The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-24
GOVERNMENTS FIRM.

the government list was nrm in sympathy with q
considerable Improvement in London and the
stronger tone Of the gold market, but the market
was not active. The following were the closing
street prices-United States currency sixes Ill \
Ill n; do do, 1881, registered, 1l5 116H; do.
do, coupon. 11eK 116X; do. nve-twentes regis
tered, May and November, ITO Did; do. do, 1862
coupon, do, 1l4A l16; do. do, 1854. 40. do, ia
do. DO, 1866, do do 114A 115; do do, registered
January and July, 1l2X; do do, 1866 coupon, do.,
1lS 1lS11; do. do, 1867, do. do, 1917 Q 113H;
do do, 1858, do do, 113 bid do ten-f0rtles regis.
tered, los 1osA: do. do, coupon, 10oH Q 10ok.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES STRONG.
The Southern list was strong, with moderately
active and well distributed business The Tennes-
sees and North Caroinas were In good request at
better prices. The following were the latest street
quotatons:-Tennessee, ex coupon, 65 66h; do.
new, 65x 81; Virginia, ex coupon, 50 q 90; do.
registered stock, old, 4S Q 81; do. sixes consol-
dated bonds, 81 o GIN; do. skies, deferred scrip,
25A 20; Georgia skies, so 85 do sevens, 90 o.;
DO. sevens gold, 92 Co., North Carolina, ex coupon,
80 50; do. funding, 1865, 81 "a; do. do, 1868,
% 80; do. new, 10 70; do. special tax, 15H IT.
Missouri SKIES, % o o.; do. Hannibal and st.
Joseph, 90 93: Louisiana skies, 81 70; DO. new,
IS 62; 40. levee Sizes 65 20; do do. Fights, rs
so; DO. do. eights 1875, rs SO; do Penitentiary
sevens, 65 70; DO railroad Fights, 70 a so; Ala
bo-..s a ~.e-., -. vv, SSnsr
Montgomery and Eufala Railroad. 90 q o5; south
Carolina skies, ~ rs; do. new January and July,
43 43h do. do April and october, ~ q 43; Arkan-
sas skies, funded, IS q 5s.
STOCKS ACTIVE AND STRONG.
The stock market was exceedingly strong and
prices underwent q further advance, the chief I'M
provement occurring In PittsDurg. which sold OF
124b, and In Northwest common, which touched 60.
Owing to the peculiar influences underlying the
sharp reaction In the market since Wednesday last,
the street was vigilant In watching for the least
sign OF any intention the part OF the clique to
unload and when evidence OF such o movement
was thought to be afforded In various manGuvrcs
this afternoon there was sudden pressure to sell
even when money had relaxed to four per cent,
Northwest, which had been the salient feature OF
the .'bull" speculation going or to 81. The "bulls'
subsequently, rallied the market about one per cent
but prices again declined at the close. The clique
..doubled, on street suddenly last week that
attention Is riveted on their movements with view
to learning when they will abandon the "bulln for
the 'bearn side once more. The operators sus-
pected OF forming the combination are usually
bearsh In their views, and hence the street is not
disposed to follow them too far In any upward
speculation The evidence Of fresh change Of tao
tics was thought TO be furnished to-day By the
sudden scarcity OF several Of the lead
ing stOcas, for wh.oh borrowers had
to pay In some instances consideration
OF 1-16th per cent while "nar' was quite CON-
mon rate. The device OF "cornern Is one which
the .bulls'' usually employ when they nave de-
cided to bring their speculation 10 o conclusion
In Decd 1t is not improbable that the same parties
who are interested In higher gold are prepared to
reverse their situation AZ regards the stock mar
ket They made money both ways up to this time,
and the prestige Of recent success has great deal
to do with giving them control OF the two markets
for an indefinite period. The business to-day was
on an enormous scale, and nearly equal to the most
active known In the history OF the Stock Exchange.
Exclusive of Pittsburg the advance ranged to 2k
per cent, and averaged nearly two per cent at the
time the best 1gures prevailed.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest
pricea nj the prlncipal stocks durinu the day