The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-29
GOVERNMENTS HIGHER

GOVERNMENTS HIGHER.
The government list was favOrably Influenced by
higher quotations in the London market for five.
twenties and ten-fortes, particularly as gold re-
NAMED steady. The additional subscriptions to the
new loan reported to-day were $1,000. The follow
ing were the closing and highest prices of the gov
eminent list:-United States currency sxes 113sl a
ia; do. 1881, registered 116lS 1875 do. do,
pom, 116H 1l64; do five-twenties registered, May
and November, 1131a l13a<; do DO, 1862, coupon.
do, 1141s max; do. do 1854, DO do, 113M 1872;
do. do 1856, do. do, 1857 Ia do. registered,
January and July 1l21s 113; do. d. 1865, coupon,
do. 1925 1928; do. do. 1867 do do, 1877 113;
do. do, 1858, do do, 1919 1885 do tenforties,
registered 1121s 112'4; do. do, coupon, 113t4 a
1884.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL
The Southern State bonds preserved the same gen.
eral features OF strength in the Tennessees and
heaviness and, to some extent, weakness ard
lower prices elsewhere. The Missouri skies fell
back to 95, but rallied to 96. The following were
the latest street prices:-Tennessee ex coupon,
72I a721a; do. new, 7214 7sa; Virginia ex cou-
pom. IS CO; do new TN a IS; do. registered
stock, old, "a a 55 Georgia skies, SO a 81; do.
sevens, 80 "a; North Carolina, ex cou-
pom, AZ 421a do. funding, 1866, 80 a
"a; do. do. 1865 80 3S; do. new, 261s
27k; do special tax 10 1917; Missouri skies, 951a
q 96I; do. Hannibal and st. Joseph, 95 q co.
Louisiana skies, 6S a SO; do. new, SO q IS; do levee
skies, 70 a 70; do do. eghts IS 81; DO penl-
Tertiary sevens, 70 10; do. railroad eights,
Is a 80; Alabama ives. 81 70; do. Fights, 80 a
100; do. railroad Fights, 90 95; South Carolina
SKIES. rs "A 7s; do new, January and July. 54k a
55 do. dop April and October So q So; Arkansas
skies, $50 SIS; do. sevens, So 65.
STOCKS DULL AND STRONG
The stock market was intensely dull, but strong
and higher The ciques are determined that If
dulness exist 1t shall not be attended by lower
prices, least while is in their power to prevent
o decline. In reality dull market Is more TO their
purpose in advancing quotations than an active one,
for the reason that 1t costs them the risk OF only
little additional stock to mark prices up the scale,
and 80 give them better figures to drop from when
they are forced to realize. Private dispatches from
Cleveland say that the matter Of the new
referred sub committee. consisting OF the Presi.
dent, Mr.. Horace +. Clark. and the Treasurer, Mr..
James II. Banker. Very little was doing In Lake
Shore, and for long intervals during the day 1t
wholly neglected. II strong, however, and
recovered to 1885,. Tue chief advance was I'm North
west preferred, which rose u per cent to 90L. The
general market was higher by an average OF nearly
x DER cent, Pacific Mail ana New York Central each
improving full one per cent. Consolidation Coal
recovered to 81. In the forenoon Western Union,
pursuing q weak tendency exhibited the evening
previous had gone or to 551a. but eventually be-
came strong ana advanced to 57L. Erie was
utterly neglected.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
Tho following table shows the highest and lowest