The New York herald., 1869-12-16

to Lie per day To have their balances carried
over. The operations OF the Cold Exchange Bank
were as foows:-
cold cleared. .s45, ,Io4, 900
GOD paances. ................--....... lsoo 80
currency balances. ................. 22az,0g2
The following were the bids at the board for the
city bank stocks:-New York, i3A Manhattan, 1lo:
Mechanics 14O; Union, 1927 America l4i; Phenix,
Iostl; Tradesmen's 152; Fulton 100; Seventh Ward,
40; State OF New York. 1906; Commerce, 1872; Broad
way. 2T5; Ocean, II; American Exchange lie; Bank
OF the Republic, l19; Bank or North America 1o6;
Continental 1OIl; ST. Nicholas ia; Commonwealth
III; Importers and Traders, l4o Park 1s2 Central
National, 100; Fourth National 1oa Ninth National,
a19; Tenth National, IS; Oriental l5o.
The railway bonds and mortgages were In good
demand, and strong and active for most OF the list,
cne decline In gold tending to stimulate outside
Investment. The following were the bids TO-DAY at
sne ca:--New York Central skies, 1887 s6il; 10.
scvens, 1870 9s Erie seyens, third mortgage,
eorsed 1885, so; do seveus fourth do, do, $780, 7a
40 sevens fifth do, do, 1888, 6s; Hudson River
Heyens first mortgage lS6o-TO 1ol; do. sevens,
cnd mortgage sinking fund, 1885, 102h; Harlem
First mortgage, SO Michigan Central nrst mortgage,
egnts 1882, 1l6 Chicago Burlington ana quincy
per cent first mortgage 100; Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana sinking fund, per cent 30;
Pacific Railroad sevcns, guaranteed by Missouri, %;
Central Pacific bonds 93J4; Union Pacific first bonds,
"a; Illinois Central per cent, 1870, l1e; Alton and
Terre naute first mortgage, o23s; DO. second do,
Income, III Chicago and Northwestern consolidated
per cent, convertible, s71s; do. first mortgage s1
Hannibal ana st. Joseph land grants, 103ys: LacKa
wanna and western bonds, o.; Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western second mortgage, 90;
Toledo and Wabash second mortgage, 794; do
equipment bonds, ~; Toledo, Wabash and
western consolidated convertible sinking fund, s9;
Quincy and Toledo Grst mortgage, $780, 20; Illinois
and Southern Iowa, first mortgage, 10: Galena and
Chicago extended. 10; do. second mortgage, S9;
Chicago Rock Island, arst mortgage, 1ol; Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific 81; Morris and Essex, frst
mortgage, DC; do, second mortgage, OIL; Cleveland
and Toledo sinking fand, 90; New Jersey Central
frst mortgage, %; do, new bonds, 97; Pitsourg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago, first mortgage 1ol; do,
second mortgage o5; do, third mortgage 90; Cieve-
land and Pitsburg. fourth mortgage, rs; Chicago
and Alton, nrst mortgage 100; do, income, IS; ONO
and Mississippi consolidated, 81 Dubuque ana Sioux
CITY first mortgage 90: Peninsula Railroad bonds,
So; ST. Louis and Iron Mountain bonds, s1h; Mil
waukea and st. Paul, first mortgage, eights 1921;
DO. do, $40, 50; dc first mortgage, 90; do Iowa
ana Minnesota DIVISION 50; do, second mortgage,
So; Chicago and Milwaukee, first mortgage, ss;
Chicago and Great Eastern, first mortgage. rs; Co
iumbus Chicago aud Indian, frst mortgage, 735s;
New York and New Haven, SKIES, %.
The following were the closing prices for foreign
exchonge:-Sserima sixty days commercial 1854
1osN; good to prime bankers. 10sX 100;
short sight, 1o9 iooss; Paris, sixty days 52lti
h.iTh; short sight 5.l6tA b.l5; Antwerp, 5.2iA d
b.171.; switzerland, h2ltl 517lS; Hamburg 35S q
30; Amsterdam, 4oh q 4o1; Frankfort loE a aoTs
Bremen 1875 10; Prussisn thaiers, 7ol. a7iA.
There was steady and dun market for the genera
list OF Southern securities. The North Carolina,
and Tennessccs were strong, with moderately. iarv,
dealings. Tho South Caronas were perhaps tho
feature % far a. prices are concerned, the new