The New York herald., 1870-08-27
TIE PRINCIPAL FLUCTUATIONS

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Go1 loans were madc at two three ana four per
cent for carrying. In an exceptional Instance after
clearing house hours, gold was loaned at fiat. The
operations OF tho Gold Exchange Bank were
al Iollows:-Gross clearngs s74,6o60oo; gold
balances, 1887 232; currency balances $l,255, $50
MONEY FIVE FER CENT
The money market was quiet ard easy despite
the steady decrease in the bank reserve condi-
t!on OF things due to the utter inactivity ut the
Stock Exchange ana the consequent absence OF any
fresh demand for funds. Hence. although the banks
continue TO send rather considerable amounts OF
currency to the INTERIOR aud while discounts are
firm at sl per cent for PRIME paper, loans on call
are suffered to lie undistnrbed at four to ave per
cent, with the latter as the general rate on stock
coliaierals, with the usual exceptions at six per
cent.
Foreign exchange was duh and unchanged.
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.
The government market exhibited tho general
features which have characterized oil the markets
outside OF that for gold. The transactions nave been
confined to few sales ut the boards, the interme-
date dealings being unusually light. showing q
lull In the speculative movement. At tho same
time there is pressure sell the part OF do
mestic holders while orders foreign account are
quietly c0nsummated. The market abroad has been
less firm to-day. and prices at the close In London
"0," owing rather to the approach OF settling
day than to any new influences arising out Of the
war situation. The following were the final street
prices:=United States currency sixes Il1H O
1l2; do, 1881, registered, 114x ll41s; do. do
coupon, 1l4H 1l41s; do. Gvetwenties, registered,
May and November. 1loN NIX; do. do 1882, cou-
pom. do.. 112 1l2I4; do. DO, 1854 90. do., ll1H
In ln
registered, January ana July, 1OaX 10; do.
do. 1896, coupon do, 1907 ITO; do do, 1857 do.
co., 1O9T ITO; do. do., 1858, do. do no.. 11s1s
do. ten-orties registered, 1os a 1o6N; do. do. cou.
pom. 1857 loo.
STOCKS DULL AND LOWER.
While whatever might have been the encct of the
meeting OF the railroad kings at Saratoga the
present week, the circumstance OF the same having
been postponed until next September has parayzed
the activity the early rumors concerning 1t excited
anu stocks have drifled into duness even greater
than that usual at this season. Concerning this
convention there Is reason to suppose that the re.
ports Of its proposed action have been exagge-
rated. While there Is little doubt that by com i
mon understanding efforts VIII be made to improve
receipts by slight advance IN freights, the object
being to avoid such policy as would prevent
business the statement put forth OF an alliance
for this purpose between the representatives OF the
trunk lines Ia premature. The friends Of ComnlO-
dore Vanderbilt assert that the free use that has
been made Of the Commodores name In this con-
necton Is entirely unauthorized. To-day whatever
movement the market showed was deveIopeu IN
the afternoon, after the late board when prices
declined one-half to threequarters per cent Up to
that time the Market had been barely steady with
very limited dealings. The features Of the list con-
tinue to he the Vanderbilt stocks, Lake Shore,
Ohio, ST. Paul. Western Union and Pacific
Mall. The following were the closing prices
al the last session OF the Stock Exchange
canton Company, COS e4al; Consolidation
Coal 30; Cumberland Iron, 40; Western Union, 81 q
S4H; Quicksilver, ~ bid; MarIposa, an bid do.
preferred, 73! s9l; Boston Water Power, 10 q IS;
Adams Express. 64a< 064; Wells-Fargo Express. ~
bid; do. scrip, 8; American Express, 40 40 "a;
United States Express Al AK; Pacific Mail, 377s
80; New York Central consolidated, OAK ok; do.
scrip, ssI ss1; Erie. 2zIl 22x; Harlem, 1S1 Il
a 1929; Reading, oSH 951<; Lake Shore, ok q
0lH; Illinois Central l84 bid Cleveland aud
P1ttsburg, 1o4X lO6; Chicago and North
western, s0K 81; do preferred S5X S5X;
Cleveland Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis,
sOh; New Jersey Central, lolH 101H; Rock Island
112M bd Milwaukee and St. Paul, COX 60; do
preferred, 7614 7o; Toledo, Wabash and Western,
81 SIX; Fort Wayne, s4A bid Chicago and Alton,
1l2A; Ohio and Mississippi. s8k bid; Delaware,
LacKawanna and Western, 106X 1O5X; Morris
and Essex, 8SI 80; Boston, Hartford and Eric,
| SI a 81; Hannibal ana st. Joseph, lO7 bid; DO.
preferred, Ill bid; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana
Central, II O 17>s
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. 81
The following shows the highest ana lowest prices