The New York herald., 1870-09-10
FOREIGN EXCHANGE FIRMER

FOREIGN EXCHANGE FlRMER.
The foreign exchange market was fairly active TO-
day under purchases for remittance by to-morrOw's
steamer and rates. which were Hrmer, closed as
follows:-Sterling, sixty days, commercial 1851
lO9s; good to PRIME bankers, 1O9s. 1o9zs; short
sight 1l0's 1loss; Paris, sixty days, bankers, 513A
a 5121a short sight, Co., 5.071z 5.0614; Antwerp,
do, 5.l5 q 5121k; Switzerland, do, 5.1sa4 a 5l2,;
Hamburg do, SO a 361s; Amsterdam, do, 4Oss 4oa4;
Frankfort, do 4Iss a4lH; Bremen, do, 1914 19}s;
prussian thalcrs 72i4 72H.
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.
The government market was steady, but the aver.
age Of prices was fraction below the best OF yester-
day. The following were the fnai street quota
tlons:-United States currency skies, I14I q
114,1; do. 1881, registered ia ll41l; do. do,
coupon, ia 1l41s; do. FIVE -twenues, registered,
May and November, 1l1A 1l11z; dc. do, 1862, cou-
pon do. 1123I 1l23s; do. DO, 1854, dc do. 111H
a nix; do. do 1866, do. do, 1111s 1llA; 40. do
registered, January and July, I10% 11oi4; do.
Gc 1865, coupon, DO. llos 11ojl do. do 1861, do
6o 1104 11o7; do do., 1863 do. do, 1903 1lo1s;
do ten-fortcs, registered, 1oo< 1905 do do, cou-
pon, 100 1868; Central Pacific goli bonds, sSH a
S3H.
STOCKS DULL AND WEAK.
The stock market opened buoyantly, following the
lead OF the Vanderbilt securities which ryse to e61
for the '.stock ana 92,s for the scrip the an
nouncement that the directors at their semi.annua
meeting to-day. had declared a dividend OF four per
cent both securities PAYABLE October l5 the books
closing September l5. THIS animation was not sus-
taned and prices, after the morning board began to
decline. continuing To do soup 10 until the nal close
OF street business, when the market was "offn an
average Of haif per cent from the highest prices
and at the loves. Of the day. The volume OF business
was very light ana the disposition to await
the result OF the Peace Congress Ia Europe was
quite apparent The flag OF the Stock Exchange
was halfmasted to-day out OF respect to the memory
OF Mr. Charles Gould, late member OF the board,
whose death in Switzerland On the sih instant was
announced by cable. The following were the
closing prices OF stocks at The last session OF the
Stock Excbange:-Canton Company, 62H 81;
Consolidation Coal, 26 a 2s; Cumberland Iron 81 q
80; Western onion, 3i9S u 341E; Narposa, 8 a eis;
do preferred, OK a 10; Adams Express. e55. 66,s;
vells-Farso Express reduced,, 81 a 30; do. scrip,
2a bid; American Express, 4os a Al; United
States Express, 401l Al; Pacific Mail, 41h
AK; New York Central consolidated, e6,S
a 9eH; do. scrip, 92S e2M; Erie, 23}s 231;
Harlem, 133 q 134ss; Reading 96& 961a;
Michigan Central, 1l8 bid; Lake Shore, o2A q 93;
Illinois Central, 1861 bid; Cleveland and Pitts.
burg, 1oCjs bid; Chicago and North western, 81
bid do. preferred, $50 ss}G; Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati and Indianapolis, 70 a ST. New Jersey
Central, 1881 a 10i; Rock Island, 1l3n 1134;
Milwaukee and St. Paul, 62'4 o22s; do. pre-
ferred, sO4 o sO,s Toledo Wabash and
Western, 6lX o b2;G; Fort Wayne, o. 95;
Chicago and Alton, 112 Ii3; do pre-
ferred, l12]a li4,z Ohio and Mississippi 841sa 32
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 10l 101 u;
Morris and Essex, sssl n SO; Boston, Hartford and
Erie, a a,S; Hannibal and st. Joseph, i1Si4
ia; do. preferred. 1424 11G; Columbus, Chicago
and Indiana Central, IA l7;..
THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
The following shows the highest and lowest prices