The New York herald., 1869-05-25

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currency balances. ........'............. ZoSs,SzS
The semtweekly sale OF government gold took
place to-day The bids ranged from l41.1s to 80.
The awards were as follows:-$400, 900 at 142o1,
$1,000 at 1920 500 at l422l at 1877,
600 at 14210 t100 600 at 1927, $4,000 at 14209,
$4,000 at 1878, $4,000 at 1929 $4,000 at 14232
The rum0r Of the resignation OF the Assistant
Treasurer, Mr.. Van Dyck, proves to be correct. 1t
was submitted some time ago, TO take effect June l.
Charles Folger Of the State Senate, is mentioned
- his successor Senator Folger originally des-
snated for the United States District AttOrneyship.
The appointment to the Assistant Treasurership Is
doubtless q concession to his claims.
Foreign exchange closed dun and weak. The i'm
porting merchants are confident that the present
price Of gold cannot be maintained and not dis
Desed to remit until there Is yielding In the pre-
MUM. The recent export Of bonds has also created
free supply Of bills while the advance In gold in
stimulating shipments Of cotton and produce has
contributed an additional cause of weakness. There
was fall Of quarter per cent between the opening
and closing rates The quotations range as follows
this evening:-Sterling, sixty days. commercial.
10sK o 100; good to prime bankers, 100
l09K; short sight. ITO 110H; Paris sixty days.
s25 Q SICK; short sight, 5.17X 6.1ak; Ant
werp, 6.2b q 6.1oA; Switzerland, b2S 5.lo4;
Hamburg, sS5t o s6X; Amsterdam, s9A 4oK;
Frankfort 39x o 40H; Bremen, 77A 7sz; Prus-
sian thalers. 70x q Tx.
Governments at the beginning OF business were
Aesitating, In the face Of the improved quotations in
London and Frankfort but feeling the effect Of largo
seaizations, began 10 decline the tendency to lower
prices being stimulated by the report that Secretary
Boutwell, would buy one million OF bonds and one
million Of three per cent certificates In the corre
spending transaction to the sale Of two millions Of
gold. The advance In gold has weakened the cur
rency sixes Prices closed on the street follows-
United States Exes 1881, registered, 121x q 121k,
Co., coupon, 12lK l2lk; doc dve-twentes, regis.
tered, 116L Q III; DO. do, coupon. 1862, l22I o
122K; do. do, coupon, 1884, llos< l16x; do. do,
coupon, 1886, lisx llsx; do. do, coupon, 1885,
new, l19x . l10L; DO. do, coupon, 1851, l1sh
119x; DO. do, coupon. 1853, 49,. . llsx; United
States nves ten-iorties registered, losx 1osx; do.
ao., coupon. lO0 1oos; currency bonds 1oex 1o7.
The money market was without essential change
and rates on call continued TO range from ak TO
seven per cent.
in the general stock market there a very
buoyant feeling. While the transactions were not
very numerous the advance In quotations was quite
remarkable. The Vanderbilt stocks were less
feature to-day, collectively. New York Central, in
aividualy, was prominent, advancing to i94H. In
asmuch the interest certificates are now being ex
changed for stock the question arises, When viii
the Stock Exchange decide TO make the quotation
sx divdendY Erie sold as low as 2s, but closed al
epk. Reading rose to 100k. Northwest common
touched % and the preferred 1854. Michigan
Southern advanced TO 10sl and Lake Shore to IosH,
both rejecting the consolidation movement between
New YORK and Chicago via the Hudson River and
New York Central. Pittsburg very buoyant,
advancing to OK. Rock Island touched 12sH. Ohio
and Mississippi was heavy ut the hgures OF the re-
cent rise. The announcement that a third rail Is TO
be laid on this route In the oficia report OF
the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, which Ia the
connecting link between the latter city and the
Baltimore Railroad. Fort Wayne was lower In con-
sequence OF the delay and posponement IN the
Publication OF the lease 70 the Pennsylvania road,
which 1t Is now said viii not be considered before
Wednesday next. st. Paul was steady refusing to
take part In the general upward movement, except
By slight fractional Improvement In the miscella-
neous list Pacific Mail again actively weak dccli-
ming as low az s24, but subsequently recovering to
~. This stock Is "hammeredr with oil sorts OF
stories about reduced earnings ana diminished busi
ness. Mariposa preferred 10 5i. Canton touched
Hx Western Union was heavy and lower. The
express stocks were weak and depressed. The
following were the prices on the call at the last
session OF the Board:-Canton, e4Js a ei,l; Boston
water Power, 1914 II; Cumberland, 90 81; Wells.
Fargo Express. 80 a 334; Adams, 90; American, 40
4o,l; United states, go 81; Merchants Union, Ia.
. 16x; QUICKSILVER, IVA aTo3si fdcihc Mail, s3f
BaN; western Union Telegraph, t3,s q t3h; New
York Central, 1887 le3x; Mariposa. "a 2aI;
10. preferred, 6ox SIX; Hudson River, ie3x .
lc3x; Harlem, 161 y 151x; Reading, oox a pes1;
Alton and Terre Haute, 80 o 40; do. preferred n q
nx; Toledo and wabash, 7ex 7o7s; do prefer.
red, 81; Milwaukee and st. Paul. 10 7es; do prefer
red, SO sex; Chicago and Alton, 1853 lSs; do. pre-
trred, 1eox lo2; ohio and Mississippi, sSA ssH;
kort wayne, i67; Michigan Central, 12ox 1so;
Michigan southern lo7 lO7k; Illinois Central. iIek
1ls; Cleveland and PIttsburg. se,l o.; Lake
Shore, loeX Q loeJs; ROCK Island l27x i27X;
northwestern, s2x o e2x; do. preferred, lO6H Q
ioSx; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. 78K Q
rs: delaware and Lackswanna, 1lex bid; New Jer.
ky Central, 1lex 1isx; Morris and Essex, so4 .
bo,.; Hannibal and st. Joseph, Iios bid; do. pre-
brred, 11os 1ie,s; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana
bsntrai, a. q AA.