The New York herald., 1870-05-07
GOVERNMENTS DULL AND sTr

GOVERNMENTS DULL AND STRONG.
The government list was heavy at the earlier
boards, as sequence OF the large sales yesterday
but improved with the advance in gold, although the
amount OF business was below the average. This
department OF Wall street feels the general diversion
OF interest TO the railways and miscellaneous shares
which are so active at the Stock Exchange The
purchases are therefore almost wholly for invest.
men, and made by private individuals ana some OF
the moneyed corporations. The market closed strong
as follows:-United States currency skies, 1I2H
ll21s; do. skies, 1881, registered 118 q
ll6H; do. do, coupon, 118H a 1861; do.
hve-twenties, registered, May and November
110k l1OH; do. do, 1852, coupon, do, Ills.
q 111H DO. do, 1884, do, do, 11OX 11O%; do do,
1855. do, 11oas 11oX; do do., 1896, do., January
and July, 112T 1l3; do. do, 1857, do. do, 113k
1139s; do. do. 1888, DO do, 1l3X a 113x; do
ten-forties, registered, 1867 1oeX do do, coupon,
lO79s 1077s.
MONEY MORE ACTIVE.
There was better demand for money, owing to
the increased volume Of speculation at the Stock
Exchange, and the rate on miscellaneous collateras
ranged as high as six per cent although the bulk of
business on unobectlonable securities was five. To
the government houses the rate was four to five per
cent. Commercial paper was without important
variation in rates. which ranged from to ~ per
cent for prime double name acceptances
ADVANCE IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
The leading bankers advanced their rates for
foreign exchange, the demand being fair for Saur.
days steamer and the market being bare or com.
mercial bills. The range Of quotations was as fol-
lOws:-Sterling, sixty days, commercial, 1OSX q
109js; good to prime bankers, 1O91S 1897; short
sight, 1o94 no. Paris. sixty days, 5.214 5.1e,l;
short sight, 5.15eS 5.132<; Antwerp, 5.21H 510I;
Switzerland, 5.2IH 616A Hamburg, 35sS a 36;
Amsterdam, 40k a Al; Frankfort, 4O4 4O4; Bre.
men, 1871 7Sys; Prussian thalcrs, 70a1 q 71ts
SOUTHERN SECURITIES STEADY AND DULL.
The dulness Of the market for the Southern Stare
bonds continues. The only transactions OF moment
were in the new Tennessees which wee weak and
declined to 55I but improved in later street deal.
ings The Virgnias were heavy and the general list
steady The latest prices for the Southern list
as folows:-Tennessee, ex coupon, 59z 90; 40.
new 54h IS; do. five per cent Al so: Virginia, ex
coupon, eoz 6Oa; do. new, SO e93; do. registered
Stock 56h 81; do. do 1896, SO So; do do, 1857,
6lh 62; Georgia skies. 88 a 90; do. sevens, 94X
s5 do do, interest payable Georgia, 90 w; North
Carolina ex c0apon, AK 48; do. new, 23h q 23s<;
Missouri skies. 9S1k 93X; do Hannibal and st.
Joseph, % q 9S1s; Louisiana skies, 70 78k; do.
sevens, Is S0 do. eights, S5 SO; do levee sixes
72M 73; do. do. eights, 91 a o.; Alabama eights,
102 103; do nves, rs rs; do. sixes sterling 90
95; South Carolina skies, 90 91; do, new. sly 50;
do. registered stock. 80 s5; City of Memphis SKIES
81 a 81; CITY of Atlanta eghts, 50 a So; City of
Savannah seyens, ~ 90; City OF New Orleans con.
sols, 75 76; DO. do, railroad ISSUE % 75 Mobile
aud Obto sberlinz, "a 1b DO eEhts. 81 S7h; Mis.