The sun., 1870-04-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MorniY. Apri 1s-p. n-Tbe 20,

NoNnLy, Apri 1e-P. M.-The gold marte,
opened quiet at 1i3N though after sdvancng mn
der the influence Of nImer exchange till reaching llsX
with majority Of dealings during the day ut ii3H TO
lSx. At the higher ngure there were considerable
reaz ng sales; but the market continued steady,
though feature OF interest TO record Tho
regular semiannua meeting OF the Gold Exhange was
held this afternoon In tho gold loan market
the rates paid for having balances carried
were ~, 4. SO. aud cent, In ono
Instance no interest being paid by either borrower or
lender. The nnal rate after Clearing House was Y
cent The total clearngs al the Gold Exchange Bank
were tS2 $50 gold balances, tis052 aud currency
balances, t9l60s The imports OF specie this port
for the past week tGs023, making total sincs
jan OF too2,6S9i same time in iseo. s7iai0s5; In
1863, s9,Sssi in 1881, s6s,SIJ. The principal gold
quotations were
iiils A. h...iiSHt2 4. M....usXls r. M,.......iiSx
Foreign exchange during the morning was steady at
about the current rates OF saturday but became strong
IN the Afternoon, prime sixty days bills having been
advanced to ION. and short eight bills Of the
grade to lo9X. Commercial sterling was quoted at
iOeA@iosx, the Continental exchanges beiug un-
changed.
The money market is rapidly growing into the feeling
OF ease previous to the furry noted fortnight since
Though rates on call early in the day were and y
cent. si the close the Offering. were abundant OF
and5, Loans running 30 to 90 days were NEGOTIATED
sns S s%HHS ssnf he Ssr eSos e.
In the discount market the .sunplY OF strictly nrttcass
mercantile paper Is limited, and finds ready sale at 81
toS Stcent- with quotations OF names less known at
higher nguree
The Government bond market has been quiet md
nrm throughout tho day. To-day being Eassr Mon.
day. has been observed as holiday IN London and no
quotations OF bonds were re ported. The leading deal
es have been IN receipt Of large orders from nvestors
the May interest viii doubtless reinvcsed in bonds
and in view Of the rapldy accumulatng currenc bal
nncos Ia the Treasury. II 10 not improbable the eecfe.
!ary Will increase the bond purchase. next month.
uenry Clews Co, 81 waD street, report at r. NJ.
S Cue 1,s s...Ii isss ss e & g&i5 i5s i5 ii55Sf
g. 1871. coup iitt iltA ~. 81 coup. no iols
ss0 e 2,eoup.... n 100, coup, .....iC6S io6S
80. ~ COUP .il0N lilHlBonds Q. Pm. 9lI W1
In State bonds the chief feature was the Alabama a.
red up cent 70 IS 6y lie comoina,lon nisnipuia.
ting them, Che old bonds declining X cent. 10 s9H.
later reactng 10 59k. New virRiriss lose y cent TO
1yH on small sales, new North CaronaS being dull at
2!H. aud Mlssouris steady at QE. Arkansls 70 were
ttronRet 7ok, South CarOinn selling ut S1, and old
lows; Central Nalona at i'd Fourth National at los
tits.
Railway mortgages were steady. with sllcs OF Morr.
and Ee-ex ntts at Iu seconds at t6h; St. IOnis and
Iron Mountain, ~; Central Paclhcs, slh aud Unions
euotel a oai2H Land Grants at ,s9s]1, and incomes
Transactions In railway and misccliancous shares
have been OF moderate amount, though the OF
market has been Irregular. The vanacTbilt stocks.
Heading. Lake shore aad Rock Island have been
New Jersey Central were heavy and lower.
Closing Prices L