The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-15

THE EXPORTS OF WEEK.
The aggregate exports of merchandise from the
port OF New YORK for the week ending February 49,
1872, were "a, O393
GOVERNMENTS STRONG
The government list was fairly active, under
purchases both by domestic investors and by the
foreign bankers who recently were sellers. The
following were the closing quotatlons:-United
States currency skies, 114s us; do. skies, 1884,
registered ll4al IFS; do. do, coupon, ll5H
a ll51s; do. fve-twenties, registered, May and
November 10Y 111H; do. do, 1862, coupon,
do. Ill 111H; do do, 1864, do. do,
10Y a nix; do. do. 1885, do. do, 111H q
ll1a; do. DO, 1867, registered. Ill 111%;
do. do, 1865, coupon, January and July, HOY
1905 do. do, 1867 do. do, 111I
ny, do. do, 1868, do do, 112I 1121s; do.
fves OF 1881, funded, registered, 1881 100: do.
do. do. coupon, 1881 lOs2s; ao.. tenLorties,
registered, 1915 1923; do. do, coupon, 1lO2.
a ILL.,
THE CITY BANK STOCKS.
The following were the bids for the city bank
stocks-New York. 1856; Manhattan las; Mer-
chants, 1l9; Mechanics, 1873; Union, 1877 America,
145; City, 225; Fulton, 1856; Leather Manufacturers'
$50; State Of New York, 1l2; Commerce. 117K;
Broadway, 27O; Ocean, 80; Mercantile 12O American
Exchange, 1l3k Hanover. 100 X; Metropolitan, 1877;
East River ITO; Market 100; Nassau, 100; Shoe and
Leather 1856; Continental, 95 st. Nicholas. Ill;
Marine 1866; Importers and Traders, 1861; Park,
| 1866; Manufacturers and Merchants 81; New York
National Exchange, 81: Central National, I0oH;
| First National, 200; Fourth National lO9S; Ninth
National, 1857; ORIENTAL 100; Gold Exchange 1oI;
| Bankers and Brokers' Association, 95; German
| American 104.
| AL a meeting of the Clearing House Association
to-day committee, previously appointed TO con-
slider proposition to provide for cearances OF gold
checks IN the same manner as no employed with
ordinary checks, report was submitted IN favor OF
the movement the exchanges to be made at the
usual hour Tor settlement OF balances between the
banks. On motion a resolution was adopted ap.
| pointing committee to confer with the Secretary
OF the Treasury and Congress, with view to their
| sanction OF measure allowing the Sub Treasurer
to issue non-lnterest bearing Clearing House GER
tifcates In exchange for greeenbacKs said certId.
Gates to be employed In the Clearing House only In
| settlement Of differences between the banks
SOUTHERN SECURITIES LOWER
| The Southern list was dull ana weak, with gen.
eral decline III prices. The chief feature was fur
Their yielding In the South Carolina July bonus to
32A Nissouris were steady and the North Caro-.
! linas exceptionally strong. The following were
the closing prices, inclusive OF quotations for the
| leading Southern railway and municipal bonds:-
Tennessee, ex coupon 65A &C; do. new, 65s< a
| SO; Virginia, ex coupon, Sc a SO; DO. registered
ctoCh, ou, 10 u w. siAcS, COnSOuualeu DOuuS,
| 657S a 56l4; do. slXes deferred SCRIP 17,k IS;
Georgia skies, rs a so; do. sevens, IS IS; North
Carolina, ex coupon 80 IS; DO. funding 1sG6,
% 25; do. do. 1868, Il 90; do. new, tx a IS;
do. special TAX 1874 Ia Missouri skies, "a a e4S;
do. Hannibal and 81. Joseph, 92 a 93 Louisiana
skies, 80 SO; do. new, SO a So; do. levee SKIES,
| GO &C; do. DO Fights, so Il So; do. do eights,
| 1875, so So; do. Penitentiary sevens, 65 70:
do. railroad Fights, 20 q 80; Alabama fves, 90 q
| &C; do. elghts 90 %; do. Fights, Montgomery
and Euaula Railroad, So 90; South Carolina
skies, SO IS; do new, January and July, 32h
33; do do, April and october, 81 q 80;
Arkansas sixes funded So 90; Mobile and Ohio
Railroad sterling 80 %; do. interest eights,
| So a Sc: do, second mortgage, Fights, so q SO;
| Mississippi central Railroad, first mortgage
sevens. SO a 81; do, second mortgage, eghts 20
a IS; New Orleans ana Jackson, first mortgage
| 81 30; 90. do. second mortgage, II so;
| Memphis ana Charleston Railroad, first mortgage,
| "a q So; do, second mortgage, rs 50; Greenvle
and Columbia Railroad, guaranteed py South
| Carolina, So q 60; Macon and Brunswick Railroad
| guaranteed by Georgia, GO SO; Wilmington, Char
! lotte and Rutherford Railroad eiQhts, so q So;
selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad sevens. SO a 68;
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Fights, IS a 50;
Memphis city skies, SO 60; Savannah city sevens,
IS 81; New orleans consols, old. 70 49, do. issue
railroad skies, 20 a IS; do. sevens, SO a IT,
| THE RAILROAD BOMBS.
| The following were The bids for the railroad
| ponds:--