The New York herald., 1869-05-12
,urse Of the premium during the day.

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Foreign exchange was duh but steady during
the day, and closed firm at the following
rates:-sterllng, sixty days commercial 1oSH a
1857; good to prime bankers, 1OS% 1Os4 /;
short sight, 1O9X l10; Paris, sixty days. 52lA
5.l614; short sight, SIS 5.13%; Antwerp,
b.21H SICK; Switzerland, 5.21A 6.16A;
Hamburg, s57I 351s; Amsterdam, 4OH 4OX;
Frankfort, 40]@ O 40%; Bremen, 7S6 o 7S2<; Prus.
Sian thalers, 705a a 7lH.
Governments, under the de- rression occasioned by
the same Washington despatch that sent gold up,
opened weak and unsteady, continuing quite fever
fish through the day. in consequence Of the decline.
Towards afternoon however, the market rallied and
closed firm at Ave O'Clock, at the following prces:-
United States skies, 1881, registered 119H 119I;
do coupon, 1l91s l19%; fve-twenties, registered.
1l5A a 1l5h; do do, coupon. 1852, 1191s lIsX;
do do, coupon, 1864, 115a 1856 do do, coupon,
1865, 1l6 N6h; do. do, coupon, 1885, new, l1Tk
1l7X DO. do, coupon, 1867, 1l74 1l77<; do. do,
coupon 1858, 1l74 l172s; do, ten-forties, regis
tered 107% q 1OS; do. do, coupon lOS1s 1OS2<;
currency bonds 1864 1867.
The money market Is without change with good
supply OF currency corresponding to an active de-
mand. The rate on call loans remains at seven per
cent, with the usual exceptions ut six.
The influences which disturbed gold and govern
ments Jailed to operate to any degree upon the gen.
eral stock list, the market opening strongly active,
New York Central selling at 1929, and continuing
with frequent fluctuations 10 maintain fair figures
The new system OF dealing operated toward the
close to produce decline, brokers getting fatgued
with their continuous labor in the Long Room ana
retiring earlier than usual The principal transac-
tions were in the speculative railway stocks,
the expresses and miscellaneous shares, excepting
Marposa, in the latter, being neglected. Excepting
New York Central and Hudson River, which
aoIA hirha iv, tha
the best prices were obtained about the middle of
the day, Rock Island reaching to 1924 Fort Wayne
l5s, Harlem $50, Erie 80, Michigan Southern 1874,
Northwestern common S9Z, do. preferred 1J2K and
Ohio and Mississippi 33A. The market fell Off
through the afternoon, the following being the
prices at five O'CLOCK at the time OF the close OF the
Long Room:-Wels-fargo Express, $50 q 357s;
United States, 63x; Quicksilver 19h bid; Canton,
6ls So; Mariposa, 2454 PAX; do. preferred, 4sh
4sz; Pacific Mali, 92t4; Western Union Telegraph.
43A o 43,s New York Central, 1919 1s14; Hudson
River, 1853 1885,; Reading, 96 96k; Wabash, IS
7ek; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 771s q 7s%; do pre-
ferred, soA4 81; Fort Wayne, I54 l541: OHIO
and Mississippi, a3I4 33s; Michigan Central, 12s
12sk; Michigan Southern, lO7; Pittsburg, S2x 80;
Lake Shore 1864 1o7; Rock Island, 1914; North
western, ssss a ssk; do. preferred, 1o11s q lo2.
Some little business was done the street after
wards, but OF O very struggling character. The
changes made in the quotations Will be found below.
State bonds, with light transactions, preserved their
nrmness throughout the day, and closed steady at
nve O'Clock, follows:-Tennessees, ex coupon, 6sh
6s11; do., new, 6os coz; virginias, ex coupon,
b7H a IS; do, new, e2k bid; Georgia skies, SO
s3; do sevens, 95k bid; North Carolinas ex coupon,
90. 81; do, new, 55n 557s; Missouri skies, s9i4
. ss1l; Louisiana skies, 70 lax; do, levee do,
20 a 70K.
The Colo Board had under consideration to-day
proposition to unite with the stock Exchange and
appointed committee Of conference upon the sub
tect. 1t is understood that majority OF the men,
bers OF the Cold board who are already members OF
the Stock Exchange favor this union.
The receipts for customs and the receipts, pay
ments and balances the Sub-Treasury In this city
for the expired portion OF the week have been
folows:-
custom House. -s,ib- b-7>edsr1V---
Receipts. Receipts Payments. balances.
May S4oG,s5O 1856 si,l59o02 $50, 70s, 6eS
May H.. $4,000 1,l47,o90 1,32s,g64 S3,526, 7SS
The value OF exports exclusive OF specie) from
New York to foreign ports for the week ending to-
day amounts to $4,622 42s against ss4 for the
week previous.
The following shows the totals OF the average OF
the leading items OF the Philadelphia banks for the
past and previous weeks:-