The New York herald., 1870-01-23

1885, DO DO, l15k . 1l5k; do. do.. registered,
January and July, 114K 114k; do., 1885, coupon.
do., l14H l14H; DO do, 1887 dc. do, 1l4S 114K;
do.. 1858. do. do, ll4K ll4K; do. ten-fortes,
registered, liz 1l2k; DO. do., coupon, ll2H
ll2x.
In Southern securities the market was generally
heavy. The Tennessees fell on about one per cent
The Louisiana levees were weak and declined. vir-
gtntas were steady and North Carolinas fraction
lower Mail accounts from Raleigh explain the reso-
luton adopted few days since 20 suspend the pay
ment OF the interest the special tax bonds. The
Sentinel says its object is to test their constitution
ality. Tho preamble rehearses the constitutional
provision that no appropriation bill shall be passed
without at the same time making provision by spe-
cia tax for the payment Of the interest on 1t. It
declares that the special tax laid for the payment OF
interest on the new appropriations Is Inadequate,
and therefore the constitution was not compiled
with In making them. The resolutions therefore,
forbid the treasurer to pay more interest on the
special tax bonds until the Supreme Court
TO waom the resolutions refer the question
OF constitutlonality, shall settle that ques-
ton. The following were the closing street;
prices Of the Southern lst:-Tennessee, ex coupon,
55 55S; do new 4s4 40; do. five per cent, al a43
Virginia, ex coupon, 55 55h; DO, new 6I q 80;
do. registered; stock, 40 49H do do. 1866 81 5s;
do. DO. 1867, 50 "a; Georgia sixes 81 So; do,
sevens oa "a; DO do, interest payable In Georgia,
90 Q 81; North Carolina ex coupon. 4011 q Al; do.
new, "a 24l4; Missouri sixes, s7,s ss; do,
Hannibal and ST. Joseph 90 = 91; Louisiana
skies, 81 80; do levee skies, 6Sh o 64; do. do,
eights, II 70; Alabama elghts 034 a "a; do fves,
SO 65; do. SKIES sterling, IS q so; South Carolina
skies, rs . so; do new 751s 76,s; do. registered
stock, "A IS; city Memphis skies, 4s q 40; do.
Atlanta eights. SO q So; do Savannah sevens,
81 S5; do. New Orleans cons0s, 10 q 72; 90. do.
issued Railroad 81 70; Mobile ana Ohio sterling,
81 80; do. cighs, so o. Mississippi Central Rail.
road, first mortgage, TN q 72; do. second mort.
gage, 62 "a; Memphis and Charleston frst 50 SO;
do. seconu, 70 IA do. stock, 40 a Al Greenville
and Columbia Railroad guaranteed, 81 a 90.
THE CITY BANK STOCKS.
The following were the bids for the city bank
stocks:-New York, 1872; Manhattan, las; Mer-
chants, 100; Union 1875; America l43; City. 2lO;
Phenix, 106; North River, 95; Tradesmen's, 1853;
American Exchange, liz; Bank Of the Republic l2o;
Bank OF North America. 100; Irving ll2; Metro.
poitan, l34; East River. 104; Nassau, 1885, Shoe and
Leather, A7h; Continental, 9S; st. Nicholas lis;
Commonwealth, 100; Importers and Traders, 13S;
Park, 160h; Central National. 1885, Fourth National,
1ol; Ninth National 1O74; Tenth National, 1o6A;
Oriental, $50; Bankers and Brokers' Association,
1861.
The following were the prices Of stocks at the last
session OF the Stock Exchange-Canton, 542S a 55h;
Cumberland, 3S1s 33sl; western Union S34 s32s
Quicksilver, 14]a; Mariposa, q So; do. preferred
16ss 175z; certificates, "A 40; Pacific Mail, Al q
Az; Boston Water Power, 1sh II; Adams Ex.
press e4A 6i5s; wels.Farso Express, 20 Ameri.
can, 3SA aS9 United states, IS 554; New FORK Cen.
tral, consolidated, 9a1s 03i4; do scrip s7% ss;
Harlem, 1881 l395s; Reading, 941 94A; Michi-
gan Central, 1174 117h; Lake Shore, S53s s5h;
Illinois Central, 135 1873; Cleveland and Pittsburg
9o1s 9l1s; Chicago and Northwestern, 1874 737s;
do preferred, 90% 9l; Cleveland, Columbus and
Cincinnati, 7411 IS; Milwaukee and st. Paul, 727s
72al; do preferred, s64 81; Toledo ana wabash,
54sla IS; Fort wayne s72l s7zs; Alton and Terre
Haute, 221a do. preferred, SO bd OHIO and Missls-
sippi, 25zs 20; Delaware and Lackawanna, 1906 a
1861; New Jersey Central, 99K 994; Chicago and
Alton, 145}4 LAG; do. preferred, 144h bid; Morris
and Essex, S6; Hannibal and St. Joseph. H. 1l25l;
do preferred 1l194 112; Dubuque and Sioux City,
100 lO9h; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central,
l6A a l6%.
THE IMPORTS OF THE WEEK.
The total imports at this port for the past week
amount to S. 4o against $6O70, 1886 for the
responding week of last year.
The following shows the imports OF foreign dry
goods at New York during the past week and since
the beginning oil the year,
For the Week. 1858. 1862 1870
Entered at port.... $l.2s1,49O S252O259 Sl9l7 159
Thrown on market. 1,S2s,S24 2,2i6,99s 1774,la2
Since Jan. !.
Entered at port. 3797,594 4926,7ss 47s6, 2os
Thrown on market 3,549 l22 4,6469g6 4,242. 946
The imports (other than dry goods and specIe) Of
the port OF New York for the week ending January
q, 1870 were S3,129245.
SALES At THE NEW YORK STOCK EycaANi:.
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