The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-09

came better and gold became weak and fell back 10
1i0%. The course OF the market is shown In the
table:
10 A. M........... 1903 2P. M.-.......... llox
u a; M....... ll91 M....'..... iioss
P. M............ 1893 $3.50 +. M. .iloH lloh
In the gold loan market the rate ranged from nat
TO three per cent for borrowing. Tue operations OF
the Gold Exchange Bank were as follows:--
Gold cleared. 5oa'ooo
Gold baanlt5. 1o91uvo
Currency palalces ....'..........'' A,SA-'~f"
MONEY FIVE PER CENT.
The money market was abundanty supplied ae
five per cent approved stock colaterals. although
some borrowers paid six per cent where their Sc
curities were not OF prime character. Borrowers
OF government borrds were freely supplied at four
to i've per cent The market for commercial paper
shows the same stereotyped quotation OF Sa Tor
first class double name acceptances, but the general
current Of business is ar rates inside VI these ex
tremes.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE ACTIVE.
The foreign exchange market exhibited considcra-
h,e activity the demand for remittance being
greater in consequence OF the steamer tomorrow
being favorlte one. Is probable also that the re-
mitances for the coupons received by the Scotia
had been held over for the same vessel The busi-
ness done was on the basis of 1907 for prime bank
ers sixty day sterling and lo9 Tor sight, OF which
rates the market closed firm.
GOVERNMENTS STRONG.
The government bond market opened strong In
sympathy with the advance IN gold, and 40 the new
stage Of prices continued steady the balance OF the
day. the subsequent decline IN gold beng Offset by
the higher closing quotations OF bonds IN London.
The Gnal street quotations this evening as fol-
Iows:-unitcd States currency skies, 1ll3s 1ll9a;
do, 1884, registered, lls}4 liais; co. d., couson,
1881 1885; do. lve-twentics, registered, May Sad
November. 1917 1875 DO. do, 1862, coupon do,
1857 1oSl; Go. ao 1884, do do, lO75s 1919; do.
d. 1885, do. do, 1919 Io7X; do. DO, registered,
January and July, 1895 loe7s; do. do, 1885, cou-
per, do, 1923 1898; DO. do, 1867. DO. do,
le9Z 1879; do. DO, 1903. do do, 1o9gs 1is]1;
DO tcn-fcrties, registered, 10e1a 1863; Co. DO,
coupon, 1908 106sI
SOUTHERN sECURrTIEs--soUTH CAR0LINAs ACTIVE.
The feature OK the market for Southern State
bonds was further advance in the new South
Carolina SKIES, which on large purchases rose to
tx. The general list steady, except for North
Carolinas. which were lower, and closed as
follows:-Tennessee ex coupon, 81 81 y; do, new,
GO COZ; Virginia, ex coupon. 81 67h; do.
new, 6l 65; do. registered STOCK old, 5oA SOY;
Georgia sixes SO 81; do, sevens 92 Q %; North
Carolina, OK coupon, Ash At; do, new, 20 a. FIX;
do special tax 20 211s; Missouri SKIES OIL y %;
do. Hannibal and st. Joseph, 81 q 92; Louisiana
SKIES II 70; do, new, 6S 70; do. leyee skies, 70
a 72,s; do. do. Fights, SIS q 81; Alabama 1yes, 20
70; do Fights, 1ol lo2; South Carolina skies. So
90; 40. new, January and July, 7ois IL; do DO,
April and October, 6s 20; do. registered stock DID,
20 IS; Arkansas skies, G. q GA; do. seyens, Go a
GS.
The arrangements entered into 10y the representa-
tives OF the federal and city governments to insure
the peace OF the metropolis pending the election TO.
day produced feeling OF relief among tae more
anxious dealers at the Stock Exchange who had
been apprehenslye of depressing effect on prices
should any outbreak occur The emphatic and con-
ciiiatory tone OF the various authoritative docu-
ments on this point published In the morning
press put TO digat all fears OF trouble and business
was entered upon with all greater confidence
for the assurances thus given. The result q
further advance In prices and fair activity for
the more prominent speculative stocks. The market,
however, was not as well attended as usual, the
election calling away numbers TO the polling places
and political headquarters and hence the days ousi-
ness was only moderate IN volume. The rising
movement was interrupted, and prices fell OF Tor a
short time during the afternoon, on exaggerated
reports OF riotng and bloodshed in the Eighth ward
but on later intelligence that the election was pro-
crossing peacefully the buoyancy returned and the
market again advanced the highest quotations
in tho Long Room. In subsequent street
dealings there was yielding OF an eighth to q
quarter per cent from the best figures OF the day,
under very natural reaction from the steady
upward movement which has been the feature
or the past week. The following were the CLOSING
prices at the last session Of the Stock Exchange:-
! Canton Company, COZ 70; Western Union, Al Q
Az; Mariposa, ~ a 7sl; preferred. 1o7s IL
Boston Water Power TX 1917; Adams Ex
press, e7sl 6s; Wells-Fargo Express 35i1 a 365s;
WellsFargo Express scrip "a a 3; American Elk
press, 4a bid; Unitea states Express, 335 SAX; Pa
cifc Mail, Ak AN; New York Central consoli
dated, 92i4 n e21s; do. scrip, S74 q
s7A; Erie, 2sH a 237s; do preferred. ao5i:
Harlem, 1881 bid; Reading, 1919 1o12s; Mioln-
gan Central, 1903 bid: Lake Shore, 94l4 q etA;
Union Pacific, "a 241S Illinois Central 1861 1879;
Cleveland aud Pittsbury, 1879 q 1os; Chicago and
Northwestern. so4 ST; do. preferred, s97s 100;
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis,
500 nd; New Jersey Central, 100 l09s4; Eccx
Island, 113 a 113JS; Milwaukee and ST. Paul, 6ls
61%; do. preferred. s0sl 81; Toledo, Naeasa
and western, 53k 535s; DO. preferred, 30: Fort
Wayne, "a a o4]6; Chicago and Alton, ll61a III;
do. preferred, l1SS 1905 Ohio and Mississippi, 80
33T; ST. Louis and Iron Mountain, 46Ja bid;
Delaware, LacEawanna and western, lllis
1l1z; Morris and Essex, 91sl OF; Boston, Hartford
and Erie, 81 o 35s; Hannibal and st. Josenh losI
a 11oH; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana CENTRAL
1874 latk.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest andlowest
prices of the leading speculative stocks during tho
day. .y,a,as, ,o,,oe,
New York Central consolidated.... s2I 92l4
New York Central scrip. 874 s1A
Reading. .........................s lViH iolta
Lake Shore ...................... esss ~