The New York herald., 1870-05-15
THE MONEY MARKET EASY

money available for call loans, although the flow OF
currency from the interior has shown considerable
diminuton toward the end of the week. The ull In
speculative operations at the Stock Exchange fol-
lowing the heavy realizatIons In the early portion of
the week is likely to render the demand ior money
less tive. To-day the rate on call ranged from tour
to five per cent with exceptions at three per
governments. Commercial paper Is in good request
at six to per cent for prime double accept
ances. Foreign exchange was trn at 109H for
prime bankers sixty day sterling and 1lOl for sight
bills.
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.
The Cover nment market very steady the few
changes during the day being unlmportant. The
prominent dealers have done a rair business over
the counter but the speculative interest in the
ket Is temporarily arrested BY the general inactivity
which has succeeded the recent excited movements
al the Stock Exchange The following the clos
ing street prtces-Untted States currency sxes 1l2
112; do: skies 1881, registered III III DO. do,
coupon 1T 1171l; do. fvetwenties, registered May
and November, 11lH ll1s{ do d0 1852, coupon,
do, 112A 112h; do dO 1854, do. do, l112 11l7s;
do. do, 1885, do. do, l1I 112; do. do, 1885, do,
January and July, 114h 1144; do. do, 1867 do.
do, 1141z 1147s; do. do. 1885, do. do, 114k
114H do. ten.forties, registered 1O7 107 X; do do.
coupon, 10s q 1857.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL.
The Southern list was dull and steady ex
cept for the South Caroiinas, which strong
and higher. The following the closing prices-
Tennessee ex coupon, 80 q 60H; do, new, 56k
b8Z; do., five per cent 45 At; Virginia coupon,
% 89H; do, new, 50 20; do, registered stock,
So 56H; do, registered. 1885, GO 81;
do. do, 1857, 81 81; Georgia skies, ss 90;
do sevens, 95 a 95H; 40. sevens, interest payable
in Georgia, 90 s1 North Carolina, ex coupon, 4s,s
n 49,; do, new, 25 25A Missouri skies, e3sl
D4; do. Hannibal and St. Joseph, 83x a 94;
Louisiana skies, 75>s 70; do. sevens, rs a sO do
eights, S5 a. SO; do. levee skies, 70 73H do. do.
cights, 91 81; Alabama eights, 1919 1o2; do
hves, "a 75 do. skies, sterling, 80 90; South Caro-
lua sixes 9S sS do. new. s2k SO; do, registered
stock, 80 a s5; City OF Memphis skies, So So City
of Atlanta eights, So SIS; City OF Savannah seyens
IS 80; City of New Orleans consols, rs 70; do
do. railroad issue, 73 "a; Mobile and Ohio ster
ling. u so; do. eghts 10 72; Mississippi Central
Ra lroad first mortgage, 75 ~ do. second do, 81
SO; Memphis and Charleston nrst mortgage, So SO;
do. second do, rs 80; do. stock, 43 A; Green
vile and Columbia Railroad, guaranteed II a IS;
Macon ana Brunswick, guaranteed by Georgia, 81
\ 50; Arkansas seveus 75 a ,51l.
GOLD DULL AND STRONG.
The firm tone OF the gold market was main,a aimed
to-day, especially as the leading bankers kept up
their rates for exchlnge but transactions were few
and the Gold Room seldom 80 dull. The suming up
OF the cotton receipts for the week showing another
large decrease the price. which had started at 114S
advanced to l147S which the extreme prices or
the day. Such the 1ulness tie gold al changed
only seven times during the sc sion Of the board.
The record OF quotations Ii as iollows:--