The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-30


Currency balances. 1,S41, $40
The European steamer took out $1S6. 212 IN specie.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE WEAK AND LOWER.
The reduction in the rate Of discount by the Bank
OF England produced small panic to sell on the
part OF the leading drawers OF exchange, and even
the nominal figures were lowered large fraction,
while actual transactions in prime sixty day ster-
ling occurred at 100. The nominal quotations were
as follows at the close:Sterling sixty days, com.
mercial, 1Os 1os'1; good to prime bankers 100
los1s; short sight, 1921 1927; Antwerp, $40
5l3N; Hamburg, 36H 35zt; Amsterdam, 40x o 4OX;
Frankfort. 4o1a 411S; Bremen, rs a 7Sh; Prussian
thalers, 711 71X.
GOVERNMENTS LOWER.
The government market was weakened by q re-
port that the Secretary Of the Treasury would
buy only the million Of bonds advertised to be
bought to-day, and when the offerings at the Sub
Treasury proved to reach total of $s,55e,O0o the
reaction arising from the disproval of the former
by the order from Washington to buy two millions
Offset by the latter to such an extent that even
with the higher price Of gold here and the better
market In London, prices at the close were down
about a quarter per cent. The final street prices
were:-United States currency SKIES, 111H 11lh;
do, 1881, registered, 113I ll4K; do. do.
coupon, 113X lax; do. ave-twsndes, registered,
May and November, INK 111as; do. d., 1862, oou
pom, do, 1927 O l12X; do. do, 1884 do. do. ILL.,
nix; do do, 1885, do DO, Inv 111a<; DO. DO,
registered, January and July l1o< 11oN; do. do,
1886, coupon, do. 11o4 11e'S; do. de-, 1857, do.
DO, 1loA 11o7s; de- do., 1868, do do, 1lo4 11oa;
do. ten-lorttes. registered 1865 1861 do do, cou
' pom, 1864 1865.
STOCKS STRONG AND DULL.
Except for a few Of the list the dealings at the
Stock Exchange were restricted to limited busi-
ness. The features referred to made an advance OF
half to and half per cent, but the changes in
the general market were either none at all con-
fined to an eighth or quarter per cent The under
tone was still firm and holders showed disposi-
ton TO sell. In the afternoon there was a better
demand for money, some borrowers having to pay
six per cent when the general business early in the
day had been done at five per cent; but 1t pro-
duced no effect The following were the
closing prices at the last session OF the
Stock Exchange:-Canton Company, "a 65; Console
dalton Coal SO Cumberland Iron, 40; Western Union,
863l 3s1s; Quicksilver, q 8; Mariposa, 81 So;
do, preferred 11A 11h; Boston Water Power, IS;
Adams Express, 66%; Wels-FargO Express, SO a
AZ; do, scrip, 2x a 3H; American Express, Al q
AK; United States Express 1914 3711; Pacific
Mail, ASK 43A; New York Central. consolidated,
p21s q 92H; do. scrip, SIX SIN; Erie, 22A a.2aH;
Harlem, 1873 1874; Reading. 97A 97ss; Michigan
Central 10y bid; Lake Shore 92X 90; Illinois
Central, 1907 bid; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 1861
107; Chicago and Northwestern, S2H S2H; d.
preferred, SsH a ssk; cleveland, Columbus, cincn-
natl and Indianapolis, 7s1z 80; New Jersey Gen.
tral, 1O6h LOT; Rock Island, 116A 1161i; NIL
waukee and ST. Paul, 639s "a; do. preferred, slh
"a SIX; Teedo Wabash and Western, So 52h;
FORT Wayne, o2h a %; Chicago and Alton 11214
1l2A; do preferred, 11Sh 49, Ohio and Mssis-
slppl 32X 83H; ST. Louis ana Iron Mountain, asa
4s; Delaware, LackawanRa and Western, 1o4H a
106; Norris and Essex, SsA sos; Hannibal and
st. Joseph 111H lily; do preferred. l11h q
l15; Columbus. Chicago and Indiana Central, II q
a17X.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following were the highest and lowest prices
looi I'M or nri dor