The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-05
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.



An active demand existed during the day for
governments, without an equivalent supply. The
prices of '67s and 1918 have advanced in response
to the purchases OF German bankers, and
the prices at the close OF the market
were as follows:-United States currency skies,
1884 113k; do. sixes 1881, registered, 1l5% q,
116; do. do. do, coupon, 122H 1224; do.
five-twenties registered, May and November,
1181z a l16A; DO. do, 1852, coupon do, 1863
q 116%; do. do, 1854, do, d0 1863 116%;
do. do, 1885, do do. 11sh 1885; do. do, 1867,
registered January and July, 115A o 115I; do do,
1866, coupon, do, 119'S 1ls; do. do, 1867, do,
do, 121% 1922; do. do, 1868. do. do, 100 12oH
do. ten-forties, registered 1924 11314; do. do,
coupon, 114h 114A; do fves, 1881, registered,
11515; 40. do do, coupon, 1851 1855.
There were eight proposals. to sell bonds to the
government to-day at the sub-1reasury. amounting
in the aggregate to $947.6Oo, at prices ranging
from 1850 to 117.49. The bonds purchased were
paid for in national bank notes.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES.
North Carolina skies, new, sold at 10; Missouri
skies, 9S2s; Alabama Fights, So; Tennessee skies,
new, 7sA 79H, old, 79sl. Louisiana is paying her
February coupons and advices from the State are
to the effect that all OF the past due interest will
be paid by the tst OF July. The following are the
quotations Tennessee, ex coupon, 1871 80;
do, new, 1874 7SH; Virginia, ex coupon, A
4S; do. skies, consolidated bonds, "a q SAX; do.
skies, deferred scrip, lO14 IL Georgia sixes 70
81 do. sevens 90 9lh North Carolina, ex coupon,
2s 80; do, funding, 1866 Is 90 do do, 1868, II
a 20; do. new 10 II; do, special tax, IL a IA;
Missouri skies, 93H o "a; do, Hannibal and st.
Joseph, 81 a 90; Louisiana skies, ex interest," Al a
IS; do. new, ex interest, 40 a SO; South Carolina
skies, new, January and july Is q Is; do. do,
April and october, 20 rs; Arkansas skies, funded,
80 q 40.
STOCKS STEADY.
The stock market especially in the early hours Of
the board, showed considerable animation; OPEN
ing weak, but quickly recovering and maintaining
q reasonably good tone, for this Of the year,
until towards the Close when prices again fell OF.
The effect of foreign advices was somewhat felt
through the influence produced on gold and, pos
sby, local rumors with reference to one stock and
another may have brought about some of the
changes of the day. The disposition OF the market,
however, is to drift with the tide for the present.
and await the breaking out from the fog of some
headland by which the pilots may steer Several
of the heavy operators being absent and sundry
figures on which future speculations are based being
yet in the chaotic recesses of directors pockets,
there was no general activity manifested by either
bulls or BEARS Pacific Mail was exceptional.
by far the larger transactions Of the day being in
this stock 1t opened at 3oj4, improved by frac-
tons before the call, when 1t reached 40. ran the
gamut for while around this figure, touching 40T
in its course, receding and returning, but, after
twelve O'Clock, took firm hold at AZ, 41ss, 4l2
Az which was retained until the close OF the
business day. when it dropped on to 4o%. Western
Union was steady, at s45s q Sc. c., c. and l. G.
showed only per cent difference from the prices
OF yesterday. Union Pacific opened at 2sk at
which it was firm during the day, touching, tem-
porarily, FIX. Erie went to 62X 90 in SYM
patty with London quotations. Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and western was steady, at 104x a 1O6
New York Central was shade or from the best
price Of yesterday, selling at the extremes Of
lolx a 101k; Lake Shore the same, the extremes
being Oh Ok. Wabash was firm at 6sH &c.
Rock Island showed slight drop, and was sold at
l09h 1927. Investment shares were generally
steady. Harlem went to 1924, Illinois Central
sold at III l12h, New York and New Haven
1917 q 14o.
HIGHEST AND fowssr PRICES