The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-18
GOVERNMENTS STRONG.

The government list was very strong, with con-
siderable Improvement in the 62's, which sympa-
thlSed with the quotation in London, where Amert-
can securities were unusually nrm. The new ives
were reported improved to X per cent discount. In
this market the several issues OF nve-swentes are
all above par in gold, the CTS " per cent and the
62s about y per cent The following
were the closing street prices:-Unlted states
currency skies. lisa 1854; do. do, 1885, registered,
ll6H l10H; do. do, coupon, 117k ll7K; do. five
twentes, registered, May and November, Ill
ll1<; do. do, 1852, coupon. do. l11X 1121s do.
do, 1884. DO. do. 111's l11X; do. do. 1856. DO
do, nix ll2Js; do. do, registered January and
July, 1l3A 114; do. do, 1886, coupon, do, lax
1l4,<; DO. do, 1857, do. do, 1l5 l15x; do do,
1888 do. do, 115 11S1z; do, ten-forties. regis
tered. 1929 losN; do. do, coupon 1927 ITO.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES LOWER.
The Southern State bonds were heavy and prices
generally lower In sympathy wish further weakness
In the South Carolinas, which sold at 70 for tine
January and July new issues. vIrginias were steady,
not strong. The closing street quotations were
a. lollows:-Tennessee, ex coupon. 66X 81;
DO. new, esh 81; Virginia ex coupon, 59,l
Q 90; do. registered stock. old, so . So;
do. skies. consolidated bonds, $50 0 e3l; 40.
sixes.a deferred scrip. 2SK o 20; Georgia
skies. rs q 80; do. sevens. 81 OIL; do. sevens,
gold, o.; North Carolina, ex coupon, 3Sk SSH;
do. funding, 1866. 70 q 90; 90. do. 1868, % IS;
do. new, 10 . 20; do. special tax, is 10;
Missouri sixes 9Th os; do Hannibal and ST. Jo-
seph, "a s4k: Louisiana skies, IS 90; do. new so
81; DO. levee SKIES 81 "a; do. do. eights, 10 70;
do do. cights. 1876, ~ IT. do. Pententary sevens
NO Is; do. railroad cghts, 70 o ~; Alabama nves,
65 o 6s; do elghts 80 100; do. Fights. Montgomery
and Eufala Railroad. 90 vs.; South Carolina skies.
7IH q "a; do, new, January and July, 20 o 29h;
do do, April and October 81 o 20; Arkansas skies,
funded, So o SIS.
STOCKS UNsRTrL ED, IRREGULAR AND LOWER.
The prevailing feature In the stock market was
dulness q condition coupled with . feverish and
irregular movement In prices. The older favorites
were generally neglected s9r new speculation ia
GA rise for the day OF 2H per cent. Ohio and Mis-
sissippl sold at Il tbuyer three days. the highest
ngure reached since the panic succeeding the
Chicago fire. With reference to Onion Pacific
II Is asserted that good deal OF stock
has been taken Of late for the Dutch market; but
alter ALL so retail business as purchases OF ten
shares Ger tcates would hardly account for todays
Improvement The friends Of the road offer better
theory-vlz, that the saving In operating expenses
has so increased the net earnings that the year will
wind up with quite q balance in the treasury
after paying all charges on the BONDED
debt except that due the United states. The
signs OF new pool ID onio anu missiS
sippi have become quite manifest during the
past lew days; but now that the signs are patent
and that .points' are plentiful. perhaps the pool
purchases VIII cease. Western Union was rallied
to esK, but failed to stay there. Reading was
active ct the morning Board and rose from llok to
ll2-a movement discountng the semi-annual divt-
dend which will doubtless be the usual I've per
cent ana be declared before December /. Lake
Shore scrip was utterly neglected. The express
stocks were strong, with sales OF Adams at s7,l.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest