The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-03

The government market was heavy, ana decllned
In sympathy with the decline in gold, and the Co.'S
touched 115H. In the general improvement late In
the day there was flrmer market and better quota
tions were made The following were the closing
street prces:-Unitcd States currency skies, 1913 a
l071; do. skies, 1881, registered NIX 11s; do DO
coupon. 117X 11s; do. nve twenties, registered,
May and November, 112K 112A; do. 1862, coupon,
do. do 114z1 115; DO. 1894, coupon, do do, ll27s
112x; do 1885, coupon, do. do, 11S7S 1l85S; do
do, registered, January and July, ll51S 1l5's do
1885, coupon, do do, 1l5A 115s; &c. 1867 coupon,
DO. DO, 1l5}S ll5A; DO. 1865, coupon, do do,
l15x 1853; do. ten-fortles registered, 1914 u
l07K; do. do. coupon, 1919 1914.
In Southern securities the only feature was in tn
special bonds or North Carolina, which advanced to
a. After the be ards the following street quotations
were made for the leading bonds:-Tenuessee
ex coupon, COX q 81; do, new, 50 521; do. Eve
Der cent so 81; Virginia, ex coupon, SO 50h; DO,
new 81 SO; Georgia skies, so 80; 20. sevens 81
%; North Carolina, ex coupon Al AN; do, new, IS
q 3sx; do, special tax. AZ; Missouri skies, sss4
SIX; do. Hannibal and St Joseph, IS 90; Louisi-
ania, skies, 65 o 81; 90. levce skies, 60h Gil;
do. do. Fights, 80 q 50; Alabama Fights, 90 90k;
do. fves 50 %; South Carolina skies. 60 ~; do.
new, 81 o 07X
The stock market during the boards was very ex-
cited and quite feverish. In the forenoon drop"
In New York Central to 17s produced a general oe.
Cline prices fell or to the lowest reached since
the great panic. Lake Shore touched sSss, being
the most prominent in the downward movement
after the Vanderbilt shares Hudson River sold at
1o0 but subsequently recovered to 164. No Official
announcement Of the consolidation has yet been
made. but the facts are rs already
given, excepting that in the case OF New York
Central Q cash dividend Of l.s0 per cent has been
Added in order to bring the dividend day Of Central
ffnr
four O'Clock there was sharp rally in the Western
DIX and Lake Shore to COX. In the miscellaneous
railways New Jersey Central and Columbus and In.
diana Central were active and strong at advance
Df about three per cent. The following were the
closing prices OF stocks at the last session OF the
Stock Exchange:-Canton, 5oK bid; Cumberland, 81 a
SIX; Western Union. 36,S q s6s; Quicksilver, Ian
. 14K; MarIposa, ss!; do. preferred 15az o
y0K; Pacific Mall 6sA bid; Boston Water
Power, IA bid; Adams Express, S5 . 81
wells-Fargo Express, 1sk q 49, American Ex-
press. aAX bid; Unised States Express, SIS sax
Erie, 281S 2S1y do. preferred, As o 40; New York
Central, 1SQAy Hudson River, 100 1ook; Harlem,
lslK lid; do. preferred, lao bid Reading, o5A a
-~e6E; Michigan Central 12oS q laa; Lake Shore,
OoK o 80S illinois Central, 1877 1888; Cleveland
ana Pittsburg, s51l seh; Chicago and Northwest
orn, 60 68H; do preferred, s3H 83,s; Cleveland,
columbus and Cincinnati, 7eh rs; Rock Island
HOAX 102X; Milwaukee and st. Paul. SO bid; do
preferred, 7el4 79K; Toledo and Wabash, eos o3
Fort Wayne, SIS o 81; Alton and rerre Haute pre-.
6erred, IS 80; Ohio and Mississippi. 2S,s ASK
Delaware and Lackawana ITO; New Jersey Central
NIX s7X; Chicago and Alton 14e1l LAT; Morris
and Essex IS; Hannibal and st. Joseph, 1o7h Q
100; do. preferred los 100; Columbus, Chicago and
Indiana Central % 2sk. The range OF the leading
speculative stocks Is shown In the following tablet