The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-28

The Minnesota took out Gl0o, 900 sterling, equiva-
lent to $4S6,000 m specie
The money market was easy and after two o'clock
balances were to be had as low az four per cent.
in the previous TRANSACTIONS of the day. however,
the prevailing rates five and SIX per cent with
exceptions at seven. There Ia very little movement
~ currency to the West but good steady outflow
70 the South and Southwest.
The Increasing exports OF cotton have led to 80
free q supply OF bills drawn against shipments that
she bankers have been compelled TO modify their
rates for foreign exchange, ana bills underwent O
rather sharp decline this afternoon There IS also
reason TO believe that some OF the large drawers are
@esirous OF funds, on what account is not specified
and are selling bills rather than enter the market for
o loan. After three O'Clock prime bills sold as low
- 1854, but the nominal range of rates was rs fol-
lows:Sterling sixty days, commercial 1885, l0S74
good to prime bankers, 1881 100; short sight, 1922
Alo9k; Paris, sixty days, 522A 5.l64; short sight,
b.i6 a0l3a4; Antwerp, 5.221 6.18&; switzerland,
h2ah 61oA; Hamburg, sO9s a51S; Amsterdam,
A0k 4os&; Frankfort, 4oA 4o9l; Bremen, TS4
7sk; Prussian thalers, 7oha7
The decline In gold ana tho general daness OF the
day combined with the pressure to sell bonds as
evinccd in the large offerings at the Sub Treasury
he'd 10 heavy and lower market for governments
The total amount offered for sale at the Treasury
purchase was nearly SIX millions. The bonds ac-
cepted, two millions In all were In the following
lots-$o0 900, 1862, registered ut 1145s 81 000 1864
registered. at 114.6Si $4,000. 1855, registered at
Haas; $4,000, 1884, coupon, at 1t4.53 s250,oO0
1866, registered al 1l4.5s; 100000, 1885, coupon,
af ll4,5s; &l.o00,o0O, 1867, coupon at l14.6s.
The following were the closing street prices
for the government st:--United States currency
SKIES 1o7A lo71S; do. sxes 1881, registered, upk
1874; do. do, coupon, l1s2s 11esS; do. i've
twentics, register May and November ll4it n
1l4ti; do do, coupon, 1852. do, 1904 1906 do
DO do, coupon, 1884, d. llsaS 1lsh; do. do cou-
pom, 1866, do. 1875 11eA; do. do, registered
January and July, lio& III; do. do. coupon,
1866, do, uGs III; do do, coupon, 1861 do
ll6s a III; do. do, coupon, 1865 do. l16ss a III;
DO ten-fortes, registered, 1917 1074; do do,
coupon los 1851.
In Southern securities the only activity manifested
was IN the special tax bonds OF North Carolina.
which rose from 500 toa1h The Tennessees were
nrm and steady. IL will be seen that the state
agents in this city advertise for proposals for the
sale Of bonds, In which certain trust funds arc
20 be invested The special tax bonds
or the street closed at Az Ak. The following
were the prices at The last session Of the STOCK Ex
change:-Tennessee, ex coupon, o1H co. do, new,
os% SAX; Virginia ex coupon, 30 a 500; do, new,
% 55 Georgia skies, IS; Georgia sevens, OIL o.;
Cor'n carolina, ex coupon, AZ; do, new, 80; DO,
special tax 4oh bid; Missouri SKIES sly S7&; do.
hahhipai ana st. Joseph, IS bid; louisiana SKIES 90;
40 ieVee Sizes 03h 034; do. do. eights, s2h;
ALABAMA Fights, ot1s; South Carolina SKIES new o.
the session bank statements OF the INST two weeks
compare as annexed