The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-30
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BONDS.
The government bought two millions OF bonds, to
be held subject to the action Of Congress. The oer-
ings comprised a total Of only two and half mil.
lions which fact strengthened the previously droop
ing market ana prices at the afternoon board were
at the highest Of the day. Later tho market again
went of under the activity In money and In SYM
patty with the general decline In gold and stocks.
The government viii buy another million OF bonds
to-day, which instalment viii be for the sinking
fund. The following the closing street prices
for the government list-United States currency
sixcs 1881 1os&; do. skies, 1881, registered, Hay
a 1l5H; do. do, coupon, 1lsk llsI; do. nve-
twenties registered, May and November l1lk
111A; do do, 1862 coupon, DO. do, 1l2h 112x;
do. do, 1854 do. do 11ls 111X; do. do, 1885, do.
do. 1117s 112H; no. do, regiatAraH. January and
July, IlO% Ill; do. do, 1885, coupon, do. do,
114,s 1l4ls; do. do, 1857, do. do, 1I4s 114S;
do, 1893, do ao., 1149s 114ss do. ten-forties.
registered 1885, 100; do. do, coupon, 1881 100.
THE SOUTHERN STATE BONDS.
In Southern securities the transactions were light
and upon falling Market prices showing more
sympathy with the general current OF the day than
has been ordinarily the case The old Ten
nessees showed exceptional strength but the new
bonds, as well as all the Issues Of North Carolina,
yielded to downward tendency. The Louisiana
leyee skies were not excepted, while The new
South Carolinas were offered at 60 The follow.
ing were the quotations OF the Southern lis. at the
last board:-Tennessee, ex coupon. 63ss ass; do.
new, 4oX 487S; Virginia, ex coupon, AK As; DO.
new, SAX q ssh; Georgia sixes SO; do. sevens, %
%; North Carolina, ex coupon, Am AK; DO. new,
2sx o 2SX; Missouri hxes. 00h ooX; DO. Han
nbal and st. Joseph, 9oS bid; Louisiana skies, ooh
bid; do. levee skies, 50 q 65; do. do. etghts 81
80; Alabama Fights, o5K 90; do nvss, 90 bid;
South Carolina, new, IS q so.
CLOSING PRICES AT THE STOCK Ex CHANGE.
The following were the closing prices Of stocks at
the last session Of the Stock Exchsn9e;Canton, 4s
a 90; Cumberland, PAN bid Western Union, Six
a21s; Quicksilver, is bid; Aariposa, ~; do. pre-
ferred, IAN q IAN; Psciac Mail, Az a 44K;
Boston Water Power, lax o Is, Adams Express.
eoA . 81; wes-Fargo Express, 2ox; American Ex-
press SO so United States Express, 40 bid; Aer-
chants Union, OK bid; New YORK Central, consoli-
dated, So se1s; do, scrip, 81 8lA; Harlem l2o
1870; do preferred, 100; Erie, FAX bid; do pre-
fcrred, 4C; Reading, es9s osk; Michigan Central,
1i7H bid; Lake Shore, SAX d s4x; Illinois
Central. 1917 q 1874; Cleveland and Pitts
burg, 81 O 50; Chicago and Northwestern, e7k;
do. preferred, SIX 8l1i; Rock Island, lo3x 10aK
Milwaukee and st. Paul, TAX 72k do. preferred,
s4gs IS; Toledo and Wabash 5Oh asa. Fort Wayne
| SO q seq; Alton ana Terra Haute, preferred, 5s:
Ohio and Mississippi, 2a,s 2ax; Delaware and
Lackawanna, l07 1074; New Jersey Central, 90. q
Of; Chicago and Alton, 14l bid; do. preferred I42
q 14s; Hannibal ana st. Joseph, 1919 q 1o7x; do
preferred lo7 bid Dubuque ana Sioux City, lo7k
100; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central, 1872
1913.
THE EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS.
The highest and lowest prices OF til leading specu