The New York herald., 1870-04-17
sTOCKs DULL AND STRONG


The stock market opened steady and firm In sym.
pathy with the quotation l13I for gold, but soon
after gave way, ana declined half to one per cent
the announcement or q decrease OF $63 900 In the
earnings OF the Northwestern for the second week
in Apr-a total decrease or about s5o00O0 since the
beginning OF the year. The price OF the stock fell
from 74'i to 1871 ST. Paul sympathized. and yielded
TO 59}s. On the appearance OF the bank statement
there was a recovery, and for some OF the list an
advance to the highest prices IN the present season.
New Jersey Central being strong, and selling up 10
1868, Pittsburg at 99, ex dividend or 2 per cent,
and Lake Shore at Ss5. The following were the
closing prices at the last session OF the Stock Ex
change Canton, 69h a 69A; Cumberland, .S0s a
81; Western Union, 1925 bid; Quicksilver, 10 loA;
Mariposa. bid; do. preferred, l3S lsh; Pacific
Mail. 3G2% 36H; Boston Water Power 1917 l7h;
Adams Express 6l 611s; wells-Fargo Express 10
i9h American Express 3S 3sL; United States
Express, AS; Merchants Union Express, bid; New
York Central, consolidated, 92% a 92& do. scrip,
500 s96; Harlem, 142A a 142A; Erie. 2456 251f;
do preferred, as so; Reading, e0I a 99A;
Michigan Central. 1l9I 100; Lake Shore, ssx u
ssA; Illinois Central 1396 bid; Cleveland Pitts
burg lex dividend) 99h 100; Chicago and North.
western 1871 1873; do. preferred, S5t as5A Cleve-
land Columbus and Cincinnati, 74n &c; Rock
Island, 115A a116k; Milwaukee and ST. Paul, 500.
4S7S a 4sH; do. preferred, 76; Fort Wayne 92gs %;
Alton and Terre Haute, 3S q 3s VI do preferred, 05;
Ohio and Mississippi 29X 2oIs; Delaware aud
Lackawanna 1881 1o34; New Jersey Central,
LOG; Chicago and Alton, 1llx 49, do preferred,
1929 l13H; Morris and Essex, 9lk bid; Hannibal
and st. Joseph, 1861 1051; do preferred. 1917
Iron Mountain, 43% 44i4: Dubuque and Sioux
City, 1861 a los; Columbus, chicago and Indiana
Central 17sS a l7?l.
GOVERNMENTS STRONG.
The government market opened strong. with the
higher quotation for gold but declined with the
lower quotations at midday, rallying again and
closing strong as follows:-Unted States currency
sixes 1llI 112; do, 1881, registered, ia max;
do. do coupon, 114I 114tl; do. nve-twenues.
registered, May and November. 1O7 lo74; do 1866,
coupon, do 112K 112h; do. do, 1864, 90. do,
10Y Ill; do. do. 1865, do. do. l1lh nix;
do. do, coupon, January and July, losx lo9x; do.
do, 1867 do. do lloH 11o; do. do. 1885, do do,
1lo] llOs do. ten-forties, registered, 1osa loo;
do. DO, coupon, 1867 10oh.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES IRREGULAR.
In the Southern State bonds there was q further
development Of the "bull" movement in the new
Tennessees which rose to IS. The rest Of the list
was in general DULL the yirginias being weak and
lower and the Aabamas dull. The following were
the nnal street prices:-Tennessee. ex coupon, SOY
60; do, new, SAX SAX; do nve per cent 81 q
AS; Virginia, ex coupon, e9K cox; do, new 6sx
a 6eh; do, registered stock. 671 SIX; do, regis
tered 1865, 90 8s; DO. registered, 1857, 61h 62;
Georgia skies, Sc a Sc; do. sevens, 93 q s3h; do
do inserest payable In Georgia, 81 s2 North Caro-.
lima ex coupon, 4eX Al; DO, new, 26 q 20; do,
special taxp 22A 22,1; Missouri skies, s2X o %;