The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-27
Stocks Unsettled and at the Close
Lower.
Rapid Rise and Fall i'm Erie
and Pacific Mail.
The BlSchOfSheim Atlantic and Great
Western Party in Town.
THE DIVIDEND IN READING.

WALL STREET,
WEDNESDAY, June 26-6 p N.
On 'Change to-day wheat was firm and -four
heavy The cotton market was quiet and un-
changed.
MONEY EASIER.
The supply Of money more abundant, and,
while the rate quoted four per cent at the time
for making up accounts, some lenders accepted 8
per cent for small amounts, just before three
O'Clock, rather than take the money back unem-
ployed.
Prime mercantile paper was quoted per cent
discount, but the market was dull.
Foreign exchange was quiet and steady on the
basis Of 1o91 1o9T for prime bankers sixty day
sterling and 1903 11Oh for sight bills.
THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF BONDS
The Sub-Treasurer received offerings Of ST. 900
dve-twenties, at prices ranging from 1907 to
i13.37H The price of gold was taken to be 1131a,
and the awards confined to ST. 400 at 113 OF
a113.N
GOLD 113A 1887.
Gold was dull and steady at 11314 1887, with the
days business chiefly at 113 5-16 The closing quota
ton was 1884 1887. The Sub-Treasury CON-
menced preparing the July interest on the public
debt, the amount called for being 49, 900. The
total disbursements on account of interest were
$3,100,OO0, and on account of redeemed fve-twen-
ties $4,000. The specie shipment amounted to
gold loan market the rates ranged from per cent
for carrying to nat for borrowing The operations
OF the Gold Exchange Bank were as follows Gold
cleared, $2o17o,oOo; gold balances, $23s4os cur
rency balances, $2,s44,255.
GOVERNMENTS QUIET.
Government bonds were quiet and In some in
stances trifle lower although gold was I'M
cnanged and the London quotations were firm
Inc Ionowing were the closing prices limited
states currency skies, 114A 114A do. do,
1881, registered, 114h q lax; do. do coupon,
i19H 1917; do fve-twenties, registered, May and
November. ia 11414; do. do, 1862, coupon, do,
ia l14K; do. do, 1884, do. do, ia 114h4
do. do, 1855, do do, 1145S 114S do. do, 1867,
registered January and July, 1923 l13; do. do,
1895, coupon do, 116S 1l6s do. do, 1867, do. do
1179I 1l7 do. do, 1868, do do 1171S 117as do
ten-forties registered, 1903 1104 do. do cou-
pom, l11h 111H; do. aves Of 1884, registered, 112H
. 113; do. do coupon, 1925 112T.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL.
The Southern list reapsed into dulness and prices
were generally lower. The new South Carolina
July bonds receded to 29T, and the old Tennessees
fell or to TAN. North Carolinas were strong and
In good demand, q number Of orders from Baltimore
being reported. The following were the closing
quotations Tennessee, ex coupon, "a TAX; do,
new, 74A IS; Virginia, ex coupon, As a SO; do,
registered stock, old, 3s AZ do. sxes consolidated
bonds, IS 551a; do. SKIES, deferred scrip, II IS;
Georgia skies, IA a 70; do sevens SO a Of; North
Carolina, ex coupon, IS 81; do. to North Carolina
Railroad 40 45; do, funding 1886, 20 So do. do,
1885, % 25; do, new, % 25; do, special tax, Is
Q Is; Missouri skies, OK 9s; do, Hannibal and
st. Joseph, o421 So; Louisiana sxes so q 5s do,
new, SO 55 do. levee skies, so 65 do. do. Fights,
IS a 80; do. do eights 1875, SO a 81; Alabama dves,
so 65 do. Fights, So a 90; South Carolina skies,
So a IS; do, new, January and July, 80 81; do.
DO, April and october, 20 q 80; Arkansas skies,
funded, SO 90.
THE RAILROAD BONDS.
large business was done in the railroad bonds,
and prices were strong throughout the list doubt
less In view OF the investment demand that will
spring up with the July dividends. The following
moro the bids Mt the call