The New York herald., 1870-08-18
GOVERNMENTS.

lative interest, but firm In the absence OF de-
preclating causes. Prices at the close were:-
United States currency skies, I11X ll2I4; do,
1881, registered, 114sS o 1i4X; do. do, cou-
pom, 1l4k a 1l5 do. nve-twenties, registered May
ana November. Ill NIX; do. do., 1852, coupon.
do. 12H 1laI; do do, 1854, do do, 1l1X lllX;
DO. do, 1885, do. DO. Ill 11l do do 1886. Jan.
uary and July, registered. 1loH HOY; do. do, 1885,
coupon, do. 110H HOY; do do, 1867 do. do 11O,I
al1oh; do. DO, 1885, do do, 1lo% 1lOX; do. tenfOr
ties, registered, los 1861; do. do. coupon, 1857
1881.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES FIRM
The market for State bonds and Southern seeurI
ties has been rm without excitement. Prices at the
close were-Tennessee, ex coupon, o21S a SO; do,
new. cox COZ; Virginia. ex coupon, e2X 90;
do new. SO 63h; do registered stock, old, 80 q
COX; Georgia skies, So q s5; do. sevens, 91 90;
do sevens, old, 90 92; North Carolina, ex coupon
62h a 6S; do. funding, 1866 80 AL do. do, 1858.
SO 81; do. new, "a q .34l4; do, special tax,
25 2bN; Missouri sxes oos@ o 91; do.. Hanni-
bal aud st. Joseph, 90 oOK; Louisiana SKIES,
Y Is; do, new, 0 90; do. levee skies, ~
"a; do. do. eights SIX 90; do. Penitentiary
sevens. n 3d. do. railroad eights, 80 o So;
Alabama hves, 10 "A; do. eights, 90 a 10o
DO. railroad eights, 90 o5 South Carolina
SKIES, 80 SO; do, new, January and July. 70 IA
DO. do, April and October 70 761S; do. registered
-
and Ohio Railroad, sterllng 10 a 80; do. interest
eights. 70 rs; Mississippi Central Railroad first
mortgage seyens. rs 7S; do. second DO
eights. 65 q 90; New Orleans and jack
son hrst, 50 "a; do. second, rs rs; Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad nrst, IS o SO; do.
second, 70 rs; do. stock, IS q 81; Greenvile and
Columbia Railroad guaranteed by South Carolina
6S 10; Macon and Brunswick, guaranteed by
Georgia, "a o 70; Memphis City -sxes Sc q 5e,s;
Savannah City sevens. SO IS; New Orleans consols
old, "a a "a; do issue railroad skies. OF a GO; do
new sevens, 72a74
STOCKS OFF.
The stock market has been more than dull and
prices have declined. The chief interest has been
in New York Central and Hudson. Lake Shore,
Rock Island and st. Paul. the fluctuations in each Of
which have been inside Of threequarters Of one per
cent The business Of the Western roads already
shows an increase, which, 1t is expected, will be
larger as the movement OF the crops goes forward.
Investment shares dull. Chicago and Alton sold
dividend at 112a and Illinois Central at 1885, In
press stocks the only business was in Adams which
sold at 65>l 65's. Miscellaneous shares have been
dull.
PRICES AT THE SECOND CALL
were:-Uanton Company, 60 q 64; Consolidation
Coal. 20 bid; Cumberland Iron, 80 bid: Western
Union, 341 345s; Quicksilver, bid; MaW
posa, bid; do. preferred, OK a OK; Bos-
ton Water Power, 18 bid; Adams Express,
90 oSH Wells Fargo Express. 13>l o 14H;
American Express, >42H 43H; United States
Express As a As; Pacific Mail, SO 3sH;
New York Central consolidated, e5H O 95A;
do. scrip, o1 Ok; Erie. 22ss 20; Harlem, 1927
bid; Reading o5A 90; Lake Shore, e21l q e2I;
Illinois Central, 1a41s 1876; Cleveland aud Plttsburg
1861 1O7; Chicago and Northwestern preferred s5H
s5H; New Jersey Central, 1o1K bid; Rock Island,
113X Q 114H; Milwaukee and st. Paul, eOH
81; do. preferred, Tx TX; Toledo Wabash
and western, 81 52,1; Fort Wasne, OAK a s5;
Chicago and Alton, 112 q 1131z; do. preferred,
1l31 bid; Ohio and Mississippi S3X "a; st. Louis
and Iron Mountain, As; Della ware. Lackawanna
and Western, 10s a l07; Boston, Hartford and Erie,
31l q 3Z; Hannibal ana st. Joseph, 10S 1O9; do.
preferred, 112 11sS; Columbus. Chicago and Indiana
Central, Tx 17X
THE EXTREMES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest