The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-25
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.


The government market was alike unnnuenced
by the mo cement In gold and the European advlces
md continued dull and steady throughout the day.
The fact Is, the present holders here are ndsposed
to sell, and the war in Europe, while 1t has not
caused the return OF any OF bonds, has checked
the demand for them ON foreign account.
Hence speculation lacks its essential stimulus and
the market neither advances declines for want OF
operating causes, the supply on the street being
sufficiently regulated by the Treasury purchases
Tomorrow proposals Will be received by the Secre.
tary for the purchase Of s2,OOO,0O0 hve-twen-
ties. The market closed steady at the follow
Ing prices:-United States currency skies, NIX
liz; do, 1881, registered, l144 a lax; do. do,
coupon lax 1l4h; do. nve-twentes, registered
May and November. 11O1 111,1; do. do. 1852, cou.
pom. do. liz 1121s; do. do, 1854, do do, 11oI
NIX; do. do, 1885, do. do, Ill 111I; DO. do.
registered. January and July. 1897 a l101s; do.
DO, 1865, coupon do. ITO 11O4 do. do, 1857, do.
do, ITO 1loK; do do, 1858, do do, 10Y 1Io2s;
do. ten-fortes registered, 1867 1906: do. do. cou-
pom, 10SX 100.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES STEADY
The market for Southern securities is Inactive,
without new features. Prices cOsed:-Tennessee,
ex coupon, 62 63H; do, new, GO
COZ; Virginia, ex coupon; "a 65; do,
new "a IS; do, registered stock, old, 81
do. sevens, DID, 30 90; North Carolina ex coupon,
81 OK; do. funding. 1865. SO 80; do. do, 1858,
SO 80; do new, 20 a so; do special tax.
% a 23A; Missouri skies. 81 OH; do, Hanni.
bal and st. Joseph, 90 Of; Louisiana SKIES,
II 70; do, new, e5 6s; do. leveo SKIES 731S
"A; do. do. Fights, SO IS; do. Pen,tentiary
sevens. II 3d. do. railroad Fights, 50 IS;
Alabama fves, 10 "; do cights. 9S 9s1;
do. railroad eights 81 %; South Carolina
skies, ~ 3d. do, new. January and July. rs a "a;
do. do, April and October, rs so; do. registered
stock, DID, 70 so; Arkansas sevens, 70 IS; Mobile
and OHIO Railroad, sterling, 70 o so do. interest
Fights. 70 IS; Mississippi Central Railroad first
mortgage sevens. Is a 49, do. second do.
elghts. 65 80; New Orleans and Jack
son FIRST So a S.; do. second, 70 "a; Mem
phls and Charleston Railroad nrst IS o So; do.
second, 70 a IA: do. stock, SO a 3S; Greenvle and
Columbia Railroad guaranteed by South Carolina
65 a s8H; Macon and Brunswick, guaranteed by
Georgia, "a IS; Memphis City skies, SO a 81;
Savannah City sevens. SO s5 New Orleans consols
old, 70 q rs; do issue railroad skies. 50 a 10: do
new sevens 70 a "a.
STOCKS FIRM.
The stock market Is still without much speculative
activity The express shares suffered further de-
cline to-day upon fresh sales induced by the fear
that the railway alliance is hostile to the express
interest The most active stocks OF the day
were the Vanderbilt, Lake Shore, Wabash. Rock
Island ST. Paul and Northwest preferred. Dealings
IN all, however. were q restricted scale. The
market, toward the close, was nrm at slightly ad-
vanced figures.
PRICES AT THE SECOND CALL
we're as foll0ws:-Uanton Company, 60 a o2h; Cum
berland Iron, 3Sa; Western union "a BAN; Quick
silver, ~ 8; Ma1posa, So bid; DO. preferred, 81;
Adams Express. e5 a 66A4; Wels-FargO Express. II
10; do. scrip, a 21; American Express, 20 401s;
United States Express, Al a Az; Pacific Mail, a7'l
3Sh; Atlantic Mail, 30; New York Central consoli-
dated, e32I o.; do. scrip, sY1l a ss& Erie. 22<;
Harlem, $50 1884, Reading, 95x o 95H; Michigan
Central, 11sh u 1ls1; Lake Shore, 9Ih 9114;
Illinois Central, 1873 bid Cleveland and Plttsburg,
1915 1866 Chicago and North western, 81 s11l do.
preferred, ssh s51; Cleveland, Columbus, Cncin-
natl and Indianapolis IS bid; New Jersey Central,
lolk bid; Rock Island, 1l3 bid MisTau
and st. Paul. 69h q 59x; do. preferred, 764; Fort
Wayne, o4,S a e4h; Chicago and Alton, lla; OHIO
and Mississippi, 1914 3sk; Morris and Essex, $50
50; Boston. Hartford and Erie. S% a 3X; Hanni-
bal ana St Joseph. 197 q 10si DO preferred, ms