The New York herald., 1869-02-24

Bank WeIt ~ IONOWs.-
Gross ciearings sos, ~, 600
oold balances. l,561, ISL
currency balances..-. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 225l,3s4
Foreign exchange was active under purchases
stimulated by the decline in gold There few, II
any, cotton bills on the market and those drawn
against bonds are equally scarce. Prime bankers
nxty days were advanced by leading drawers 70
l09x, but the bulk OF business done at u.
Rates closed follows for to-morrow's steamer
HierlIng, sixty days. commercial, 1851 1881; good
70 prime bankers 1851 loe1s; short sight, 1921
I0ssl; Paris sixty days, 5lsA4 o.l6z; short sight,
Al5a 5.l3k; Antwerp, 51sA 5.16i<; Switzerland
AlSk 6.l6k; Hamburg 35ss 36 Amsterdam, 4011
40z; Frankfort, 401l 4o7s; Bremen, .S5s 7s;
Prusian thslers. II 7lz.
The value OF exports exclusive OF specie, from
New York to foreign ports for the week ending to-
aay was $s,26l,I73 against $s 22s 065 for the week
previous.
Governments opened with steady feeling in the
market the result Of the high quotation yesterday
IN London, but soon after began TO droop with the
decline In gold and followed It's fluctuations until
was announced that the Hooper bin was virtually
rejected by the Senate Finance Committee. THERE'S
very large short interest In the market. and the is
Of 'o2 and '67 very for delivery. Con-
eerning the speculative influence OF the Washington
ring an evening paper inquiries
Have speculative interests anything to do with
encounter deiayf Measures which are so sound so
IN harmony with the tenets OF the republican party
~ expressed at Chicago and 50 calculated 70 st.mu
late the growing confidence In our finances Their
simple Introduction appreciated the value or onr
government bonds In the foreign markets from two
70 three per cent For some days past formidable
bear movement against governments has been car
RED on In Wall street some OF the hitherto most
prominent nnanciers known 10 be short TO the
extent OF millions. Certain parties in washington
are likewise on the same side OF the market with
stance and the delay to print the above bllss
The erect OF this announcement, wen as the
anticipated result IN London, weakened the market
The following we're the closing prices at nve O'Clock
this evenng-United states skies, 1881, registered.
lI3% i13A.: do, coupon. ll3A q ia; do, 5-2o's,
registered, 10Y li1I; do, coupon, 1867. Il4,s
sl4h; do, 1864, ny nl9s; do. 1885, I12,< a
HAS; do, new, 1895. nos4 lio1s; do. 1861 ilox
III; do lscs III lll.; DO. lC-so's. registered,
1851 losK: do, coupon, 1903. 1925; currency
bonds. 101L l0lb.
t win be remembered that few months ago there
was controversy in the boards on the subject OF
she particular bonds Of North Carolina known AZ
Chatham railroads. Afer some deiiberation they
were declared good delivery but were ordered
70 be called separately IN future The Raleigh
SeHfsna of saturday says an Injunction obtained
against the Chatham Company has been sustained
and made perpetual by the supreme Court. II
Adds:'rhe bill appropriated f2oo,Ooo for the road.
This decision win cripple or stop many other wild
schemes which the Governor ana his irresponsible
Legislature are now struggling TO impose upon the
people OF tins state This Legislature. paying little
no tax tnemselyes seem blind reckless and tn
nnerent rs TO the tax they impose upon The people,
rhe market for southern securities to-day was
riable North Csrolinas aud Tennessee- declined x
while the Louisiana levees advanced 10 y per
cent private letter from member OF the Ways
and Means COMMITTEES Of the Louisiana Legislature
70 some friends 10 tnls city thar the Joint Com
uttee Finance have introduced bili 10 allow the
Governor to pledge bonds FOR the purpose OF borrow
ing money with which TO meet the payment OF the
March coupons the levee ei9hts. the Chattanooga
and New Orleans Railroad Company standing ready 10
advance the loan when the ofthe bonds
II duly sanctioned Certain legal difficulties arising
Dnl Of appeal 20 the supreme Cour. against the
payment o. the per cent state tax are the
sion Of this STEP should the trial referred result
m favor Of tne state before tne Interest il due
10 will no, be necessary, perhaps, 10 put the pro-
visions OF the Loan bill in operation. The market
was weak at the end Of business Prices closed:--
Tennessee. ex coupon, 81 oss: 10. new Is ess
1o., hve per cent, 80 81; Virginia ex coupon,
~ abTsf: do. new, sis s2As: do. regular stock,
SoL 5l; do registered, 1896 "a IS; do registered
1867 81 5lt.; Georgia skies so 50: do seyens "a
sp3; do. sevsns interest payable In Georgia, ~ q
~. North Carolina ex coupon, s. q 6s5s; do new,
~ a 5s%; Missouri sixes, s7k a s7s; do. Hannibal
and ST Joseph 81; Louisiana SKIES, n 72s; do.
ievee mxcs. 90 . 0eis; do. 10. eignts. ~ 50:
Alabama eights, ~ q 9s: do hves, sa5s ss1s; do.
Dxes, sferi,Dg, 70 a %; south Carolina skies, II
~: do. new. 90 q oek; do. regular stock. as ss7;
city of Memphis sxes 81 ga: DO. Atlanta eiVhts. rs
70; DO Savannah sevens, 70 = o.; do. New Orleans
ronsols 70 20; DO. do issned 70 railroads. 20 "a;
Mobile and ohio sterling % n %; do eights 81 81:
Musissippi Central Railroad. nrst mortgage, ~ 10;
do second mortgage, So Ia 81; Memphis and Charles
son nrst mortgage, 50 . el; do. second mortgage,
n 70; 40 stock - q ~; 0reenville aud Columbia
susrsnfccd s4as7.
Tns National stock Exchange held = meeting TO
aay 20 near the report OF the committee IN charge OF
the recent election. the result Of which was an
nounosd few days since In this column The board,
ansr discussion Of sorne portions Of the new con-
stltufson adjourned meet again at the call Of the
chair
IN the eeusrk stock market the features wers ra-