The New York herald., 1870-04-13

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IL M............... l13h 4. M............. 112A
1915 p M......,... 1l2A $3.50 p. NJ. il2X ll2T
Holders OF gold paid g. 81 and per cent to have
their balances carried over. The operations OF the
God Exchange Bank were as follows:-
Gold cleared. $I03 375 900
G1id balances l,Sog 26i
currency Daiances. s.................... 2,ll3.6o
THE EXPORTS OF THE WEEK.
The aggregate amount OF exports exclusive Of
specie) from the port OF New York to foreign ports
for the week ending April IL, lS7O was $3 2l3 167
MONEY MORE ACTIVE.
The effect OF the bad bank statement OF Saturday
has not been entirely overcome. Although the
banks freely lending to good customers and dis.
counting prime paper the rate on call was irmer
day and great deal OF new business was trans
acted at seven per cent The general rate was six
per cent but the exceptions at five were fewer and
confined almost exclusively TO tile leading govern
ment dealers. No essential change was reported n
discounts.
FOREIGN ExCHANG e DECLINED.
The advance in gold yesterday induced large sales
OF bonds, the bills drawn against which weakened
exchange, which declined to 1OsX lo9 for sixty
days sterling although the nominal quotation for
prime was 1o9h. The little business Of the day was
at the figures first quoted. The range Of rates was
as Demonstrating, sixty days, commercial 1881
1oSA; good to prime bankers, 10S% 1coH; short
sight, 9a!a'l0a2l; Paris sixty days. 5.22h 5lsA;
short sight, 5.17M 5.16A; Antwerp 5.22,S 5.1sh;
Switzerland, 5.22A 5ls4; Hamburg S5h 352s;
Amsterdam, 4o1s 4oaa; Frankfort 4o,S a 4o9s;
Bremen, Tx 1921 Prussian thalers, 7oAs II.
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.
The government market was steady the decline
in gold to-day having been seemingly discounted In
the quotations for bonds last night while prices of
fve-twenties in London were better by an eighth to
o quarter per cent upon the reaction here IN gold
this forenoon. The Assistant Treasurer In this city
will receive proposals tomorrow for the sale Of one
million OF nve.twenties TO the government. The
following were the final street prices:-United
States currency skies, 11l,f q 1lls; do, 1881,
registered 1l3A 1141l; do. do., coupon, ia 1141;
do. fve-twentles, registered, May and November,
10l 1919; do, 1862 coupon, do, ILL., 11l%; do
do, 1884, do. do, 1lo,S 11o14; do do 1885, do. do
11os 1905 do. do, coupon, January and July 1857
100; do. do., 1867, do do, 1osS l095s DO. do.
1865. do. do 1oaX llo; do. tenforties registered,
1861 l0e; do. do., coupon, 1os 1Oe11.
STOCKS DULL AND STRONG.
The stock market was heavy in earlier dealings, in
sympathy with the decline in gold, but was rallied
later In the day, when 1t became extremely dull.
Prices were forced up light transactions In such
way as to suggest fictitious purchases or swashesn
which is the final resort Of desperate spectators.
Buyers still too few to keep the market up natu.
rally. The clques own all the principal stocks and
are perfectly willing to sell to the street.
The directors of Pittsburg have declared
dividend Of two and half per cent, payable
the 25th Instant the books closing the 10th. Rock
Island was steady, If not strong, on q showing Of
$14 764 increase In the earnings for the first week in
April. The snorts," VINO were deceived into selling
ST. Paul, sought to cover to-day and put the price
to COZ. The "ring'' are anxious to get their
STOCK back again. The earnings OF the ROAD
continue to fall OF. The decrease for the first
week In April is $S94S, which is better, how
ever than last week. The following were the
closing prices Of stocks at the last session of the
Stock Exchange:-Cant 67 a 671; Cumberland,
s21a; Western Union, 32H S2h; Quicksilver,
10 bid; Mariposa, 6; do. preferred, 12X bid;
do. certificates, 20 A; Pacific Mail, S6T
81; Boston Water Power, 1eA bid; Adams
Express. 611l q 6lX; wells-Fargo Express 1sx
2oA; American Express, ssH a 3sh; United states
Express, 421s 4s; Merchants Union Express, 6 bd
NewYork Central, consolidated, o2X %; do. scrip
s9A 90; Harlem, l4l;s 143k; Erie 25h a 251S;
do. preferred, AK 48n; Reading, 90 q 99H;
Michigan Central, 1ls 119Z; Lake Shore, S7Z
o 67zs Illinois Central, 14l; Cleveland ana Pitts
burg, 1001s; Chicago and Northwestern, 74H a 74H;
do. preferred, 853I s5H; Cleveland, Columbus and
Cincinnati, "a a IS; Rock Island, 116 116K; Mil
waukee and ST. Paul, 5e1S 80; do. preferred 73al
737s; Toledo ana Wabash, ASK ASK; do preferred,
"A bid; Fort Wayne, 90 93N; Alton and Terre
Haute, s9 do preferred, 81; Ohio and Mississippi,
291s a 29%; Delaware and Lackawanna. 1O3I
1o3a4 New Jersey Central, 1047s 1047l; Chicago
and Alton 111A 111X; do preferred, 113 bid; Nor
ris and Essex, 911k a s1A; Hannibal and St. Joseph,
1o5 1O616; do. preferred, LOG; st. Louis and Iron
Mountain, 4sH a Az; Dubuque and Sioux City,
1851 100; Columbus, chicago and Indiana Central,
TX 17H.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES STEADY.
The Southern list was generally steady and duh.
The new Tennessees were lower with very little doing
10 them.
THE sUBTREAsURY REPORT.
The following SHOWS the results OF t0-days bust-
ness at the Sub-Treasury IN this city,
General balance yesterday .$S3 o35 253
Gold receipts. 852, 2G6
Gold payments. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 37,293
GOu oU,OSo,oZo
currency receipts. l33, 667
Currency payments. ntS...................... 355, 7S4
Currency balance. ce....................... 2407, DAB
General balance. 49, 261, 939
Customs. Observation-Disclosures. 623,000