Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-23
MONETARY ANp FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK, December N.-MONEY
was I per cent. per day, but declined to
Z per cent. gold, and at the close declined
to- per cent currency. &6rling En-
Bankers bills, 81. Gold was
duh throughout the day at lll3@l1l4i
rates for carrying to-day were sos, 2tdS
and per cent. Daily clearings, S62,-
600, 900. Specie exports for the week
amounted to S4SS, 292. STATE Bonds
were steady and very quiet, closing as
follows: Missouri, "a; Tennessee, old,
79B; Tennessee, new, 50; Virginia, new,
so: Virginia, old, as; North Carolina,
old, "a; North Carolina, new, 10.
GOUeTRmcHtS-the market has been very
dull, without any new OF interesting
features The following are the closing
quotations: U. :. coupons Of 1881, ll7l
SOS Of 1862, lll5; sos OF 1864, III;
6-2Os OF 1865, Il2l; 5-20s of 1855, new,
iI54; 5-2os Of 1857, ll6; sos Of 1858,
Il6: lO-4Os, 1898; currency Is, 1l23; new,
IS, 1924. The treasury to-day discussed
s.. 100 900, IN anticipation of the Janua-
~ interest on the public debt; also
$500 for the redemption of 20 bonds.
The bank statement IS unfavOrable; II
shows net decrease of 1852, l75 in legal
1858, l75 above the 25 Der cent. required
by law. There has been quiet feeling
in the Sock market, with the exception
of a short furry in Erie and Pacific
Mail during the morning, without
which the market would have proved
dull and uninteresting. Western Union
and Union Pacific were active and
strong. Ohio and Wabash rose 9(9s per
cent. during the morning, but lost the
advance in late dealings. The market
closed without change Of note, except
that Western Union rose 10 81 +, Pacific
Mail remained at IS, and Erie at 5Ss
The last sale was steady. The London
quotation, however, which has been re-
ported ar 50 all the afternoon, is equal to
62}G628, and il creates some wonder
why the two prices do not agree more
closely. The ciosilE quotations are as fol-
lows; Canton, loo; Western Union
Telegraph Company, sl5; Quick
silver, a; Adams Express Com
pany, s29; Wells & Fargo's Express
Company, So; American Merchants
Union Express Company, So;
United States Express Company, 70;
Pacific Mail, IS; New York Central,
96E Erie, 60s; Erie, preferred, rs; Har-
lem, ll3, extra dividend; Harlem,
preferred, I22, extra dividend; Mich
igan Central, ll4l; Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago, IS; Northwest
ern, 81; Northwestern, preferred, S64;
Rock Island, 100; New Jersey Central,
1909; st. Paul, 55s; st. Paul, preferred,
77B; Wabash, 72l; Wabash, preferred,
"a; Fort Wayne, "a; Terre Haute, IA;
Terre Haute, preferred, 40; Chicago and
Alton, III; Chicago and Alton, pre-
ferred, Il2: Ohio and Mississippi, 48t
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati,
81; Burlington and Quincy, lS7; Union
Pacific, S72; Central Pacific bonds, 1929 4;
Union Pacific bonds, s93; Delaware and
Lackawaua, 90; Hartford and Erie, 8.
NEW ORLEANS, December 2l.-
Sight exchange, 4C93 discount; sterling
exchange, 2lt.
LONDON, December q, $50 pm
ConsOls, money, are 9l399lE; account,
9lf6S2. American securities are quiet
but steady; United States coupons, 5-20s,
1850, 92t; BPS, 1867, 80; lO-4Os, SSi;
new fives, 500; Erie, 81.
PARIS, December 21.-Rentes, 5Sf 55c.
FRANKFORT, December 21.-Uni-
ted States coupons, 5-20s, 1852, 954.