The New York herald., 1869-03-19

Gold cleared. eos 321 600
Sou naiances. ........................... 15l9.473
Currency balances. Observation-Disclosures. 215l7s6
The Bremen steamer New York took out 500, 900 in
specie.
Money was more active and seven per cent corn
interest was paid exceptionally on miscellaneous
collaterals. The banks still conractle with their
city patrons and remtting money to the country
banks. The market Is closely approaching the con-
dition OF stringency which t is natural to expect
at the great quarter day and settling day Of the
country.
The bids for the city bank stocks to-day were as
tohows:-yew York, 1871 Manhattan 40; Merchants,
i2o; Mechanics, l2S; Union, lbs; America l4s; Phe
NIX, lo7; North River, 1861; National, ITO; Mer-
chants Exchange, 1le; seventh Ward, ll2H; State
Of New YORK, lie; Commerce, l22k; American Ex-
change, llsh; Bank Of the Republic, lis; Metro
politan, 14; Peoples, lao; Market, llsil; Nassau,
i05k; shoe and Leather 1917 Corn Exchange, 100:
st. Eicnolas Ill; Commonwealth, 1l2; Importers
and Traders, loo; Park ISL; Manufacturers and
Merchants, lo2; Central National. 1osI; Fourth
National, 1o2K; Ninth National, llo.
Stocks were dull the increasing activity OF money
forbidding new orders engagements and prices
irregular, but on the whole weak. Pacific Mail re-
peated its record OF the previous day. yielding seve-
raj per cent and recovering one to two. 1t opened
at OK, sold down to COS to-day and closed at Ok.
the bill OF Mr. Pierce in the State Senate tine friends
Of the Commodore twisting, the shorts who had
sold on the strength thereof. Reading, Michigan
Southern. Erie, Pittsburg. the express stocks and
Quicksilver were weak and declined. The North
western stocks were very strong and buoyant.
The following were the closing prices at the
last open boarc:--Cumperland, 80 38k; Wells
Fargo Co.'sExpress 3o7f a3l; American Express
81 a4ls; Adams Express tet4 59sl; United States
Express, 55;f y Sc: Merchants Union Express l5X
1ex; Quicksilver, lsh q isx; Canton SO bid:
Pacific MAIL slx siA: Western Union Telegraph.
97I Q 3s; New York Central, I5eis 159s<; Hudson
River, l4o 14oh; Reading, ei a s1l.; Chicago ana
Alton, 151s 1853; 40. preferred, ISL 1885, Bankers
and Brokers', loss Alton and Terre Hante, as a se
Toledo and wabash, 66S< G7s.; do. preferred, IS;
Milwaukee and 81 Paul, 62x 6s1E; do. preferred
rek Te,l; Fort Wayne, 12o 12ots; Ohio and Mis-
gssipp, 32A 321s; Michigan Southern, 96x q ~;
Illinois Central, l39 o 141; Cleveland and PITTS
burg 81 a Sly; Cleveland ana Toledo, 1909 loe,s
Rock Island. 1881 129; Northwestern, s4x s4ss;
do preferred, " q P2k; Mariposa, I1h IS; do. pre-
ferred sik 34I; Harlem, i35 Lake Shore, 1884 bid
southern securities were dull but generally
steady. Tcnnessees were "or' In consequence OF
the reservation OF the decision OF the supreme
Court with reference TO the availability OF the Bank
OF Tennessee notes for payment OF STATE taxes.
North Carolinas were weaker on account OF propo-
stion issue s. COO 900 new bonds for the Castor
and NJ Airy Railroad. The louisiana leyees were
nrm despite the proposition for new loan the I'm.
preston existing that the state viii not eventually
accept the tenders Prices closed:--T Tennessee, ex
coupon. 90 . s6k; do. new, 65 a o5k; yir-
gina. OK coupon, 66X q 81; do new, 81 a 81;
do. registered stock, 49k 81; do. registered
1896, SO q $50; do. registered, 1907, 81 a 52;
Georgia skies, Il 81; do. seyens, o. o3; do
sevens, interest payable In Georgia, IS a 90; North
Carolina, ex coupon. C2k q 81; do, new, SIX q
re-; Missouri skies SIX IS; do, Hannibal aud
st. Joseph. ss Louisiana skies, n a ~ do. Ieyee
sixes OK o 90; do. do. cights, SO q IS; Alabama
eights ps %; do nves, OF; do sixcs, sterling es;
South Carolina skies, II ~; do new, 81 q 20; do
registered stock, e2; City Of Memphis skies, 5iS
81; do. Atlanta eGhts, 30 50; do. savannah scyens
o. %; do. New Orleans consols IS 80; do do,
sued to railroads. 90 . 70; Mobile and ohio sterling
es 90; do eights, 81 s.; Mississippi Central Rail-
road first mortgage, 70 a. II; do, second mortgage.
"a O 90; Memphis and Charleston, nrst mortgage,
90 q e2 do. second mortgage, 20 u; do. stock, %
q ls; Greenville and Columbia Railroad guaranteed.
~ 90.
The receipts for customs and the receipts psy-
mcnts and balances mt the sub-Treasury In this city
for the expired portion Of tho week have been az
follows.--
CqlSiorn House. ------Svo- Treasury -