The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

8 10 per cent for carrying.
The Assistant Treasurer received proposals for
$2,69 600 gold in response to advertisement to
sell 81, 0OO. 900. The prices orered ranged from
$50 to 1lo57. The million awarded at 1lo.45
a 1867.
GOVERNMENTS LOWER.
The government market was lower under the in
nuence Of the decline abroad ana persistent sales
throughout the day by some OF the German bankers,
who were reputed to be operating for the syndicate
in London and for branch houses In Frankfort In
which latter city our bonds were reported para.
lyzed by the prospect or war between the United
States and England. The decline in prices made an
active market owing to quotations coming within
the limits fixed for purchase in orders given by
host OF investors who, holding great deal Of idle
money ever since the savings bank panic," were
waiting for governments to come down in
order to buy. The advance In gold
also served to check the decline which
only Il n per cent for the older issues of five.
twenty six per cents, bEt was naturally greater for
the new fves, which as o new investment are more
subject to such influences as depressed the market
to-day. The following were the closing quota
tons this evening limited States currency skies,
11A lax; DO sixes 1881, registered, ia o
l1lK; do. do, coupon, 1l4k lis; do. five.
twenties registered, May and November 1929
llok; do DO, 1862 coupon. oo.. ITO q HOY;
do. do. 1854, do. do, ITO lloK; do do. 1866,
DO. do, 11ox q Ill; do. DO, 1867, registered.
1loX Ill; DO do, 1855, coupon, January
and July, ITO 11ok; do. do, 1857, do. do, lI1k
O nix; do. do, 1868, 40. do, 111K a 1l2; do
hves of 1884, funded, registered 1917 q 1Os; do.
DO. DO. coupon, 1o7K o lo7x; do.. ten -forties
registered, 106H q 107; do. do, coupon, 1929
1o9X
SOUTHERN SECURITIES STRONG.
In face Of the excitement at the stock Exchange
the only exception to this curious frmness being
the virgnas which were lower on some absurd
resolution the western virginia Legislature about
the States right OF revolution, used 1t Is thought
as missile against those who would endeavor to
force the new State to assume some or the debt Of
the old. Missouris were quiet, although telegram
supposed to be q hoax, asserted that one
branch or the Legislature had passed the
Currency Payment bill over the Governors
veto. The Tennessees were firm and higher
The following were the closing quotations.
Tennessee, ex coupon. SO q 66h; do. new, 86X a
con-; Virginia, ex coupon, SO q So; do. registered
stock, old, 46 o 81; do skies. consolidated bonds
6Dh a SO; do sixes deferred scrip, Tx q 1874;
Georgia sixes, rs o 70; do. sevens S5k So; North
Carolina, ex coupon, 32h 49, 90. funding, 1896.
rs "a; do. do. 1855, 81 %; do. new, l6H IS;
do special tax, 12K ID; Missouri SKIES, OAK o5;
do. hannibal and ST. Joseph, 90 q %; Louisiana
SKIES, SO . 81; DO. new, 30 So; do. levee skies,
50 g.; DO do. Fights, 10 80; do do. eights
1875, 81 IS; do. Penitentiary sevens, e5 q 10;
DO. railroad lights, 70 80; Alabama nves 90 q
66; do. Fights, 90 e5; do. Fights, Montgomery
and Eufaula Railroad, IS 90; South Carolina
skies, 81 Q SO; do. new, January and July, s0k
q soA; do. do, April and October, 2sX q 2sk;
Arkansas SKIES. funded, 81 SO.
THE RAILROAD BONDS.
The following were The bids for the railroad
bonds, IN which there was q fair business at full