK coupon, 60 03s; do, new, 61ts 624; Missouri
skies. s6A a s6k; Louisiana skies, II 70; do
levec sixcs 6II G7'f; do. icvee Fights, So stx;
Alabama cghts % q %; do. nves o. a 90; south
Carolina skies, % "a; do. new, II ~; City OF
Memphis SKIES So o.; City OF Atlanta Fights, SO
"a; City OF Savannah sevons, 80 q 90; Ctr OF New
orleans consols, IS so; Mobile and Ohio sterling
s2ka 81; do eights. SO 50; Mississippi Central Rail-
foad, nrst mortgage, 6s 20; Memphis and Charles
%on, nrst mortgage, 90 a ~; do, second mortgage
"a 10
At the annual election Of the sixth Avenue Rail.
road Company to-day the following directors were
chosen:-Richard Mortimer, @. w. Burnham, Fred.
srick De Pcyster, Jonathan Tnorne r. r. Butler,
Waldo Hutchins, William r. Stewart, Abram r. van
Nest Edward Ainturn, Robert r. woodward, Henry
Demarcst. Josiah Jex, stephen wrsy.
"The sltuation' Of the three great trunk lines OF
railway In the competition for Through connection
% and beyond the Mississippi IL thus summed up By
fhs Cincinnati Gazette -
! The New York Central IA interested IN two routes
direct 70 st. Louis from Lake Erie-the FIRST from
the second via Toledo and Springfield. me second
route n complete and undsturbed, but the rst has
serious break at indianapolis
the Pennsylvanla Central line has eained the fol.
lowing results, which cannot be disturbed :-F1rrt
3 through route from Pittsburg, Columbus ana Lo-
gansport to Chicago; second, through route from
Columbus, Indianapolis and Terre Haute 10 al
from Indianapolis via Danve to Pekin, illinois, and
thsnce TO the Missssippi;. fourth, more direct
st. Louis road and the Illinois Central; nth, .
direct route via Cambridge and Columbus,
Indiana, TO Jefrersonyille and the routes thence
eouthward; aud. finally when the Little Miami