The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-20

Foreign exchange was irregular, q little better
demand prompting the prime BANKERS to advance
their rates. The exports OF produce, however are
such as to warrant better supply OF bills, and the
market closed weak at the following quotations.
Sterling, sixty days. commercial, 1851. 100; good
to prime bankers, 1925 lo9i4; short sight 1909.
1o9a.; Paris, sixty days, 5225s a6.164; short sight,
6i5A. 6.l4's; Antwerp, 5.2sIs a 5.ls.; switzer-
land. s22h 5.1ei.; Hamburg %. 35;.; Am
sterdam, 40 4OI; Frankfort, 40. a 4o7.; Bremen,
7sla 7sl,; Prussian thaers so1a7 ia.
The government market was without special
feature ana duh, but strong ana steady. There
Il an absence OF speculative feeling here and
abroad and the demand comes from pri-
vate investors The following were the closing
street priccs:-United states currency SKIES lo7& a
los; do SKIES 1884, registered. 1917 100; DO do,
coupon 119a& 10; do. 1ve-twentics. registered
May and November, ll5jt l15ls: do. do, coupon,
1862, do, 100 1905: do do coupon, 1861, d. no.
n 119ia; do do, coupon, 1855, do. 1873 HAS do.
do, registered. January and July, lis llsk; do.
do coupon 1865, do, lis ils.; do. do, coupon,
1857. do, 1is iiss; DO do, coupon 1885, DO, us
n 11sh; do ten.fores registered, JOS 1851; DO.
DO, coupon, 1851 a 1884,.
In Southern securities the North Carolinas were
heavy and lower 1t IS said that some OF tns state
agents are In the city peddling the bonds III wall
street. whether with the real purpose OF obtaining
money or TO break the market Tor speculative rea
is a question for the home taxpayers. The Ten
nessees active and higher, IN answer TO the
non-repudation resolutions recently introduced in
the state Legislature. These bonds also In the
hands OF SPECTATORS who bought in the low prices
OF the panic and seeking to raise the market
price in order 70 sell. The Tennessee legislative
ring are perfectly organized ana wn skill.
fully employ the question Of reputation dur.
ing the present session. VIC shall, doubtless
hear further these resolutions when the ring have
unpoaded the millions OF bonds which are now being
carried for their account 10 Wall street
The following were the closing street prices for the
Southern list:-Tennessee. ex coupon. 81 a 81 X:
do, new, 54 55 do i've per cent. 80 81; Virginia
ex coupon so 81; do, new. s. a 53tt: do. regis
tered stock, IS 49, do, registered, 1906, As so;
do, registered 1867 A. 40; Georgia skies, 80 a So;
do, seveDs. 9ols 81: do, sesens interest payable
Georgia, So a 90; North Carolina, ex coupon 10 a
a; do, new, 40 4o1.; do, special tax, AZ,
. 43a Missouri skies 81 s71a; do, Han
nbal and st. Joseph, s. a 30; Louisiana SKIES,
o. a 90; do. Ievee SKIES, 8s oij.; do. do,
Fights, 81 So; Alabama eights, ~ w; do. fves,
81 a 65; do. u.s. sterling, 81 30: South Carolina
sixes 6s 10; do. new, b. 81; do. registered stock
- q &c; City Memphis skies, new, 40 a a.; do At
lanta Fights, So 30: do. savannah seveDs SO 81;
do. New Orleans consols, y "a; do. DO. issued
railroads, 6s 10; Mobile aud OHIO sterling, 81 65
DO. do. Fights, 5e 81; Mississippi Central Railroad
nrst mortgage ~ a ~; do. do second do, 80 6l
Memphis and Charleston first mortgage 81 a
So; do do, second do, - 10; do DO stock, 40
AZ: Greenvills and Columbus Railroad guaranteed,
% o..
The gold market was staenant, and the price quiet
ut lso lsoX. THIS duIress seems to have inspired
some short sales, for there was a good borrowing
demand Tor cash gold and loans were made at from
hve 10 three DER cent for carrying and also free OF
interest. AL the meeting Of the Exchange this fore.
noon the newly elected onicers were Installed. the
Stock Exchange decided not to create gold depart.
ment for the present. The range or the marLet was
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