The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-09
MONEY EASY,


early In the day, and some small loans were made
at five per cent. Before the close Of banking hours,
however, the demand had been fully satisfied, and
the rates on call closed at four per cent ON stock
collaterals, and three per cent on governments In
the discount market prime double names were
quoted 6k to 6H per cent and prime single name
paper Z to 0per cent.
GOVERNMENTS FIRM.
The government market was steady and rather
lrmer, despite the sharp fluctuations In the gold
market, and was quite Indifferent to the lower quo
tatons In Europe. The street Is becoming disabused
Of the impression that the Currency bill viii curta
the amount Of bonds to be withdrawn from the
market hence to the full operation or the bill should
1t become o law. At the close the market was nrm
in anticipation Of the renvestment OF the proceeds Of
todays gold sale, and closed as follows:--
United States currency SKIES ll4k q 1l4H;
do. do, 1881, registered lis l15k do. do,
coupon, ll5 ll5X; do. fvetwenties, registered
May and November, 1llH l1lH; do. no., 1852, cou-
pom, DO, 111X nix; do. do, 1884, do. do, 111k
lily; do. do 1885, do. do, 111X 111X; do. do,
1855, coupon, January and July, 1I0,4 ll0h; do.
do, 1857, do. do. 110,t 1l0K; do d. 1885, do. do
1lOX 1lox; do. tenforties, registered, l0sH a
1881; DO. do, coupon. lOsK a 1osK.
STOCKS STEADY AND DULL
The stock market was In general steady and dun.
Inc ledturo was ncauuB, WHICH leu tnc ilS duu rose
TO 104-a clear advance Of one per cent. The North
west shares were nrner, with moro doing In them.
Rock Island was strong. Otherwise the fluctuations
were not Important In the forenoon the market
was heavy, through apprehenslons concerning the
contractfe effect Of the Currency BILL In the after.
noon 1t became strong, with spasmodc activity, on
the failure to agree Of the conference committee on
the Funding bill. Later 1t became dull, and closed
heavy at reaction from the best prices or the day.
The following were the closing prices ct the last
session OF the Stock Exchange:--Canton, OK 681<
Cumberland, So AZ; Consolidation Coal, 29A q 30
Western Union Telegraph, 344 341; quicksilver,
s; MarIposa, 7as do preferred, 15s1 10; Atlantic
Mail, 81; Pacific Mail, AK AZ; Boston Water
Power IS; Adams Express, esh 0s15; wellsFargo
Express. 15H 49, do. scrip, az Q 8; American
Express, Az AK; United States Express, 46j(
q 4s5l; New York Central consolidated 9sA o s9x;
do. scrip, 947s o.; Harlem. 40 a 140h; Erie. 20
23k; Reading, 1889 l03X; Michigan Central, 1905
Lake Shore, 1917 a 101k; Illinois Central, lao
bid; Cleveland and Pittsbur1, 10eX 1O99s; Chicago
and Northwestern, 80 "a; do. preferred ssA ssN
Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati, S214 bid; Rock
Island NIX NIX: Milwaukee and St. Paul, 661l
esh; DO. preferred, s11S SIX Toledo and WABASH,
SIX 57lS; DO. preferred, Is bid; Fort Wayne 05 q
90; Ohio and Mississippi, 35ss 35sl; Delaware and
Lackawanna, 100 lO7; New Jersey Central. 1924
103A; Chicago and Alton, III a lis; Morris and
Essex, COY; Hannibal and ST. Joseph, 1le III; do.
preferred, 100 121; Iron Mountain 4sX Did, Bos-
ton, Hartford aud Erie, az a Az; Columbus, Chi
cago and Indiana Central, 20% a 21M.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following shows the highest and lowest prices