The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-06
day and its price at stated hours


time. subsequently 5H and were also paid. and
an exceptional transaction occurred at per cent
The report OF the Gold Exchange Bank for to-day Is
as foows:-G ross.clearings, $4213o,000; gold bal
snces, 81, so2,o9s; currency balances $2,eo5,ss
The money market worked to-day without new
features, the extreme rates on call loans being
and per cent with the larger number Of trans
actions at and I, although SUFFICIENT occurred at
s on governments to render them more than excep-
tioual. Prime discounts range from to per cent.
Foreign Exchange Ii somewhat drmer, and while
rates remain unchanged bankers no longer allow
the 1-1e brokerage. The late rapid appreciation
OF BONDS in this market in consequence OF the gov
eminent purchases and the growing scarcity OF dve
twenties thereby resulting has placed this market
in such relation 10 Europe some OF the issues as
favor shipments hither 1t Is reported that bonds
were bought in Europe yesterday ana this morning
on New York account which Is not unlikely,
III small amounts and this has had Its
influence here upon both the exchange and
gold markets. Any effort at large purchases,
however, upon the same account would soon restore
che former relations OF the foreign and home mar
kets. These not, therefore, much apprehended
We quote previous rates as folows:-Srerling sixty
days commercial 1904 10aX; good to prime
bankers, 109X a 110 short sight, 110x
1loh; Paris, sixty days, 5lS4 5.13; short sight,
5131 5l14; Antwerp 5.18A 5.13z; Switzerland,
.51sA 5.1sA; Hamburg, 357s S57s; Amsterdam,
4O1< 4o1; frankfort, 4O4 a 4O1s; Bremen. 7s1s
FOX; Prussian thacrs, 7Oh TX.
Governments opened this morning with renewed
activity, with an advance upon the closing figures OF
last night CAS- both 65's and 67s the other FIVE
twenties and Sis being steady. The tenorties and
currency skies strong and still prominent fea
OF the list. AT the call 62s and 65's were
offercd at concession of a. and GAS held & higher.
The other vetwenties were steady, without change.
The ten .fOrties were still IN demand and y higher
for the coupon issue, with no offerings Of
registered at 1925 bid. Currency bonds were
firm. Al the last call CPS, both o5's CTS and cur
rency bonds offered at y less. The other
Issues without change The market continued
firm at the decline mp the close Of business, and
closed steady on these issues, excepting '62's and
'65's, which fell OIL another ~ The currency skies
and '6ss reacted and the ten-rorties advanced The
1918 weak at the close. The following were the
prices at five oclock:-United states sixes 1881, re-
gistered. 1241s 125; do. do, coupon, 124l 124 do
fve-twenties registered 123H 124a&; do. do, cou
pon 1852, 1245I 125; do. do, coupon, 1884 1881
124; do do, coupon, 1865 1881 l24 do. do, cou
pom, new, 1865, 1929 122ss; do. do, coupon 1867.
122x 1874; do. do. coupon, 1868. 1921 122ss; do
ten.forties. registered. 112h 11s; DO do, coupon,
11eI 1861; currency bonds. 11li4 1l1h.
In State bonds Tennessees were affected by the
unsatisfactory condition Of the political situation in
that State and the new bonds went of on The second
call and were pressed for sale. North CarOnas, old.
also declined. Missouri SKIES were firm. The other
issues were dull In sympathy with Tennessees, and
barely steady. The following were the prices on
the second call:-Tenncssee sixes ex coupon SIX
81; do, new, 5a7s So; Virginia SKIES, ex coupon,
57K 5sh; do, new, 81 6lh Georgia sevens, Of
90; North Carolina skies, ex coupon, 81 q SIX; do,
new, 50k Sly; South Carolina skies, 90; Missouri
skies, SIX IS; Louisiana skies, 10 bid; do, levee
Fights, s5; Alabama Fights, 924 a93i4.
In the stock market the western shares continued
to be the leading features, with the st. Paul and
Northwestern stocks the most prominent Of the
list. Rock Island to day joined In with the specua-
tive movement in these shares, advancing rapidly
from 114s to 1867. The market opened with q gen.
orally buoyant feeling. but during the day devel-
oped a reaction which carried prices down Il
TO per cent on the entire list, which was
followed, however, by partial recovery. the
market closing strong on the features, although
or the highest figures OF the day. Northwestern
ranged on extreme quotations from SIX to SS3S for
the common and 01j4 9S4 for preferred; ST. Paul,
Sl5s s214 for common and 500 9OK for preferred.
The Vanderbilt shares weak through the day.
rumors Of the postponement OF the consolidation
scheme for an indefinite period. New York Central
upon this report sold down to 2o7}a, Hudson River
1897 and Harlem l6i, but recovered before the
CiOSe. III Tile MISCELLANEOUS SIOCk uSt fhCiuC
Mail sold between san and IS. The nuc-
tuattons In the balance Of this list and the
expresses were uniinportant. The following were
the prices on the second call:-Canton, 5sk a 90:
Cumberland, 34s< 80 a. Western Union, 80 39k;
Quicksilver, 15A a Is; Mariposa, o; DO. preferred.
15x 1871; Pacific MAIL SAX o SAY; Boston Water
Power, Is 1o; Adams Express, 59ls soy; Wells
Fargo Express, 1879 2oK; American Express II
~; United States Express. es>l 90; Merchants
Union Express, 1919 bid; New York Central,
2osx q 2OsI; Hudson River, ls4 1s4x; Harlem
1852 o 1861; do. preferred, 16o; Reading,
ok . o7x Michigan Central, 1sl bid;
Lake Shore. 1o7X 1o7x Illinois Central, l4lx a l42;
Cleveland and Pittsburr, 1o7x q 1os; Chicago and
Northwestern, SIX IS; do preferred 97H ae7x;
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, rs Q IS; Rock
Island, 11eH 1lsx; Milwaukee and st. Paul. s2k Q
s2,s; do. preferred, oo,s 9ox; Toledo and wabash,
rs: do preferred, 81; Fort Wayne 1853 Did, Alton
and Terre Haute, - q IS; do. preferred, 50 59H;
Ohio and Mississippi, SAX 32X; Delaware and
Lackawanna, liz bid; New JERSEY Central, 104 .
iotss Chicago and Alton, lo5 a 1865; do. preferred,
los bid; Morris ana Essex, ss a sss; Hannibal and
st. Joseph, LA q 1885, do. preferred, 1913 O ia;
Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central, IS q 351s.
The following the bids for city bank stocks to-
day:-New York, 1870; Manhattan, 1876; Merchants
i27; Mechanics 1885, America, 142; City, 201 Pne-
NIX Ito; Tradesmen's, $50; Greenwich, 165; Ma
Eonal ll4 Merchants Exchange, III; Leather
Manufacturers, 1917; Seventh Ward 112; state Of
New York, Ill; Commerce, 124H; Broadway 200;
Ocean, looh; American Exchange, ia; Chatham
l50; BANK OF the Republic 116; Irving 100; Nassau
100; Shoe ana Leather lao; Continental, o9K; st.
Nicholas. ia; Importers ana Traders. 1874: Park
1853; Central National. 1iOX; Fourth National 1o4,.
Ninth National, ll3; Tenth National, 1903; Gold Elk.
change, 1888; Bankers ana Brokers' Association Io,
The receipts for customs aud the receipts pay