The New York herald., 1869-06-04

The gross clearings to-day were SIC, III 900; the
gold balances, 81, ,22o; currency balances,
81, ,s65 $50.
Foreign exchange was steady to-day, with few
bills Offering and closed with firm feeling at yes
terday's rates. We quote:-sterling, sixty days,
commercial, 1dsA losH; bankers, 100 Q 1osk;
short sight, losE q llox; Paris, sixty days, 5.25
a616z; short sight. 5.lok 5.13k; Antwerp, 5.25
5.1614; Switzerland, SIS 6.leh; Hamburg. ssh
. 35H; Amsterdam, seE 4oH: frankfort, SeI a
COS; Bremen, tx 7s1l; Prussian thalers, 7oh
a71K.
The steamer America TOOK out this morning
$500 900 in specie, and the Vanderbilt, ss5,7l5.
The money market worked today with increas ed
ease, although quite up to the legal rate OF interest
the withdrawal Of currency from the street to pay
for the Treasury god and the disturbance OF loans
consequent upon the sale OF bonds TO the govern
ment being assigned as the principal causes OF the
activity. The supply to-day, however, was quite
equal 70 all demands at seven per cent. Commercial
paper is dulL discounts ranging for prime names
from seven to nine per cent.
Governments were quiet and steady today the
market opening weak and slightly or tae closing
figures OF last night in the sis, 6gs
and 'e5's Old 6j's opened higher ana the
new 1ve-twenty Issues firm. At the noon call
these latter and the ten-fores declined very slightly
while the 62's improved and old 65's
were stronger. The currency bonds were steady.
AT the last call the market was "on'i on tho Old
65's, but steady on the rest OF the list and closed
nrm at five O'Clock at the following 1gures:-
United States SKIES, 1881, registered l16z
1leT; DO, coupon, INK I22; do.
nve-twenties, registered, llcH a III; do. do.
coupon. 1s62 l22H q l92k; d0 do, coupon, 1864,
III 1l7h; do. DO, coupon, 1906, 1lsH a 1lsH;
do. do, coupon, 1865, new, 11e'l a lloX; do. do.
a do, do
1Isx a I1eJ., United States ten-forties regis.
tered, 10sS a 1os7s; do. do, coupon. 100 q lOpS.
currency bonds, lO75I 107H.
State bonds we're dun to-day and lower on Ten.
nessees aud North Carolnas. Levee bonds. Ala
bama and Missour1s are nrm. The following were
the closing prices OF Eve o'clock;-Joulsana leyee
oixes, 81 o.; do. do elghts, SIX bid; Alabama
eights lOl bid; tennessee sixes ex coupon OF bid;
do. do, new, 6lH bid; virginia skies new, olx
bid North Carolina skies, ex coupon, COZ 90 -;
DO. do new, 60 a 561f; Missouri skies, ssk sos.
The stock market sustained a partial recovery
from the prices the second call, but reacted later
and at the close very nearly down to the lowest
figures OF the day.
TIE following were the bids for city bank
stocks to-day:-New York, 130; Manhattan. las;
Merchants, 12s Mechanics 1876; America, lis City
BOO; Pbsnix, ITO; North River, 105; Mechanics ana
Traders, ILL., seventh Ward, ll2; state OF New
York, Ill; Commerce. 12s; American Exchange,
t14; Bank or the Republic ia; Metropolitan 142JS
Peoples, i4a; East River, lo4; Shoe and Leather
isl; Corn Exchange, 100; Continental 1o2x; Com.
molwealtn, Ile; Central National, max; Fourth
Estiopal, 1o7; Ninth National, ll6k; Bankers and
Broger' Association, Ioox.
The foll6wing were the Approximate earnings Of
she Barietts and Cincinnati Railroad for the first
aud second weeks OF May this year compared with
ths same period last year:--
1868 1890