The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-22
GOVERNMENTS LOWER.

The government list was depressed by the lower
ruling OF gold and by the strlngcncy In the money
market The '62's led decline OF IA per cent the
availability for delivery Of the 'calledn bonds re-
ducng all the issues OF this date to level OF not
over par In gold The following were the
closing street prces:-United States currency
SKIES l13A ia; do. dO 1881, registered
I ll3X 1l3A; do. do, coupon, ll7k q NIX; do.
nve-twenties, registered, May and November, 100
ITO; do. do, 1862, coupon, do, 109k iO0,s; do.
do, 1864. do. do, lOs>k lO9s; do do, 1855, do
do 1llA Xix; do. do, registered, January and
July, Ill lllh; do do, 1865. coupon, do, 1l3zs
ia; do. do, 1867 do. do, l15 a ll5H: do.
do, 1865. do. do, lis 1154; do, fves OF 1881.
funded registered, 100 109h do. do do., coupon,
loo 1904; do. tenfOrtles, registered l07X l0sX;
dc. do, coupon, 1OSa1 q l09.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES LOWER
The Southern State bonds underwent further
decline In almost all the list the chief feature being
fall In Virginia consols to 5l and IN Tennessees to
6lK. The virginias were directly affected by the
passage in the state Senate to-day Of the resolution
adopted by the lower House staying the funding OF
the DEBT. This whole matter OF delay In funding Is
alleged to have been erected by lobby OF poll
ticlans specuanng for decline In the bones. At
the close the consols were 1rmer, and IS
was bid for them in the hall OF
the Stock Exchange; but the market
was too thinly attended TO enable
fair expression Of opinion, the brokers In these
curities having generally retired from business for
the day. The new South Carolinas early in the day
went or TO 10 for the October issues but recovered
to q at the last call The following were the
closing street prce5:-Tennessee, ex coupon,
6lk q 81; do new 61k 81; Virginia, ex
coupon, So q 81; do. registered stock, DID, Is q
So; do. skies, consolidated bonds, 524 o 49, do
skies, deferred scrip, 20 81; Georgia sixes 10 a
49, DO. sevens, 80 90; North Carolina, ex coupon,
80 q so; do. funding, 1866 20 20; do. do, 1868,
II 20; do, new, 10 10: do, special tax IL 10;
Missouri sixes. o7x OH; do. Hannibal ana ST.
Joseph, % q co. Louisiana sixes 90 IS; do. new,
so 80; do. levee sixes 81 SO; do. do Fights, 10
q sO do. do. Fights, 1875 70 80; do. Penilentlary
sevens, IS a SO; do. railroad eignts, IS s0 Ala
bama 1ves, "a 0S; do. elghts Us 100; do. elghts,
Montgomery and Eufaula Railroad, 80 q e5; do.
South Carolina slxes 40 50; do. new, January
and July. 23X y 24h; do do, April and Octo.
Der, 81 a 20; Arkansas SKIES funded, SO 66
STOCKS DULL AND REGULAR.
The stock market was bu0yant ana strong early In
the day on the noIlce OF tue Secretary OF the
Treasury calling in another $40 OOO 900 OF the fve
twenties but later In the day, following the change
IN sentiment observable IN the gold market, ieli OF
and closed heavy and intensely dull. The action o.
Mr.. Boutwell, in onering to pay Europe $4o,OvO.ooo
OF gold for our bonds Is equivalent to adding that
sum to the balance Of trade against us. WABASH
advanced 10 e6ss and Northwest common to 1884,
The general list was quiet but toward the close be-
came irregular, with weakness IN some instances.
ocean Bank sold at 10.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the highest and lowest
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