The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-25
GOVERNMENTS LOWER

The government list fell or with the decline In
gold especially as the London market was reported
unsettled and less firm in consequence OF the none
tary activity In Paris. The following were the closing
street prces:-Unted States currency skies, 1l0I
. Ill; do. do. 1881, registered, 1l51 a 1863; do
DO, coupon, 1l61 116h; do. hve-twenties, regis.
Tered, May and November ITO q 1loH; do. do,
1864 COUPON DO, n41 HAS; do. do, 1854, 90.
llSH 1l3&; do, do do, 1865 do. do 1143S 1l41;
DO. do, registered, January and July, 1l24 q 1l3;
DO. do, 1865 coupon, do 1l24 113; do. do,
1857, do. DO, ll22s 1l3; do. do, 1858, do. do,
il2H lis; do ten.forles, registered, los 1851;
DO DO, coupon 109h 10oH.
THE TREASURY BALANCES.
The following were the Treasury balances at the
close Of business to-day:-Currency $4,000 600;
COIN $780, ,0oo OF the coin balance SIG 100000 Is
represented by outstanding certificates.
STOCKS WEAK, LOWER AND DULL.
the vigilance OF the street IN watching for
change OF tactics the part Of the pool OF
operators credited with the recent sharp advance
IN stocks was unequal to the task OF hitting the
precise moment when the engine was reversed, and
haruly could be when The detection and treachery
OF some OF the members Of the pool were only dis
covered today by the others when they came to be
saddled with stocks which should have been taken
care Of by their partners The members who got
out nrst have OF course, skinned the cream OF the
nate rise and left the others to get rid OF their double
load as best they can. One broker acting for the
pool was TO have received fifteen thousand shares
Of stock to-day, but failed TO make or give places
Tor 1t, and the bankers who did his clearances re-
fused to receive ana pass 1t on so slender
Bome OF the stock was sold out under
the rule, while the rest was taken care OF bv the
remnant OF the pool, who were forced to throw
themselves into the breach to prevent panic. The
Ham md To
abroad, but enough leaked out TO start sharp de-
cline In the forenoon, from which there was only
partial and small recovery later in the day, when
the clique had succeeded IN so adjusting matters
temporarily as 10 provide for the stock over night
But at the rally the market became intensely dull
and the outside interest which had been
worked up 10 the lveliest enthusiasm on
Saturday and Monday, became listless and cautious
II NOT discouraged and respondent The recent
movement was inaugurated and carried out by a
party OF constitutional ''bears,n and was not as
sisted by the 'bull'' Clique, who SO active IN
the spring and summer. Indeed, the sharp decline
following the Chicago connagratlon demuralized all
the socalled Vanderbilt cques and scattered their
stocks over the street. These parties are now de-
Erous OF lower market in order that they may get
q controlling interest once more In their several
Bpeciates. The recent rise gave them an oppor-
tunity to make something like an average by selling
out the remnants OF their old loads OF stocks.
Meantime they look to The natural contingencies Of
the winter season for such alteration Of prices
as shall enable them to get back their stocks before
the spring months, preliminary to revival or all
the old schemes which were SO sadly dsarranged by
the occurrences o. Chicago. AS on Monday the
Enef rise was - Pltsbqrs SO TO- day that stock was
weakest ana fell per cent
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
Tie following table shows the highest and lowest
prices Of the principal stocks during the day.