The New York herald., 1870-01-06
GOVERN MENT BONDS.

The general buoyancy, the nrner tone OF the gold
market and The strength OF f0relyn Quotations cen
duced TO iataer sharp advance IN the government
list particularly for the OiCer i've twenties which
have Lcen mere active III the foreign market and are
Tho iavortcs Tor purchase BY the Ioreiga bankers.
Again, the light oLerings at the SCb-1rcasury the
amount being only mlili0n Ia excess OF the pro
posed purchase. contributed to tho stronger ieeing
lno market In subsequent trans continuing to
advance, until ut tho close the following street quo
tatons were made, showing al average improve
nent VI 0no-haf 70 tareequarers per cent upon last
nights prices:-UnIed States Currency skies, 1O95s
loo>s; DO. slxcs, 1851. registered, 1l5s 1l6 d.,
do. coupon, lI5x o 1l6; do. nyetwentlcs, regis
tered. Aay aad November, llaA l131s; do.. DO,
1867 coupon, do ll3X ll4 do, do, 1884, do do,
113X Hay; do. do, 1885, d0., do, 1l31l llS1s;
do. Registered, January and July, 1l2h ll22s;
do. d.. 1865, coupon do, ll24 1l21s; Co.. do,
1861, d., dc ll2ls ll2s; do 1865 do, d., ll2H
! llsA; do. ten-Oltics. registered, lloA ll01s;
do, DO, coupon, 1loI q Ill.
TIN srATY BONDS
wcr0 firm and higher lOr The Virgrias which re-
1ectcd the acuon OF General Candy Ia ordering the
payment oi au lnsIalmeut OF the Iitercst. Ihe Ten
ncssees were s.ealy, The new North Carolipas weak
aad tho oou.h Carol.nas lower. Tho Louisiana
levee Skies were strong anu inclined to activity.
lhe following were the prices Of Southern securities
Ut tho last ooard:-Louis.ana slXcs, 6Jts IS, do.
new. % bid; do, leveo SKIES COS 651s; do. do.,
ei3hs, .9A bid; Alabama ives, 63 bid; do, eights
Us 70; tennessee sixcs, ex-coupon 52A; do,
new, 40 4j1s; Virginia s,xcs. ex coupon ~ bid;
do, new, 81 tid; Georgia SKIES, IS bid; do,
sevens, 80 bic; North Carolina skies OK coupon, Al
a Ar; do, new, 2S; South Carolina, now, Tx o
73. Missouri SKIES. IS q Sj1s.
THE CITY BANK sToCEs.
moderate amount Of business was done In tho
shares Of our c,ty hanks. Tho following ulds were
made o1 The call ut the STOCK Exchange:-Ncw York,
l2o; Malhltsan, 14l; Union, 12s; America, l4J;
CITY, 100; Phenlx, 105; Tradesmon's, l46; Seventh
Ward. lOJ; Mechanics Banking Association, IFS;
American Exchange liz; Chatham, l5o; Bank OF tho
Republic, liS,s; Eank OF North America, l0l;
Irving, Ill; Metropolitan. 132 Commonwealth, liz;
Importers and Traders. 1851; Fourth National,
l0J; NiDtn National 100; Tenth National SO; Oriental,
100; EunKcrs and Brokers' Association, lOoa.
HALLWAY BONDS AND MORTGAGES.
Tho bond ist at the Stock Exchange has been
rather active since the advent OF the new year,
great deal VI trust fund money and iatercs. being
estcd In the mortgages OF the 1rst class railways.
Inc following bids which were made to-day Will
show tho character OF the marxet:-New YORK Con-
Eai SKIES, real estate, 80; New York Ccntral sixes
SUBSCRIPTION, s4 New YORK Central sevons. 1876 ss;
Er.c rst mortgage, endorsed, 81: Erie seveas sec.
ond do, 1879, IS; Erie sevcns, third to 1882 SO;
Erie sevens, fourth do, 1885, 76,. Erie seyens lrth
do., 1885, 20; Hudson River sevens, first mortgage
1890 1ol1<j Hudson Rivor sevens, second do,
sinking fund, 1885, lol; Harlem, drsy mortgages, oS;
Michigan Central, first mortgage eixnts 1882 Il5,s;
Michigan southern, seven per cent second mort
gage, 9oi1; Michigan Southern and Northern In.
diana sinking fund, soven per cent, o. Pacific RAN.
road scvens, guarantec1 by Missouri, 50; Union Pa.
cmc hrss bonds, SOY; Illinois Central, seven per
cent 1870, liz; Alton and Terrc iIaute first mort
gage, SO; Alton and Terre Hautc second mortgage
preferred, 70; Alton ana Teme Haute second
mortgage, Income. Il; chicago and Northwestern
consolidated seven per cent first mortgage,
10; Lackawnnna ond Western bonds, 94A;
Toledo and wabash, nrst mortgage extended, 81;
| Toledo aud Wabash second do. 90; Toledo aud Wa.