The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-14
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.

y GOVERNMENTS STEADY.
The government list was moderately active aud q
fair amount of business was done, in the 67's more
particularly. Prices were steady ana firm except
for the currency bonds, which were weak, but with
out any special reason being assigned. The govern.
ment will commence the prepayment Of the July
interest on the 25th inst. The closing street quota
hions were as tolows:-Unted States currency
skies, 1861 115A do. DO, 1881, registered III
lax; do do, coupon, 117A a l171S; do. nve-twen-
aies registered, May and November IL 1l2,1; do.
do, 1892 coupon do, 1926 l1214; do. d. 1854,
DO do, 112 1l2A; do do, 1865 DO. do, liz l12tl
do. do, registered, Jan uary and July, 1lo7S 111G
do do. 1866, coupon, d. ll44 1l47s; do. d. 1867,
do do, 114A ll4}.; DO do. 1865, do. do 1l4,s
1l41s; do. tenforties registered, 1905 lo9&; do.
do, coupon, 1907 ITO.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES STRONG.
The Southern State bonds We're strong but with
1mited dealings. The following were the closing
street prices OF the Southern list:-Tennessee, eX
coupon, Tx TN; do. new, 11ts "a 714; Virginia,
eX coupon, 6S 60; do. new, 1871 q ID; do. regis.
tered stock, old, 81 55; Georgia skies, So 90; DO
sevens, 9S a 90; North Carolina eX coupon, t71d a
47s1 do. funding 1866, 81 SO: do do, 1868, SO 49,
do. new, q 2s do. special tax, 20 20]a; Missouri
skies, 96 96h; do, Hannibal and ST. Joseph 81 a5
Louisiana skies, SO 70; do new. Ga a CT: do leyee
skies. 70 70; do. do. eights So 81 do. PeniIen-
tiary sevens SO a ~; do. railroad Fights rs ~;
Alabama fves, 70 IS; eights, 1O3 104; do. rail-
road eghts 95 a LOO; South Carolina SKIES, II a So
do. new. January and July, 631s 63a; do. DO,
April and October, COS q 81; Arkansas skies. So a
6S; do sevens. so q 81; Mobile ana Ohio Railroad
sterling 81 80; do. interest eights, so So do Cd
mortgage do, CT 70; Mississippi Central Railroad
1st mortgage sevens 81 a IS; do. do I'd mortgage
eignts, II 80; New Orleans ana Jackson lst,
30 a 90; 90. do. I'd, II a 50; Memphis and
Charleston Railro ad first, So SO; do. do. second.
IS 81; Greenvle and Columbia Railroad, guaran-
tecd by South Carolina, IS a 81; Macon and
Brunswick, guaranteed by Georgia, "A &c; VIII
mngton, Charlotte and Rutherford Fights, 81 81;
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad eights, 70 u Isl:
Memphis city SKIES, 81 IA 49, Savannah city seyens
IS s.; New Orleans consols old, rs 70; do ISSUED
TO railroads, srxes ~ a IS; do. sevens, 10 u 10.
STOCKS IRREGULAR AND DULL.
The stock market intensely dull but prices
were sensitive upon light dealings. Western unlon
Reading. OHIO and Mississippi and Northwestern
were strong. The Northwestern books close to-
morrow for the dividend aud the calling In Of stock
by holders compelled many of the 'shorts'' TO
cover. Rock Island was steady. Lake Shore was
heavy and at time weak. Pitsburg was un-
higher. Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central
fell or to q. New York Central Pacific Mail, Erie
and Wabash were weak. Otherwise there were
no features OF importance.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest
prices OF the principal stoc Ks during the day.