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London, England, 1870-03-23 00:00:00

and Co., at much below the ruling rates for these gcols ;
and the whole interest of the trade was for a time centred
in the operations of these two houses, particularly of the
former, where much excitement prevailed among buyers,
and very large sales were made at the reduced prices. The
cause for this extraordinary action on the part of the
houses referred to is not well known, but it would seem
to be a natural inference that lower prices aro expected by
them, and that this movement is intended to forestall a
decline in prices, and effect large sales b:'fore the down-
ward movement has become general.

(From the Wall-street Journal.)
FRIDAY EVENING, March 4.

Business continues on a very small scale, the excitement
in the gold market precluding transactions. Money on
call is supplied at 5 per cent. on miscellaneous collaterals,
and on Government Bonds at 4 per cent. Discounts aro
very easy, and prime acceptances are readily passed at 7
co 7i per cent., No. 2, at 8 to 9 per cent., and approved
single names at 7 to 12 per cent. Gold is exceedingly
heavy, and spite of every effort to send up the price, the
market after much excitement to-day finally closes at,
113. So rapidly has the credit of the United States ap-
preciated that it almost seems as if greenbacks instead of
gold would soon bo at a premium.

QUOTATIONS FOR SPECIE.
Amer. silver... 9f to 96k 1 Eng. sovs 486 to 488
Mex. dollars...lo3i „ 104 j2O francs 3F4 „ 386
Eng. silver 4Th , 480 j Thalers
Five francs .... 96 „ 97 I

Government Bonds are weak in sympathy with the
speculation in gold.
Sixes, 1861, registered — to —I
Sixes, 1881, coupon
Sixes, 1868, coupon
U.S. 6s. Pacific Railroad
Five-twenties, 1862, registered — to
Five-twenties, 1862, coupon
Five-twenties, 1864, coupon
Five-twenties, 1865, coupon
Five-twenties, 1865, coupon, new
Five-twenties, 1867, coupon
U.S. 5-20 Coupons, 1868 • 1091 to 110
Ten-forties, coupon lO7l to 110
Ten-forties, registered
Oregon War Loan, Sixes 1
Miscellaneous Stocks are g
declining to 37, Canton to 61
Railroad Stocks are gone]
some stocks show a decline.
N. Y. Cent. & Hud. Rr 95
Erie
Reading
Mich. Central l2O
Illinois Central
Cleveland & Pittsbrg 9B
Chi & North-West
North-West Preferred 88
Canton.
Rock Island
Cleveland and Toledo
Fort Wayne 9ll I
The following are for the
N. Y. Central 6s, 1883... 90i
N. Y. Central 6s, 1887... 89
N. Y. Central 6s, R Est.. 871
N. Y. Central 6s, Sub'n.. 871
N. Y. Central 7s, 1876...100
N. Y. Cen. is con. 76 ...
Erie Ist Mort, Ex 100
Erie 7s, 2d Mort, 1879 901
Erie 7s, 3d Mort, 1883 89
Erie 7s, 4th Mort, 1880 85
Erie 7s, sth Mort, 1888 801
Long Dock Bonds
Buff. N.Y. &E. Ist M, '77. 89
Hud. R. 7s, Ist M, '69 1011
Hud. R. 7s, 3d M, '75 105
Harlemilst M, '6B '72 102
Mich. C. Ist M, 69'72 124
Mich. new Ist M 85,'82 —
Mich. So., 7 p. c. 2d M 971
N. Ind. Goshen Line '6B
Mich.S.&N.l.S.F'd7p.c. 98
111. Cen. 7 p. e, '7O 105
Alton & T. H. let M 944-
Alton &T.H. 2d pfd 801
Alton &T. H. 2d M. Inc. 76
Han.& St.J.LandWrntsloB
Ran. Si St. J. Con
Chi. B. & Q., Ist M 109
Chi. & N. West, S. P 96
Chi. & N. W. Con Cony 9O
Chi. & N. W. Int B B9l
Chi. & N. W. Ist M B2l
Quincy & Tol, Ist M, '75 81
111. & So. lowa Ist M 7O
Gt. West. Ist 31, 'BB B6
Gt. Western 2d AI '93 7B
Tol. & Wab. Ist M Ex 9O
FOREIGN

London Bankers
Landon, Prime Commercial
Paris, Bankers
Bremen, Bankers
Hamburgb, Bankers
Frankfort, O.M
Berlin and Cologne
Antwerp
Amsterdam, Bankers
Swiss
Express Stocks are firm.
Adams
American Merchants' Ui
Merchants' Union, old Si
United States
Wells, Fargo, and Co.—

881 — to
enerally lower. Pacific Mail
and Quicksilver to 11k.
.ally strong to day, although

Pacific Mail b72
Atlantic Mail
Quicksilver
W. U. Telegraph
Miraposa B/
Mariposa Preferred 194
Ohio and Mississippi 294
Boston Water Power 174
Cumberland
N Y and N Haven 143
M & St. Paul
M & St. Paul Preferred 754
aortgages
Tol: & Wab. Equip 76
Mil. & Pr. du Ch. lst M —
Gal. & Chic. Ext.. 9B
Gal. & Chic. 2d M 93
Chi. & R. I. Ist M 100
Chi. R. I. & Pacific 7's 97
Cleve. & Tol. S. Fund 9B
N. J. Central Ist M 102
N. J. Central 2d M 1001
Pitts. & Ch. Ist M 102
Pitts. Ft. W., & Ch.2dM 954
Pitts. Ft. W., & Ch. 3d M 93
Cleve. & Pitts., 4th M 74
Chic. & Alton. S. F. Inc 97
Chic. &Alton,.S.F.lstM 101
Mil. & St. Paul Ist 31 94
& St. Paul 2d M B3
Marietta & Oin. lst M._ 87
Morris & Esss Ist M 101
Morris & Essex 2d M 94
Joliet & Chic. Ist M —
Chi. & Gt. East'n lstM —
N. Y. & N. H. 68 ... 98
Dubuque &S. City,lst M. 95
Peninsula Ist 31 B7
Ohio & Miss. Ist 31 96
Ohio & Miss. Con B2
Tol. P. W. Ist M. E. D BO
Atlantic & G. W. 2d A! —
Del., Lack., & W., 2d M 100
Lake Shure Div. Bonds 85
Cleve, P. & Ash. N.B —

Do. 0.8...
Union Pacific Gold 8... 83
Central P.RR. Gold 8,.. 95
Pacific RR. guar. by Mo. 90

EXCHANGE.
Sixty Dap!. Three Days
. 1081-1081 1084-1091-
. 1071-108 i
5.231 -5.13. 5.18 i -5.17
. 78 —7Bk
. 351 -35 f
44-401

,5.281-5.181
. 401--404
.5.231-5.18 i

601 to 61
aion
Lock 8 to 9
50 to 51
20 to 2 1

THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES
Decrease since Feb. 1, 1870, 6,484,811;6 since March 1,

1869, $87,i3.477g-2.

The following is the official statement of the public
debt of the United States, on the Ist day of March, 1870,
compared with the figures given at the corresponding time
last year: