The New York herald., 1870-06-02
MONEY EASY.

Gold cleared S26 642 900
Goln Daiapces.... i,lsI,SoZ
currency balances. 1,36e,567
MONEY EASY.
The money market Is extremely easy and the sup
ply OF capital seeking employment is still in excess
oil The demand. The advance IN prices at the Stock
Exchange led to little inquiry to-day but the
rate was unchanged and ranged from three to five
per cent. The leading bankers have again advanced
the rates OF
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
although the market was inactive The fol.
lowing were the final quotations, the market
being firm:-Sterling, sixty days, commercial,
1O9t4 1os7l; good to prime bankers, 109s4 no.
short sight, 11O% HOY; Paris. sixty days, 5.1sH
5.13,s; short sight, 6.ISH 610X; Antwerp, 5.1sZ
h13}s; Switzerland, 5.1S4 q 5.1SH; Hamburg,
35A a S6h; Amsterdam, 4oss Az; Frankfort 40x
Al; Bremen, 7sA 794; Prussian thalers II
71%.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL.
The Southern list was dull, excepting for the new
Tennessees which fairly active and rose to SO,
under supposed covering movement on the part
Of the shorts, who fear twist from the speculative
State officials, who are running the price up to sell
upon. The general list was steady and closed with
the following prIces:-Tennessee, ex coupon, 81 q
OK; 90. new, 571 5s; do. five per cent, As o 47;
Virginia, ex coupon, 90 695z; do, new, oS a 60;
do registered stock, IS 561s; do. registered. 1866
IS 90; do. sevens, s5 q 90; do. sevens,
interest payable in Georgia, 90 a "a; North
Carolina, ex coupon, 40 4s16; do. new, 25A
a 25H; Missouri skies, o4a e4,a; do. Hannibal and
ST. Joseph, "a 95; Louisiana skies, 20 a n;
do. sevens, 7S 80; do. eights, SO SO; do.
levee sXes 7516 75Z; do. do, eghts, % q 90;
Alabama eights, 102 1929; do. fves, - a SO;
DO. SKIES, sterling, 90 95; South Carolina skies, 03
o.; do, new SO s2A; do., registered stock, so 81;
City Of Memphis skies, 50 54 City OF Atlanta eghts.
SO So; City of Savannah sevens, SO 91 City of New
Orleans consos, 76 a77; do do issued to railroads,
70 IS; Mobile and Ohio sterling, 70 so do eights,
70 IA; Mississippi Central Railroad, first mortgage
75 a IS; do., second do, So a et; Memphis and
Charleston, first mortgage, s5 81; do second do,
10 so; do, Stock 43 a.; Greenvllle and Columbia
Railroad, guaranteed, 73 Is; Macon and Brunswick
guaranteed by State Of Georgia. SO 81; Arkansas
sevens, 75]a a7&
STOCKS DULL
Outside OF few leading railways stocks, were dull,
but firm, and in the instances referred to very
strong. Tae feature OF the day was Ohio and MIS-
sissippl, which advanced steadily to AK. Reading
was fairly active, and touched 10ST. Lake Shore
was largely dealt in, and sold at 0S9S. The market
was barely steady in the forenoon, but on the an
nouncement OF tue further pOstponement Of the Cur
rency bill advanced half to one per cent
close OF business. Western Union declined
3lh on the reported passage Of the dividend, and
Pacific Mail, after advancing to AN, became dull,
and was neglected. Its rival Atlantic Mail, was
more active to-day, and rose to 81, The following
were The closing prices at the last session OF the
stock Exchange:-Canton, 6S1a 20; Cumberland, 40
43g4: Consolidated Coal 20; Western Unlon 3l5S a
3216 Quicksilver So 9; Marposa, ~; DO. pre-
ferrcd, 153S 1873; Pacific Mail, 43% A; Atlantic
Mail, 301S a 3OI; Boston Water Power, II IS;
Adams Express, 6S1a 635; Wells-Fargo Express,
156 1888 do scrip, 80; American Express, 431a
"A; United States Express, As 4514N New York Cen
iral consolidated, 1909 a1OO5 do scrip 951s 9j14
Harlem, 1i3j5 LA; Erie, 2SJ4 1915; Reading,
1O77k q lO7H; Michigan Central, ia a 126; Lake
Shore, 975S 9S; Illinois Central, l39 q 14o;
Cleveland and Plttsburg 1925 1o9M; Chicago and
Northwestern, SIX bid; do. preferred, sSI ss14
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, 7s1l so; Roch
Island, 119h 11o1; Milwaukee and st. Paul, e5X a
esq., do preferred, S13S sls; Toledo and Waba sh,
55A $685. Fortwayne 9ss4bld; Ohio and Mississippi
| 4oss 4oI; Delaware aud Lackawanna, 11O l12
New Jersey Central, 1924 1091a; Chicago and Al
ton 1i624 1175s; do. preferred, lis; Morris and
Essex "a Did; Hannibal and st. Joseph, 11S q 1lS1s
! do preferred, 118l bid; Iron Mountain, 46H AZ;
| Boston, Hartford and Erie AZ AZ; Columbus
| Chicago and Indiana Central, 1914 a 19H.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following shows the highest and lowest prices
to-day Tor the leading speculative shares:-