The New York herald., 1870-12-01

the table,
1919 1919 4. 4. 49, 13d 136s sf M.... i16,. 116
i M III III 5 ssc NJ: iioS l1II' III
In the gold loan market the rates ranged from nat
10 four per cent and 1-6A for borrowing last
mentioned rate being exceptional. The operations
OF the Sold Exchange Bank were as follows:-
Geld cleared $780, 2Ol 600
fsfoiu Udi0ucts 1400,16
Currency balances. ...................... 1882 8O0
The European steamers took out total Of s2oe 500
In specie. Wt~s~.s
yak FOREIGN EXCHANGE WEAK.
The foreign exchange market was again weak
and lower Prime sixty day sterling bills sold aslow
as 1osX. The nominal rates at the close were as
MISUNDERSTANDING sixty days. commercial los q
il0sx; good to prime bankers, 1857 a 100; short
sight, 1O9H 1927; Antwerp, SIX Shy; Switz-
erland. $40 Sis; Hamburg, 85k 80; Amster-
dam, 405s AN: Frankfort, 40X q Al; Bremen 7SJl
u 1874; Prusslan thalers, 71A a72.
THE GOVERNMENT SALE OF GOLD
There were twenty bids at the SubTreasury for tho
government gold, the highest price offered being
11o.9l and the lowest HOOP. The sum Of the
amounts bid for was $3,757,o0o. The sale was
limited to million dollars. which was awarded at
110.82 110.91.
GOVERNMENT BONDS LOWER.
Tue WeakutSs Ol tile kOiu IuarAet Iou TO lower
prices for governments. but the decline was trinng.
Hhe Secretary OF the Treasury will inaugurate the
December programme tomorrow with the pur-
chase Of million Tor more) OF nve-twenties. The
market closed steady at the following quotations.
UNITED States currency SKIES, 11oI Ill; United
States sixes $751; registered, 113A 1885,; DO do,
coupon, 113Ad 1l31s; do. hve-twenties registered,
MAY and November, 1861 lot; do. DO, 1862, cou.
pon do, 1917 107s; do. do, 1854, do do, 1861
F1o7; do. do. 1858. do. do, 1864 lo7; do. do.
Registered, January and july 10016 1o9A; do do.
ns05 coupon do. 1904 lU97G; do. do, 1867 do. DO,
2osA loe2S; do. do, 1865, do. do, 1O9H q 1OeA;
No. tenfortles registered, 1868 1861 do do, cou.
pon, 106,s 1oess. .t4.s
/ MONEY FOUR TO SIX PER CENT. 49,.
The features Of the money narke: were an exact
repetition Of those Of the previous day. The main
business was at ye to six per cent on stocks ana at
-four to i've per cent on government bonds; but
toward the close Of banking hours borrowers who
bad been diatory IN making up their accounts gave
ihe market ON appearance Of activity and lenders
procured six per cent In the late transactions thus
arising. -
[ The market for commercial paper works In favor
lCf sellers, and prime double names are wanted at
Ea7M per cent. Occasionally choice piece passes
ht eh per cent discount @efi k 4@ -
koUTHERS SECURITIES IRREaULAR--soUTH CARROLL
The Southern State bonds. while In the main dull
bvere strong for the Tennessees but actively weak
Tor the new July issues OF South Carolina, which
Yell to &c. The Missouris were nrm. The foIew-
ing were the latest street prices this even.
lng:-Tennessee, cx coupon, cos 60x; do, new,
bSh 5Sa; Virginia. ex coupon, "a a 65; do. new,
B3 "a; DO, registered, old stock, 4o{ 60 Georgia
kixes 81 So; do seyens, 91H 90; do. do, old,
hl 83; North Carolina, ex coupon, AZ q AK; de-.
Funding 1865. IS 40; do, do, 1858. 2y 2s; do,
new. 2ek . q; do, special tex, 1875 2o Missouri
hikes 92A Q 92H; do Hannibal and ST. Joseph,
PIX . 02x; Louisiana skies, u q IS; ao., new,
b7 8s; do, levee skies, II Is; do. de-, eights,
bo 91; do penitentiary seyens, IS IS; do, rail-
Road eights, so . 80; Alabama fves, 10 r.; do,
eghts lol 103; do. railroad eights 95 100; South
carolina skies. SO q 90; do new, January ana July,
bS5a 90; do. do, April and October, 81 go; do.
registered stock, old, 70 75 Arkansas skies, 6s
b5; do. sevens, 65 q 81. t5A aA
s~'"> THE STOCK MARKET DULL AND WEAK.
! The stock market was extremely duh. Prices
3vere quiet and about steady during the forenoon,
but the dulness changed into weakness late In the
AFTERNOON, and the market settled down about half
per cent from the best figures Of the morning. The
Indications point TO another s'milking'' speculation
bn the part OF the leading operators. The directors
pr Reading follow suit after the Northwest Compa.
payable December %. The transfeg books win be
closed December IA ana reopened January TO-
Enion Pacific was actiye ana sold down to IT, but
ecc0vered TO 1sH late In the day. The pool
con,relling this stock are dcsirous OF render
Ang 1t popular speculative favorite, and
fhe regent decline is attributed to their movements
In that direction, The following were the Closing
brices at the last session OF the Stock EXCHANGE
canton Company, o75s TO- Western Union, 42X
R3H; Quicksilver, q 5lz; Mariposa preferred, 10
AO4; Adams Express, 64A q 6ix; Wells-Fargo Ex-
press, s21s s416; American Express, ASK q 46,S;
limited States Express 85 85H; Pacific
Mail. An q 4l2s; New YORK Central conssli.
Dated, s2l 92js; do. scrip, S6x ssA
Erle, 24A 2izs; do. preferred, 40 So; Harlem,
A32H a 132a1; do. preferred, 12O1z 12l; Reading,
a02 1925; Lake Shore, s37l 93,z; Panama. II IS;
Union Pacific, 17H Tx; Illinois Central, 1876
hss; Cleveland and Pittsburg. 1867. 1o8; Chicago
Snd Northwestern, sl,S siA; do. preferred, soK
Dos; Cleveland. Columbus, Cincinnati ana Indian
lpois, so son; New Jersey Central, 10sS a 10s1<;
Rock Island Ill a r1lh; Milwaukee and st. Paul,
ko1 COS; do preferred, s17s 50; Tsedo Wabash
End western, SIX SIX; do. preferred, IS; Fort
Wayne, e4'4 s4h; Chicago and Alton, 1l5X
a161k do. preferred, lit a 10; Ohio ana Missls-
eppi, 80 s2H; St. Louis and Iron Mountain, AK
AN; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, lo9K
p 1lOh; Morris and sEssex 915s %; Boston. Hart
ford and Erie, 81 an; Hannibal and st. Joseph,
toe 1oek; do. preferred, HAY; Columbus Chicago
md indiana Central, IS bid. N
THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
{ The following table shows the highest and
lowest prices Of the leading stocks during the day.:
L HIGHEST. Loicest
New York central consolidated.... y2tS 92h
New isrk Central scrIp.........." 81 s64
Er&. xoH AM
Lake SuOTcss... 93M 93X
wabash. .......................... 80 51K
Northwestern. .................... SIX 80T
knrth w Nr0{nrred.