The New York herald., 1870-04-05

SOuTHERN SECURlTIES-NEw TESNESSEES ACTIVE
In the Southern list the new Tennessees were the
only feature in an otherwise quiet market, anu ad-
vanced to So In sales the street subsequent TO the
last board. The Louisanas were heavy and lower,
and the North Carolina special taxes pressed for
sale. The following were the only quotations made
Al the last board:-Tennessee, ex coupon, 5S o SO;
do, new, 511a q 51&; Virginia ex coupon, 10 a
70Aa; do. new 6954 704; Georgia skies, 81 bid DO
sevens, 92 90; North Carolina, ex coupon, 46 a Al;
do SPECIAL tax, 22iz; Missouri skies, 92 92t4; do,
Hannibal and ST. Joseph q2 922l; Louisiana skies,
"a IS; do. new, 72H a 74h; do. levee skies, 76 u
7oh; do DO. eights 90 n 81; Alabama elgnts, SO q
97s; South Carolina skies, IS 80; do. new, July,
s21. S3; do. do, April, S2s4 a "a.
STOCKS STRONG AND DULL.
The stock market was exceedingly dull, and al
though there spasmodc life in OF the lead
ing shares at intervals in the afternoon based upon
improved railway earnings the street dealings at
the close were carried by mere handful OF bro
kers who had patience and endurance enough TO
take the pelting OF the storm. Slip or the pen on
Saturday gave the Northwestern road an increas e
instead OF decrease OF earnings The mistake was
no obvious however that IL corrected itself. To-day
ST. Paul advanced to olG upon showing OF an I'm
provement exhibited In nearly $1,000 difference in
the earnings OF the fourth week IN March, which
period was expected to show very heavy disparity
The earnings OF Lake Shore for the same period
show an increase OF $500, and for the month OF
March S22, ZOO Rock Island opened heavy, but I'M
proved ABOUT one and half per cent on the state.
ment or an increase of $44960 for the month and
Sl7s s07 for the last week Of March, The Vanderbilt
shares advanced the report that after the Charter
b Is disposed Of the Central fare bill will have i'm
mediate and favorable attention Erie was strong
and Reading steady. Boston, Hartford and Erie ad
vanced TO 51S on the expectation OF favorable
port from the Legislative committee which recently
made the tour OF the line but subsequently reacted
TO e. closing at AZ. Wabash sold at 80. In
the miscellaneous shares Pacific Mail was ui-
settled but generally strong. Cumberland was
more active and rose TO 33, while western Union
touched 3211 The following were the prices at the
last session OF the b0ard:--Canton, 64ll 65 Cum
beriand, 81 33; Western Union, Telegraph, 3lgS a
80; Quicksilver Mining, Did; Marlposa, 5a1; do.
preferred IL bid; do. certificates 40 As; Pacific
Mail 357s a 80; Boston Water Power, IL bid; Adams
Express. 81 el}s; wells-Fargo Express, 10 a I9s;
American Express, 50 3S5s; United states Express,
As 4514; New York Central, copsol, 9lzS W; do.
scrip, S95s SOY; Harlem, 142 lac; Erie, 25H q
25A; DO. preferred, 47ss 4sx; Reading, PIX 977f;
Michigan Central. 1874 100; Lake Shore, s6X 81;
Illinois Central 1s3 Cleveland ana Pttsburg, 9g,s
99z; Chicago and Northwestern, s2A; do. pre-
ferred, s37S 81; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincin-
natl, "a; Rock Island lleh III; Milwaukee and
ST. Paul, cox 81; do. preferred, 72k AZ; Toledo
ana Wabash, 457s 40: do. preferred, "a bid: Fort
wayne, 7a 1914; Alton ana Terre Haute 80 a 3es.;
oo preferred, 641s bid; OHIO and Mississippi 2eh
a 29A; New Jersey Central, 1924 Io3 Delaware
and Lackawanna, 1885,; Chicago and Alton, li2,,
1la; do. preferred, ll2S ii5; Morris and Essex,
80 q s9x; Hannibal ana st. Joseph, los pd DO.
preferred los 106; Dubuque and Sioux City,
I05 a f07; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central,
17k 151<.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following shows the highest and lowest
prices to-day for The eadng speculative favorltesE =