The New York herald., 1870-08-30

AOtoI 81, 900 600
The government began to-day the payment of the
september coupons on the ten-!ortos.
GOVERNMENTS DULL AND BARE.Y STEADY
The demand for government which is, seldom
nnected by the character of bu mess at the Stock
Excnange. was very light-thc most significant
evidence OF the utter inactivity into which business
mas drifted The effect of the better price In London
seemed overcome by the impression among a few
dealers at the board that the terrific fighting re-
ported to be in progress in France has not been
victory for the Prussans. Hence the German
brokers nave been disposed to buy rather than sell
gold. As consequence prices Of governments at
the close were OF trine from the average figures
et the boards. The following were the final street
Prces:-United States currency skies, 11l1s liz;
do, 1881, registered, ia 1l4AS; do. de- coupon.
pl4H 114H; dc. fve-twenties, registered
May and November, Ill NIX; de- do. 1862, cou.
Pon. do l12x 112X; do. do, 1854, DO. do, Ill
a11k; do. do, 1885, dc. do, 111% 111X; %. de-.
Registered. January ana July, IosT no; do
do 1885. coupon do, 1907. ITO; do. do 1857, dc.
ho., 1eoX ITO; do. do, 1885, do. do, 1le 11oX;
DO. tensrtes. registered, 1861 106; do DO,
pom, 1Osx a LOO.
There was little or no demand for money among
khe stock houses. the business of day being
10 light to necessitate very little inquiry. Hence
the majority OF loans were suffered to lie over at
rates which were generally agreed upon as four per
cent where governments were the collateral and
ave per cent where stocks were pledged. Discounts
were quiet, with wider range or rates. Prime
double names are to be had at IA to 81 per cent.
Foreign exchange was dull. The prime bankers
asked 1921 ITO fer sterling sixty day bills and
HOS I0k lor sight, Other quotations were purely
h0mlnaL
STOCKS STEADY AND DULL.
The average nuctua ton in the prices OF the lead.
papc~c
market opening strong and rather buoyant on the
decline in gold to 116H subsequently the i'm
provement was lost, and prices fell back to
fhe opening figures. and in some instances
below them. Business intensely dull.
The following were the closing prices at
the last session OF the Stock Exchange
Canton Company, e0h BIDS Consolidation
Coal, 80; Cum Derland Iron, 4o Western Union, 33Z
p S4k; Quicksilver, ~ Ak; Marlposa, bid; do
preferred, SH; Boston Water Power, Is; Adams
Express, e4X 6514; Wells-Fargo Express, 121s a
pSk; do scrip 3H 90; American Express, 4O1a
[bid; United States Express, Al 40; Pacific Mail,
PIX q SO; Atlantic MAIL so New York Central
consolidated, OAK 94A; do. scrip, ssk sosl;
Erie, 22k 22K; Harlem, 1917 1856; Reading, s5x
90; Michigan Central, 11Sa bd Lake Shore, 0l3<
91X; Illinois Central, 136 a 1865 Cleveland and
P1ttsburg 1o4sS 1861; Chicago and Northwestern,
81 bid; do. preferred, s5a SO; Cleveland Colum-
bus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis 10 bid; New Jersey
Central 101k 101X; Rock Island, 113 1137s; Mil
waukes and st. Paul, 59s4 q 90; do. preferred, 76h
MD; Toledo, Wabash and Western, SIX 5114: do.
preferred, 80; Fort Wayne, "a bid; Chicago and
Alton, liz bid; do. preferred 113 bid; Ohio and
Aississppt. 33H "a; Delaware, Lackawana and
Western, 104 a 104h; Morris and Essex ss15 a ssy<:
Boston, Hartford and Erie, "a bid; Hannibal ana
st. Joseph. 107 bd do. preferred 10 q 113; Column
bus. Chicago and Indiana Central, II I'm.
THE STATE BONDS oUIEr AND STEADY.
The dealings in the Southern State bonds were
confined to few sales OF Tennessees and South
DarOlinas, which were steady and firm. The general
market was quiet at the last CALL when The following
quotations were made:-Tennessee, eX coupon, 6lz
s2H do. new, 60 bid; Virginia, ex coupon, 65l4
bid; do, new. IS 65h; Georgia skies, 81 bid; do
bevens, "a; North Carolina, ex coupon, 52al So; do
new, 32E bid; do, special tax, 23js 242l Missouri
Sixes 90X 9o1s; do Hannibal and st. Joseph, so1s
u 00X; Louisiana skies, 20 20; do, new, 6S; do.
uevee skies, 73 bid; do do eights IS bid; Alabama
1ves II bid; do eights. SO bd South Carolina skies,
49, do, new July. TAX; do do October, IS; Arkansas
Sevens e.
q Tho following shows the foreign imports at New
York during the past week and since the beginning
or the year.
Dry oooo. isss s .oo =, 1s9s =, 1870; lss 30,
General mdse.... s,o72,ao7 S'So1,sI 44i6,2o0
:, Tot for wiz. se.1es,5o7 s7o7e,s2s sso1o,so1
Rrev. reported. .l62 17a,s16 200 1854 I9o IA
Since jan s1es s22 s2o7 ss2 $685. 1925
RAILWAY EARNINGS.
The earnings OF the 81. Louis and iron Mountain
Railroad Company during the third week IN August