The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-27
ne specie export to Europe was $500, 1000.


THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF BONDS.
The offerings Of bonds at the Sub-Treasury to-day
amounted to S. 0O0 at ranging from H. 10
to 1880. AS gold was quoted at 112H at the same
time, there was no difficulty had in buying the mil
lion at less than par In gold. The accepted bonds
were bought at 112 10 1929.
GOVERNMENTS STRONG.
The government list was strong, In sympathy with
the rmer tone or the gold Market and the currency
bonds underwent sharp recovery from their recent
depression, advancing to LA as against l13 few
days since. The '1ong" skies were shade lower in
the forenoon but closed up strong with the general
market late in the day, when the final street prices
left Off as follows:-United States currency skies,
1857 ia; do. 1881. registered 1895 116t4;
do. do, coupon, 116H 116h; do flve-twenties,
registered, May and November, 1l316 11SI; do.
do. 1852, coupon do, ia 1l4H; do. do, 1854,
do do, 1877 1l3A; do. do. 1896, do do, 1l3s4 a
1884, do. do, registered January and July, 1125
l13; do. do, 1865 coupon. do. 1121z 1925; do.
do. 1857, do. do, 1l2X 113; do. do, 1865 do.
do 1929 49, do. ten-forties, registered, 1121l a
112al; do. do, coupon, 1881 113A.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL.
The Southern list was very dull. The new South
Carolinas sold at 81 but closed with none offered at
less than SIX. The Tennessees were steady and the
Old North Carolinas still weak and lower. The fol-
lowing the prices for the general list inclusive
OF the newly created Virginia Obligations and the
municipal and railroad bOnds:-Tennessee, ex cou-
pom, 72h 72A; do. new, ~ 72h; Virginia ex cou-
pom, &c 66]z; do. consos. 70 H. DO deferred, rs
a 20; do new, 72 49, do registered stock old, SIS
Sc; Georgia skies, 84h IS y; do. sevens 90 o.
North Carolina, ex coupon, 40 Az; do. funding
1885, 80 a "a; do. do. $685. 80 80; do new, 261a
~; do. special tax 10 a 1917; Missouri sxes OF
es,4 do Hannibal and st. Joseph, e6 %;
4 60 a. go RC IL
skies, 70 70; do. do. Fights, 81 o 81; do. penl-
tertiary sevens, 70 70; do. railroad Fights,
IS a 80; Alabama fves, 6S 70; do. Fights, 9S q
80; do. railroad Fights, 80 95; South Carolina
SKIES, 70 a Is; do. new. January and July, 81 a
57I; do. do, April and October, 81 CO., Arkansas
skies, So 5S; do. sevens, 81 90; Mobile Ohio
Railroad sterling, IS go; do. interest elghts. 80 a
ST. do. second mortgage elghts, CT SO; Mississippi
Central Railroad first mortgage sevens, SO a ls5;
DO. second mortgage Fights, II a 80; New Orleans
and jackson first mortgage, So 81; do. DO. second
mortgage, 10 80; Memphis and Charleston Railroad
first mortgage, 81 a SO; do. second mortgage. 10
IS; Greenville and Columbia Railroad, guaranteed
by South Carolina, 65 a 5e1G; Macon and Bruins.
wick. guaranteed by Georgia, " IS; Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford eights, SO 81; Men,
phis and Little Rock Railroad eights II a IS; Men,
phls city skies, IS 57 Savannah city sevens, So
So; New Orleans consols old, 70 rs; dO, Issued to
railroads, skies, II q "; do. sevens 81 a 90.
STOCKS STAGNANT.
The stock market was intensely dull. In the FORE
noon Pacific Mail advanced to ASK and steadied the
market but absorbed all Its activity. In the after
noon Ohio and Mississippi went or to 44H and
weakened the general list the market at the close
being heavy The fluctuations were not important.
The meeting OF the Lake Shore stockholders, which
will be held in Cleveland to-day Thursday, will be
the turning point Of whatever movement is pending
IN the MARKET whether towards higher or lower
prices.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest