The sun., 1869-12-16

and the street rate has been chiefly 2 cent; in gold
on United States securities to y Of q cent. com.
!, 4 y in addition TO the legal rate, Tnerc IL
"s.,..,.ih the movement Of currency TO indicate
that this is the result Of natural causes the ship
mcnts to tho west and South about oOsc by the
ceipts from the Eastern States. Ancrq o'clock there
was less pressing demand nouccd and Tie close
In currency to 7 " cent. gold lha was inmc-
daiely due to the paymcn, Of about scjl,oO1 on the
bonds purchased today the remainder uf which
will he paid for tomorrow, ~ well as the million ~
be purchased then fur the sinking fund. Tins will
release ABOUT t25OO.OOO, from which there will he
the Fridays sale OF Que million gold to be d. ductcd
which h calculated to restore Cer,liu amount nf
ease to the market. Commercially narer i UNCHANGED
choice ncccptanccs passing At ptl2 p cont, and
prime single names At 10 TO IA Il cent. The fiiurc
Of Richard Patrick X Co, promln' NJ hardware
house, was announced to-day, but had no effect upln
the market. as but litlc of their paper s hell tfe
Tho Treasury received proposals for tdo purchase Of
two millions bonds to-day. tho total amount uf.r.i
was S3,sSs lJO. TIE Government bond maui. iaa
been weak and duh at a decline iom yceto r,la,'s
highest figures. The pui chascol Two mliuous bunls
to-day, and the prospective sinking otnd purchase
tomorrow, JAILED to countcrhalancc the downward
tendency Of the London market and Tie lower pre-
Henry Cisws & Co., 80 Wall street, rc,or, prices
at6 4. NJ.
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There was q well distributed business 10 state
bonds, Which were generally steady, though uDw
Tcnncssccs advanced y cent TO %. New
aGcr dcc ming q q cent. to 90 reacted 10 tU "a, the
close. Louisana levcc Ga we're strong at o. 70, new
South CWulnas nj 12f, aud Alihlml sa Htts Oh
Icnn,ssccs bcng steady al 30, georgia e. at So and
Alabama b. nj Gi'f Continental Bank siur,a sold
az i0e and Commerce nj iesk. J" rlvay mort.
eaees Union Paen's sold Al 81. and ha's VI Chicago
The gold market Las been weak nj n urthcr dc.
cline hum i2i'k TO i2l%, and devoid of auy special
feature As these prices are below th0 minimum
nrurc fixed hy the Secretary, there is soue d.,cus.
sion as to whether he Will accept f.u5o hits
market fntCF, or suspend the balance uf his ngrcin
hog sales The sltngcncy IN money h1s been rtG Ct.
cd 10 tie c1rrying rates for gold. Whirh we've i.9l,
3 g. and 1.i6 ol i a. cent. ucr dIcu thourh AT Inc
close 4 D cont was paid 60 have balances carried
The total clcariuga ai the Gold E,cnugr rlnk were
t4j,ioi00J, gold balances, ti.euJ2iN, sud currency
balances sasos'o-1 Tho pdl' pll quotations
were:
49, IA Jl,S .a"..I1;IIN11rT 1T N.l:
Foreign exchange has been firm at los, 100 for
prime 60 days bills, f0aE1iO9', for rhor. sieht i'is
OF the same Grade, and lOsk9lOsN for prime CON.
mctcai sterling.
feverish aud unsettled though prices until the mid
die OF the afternoon were generally lfmcr. wien
there was an increased desire 10 sell manifested IN.
der which prices declined. though reIcdnS slghty
at tie close The principal dealings wcro In the
Ssndereh! stocks, kSaoigg, S g NoTleTest lake
% 10 So Tor n. Y. Central stock and stis % 50
Tor y. Z. Central scrip. NorihWes estcrn comiuon
sold a. high as 7l'1 aud "a low ~ 7u1, the pre.
frrcd. sa'a ana SO; st. Paul common, rs anil 72If
lhc preferred, s1'f and slS Rock l-laal, 10jh ana
lUiis and Reading, iO0R and gla Lake Shore
was hrmcr and advanced, while WABASH declined
from % yesterday TO 20. Teeciing ~ b2 Thus was
due 70 the reported probable defeat OF t,c proposed
consolidation OF tho two roads. II II further re.
ported that although the stOck holders Will meet ON
the 10Th to take se'ion in the premises, there IS
strong opposition 10 u ratification oil Tho consulda.
ton, aud legal stops will be taken Ohio ~ prevent
u II nee ssary. whether or not THIS nay be T1.sd
10 enable the knowing ones 10 buy In Wabash at
low prices, remains 10 ne seen. LApfcss stocks
showed but li,io movement. At r. NJ, closing
quotations were: