The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-11
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.


The government list was dull and generally
steady. The lower range OF gold induced special
frmness in the currency bonds, hut was counter
acted IN Its influence upon the gold interest bonds
the strength ana bu0yancy OF the foreign market.
Strictly speaking, the 62's and '67's were trlne
lower In paper valuation, but higher In gold. The
changes were not Important however, In either d.
recton, and the market closed steady, with q strong
undertone at the following United States
currency sixeS l124 ll2h; do d. 1881, registered,
ll5h l15&; do. do, coupon, 1l8X III; do.
nve-twenties, registered. May and November, 11lh
O 111n; do. do, 1892 coupon, do, Ill "a 111n:
do. do 1864, do do, 1l1k 1il3s do. do, 1865, dO
do, INK liz: do do, registered January and
July, 113% 49,; DO. do. 1866, coupon do, 1873
q ll3a<; do. DO, 1857, do. do, ia 1l4s; do.
do, 1868, do. do, ll4I 114h; do. ten-forties,
registered, 1924 10o7s; do. do, coupon loot4
lO93..
SOUTHERN SECURITIES STRONG.
The Southern list was higher and strong, with
more doing. The Tennessccs III good request
and were quietly picked up by good buyers, who
were Ofrering u for them at the close. The South
Carolina July bonds advanced to 35k-an improve
ment which does not fairly represent the much
nrmer tone shown BY these bonds In to-day's
business. The advance was quite marked in MIS-
souri, slxes which closed strong at 96. The new
Texas ten per cents were called at the board
this morning and elected the quotation ss1Sc 95.
This loan Is for $780, co. redeemable In two years
and payable In five years, interest March and Sep
tember. payable at the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company. The state has an outstanding loan OF
the same am6int which is not on the market, and
has pledged her credit for 900 OF bonds 10 aid
internal railroad enterprises recently begun, but
has issued only small proportion OF them as yet.
The taxable value OF the State Is estimated
at $3.50, 900. The following were the closing
street quoations:-Tennessce, ex coupon, OF a87k;
do. new, OF 67H; Virginia, ex coupon, 60 60h;
do registered stock, DID, SIX 53 do. slxes con-
solidated bonds, "a q GAY; do. skies, deferred
scrip. 2s 2sH; Georgia skies, IS 81 do. sevens,
81 a 90; do. sevens gold, IS 90i North Carolina,
ex coupon 81 IS; do. funding, 1896, % a 32 do.
do, ls6s. ~ %; do new, 10 20; do. special tax,
Is 16; Missouri slxes, 90 O6k; do Hannibal and
ST. Joseph, IS 4 "a: Louisiana skies, 66 a 10; do
new, So O o.; do. lcvee skies, 90 a 90; do do.
eghts 10 so; do. do eights, 1875, 20 So do. Peni
tentiary sevens, 60 q 10; do railroad Fights, 70
Is; Alabama Hves, o. 20; do. eights, 90 1907 do.
eghts Montgomery and Eufaa Railroad 90 95;
South Carolina skies. 10 rs: do. now, January and
July, 35h q 80; do. do April and october, 81 "a;
Arkansas skies, funded, 81 SO; Texas tens ssh
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STOCKS DULL AND UNSETTLED.
The stock market was dull and to some extent
fcverish Early In the morning prices pursued the
declining tendency OF the previous evening, but
rallied at the board, when o spirited Improvement
set In, lasting up to noon Here tho current again
changed It's direction, and q weak and dropping
market prevailed up to within few minutes OF the
time for adjournment, when prices suddenly recov.
cred Y a per cent. The volume OF business
throughout was small, however, and the fluctuations
correspondingly limited. The street market dis
solved almost as soon as the doors OF the Stock
Eychnnve closed the storm uiscountenancinQ any
effort to maintain Is.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest
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