The New York herald., 1869-04-13

The transactions OF the Gold Exchange Bank re-
eulted as folows:--
Gold cleared. <Il3 Il4 900
Gold balances ces......................... 26O3 5O2
currency balances -................. Jbl6, l26
Foreign exchange exceedingly weak and
prime sixty days sterling bills sold at the sin
teenth over 1873. The market was also quite dull
These figures Will revive the importation OF gold.
million and quarter m specie arrived to-day con-
signed TO a foreign banking house. The following
were the nominal quotations:-Sterlrng, sixty days
commercial, 1O7 1919; good to prime bankers,
1919 1OT&; short sight, losil 10s1S. Pans sixty
days 5.2el4 5.215.; short sight, SAX $40; Ant,
werp. 5211S a 5.22h; switzerland. 5.275s a 5.221.;
Hamburg, 35 u 3514; Amsterdam. se1 40; Frank.
fort SeyS 4o}I; Bremen, 57s rs; Prussan ihalers,
7ok 5oA.
Governments were buOyant nj the opening ia
sympathy with the higher price OF gold and 's2's
sold quite freely at the remarkably high figure Of
III. Later IN the day with the reaction In gold, and
despite the better London quotation, s3ss, the mar
ket settled and everish feeling ensued. which car.
ned '62's down 70 1905, but was less felt In he
domestic issues. The following were the closing
street quotations this evenng:-United States SKIES,
1881 registered, ll55s 4 Il6h; do, coupon, ll6L
ll6x; do fye-wentIes registered ll0 u ll05S; do.,
coupon, 1862 l2ot4 i2Ois; do, ls64, IFS II5X:
do 1895, ll44 ll4's; do, new, 1865 ll3z a Il3H;
do 1867, ll3sl 1885,; do. 1868, ll3K ia; ten
fortes, registered, lo@a4 iO5I; do coupon, 1857
1ObS; currency bonds. IO3a IO4
southern securities were strong for the rennes-
seer and Louisanas. North Carolinas were high
nj one time Of the day but did not retain
their activity. The market had rrrn tone with the
manifestation Of good investment demand from
of-town buyers. yirginias strong and
quired for on account N the recent reconstruction
bill passed by Congress.
In the Texan indemnity bond case Chief Justice
Chase has decided in favor OF the state. The
opinion in iull - given 10 Another column.
Stocks we're steady at theepening but the market
was dull. operators maniiesting an inclination TO
wait until later In the week. The railway list was
heavy at the boards and nuctuated within a limit of
about one-haf per cent except for few shares In
eluding Rock Island, which sold up 10 1875; Fort
Wayne winch touched 1879. ex dividend. equva-
lent 10 135, aud Michigan southern which advanced
TO ssK New YORK Central nuctuated between 1915
aud 1884,. The rest Of the railways closed "or" Oi
the miscellaneous list Mariposa preferred was ac.
tive touching 81: western Onion heayy. selling
down to 81 a. ana Pacific Mail, variable between Va
AND s31s.
The Northwestern shares were weak nni the
"poiptn s gwen that the clique have saddlel the
street with their stock and about 10 engineer .
break 81 Paul declined TO 561 Yor the common,
but reacted In the afternoon. The following were
the closing quotations Of the last regular board -
Canton, 90 90; Cumberland 30 a "a; Western Onion,
Al AZ; Quicksilver, 22 a 72S; Nariposa 1877 a
IsIs; do. preferred, 81 bid; Pacific MaI, s2x q 90;
New YTk Central, 1920 1873; Hudson River, lax q
las; Reading, 02s o %; Michigan Central, 100 bid;
Michigan Southern, ss o ssh; Illinois Central lsO
asked Prtsburg, 90 bid; Northwestern, 4as<;
DO. preferred, "a bid; Rock Island, iss; 81
cox: do. preferred, rs 7sH; Fort wayne, isi y DID
Ohio and Mississippi, 80 23H. =
The following we're the closing quotations OF the
last open board:-Can,on, tsh 5oK; Cumberland,
s4x; Wells, Fargo a Co.'s Express. % aiJl; Adams
Express bsH a 90; American Express, 40 a 4ox;
United States Express, 6sH 90; Merchants Union
Express 1914 l5H; Quicksilver, % 221l; PacinC
NAL, e2's a os; westerh Union Telegraph, 4s ah}s
New York Central ,o2'. Io2'I; Marposa, lsx Iej4