The New York herald., 1872-10-18

So oSs North Oarolinay en- coupon 33k 35; do, to
North Carolina Railroad, % o ls; do, funding,
1850, 20 "A; do, do., 1858, 20 n; do, new,
10 "a; do. special tax. II a II; Missouri SKIES,
e2x S2a; DO, Hannibal ana ST. Joseph soA 81 (;
Louisiana skies, 81 50; DO, new. 20 a 60; do levee
skies, 90 6s; do. do eishts 10 rs; do do, 1875,
10 IS; Alabama nves, So 81; do. eights. 81 80; ;
South Carolina skies, so 90; do, new, January and
July, 2ex q; do. do Aprii and October, ~ 20;
Arkansas skies, funded, ~ q 81
GOVERNMENTS IRREGULAR.
The government bond market was steady and
firm ct the early Board, but became dull In the
afternoon when heavier feeling In the gold-bear-
ing issues set In, while development OF greater
strength in the currency skies carried the latter mp
to 1132s. The following were the closing prices:-
United States currency skies, 11314 113H; do.
do 1881, registered l14x l151s; do. do, coupon,
1164 118h; do. nve-twenties, registered, May and
November, 1925 1121s; do. do, 1862, coupon, do,
1l5A l18; do. do, 1854, do. do, 116@ q
1l6; do. do, 1895, do. do, l16 ll61<; do
do, 1867 registered, January and July, 1l4% a
l14X; do. do, 1885, coupon. do, 1l4x 114A; do
do, 1857, do do, 1l4x Hay; DO do, 1S0s do. do
1l4x ll5 do ten-forties, registered, 1os 1881 !;
do do, coupon 1885, 10s9s; do. ves Of 1881, reg
istered 1ooA bid; do do, coupon, l1oA 1l1A.
STOCKS UNSETTLED AND LESS ACTIVE
There was marked diminution in the specula'
tion at the Stock Exchange, and the days bust
ness, while st large as compared with the average,
was much below the amount on each OF the earlier
days OF the current week. With the early, doubt
as TO what had been done by the Bank OF England,
ana in the presence OF the opening activity OF the
money market, there was general pressure OF
sales In the forenoon attended by IN active weak
ness, the chief decline being In Pacific Mail which
ratified down to SAX in away that struck c0nsterna
tion into the 'bulls" generally. This was subse-
quently deemed
to enable the ''bears'' who had sold short few
days since, as well as the bulls' who had ventured
the chances of "turn" to get IN their stocks; and
the opinion strongly confirmed by the later con-
duct OF the MARKET which veered about and ad-
vanced quite sharply, reaching its highest quota
tiOns during the last half hour Of business. In the
final fifteen minutes there was reaction OF 4 a "a
per cent, hut without much encouragement OF what
was believed to be revival OF the speculation for
a rise. The market would have been more active
had the Bank Of England made an alteration one
way or the other. As 1t is the case stands ad.
journed for
ANOTHER WEEK,
and speculation for the interval must, therefore, be
guided by purely domestic local Influences.
Pacific Mail in this reaction recooered to 81 and
closed at s81s. western Union Telegraph was
active, with sales at as high as Tx, the purchases
being made mostly by brokers usually acting for
Jay Gould. lively trade In Mariposa preferred
advanced the price to ~. Rock Island opened at
112, sold next at 111ss and within a few minutes
had fallen to 110h, but reacted to 1113s. In the
miscellaneous shares Canton advanced to 102, but
fell back to 1OO. Atlantic Mail sold ut ls94 1919.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest