The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-15

Ihe Java Tor Europe TOOK out $Z23OuO III specie.
THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF BONDS.
The government purchased one million OF i've
twcntles through the Assistant Treasurer In this
CITY, The offerings amounted to $3,t7 ,25o at prices
ranging from ll2 to l11.sd. The accepted lot cost
l1l.l2 o 1ll.46.
THE NEW LOAN.
The additional subscriptions TO the new loan re-
ported 10 the Treasury Department to-day up TO the
close OF business were $55,oOo making the total to
date SOC, s9ls5o. Mr.. Richardson Assistant Secre-
try Of Treasury, sailed Tor Europe to-day, TAX
ing him corps or clerks ana safe full OF the
five per cents, with the intention OF negotiating
portion Of the new loan abroad.
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.
The government list was steady, except for the
currency Six per GEMS, which continued weak and
underwent further decline. The general market
was quiet and dun, closing folows:-Unied States
currency sixes ll5]s a 1l51s do do, 1881, regis
tered ia 1144; do do, coupon, l17lz 1l7G; do.
five-twenties. registered, May and November, IL
li2h; do do, 1862 coupon do, III ll2; do. do,
1864. do d. 112 ll21s; do. do. 1865. DO do liza
1928; do do, registered, January and July, 11o2s
l11H; do. do, 1855, coupon, DO. lax @ l14,.; do.
do. 1867 do. do ia li4,s; ITO. do. 1885, do. do,
1143I ll4h; do. ten-forties, registered. l0ois .
l0914; do. do, coupon. io9is ll0H
THE SOUTHERN LIST FIRM.
Inc dealings IN inc GOuJDerH otlVe UouuS were
light, hut prices were firm. The chief transactions
were IN Tcnnessecs, North ana South Carolinas and
Missourls. The closing street prices were as FOL
lows:-Icnncssee. ex coupon, 7l1& 7lix; do. new,
TX u 711a; Virginia, ex coupon, 67h osh; do.
new, IS "a; do. registered stock, old, "a IS;
Georgia skies, SO 30; do. sevens, SO s3s<; North
Carolina, ex coupon, Az 47h; DO funding, 1866,
81 80: do. do, 1865, 81 10; do. new. ~ 2sh; do
special tax, 20 a 2oH; Missouri SKIES 90 a96k; do.
Hannibal ana ST. Joseph "a as5; louisiana skies, %
II; DO. new, g. q G7; do leves sxes 10 o 72; do.
do. egh;s, IS 81; do. Penltentary sevens. 60 II;
do. railroad Fights. rs so; Alabama Gves, 70 n 49,;
40 Fights. 103 lO4; do. railroad eights, "a q 100;
South Carolina skies, rs so; do. new. January and
July, s. 631l; do. do. April and OCTOBER, 90 q IL;
ARKANSAS skies, 81 q 60; do. seyens. SO 81.
TIE CITY BANK SHARES
The following were the bids for the city bank
shares:-New York, 1885, Manhattan, 1853; Merchants.
121 Mechanics 139; America, 100; CITY, 2?5; Pnenix,
1l0k Iradesmens, 1856; Mechan cs and TIaders. $50;
Galiatin National 100; Merchants Exchange 1927;
Leather Manufacturers, 1s5; Seventh Ward, 1903;
State Of New York, Ill; Commerce. III; ocean. a5;
Mercantile 123; American Exchange, 114i1; Pacific,
1877; Chatham, III; Bank OF Korh America. Ice;
Irving. 1885, Metropolitan, lo9; East River, 11614;
Market 1873; Nassau. 107; Corn Exchange, 1913; Con-
tinenta 971s; st. Nicholas, 1873; Park, l52; Manu-
facturers and Merchants 102 Central National, los;
Ninth National, lis; Tenth National, ia.
STOCKS LOWER AND VERY DULL.
The stock market was intensely dull. Rock Island
displayed the solitary exception IN the way OF
viy. In the forenoon the clique bid it up 10 1925.
on their retirement from the market is suddenly
collapsed to 1ls, but the clique came to It's rescue
ana marked II back to 1914. Ohio aud Mississippi
declined one per cent and Northwest Ia per cent
Lake Shore sold at 1853. The general market was
heavy and in most instances lower. Hannibal and
ST. Joseph continued strong ana Western Union
steady. Delaware, LacSawanna and Western
was weak, ana fell 70 1904 on the announcement
that the directors nave decided TO pay no dividend
n July. The Northwestern stocks arc quoted ex
Iii, idcnd after three O'Clock.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
Tho rolloxrtnp table shows the highest and lowest