The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-08
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
WALL STREET. I
MONDAY. August 7-6P. Nj
THE STOCK MARKET

WALL STREET. I
MONDAY. August 7-0P MI
THE STOCK MARKET
was quiet throughout the day, and steady within n
limited margin OF fluctuations. The extreme figures
recorded In transactions were mostly below one per
cent Reading, Union Pacific, Pacific Mail and
Western Union showed the widest difference at
different parts OF the day. The market toward the
close was steady
GOLD 1I2A l12,s.
The gold market presented no new feature OF in
terest and was quiet at 112H a 1l2<. In the loan
market one per cent was paid for carrying borrow.
ing nat at three per cent. Tne gold clearngs of
to-day were s24as7.Ooo; gold balances $3.50. 72o
currency balances, 81, 7o3,O0o. The market at the
close was firm.
GOVERNMENTS STRONG.
The government market was quiet throughout tho
day and steady, closing with firm tone. To-day
being holiday In London and Liverpool the market
was without the assistance to animation OF The usual
European advces. Prices at the close were as fol-
lOws-United States currency skies, ia 1141< do.
1884, registered, 1161S 1l62l; do. dO coupon, 1leh
1162l do 1vetwenties, registered, May and Novem-
Der, 1917 114h; do. do, 1862, coupon, do Hay
1144; do. do, 1864, do. do, 1857 ia; do. do.
1861 do do, 1l45I 1l44; do. do. registered, jan
uary anu July. 1l22I 1881; do. do, 1885, coupon.
do, 1924 1l27; do do, 1867 do. do, 1l34 1131G;
do. do 1868, do. do, 11SA ll3H do. ten-fortIes,
registered, 1Oeh 1o9H do. do, coupon, llSH
1881; Central Pacific gold bonds, 9sA u 9SX.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
are mostly steady with further advance In Ten
nessees the only fresh feature OF interest. The
following are the closing prices:-Tennessee, ex,
coupon 75H 75H; do new, 75H 40; Virginia
ex coupon. 64zs GO; do. new, Tx o y; do. regis
tered stock, old, "a 551a; Georgia sixes SO So;
do. sevens, o. a 90; North Carolina, ex coupon,
45 45a; do. funding, 1865, 80 50; do. do. $685.
80 80; do new, 20 o ~; do. special tax 10
2oi Missouri skies, 95Y s5,l; do. Hannibal and
ST. Joseph, 90 q 95; Louisiana sixes Go
90; do. new, 81 e5; 40. levee skies, 80
q H. do. do. Fights, "a SO; do. Peni-
tertiary sevens 10 a 70; do. railroad eights IS so;
Alabama 1ves, 81 10; do. Fights, 100x 1Ol; do.
railroad eghts 90 95 South Carolina skies. 70 10
do new, January and July, 57a So; do. do, April
and October, So a SO; Arkansas SKIES, SO IS; do.
sevens IS a 65; Mobile and Ohio Railroad sterling,
IS 9O do. interest Fights, 81 sS; do. second mort
gage eghts 70 rs; Mississippi Central Railroad
first mortgage sevens, 81 So; do second mortgage
elghts Y 70; New Orleans and Jackson first mort
gage, 81 a SO; do. second mortgage, rs 80; Mem.
phls and Charleston Railroad first mortgage, IS
IS; do. second mortgage, 10 q IS; Greenville and
Columbia Railroad, guaranteed by South Carolina,
IS a 81; Macon and Brunswick, guaranteed by GeOr-
gia, 70 IS; wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford
Fights SO a 59H; Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
Fights, 76a IS; Memphis city SKIES So 90; Savan-
nah city sevens. "a o SO; New Orleans consols. Old
70 q Is; do Issued railroad skies, II 73; DO.
sevens OF SO; Virginia consolidated, e5 81; do.
deferred, 23 20.
THE MONEY MARKET
exhibits continued ease, and rates on coll are un'
changed at two to three per cent. Discounts range
at five to seven per cent in the average OF transat
lions. Foreign exchange Is dull, without change in
rates. but was little weaker in feeling toward the
close.
RAILWAY BONDS.
The following Xera the bids for railway bonds to