The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-12

Gold balances ............"......... l,Sll, SsS
currency paiances .................... l,7Io,soS
The European steamer took out about seventy.
four thousand dollars in American gold.
The Assistant Treasurer paid out $42o, 900, gold
on account OF January interest and $4,000 in re-.
demption Of the called bonds OF 1872.
GOVERNMENTS QUIET.
The government list opened weak and lower in
sympathy with the early weakness of gold and In
consequence OF further yielding in the London
quotations for 1ve-twenties, the foreign market
going OF one-quarter per cent as compared with
yesterday indicating further q belief abroad
In the success Of the pending negotia-
lions for the 100000. 900 of the new loan and in
the consequent cancellation Of fve-twenties at par
In gold With the steadier and stronger tone OF gold
at the close ana the repeated relaxation In money
prices recovered and closed firm as lollows:-
United States currency skies, 115H 115K;
DO. sixes 1881, registered, lax a 1l4H; do do
coupon, 114X q l15; do. 1ve-twentles, registered
May and November, 109h ITO; do. do, 1862
coupon. do, 1904 ITO; do. do, 1854, do. do,
Ito 11oA; do. do, 1855, do do, 11oX Ill;
do. do, 1857, registered, January ana July, Ill O
l111; do. do, 1885, coupon. do., ITO 1lOX; do.
do, 1857 do. do, 111X 111x; do. do 1868 do. d.
l11K liz; do fves Of 1881, funded, registered.
1O9K q 1o9%; do. DO. do, coupon 1927 a 1OsA; do
ten-forties, registered, 100 109H; do. do, cou.
pom, 1908 q 1927.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES QUIET.
The southern State bonds were quiet for the gen.
eral list and steady. The Virginia consols were
active at So and South Carollnas nrmer
The following were the closing street prices:-
Tennessee, ex.coupon, 6sx e4A; do, new, %
641s; Virginia, ex coupon, Sc q 60; do, registered
stock, old, As 80; do. skies. consolidated bonds
81 54 do. skies, deferred scrip, COX 2l Georgia
SKIES, 70 so; do. sevens rs IS; North Carolina
coupon, as "a; do. funding, 1856. % "a; do do,
$685. 10 20; do new, 10 49, do special tax, II IA;
Missouri skies, 95K 95x; TO-, Hannibal and st.
Joseph 90 o 93; Louisiana skies, SO 60; DO, new,
80 90; 90. levee skies, 90 90; do do. Fights, 70
90; do. do. Fights. 1875. 20 70; do. Penitentiary
sevens 90 70; do. railroad Fights, 10 80; Alabama
nves. 90 e5; do. Fights, 90 95; do. Fights. Mont
gomery ana Eulala Railroad, 81 90; South Caro-
lima SKIES, 80 So; do, new January and July, rs
20; do. DO, April and october, % %; Arkansas
skies. funded, 81 a 81.
STOCKS ACTIVE AND STRONG.
The stock market was more active, with spirited
dealings in the leading speculative favorites par
ticuary during the interval between two and three
O'CLOCK when the relaxation In the money market
above noted caused small panic among the
''bears" who covered their contracts suddenly and
hastily The chief feature was Northwest, which
advanced from 6SH to 10, but fell or subse-
quently to SO. Erie was exceptionally weak,
and went or to 34A on the statement that
numerous petitions from residents on the line OF the
road had been to the Legislature soliciting that
there might be no legislation In favor OF foreign
stockholders, whose rights, II injured were remedi.
able In the Courts. This is doubtless movement
In opposition to the repeal OF the classification act
originating inside the Erie clique. Union Pacific
advanced to 32,t and Pacific Mail to 5eK-both af-
forwards declining about one per cent, In sympathy
with q reaction throughout the market occasioned
by rumors that the Hornet had been fired upon
by Spanish frigate, under circumstances
which reopened the 'war with Spain'' once
more and induced an uneasy and quite feverish
feeling in the stock Exchange during the closing
hours of business. Naturally all eyes were directed
to the gold market as the most sensitive index OF
any impending danger, and as that sign renamed
obstinatey quiet the peace party took fresh cour.
age and the hnal dealings on the sidewalk were az
tended with trining recovery and steadier feel
ing The st. Paul directors have been In consuta-
ton for day two on the dividend question, but
without arriving at results 1t Is feared they will
declare nothing on the common and award the
usual per cent cash dividend to which the pre-
ierred Is entitled. air.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. .a
rr. to,,ovtnU table shows the highest and lowest