The New York herald., 1870-04-06

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In the loan market four 10 I've and, excep-
tionaly. SIX per cent were pnd Tor carrying Tne
operations OF tho Cold Exchange Bank were as fol-
lows
Cola Cola cleared $50 $4,000
Noiu uaIouceb........ 41O,6lb
Currency balances. Observation-Disclosures. 1,074 I39
FOREIGN EXCHANGE ADVANCED.
The leading bankers advanced their rates about
quarter per cent to-day, not SO much upon present
activity or demand as upon growing scarcity In
commercial bn!s and In expectation Of a demand
more or less extensive in the ensuing month to meet
the payment OF the May coupons tho fve-swenties
held abroad. The range Of quotations OF the close
was as foifows:-Sterling, sixty days, commercial
1919 1OsH; good to prime bankers 10ssS 10sI;
short sight, 100 l0sk; Paris sixty days, 6.25 q
s2I4; short sight, $40 6.1ssl; Antwerp. s.25 q
SAX; Switzerland, 6.25 a 5.2lx; Hamburg, So.
352<; Amsterdam. 40 4O,s; Frankfort, 40 q lo3.;
Bremen Tx rs; Prusstan thaters, TotI Q 1o'I.
GOVERNMENTS ACTIVE.
The irmer tone Of the earlier dealings IN gold ana
the expectation that the Ienvestmeat OF coupons
held abroad will lead to new shipments OF bonds
occasioned firm ana active market for govern.
ments, but with the downward turn In gold at the
close prices reacted quarter to three eighlhs per
cent, the Gnal street prices being as folows:Unted
States currency skies, il2 12<; do, 1884, regis
tered 1lS2S III; do. do, coupon, ia 1i4,s; DO.
hve-twentes, registered, May and November, 1e51 q
1oo; do 1862, coupon, do, llo1 llo;. do 1894 do
do 1c9il 10o,s; do. 1865 do. de-. 1o9k a 10sH;
do. 1865, January and July, 1oSif Iosk; do. 1867
DO. do 100 los}S; 40. 1888. lo9H lO9X; do. ten
fortes, registered Io61< lOo; do. coupon, 1867
1861.
sourngRs SECURITIES HEAVY = -rENNEsspRs AGAIN
ACTIVE. te
With tho exception OF the Tennessees she South.
ern State bonds were dull and inclined to heayness
The new Tcnnessees were quite active and rose to
632l-a strong "bulln party having taken hold OF
tho market TO mako speculative turn by "twist
ing" the shorts, who arc very extensive IN number
Tennessees Ia the bond list, like Pacific Mail In the
stock list. being the fashionable thing to 90 .'shortn
or The Old bonds were stron. and steady by
sympathy but less active. The virginias were dult
ana lower and the Louis!anas strong. The follow
ing were the latest street prices Of the Southern
iist:-Tcnnessec, ex coRpon, 80 q 6f; do, new, 5sX
Ss,l; do, I'VE per cent, As bid; Virginia
ex coupon, 90 g9X; do, new, 90 q 20;
do, registered STOCK, 5en a 81; DO. registered,
1a6o s6 CO.; 90. registered. 1857, 81 q 90;
Georgia skies, so 81; DO. sevens, S2h q %; do.
sevens interest payable Georgia. SO Ss; North Car
olna, ex coupon, 4cti 4oX; do, new, 20 q ~; DO.
special tax, 224 221z; Missouri sixes 92< o S2X;
DO, Hannibal and 50. Joseph, o. o 93; Louisiana
stxes, "a 75; do scvens, 10 e0 do. eiGhs, So s6
DO. lcvee skies, 10 76l4; do do. eights, pOk Oh:
Alabama eights, o7 0S; do. nves, rs AT; South
Caroifna sfxes. SO 90; do, new, saJS So; do reg.
issered stock, soa 80; CITY of Momphis skies, 81
u; DO. Savannah Eevens, sah o 81; New erIeans
consos, 75a77;do. DO, issued 10 railroads Y "a;
Mobile and ohlo sterling, rs 7e; tlo eights, 10
II; Mississippi Central Railroad Grst mortgage, 70
a q. nn
Charleston, 1rst mortgage, 80 IS; do. second mort.
gage, rs Is; do, STOCK, 40 o 4s; Greenvllle ana
Columbia Railroad, guaranteed, II 73; Macon aud
Brunswick, guaranteed by the Stale OF Georgia, 81
81. 4 81
TIE MONEY NARKEr STEADY,
The money market was easy at six per cen, Us tho
prevailing rate on the ordinary collaierals; eScep.
tionay some stock houses paic seven per cent,
while the government dealers were abundantiy SUD.
Piled at i've 80 SIX per cent. Commercial paper was
scarce anu In demand ut seven to eight psr ceut Tor
prime double naLaa acceptances
THE STOCK MARKET Dull.
The stock market was almost etaynapt Dur,na
portions OF the day is was 20. Prices were strong
In the forenoon, but fell on about the tme OF tho
last board, when the lowest quotations were made
The principal dealings were fn the yanderbnt secu
rifles, Northwest Lake Shore, 81. Paul ana Pao,Go
Mail. New Jersey Central was strong and advanced
70 1884. Harlem was pressed for sale and declined
to l4lX New York Central sold at Os. The friends
OF the road are sanguine OF the success of bill to
20 amend the charter as TO permit Increase In tie
rates Of fare on al exprem trains In tho late !
street transactions the market was dull, and J
with the decline In gold lower for most |
OF the railways. The following wero the closing !
prices Of stocks at tho last session OF the Stock Ex-
change:-Canton, es; Cumberland, s2X . "a; West. |
ern linton Telegraph, a2X S2k; Quicksilver, Ok |
oX; Mariposa, 81 bid; do. preferred, l2lS I2X;
do. nrst preferred, 90 bid; Pacific Mail, 3s sUh;
Boston Water Power, 17K 17K; Adams Express. Ol |
. slA; WellsFargo Express. 20 bid; American Elk. |!
press, as bid; United states Express, 45 bid; Eew
York Central consol. o2,i 09h; do scrip s9N %;
Harlem, 1AH 142; do. preferred, lso Erie 24k . |
26h; do. preferred, As 49x; Reading, S7X o s7x;
Michigan Central, 12o; Lake Shore, SEX ss2f; Hl-
nois Central 14o}; Cleveland ana Pitsbur1 90 loi;
Chicago and Northwestern, TAX TX; DO. pre-.
ferred, slk SAX; Cleveland, Columbus and Cncin.
matt, u Did; Rock Island III 117K; Milwaukee
and 81 Paul. e1k Ok; 60. preferred, TAX . TAX; !
Toledo ana Wabash 10 ls,s; do. preferred, "a rs;
Fort Wayne, esA q e5; Alton and Terre Haute, Sox;
DO. preferred, o. bid; Ohio and Mississippi, 2oH |
bid; Delaware and Lackawanna, 1o2N 1o3k; New
Jersey Central, lo3x . losx; Chicago and Alton 1i2
lls; do preferred, 1i2 li3; Morris and Essex, 80
90; Hannibal ana st. Joseph, 106h loo; do. pre-.