The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGE STEADY

rOhEi0N ExCuAN0E STEADY.
The foreign exchanges were moderately active and
steady There was q flrmer tone to rates for sight
sterling. buyers seeming to prefer this class OF re-
mittance. Tho quotations at the close were as fol-
lows those for Continental bills being nominal,--
Sterling. sixty days. commercial 10SX 109j good to
prime bankers, 10oH l09X; snort sight, 11Ox
llOs<; Paris sixty days, 6.l4X 6.13H short sight,
6.0SS 6.07,z; bankers, Antwerp, 514,I 5.13x;
do. Switzerland, 5.l4,s q 6.lS1I; do. Hamburg.
871s 80; do, Amsterdam, AK q AZ; do, Frank.
fort. a. As; do, Bremen, sOH q S0X; Prussian
thalers, rs a 10.
MONEY EASY.
The rate on call ranged nom three to I've per cent,
with the bulk Of business at four per cent Borrow
ers on governments were supplied at three to four
and on stocks at four to five per cent. Commercial
paper was quoted from six and half to eight per
cent for prime double name acceptances.
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.
The government market was steady, large reallza.
lions checking the tendency to higher prices,
produced by the better quotations from Lon.
don. The following were the 1nal street
prices:-Unted States currency, skies, llOX q III;
do, 1881, registered, 1i3H 1i3X; do do, coupon,
1917 llSA; DO fve-twenties, registered, May
and November 110k a HOY; do. d. 1852
coupon. do, INK 1lI1.; do. do. 1854, 90.
do, HOY 1lOA; do. do, 1886, do. do, 1I0X a
1lOx; do. DO. 1886. coupon, January and July, 100k
l09H; do. d., 1857, do d. 1Oo7s q 1O91s; do. do
1868, do do, 1922 1093<; do ten-forties, regis
tered, 104 lo4>4; do. do, coupon, 1917 1919.
STOCKS STRONG AND DULL.
The stock market was dull for the general list.
but strong and higher Now York Central and Lake
Shore were spasm0dically active, and led the up
ward turn In values, exhibiting the reversal OF
speculative feeling arising out OF the changed course
of quotations for American securities in the foreign
markets. The business OF the day, while below the
average was buoyant and cheerful in tone. rue
following were the closing prices at the last session
OF the Stock Exchange:-Canton Company, 90; Con-
solldatton Coal, 26A 30; Cumberland Iron so a
39H; Western Union, 84s a 841s; Quicksilver, AZ
s; do. preferred, 81; Marlposa, OK a 10;
Boston Water Power, 49, Adams Express. 67k
a IS; WellsFarso Express, l3sS bid; do
scrip. 24 q 2,s; American Express, 42X
bid; United States Express. 4s4 43zs;
Pacific Mail, 89S 397S; New York Central CONSOLE
dated, 921 1924; do, scrip, ssk sS<; Erie, 2O.
81; Harlem, 1921 1331S; Reading, 96 0816; Michi-
gan Central, lis a 119; Lake Shore, 00H 00.; lii.
nos Central, 131 1873; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 1O7
Chicago and Northwestern, S1k q SIX; do. pre-
ferred, Slx SAX; Cleveland, Columbus. Cincinnati
and indianapolis, 70 SO New Jersey Central. 1OI
1902; Rock Island, 1l3A l1a1I Milwaukee and
ST. Paul, 69}S 69k; do. preferred. 7eH q 7eH; To-
cdo Wabash and Western, Ask 40; do. preferred,
" bid; Fort Wayne. 92h bid; Chicago and Alton,
1l6 lit; do. preferred HOY bid OHIO and Missis-
sipp, 83K 337S; st. Louis and Iron Mountain, 43H
bid; Delaware Lackawanna and Western, 1o41l bid;
Morris and Essex, s71s s91s; Boston, Hartford and
Erie, 81 bid; Hannibal ana st. Joseph 100 bid; do
preferred. 1881 bid; Columbus, Chicago aud Indiana
Central, Tx l7a4.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
The following shows the highest and lowest prices