The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-29
FoREI0N EXCHANGE LOWER.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE Low Eds.
The better supply OF commercial bills and the
peaceful tenor OF the news from London weakened
the foreign exchange market, and prime bankers
sixty day sterling bills sold down to 100.
The quotations at the close were as
demonstrating sixty days, commercial, los a
10sgs; good to prime bankers, 100 1o91I; short
sight, 1927 ITO; Antwerp, 62li< 6.l64; swtzer-
land, 6.17n a 5.13s&; Hamburg, s54 SO; Amster-
dam, 40ss a Az: Frankfort, 4os a 4l1s; Bremen,
TsX Q 1874; Prusslan thalers, III IL
MONEY FOUR TO SIX PER CENT.
There was no change in the rate on call loans and
the street continues abundantly supplied with
money. On stocks the rates were live and six per
cent and on governments four and five per cent.
Commercial paper Is in good request and prime
names quoted 6h a per cent. The choice
grades are readily negotiable at 7 per cent.
GOVERNMENTS STRONG.
The government list was favorably affected by the
advance Of bonds In London and prices were
strong, but net generally higher. The only improve.
ment In fact, was In the co.'s, 67's and
Sss, the last mentioned showing the most
important advance. The following were the
closing street quotations:-Unted States cur
rency SKIES l1o7s Ill; United States skies, 1851,
registered. 1881 a 1877; do. do coupon, 1881
ll3h; do. fve-twentes, registered, May and No
vember lo7 1o71s; do. DO, 1882 coupon, do, 1918
o 107A do. do, 1854, do. do, 107 107h; do. d..
1896, do do, LOT lo7k; do. do registered,
January and july 1921 1o9h; do do, 1885, ecu.
pon do, 1o91 1u9A; do. de-, 1867, do 49,, 1925
l095s; do. do, 1868, do de-, 109H o 1l0l; do.
ten-forties. registered, 108 1868; do do, coupon,
LOG u 1861.
STOCKS STRONG AND BUoYAET.
There decided revival OF the speculative feel
ing at the Stock Exchange ana prices advanced Q
half to one per cent. The cliques are again manipu-
Y0fip tba narla IN ha int of MIR
speciales and The outside dealers attracted by
the general movement on the part OF railway direct
to arrange for the declaration Of dividends dur
Ing the coming month In order to avoid the lmpost
of the internal revenue taxes which, after the LIST OF
January, will be csllectable as before. The upward
movement was steady and almost without reaction.
Tue following were the closing prices at the last
session Of the Stock Exchange:-Canten Company,
OK SO; Western Unisn, 4s1s 435S; Quick
silver, s; Mariposa, 6I TX; do. pre-
ferrcd 1917 IL; Boston water Power, 1917 1914;
Adams Express, 64x IS; WeLls-Fargs Express
IS; Wells-Fargo Express Scrip, 2ha 2X; American
Express, Ask q 4s; United States Express, asa .
ssH; Pacific Mail, AZ 42A; New York Central
consolidated, 92A 92h; do. scrip, 81 SIX;
Erie, 24A q 20; do. preferred 40 50H Harlem,
l32 bid; Reading, 1919 1919; Michigan Central,
12ox 12l; Lake Shore, 93H 93sl; Panama, 761s
. 77h; Union Pacific, % . 221s; Illinois Central,
l85 hid: Clavelana ~~a p,.ss0urg, luo'4 aoo,4
Chicago and Northwestern, 81 S114; do. pre-
ferred, s0S oOa4; Cleveland Columbus, Cincin
natl and Indianapolis sos 500 New jersey Central
1857 o 1887; Rock Island, 11l% a 111z; Milwaukee
and St. Paul, cox 6o1; Do. preferred, SIX 49,
Toledo WABASH and WESTERN 517s SO; do. preferred,
Is bid; Fort Wayne, o41 OAK; Chicago and Alton,
116A ITO; do. preferred, III; Ohio and Mis-.
sissippi a22I a21S; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, ll0H 11oh; Morris and Essex, ok
bid; Boston, Hartford and Erie, so 81; Hannibal
and st. Joseph, 1861 a 1851; do preferred, ia
1l5A; Columbus Chicago and Indiana Central, Is
lez.
THE EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS.
The following table shows the highest and
lowest prices of the leading stocks during the day