The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-18
GOVERNMENTS HIGHER.

The European steamers took OUT 10000 In
specie.
GOVERNMENTS HIGHER.
The government list was active upon q continued
demand against the anticipated conversion OF the
July coupons into bonds, particularly on European
orders, and prices advanced an average Of about y
per cent, closing follows:-United States currency
skies, ll5 ll51s; do. do, 1881 registered, 1141s
ll4H; do d. coupon 1171a 117S; do. fve-twentles,
registered, May and November, 112i4 1121; do.
do, 1862, coupon do. 1924 l121S; do. do, 1864,
do do, 1124 1928; do. do 1885, do. do, 1l2k
1l23s; do do, registered January and July, 11lb
111n; do. do, 1865, coupon, do, lax O lI4S;
DO. do. 1857, do. do, 114S 1l424; do. do, 1868,
do. do, lax 1l4I; do ten-forties, registered,
1922 l1o1s; do. do, coupon, lloA 1lo1.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES STRONG.
The Southern list was strong, with wei dis
tribYted sastaess- The aiatiye movement IL
the Tennessees was pursued and prices maintained.
The special tax bonds OF North Carolina were in
good request and moderately active. The market
closed with steady feeling The final street prices
were as foows-Tennessees ex coupon TAX IS;
do. new, 724 70: virginias, ex coupon 675s So;
do, new, IS 1875 do, registered STOCK old "a IS;
Georgia skies, 81 q SO; do. sevens, % a %;
North Carolina, ex coupon, Al a 47H; DO. funding
1866, SO 37ia; do DO, 1858, 81 SO; do new, q
g7+; do. special tax, 2oh q; Missouri SKIES 9eH
961s; do. Hannibal and st. Joseph, OAK 95;
louisiana SKIES 10 70; do new, e5 a 81; do levee
sxes, 20 IS; do Fights, So q SO; do. Penitentary
sevens SO a II: do. Railroad Fights, rs q Is;
Alabama fves Is a 20; do. Fights, I03 1O4; do.
Railroad Fights, 95 100; South Carolina sxes 70
rs; do new. January ana July, 62H 63j do. do,
April and October 90 q 81; Arkansas skies, sex a
IS; do. sevens so SO; Mobile and Ohio Railroad ster
Jung, 81 a IS; do. interest eights 81 s2 DO second
mortgage do, 81 70; Mississippi Central Railroad
nrst mortgage sevens, SO IS; do. do. second
mortgage eights II a so; New Orleans and Jackson.
urst 90 82; 40. do. second, u O 80; Memphis and
Charleston Railroad first, IS 81; do do. second,
rs 81; Greenvle and Columbia Railroad, Ruaran-
teed by South Carolina, So 90; Macon and
Brunswick, guaranteed by Georgia, "a as7; VIII
mington, Charlotte and Rutherford Fights, 81 "a;
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Fights, 70 IS;
Memphis city skies, 81 q IS; Savannah city sevens,
80 So New Orleans consols old, 70 &c; do. issued
70 railroads, SKIES, 70 a IS; do. sevens. 70 o r.
THE CITY BANK STOCKS.
The following were the bids for the city bank
shares:-New York, 1887; Merchants, l2l America
$50; City, 22b; Phenix, ITO; Tradesmen's 166; Gal
latin National, 102 Merchants Exchange. l02 State
Of New York, Ill; Commerce, 122; Mechanics Bank
Ing Association, 1l5A ocean, s51; Mercantile, 1928;
American Exchange, ll4H; Pacific, 1917; Chatham,
l72K; Bank OF North America, 1o7h; Irving, 125;
Metropolitan, 1875; East River 1leA; Market 1876;
Nassau. 1o7; Corn Exchange, l29; st. Nicholas 1913;
Marine 1856; Commonwealth, OF; Park, 1872; Manu-.
facturers and Merchants, 1922 Central National los;
Second National $50; Ninth National, 1le; Tenth
National 12e; Bankers and Brokers' Association, s5.
STOCKS MORE ACTIVE AND STRONG.
Those who were in attendance at the Stock Ex-
cnange being the few as compared with the many
who absened themselves to attend the races at Je-
rome Park, devoted the day to covering their
shorp contracts and business in stocks had there
fore more active, quite buoyant character. The
bank statement was known to many "insidersn long
before its appearance on the telegraph tape and Its
good features confirmed the 'bears" In their decl
sion to close up contracts for the week and 90 home
with q happy mind for Sunday. The extremes OF
te day shown in the following table OF the high.
est and lowest prices Of the leading stocKs:-