The New York herald., 1870-01-08

Messrs IL. w. Martin. Jr., Co., stock an1 gold
brokers, announced TO both boards their inability
to meet their engagements. Their suspension is at.
tributed TO the present sharp rise IN stocks. They
had no contracts IN gold.
CLOSING PRICES AT THR STOCK EXCHANGE.
The following were the closing prices OF stocks at
the last session OF the board:-Canton 80 bid
Cumberland, 261s; Western Union 32J. 32sf;
Quicksilver IA In; Marposa, * 81; do. pre-
ferred, TIA tx; do. certificates, AZ A.; Pacific
Nail, 43A a43k; Boston Water Power IA q l4y.;
Adams Express, 62 o.; Wells, Fargo i Co.'s Ex-
press, 19% 2ok; American Express 80 4 3s; United
States Express, ~ bid; New York Central consoli
dated, 9ls4 92 New York Central scrip, S7H s7h
Harlem, l3S; Erie, "a 24l.; do. preferred 40 43;
Heading, s47. 95; Michigan Central, NIX 1ls;
Lake Shore, s7s4 q STA; Illinois Central, 1904 bid
Chicago and Northwestern, 7o1z 7Oa4; do. prefer
red, s4s s5; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati
76 rs; Rock Island, 1855 1o51s; Milwaukee and
st. Paul, 745i 4t.; do. preferred, se3 s7K;
Toledo and Wabash 81 52I; Fort Wayne S. o
ssh; Alton and Terre Haute, ASK q 20; OHIO and
Mississippi, 2514 a 254; Delaware and Lackawanna
ios1z lo4; New Jersey Central 9S1 bid Chicago and
Alton, 1441s 145: do. preferred, l44M 145; Han
niba and 81. Joseph, 1885 bid; do. preferred los
bid; Dubuque and Sioux CITY, 10i 106; Columbus
Chicago and Indiana Central 20h 20I
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Very naturally the market for governments sympa.
nized closely with the advance IN gold particularly
the foreign market was comparatively steady. For
the leading issues the rise close upon one per
cent The ten-fortes were active and the coupon
bonds advanced to 1l24. The ease in the money
market stimulates speculative investment.
The following were the closing street prices this
evenlng:Unlted States currency skies, 1o9s. lo92
do. skies. 1881 registered, Hex III; do. do. cou-
a Nov
and November, Jl4l< lis; 30. DO, 1862, coupon,
do, 1l51S 11554; do, do, 1884, do. do ll4I q
1I4zl; do. do, 1865, do do 1147i 115; do. regis.
tered, January and July, 1l334 ll4 do. do, 1885,
coupon, do, l34 lS5s; do. do, 1867, do. do, ia
ll4hs; do do, 1858, do do, ia ll4ii do. ten
Iortes registered, 1llh IL; do. do coupon, ll2t
. ll21a.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
There was no special feature In the Southern
State bonds beyond an advance OF about one per
cent in the new Tennessces probably upon favorable
reports as to the success OF the special committee
appointed by the bondholders 10 confer with the
Tennessee authorities the subject OF better ad-
mtnlstration Of the State finances. 1he Louisiana
lcvee and the South Carolina skies steady and
nrm The following were the closing street prices
for the government list Tennessee, ex coupon, 52}S
53; do new 47]4 AK; do, five per cent, 40 4l
Virginia, ex coupon, SO a 81; do new, SO o IS; do,
registered stock AZ 43; do, registered 1856, 81 a
55 DO, registered, 1857, 80 81; Georgia SKIES rs a
s1 do, sevens, 80 %; do. sevens interest pay yable
in Georgia, s5 81: North Carolina, ex coupon, Ak
42>s; do new 2sk a29; special tax 30 q 500; Mis-
souri, siXes 81 s7A Hannibal and St. Joseph IS bid;
Louisiana skies, 90 20; do levee skies, 6511 q 90;
do. do. eights. 80k SO; Alabama eights, 941s 95;
do. nves So 65; DO. skies. sterling rs IS; South
Carolina skies, II Is; do. new, 72h "A; do regis
n.
do. Atlanta eights, 81 IS; do Savannah sevens, So
S. do. New Orleans consols, 70 u; do. do issued
to railroads, IS 81; Mobile and Ohio sterling Us Q
81; do. eighs, 90 81; Mississippi Central Railroad
nrst mortgage, II u; do. second mortgage, so 81;
Nemphis and Charleston nrst morkgags 81 Sc; DO,