The New York herald., 1873-05-27
ooyERNnxNr BONDS.

4..~ GOVERNMENT BONDS M&ItFN4E E@ea
United States bonds were, perhaps, trine less
active than usual but are nevertheiess ID good de
mand, orders for greater or less amount evincing
both their nrmness and the desire en- the part Of
buyers to make permanent investment The fol-
LOWING are the ruling prices Limited States cur
rency skies, 11sH l16K; do. skies, 1881, regis
tered, 1l9 1lok; do. do. do, coupon, l22k 122x
do. fve.twenties, registered, May and November,
1leX . III; do. do, 1892, conpon, do, ll6N III;
do do, 1884 do, do. lleA lit; do. do, 1855. do.
do 1lsx 1ls,s; do. do, 1861, registered. January
and July, 1is llsX; DO. do. 1885. coupon, do.
1lsK . 1872; do. do, 1867, do, do, 121k 121T;
do do, 1868. do, do, 12ol 12Ox; do ten-fortes,
registered, 1l2k ll2x; do. do.,, coupon. 114k
114k do hves Of 1881, registered. lis; do. do. do,
coupon, 1i6A l1sK.
SOUTHERN sEoURIrIEs.
In consequence or semi-ofncial despatch from
New Orleans that the Governor OF Louisiana had
issued notice that he will resume payment OF the
January and February interest on State bonds
these advanced 5per cent, and sale OF old LOU
isana skies was made ct so. The remainder or
the securities are unchanged and as follows:-Ten-
nessees ex coupon. sox 81; do. new, soK . so7l
Virginia, ex coupon, 43 Q 4s; do, sixes
consolidated bonds. SAX 64K; DO. skies,
deferred scrip, II q uH; Georgia skies,
70 81; do. sevens, 91 9s; North Carolina, ex cou
pom. 20 80: do, to North Carolina Railroad. 80
60; do, funding 1868, IS o 20; do, do, 1885,
II 20; do, new, 10 II; do, special tax Is Is /;
Missouri skies, "a 94k; do, Hannibal and st. Jo
seph, 81 90; Louisiana skies, 50 IS; South
Carolina skies, 25 . SO: do. new. January and
July, is II; do, do, April and october, 20 .
IS; Arkansas sixes funded, IS . 40
~ THE STOCK MARKET.
While stocks presented no fairer aspect than has
been recorded OF them for several days past, the
general impression among the long headed men OF
the street. who balance probabilities and posi-
biities with scientific nicely, is that prices have
touched bottom and q reaction will be iet within Q
few days. With money abundant and easily available
until everybody has returned from Summer jaunts;
with the telegraph radiating from Wall street to
every important watering place where brokers and
bankers most do congregate; with an inherent
disposition on the part OF every operator to be
"dorng something" on 'Change, although ne may
be distant half hundred miles, 1t is argued that
1t would be unnatural for values TO De maln-
tained the Summer through at existing rates.
speculative ripple may, therefore, be
looked for soon, although it may not assume
the proportions of wave until later in the year.
In the general dulness that prevailed to-day it is
difficult to select any one feature which more than
another is worthy OF mention. The market was
steady in tone, but transactions were limited.
Pacific Mail, as usual, took its place among the
active stocks 1t opened at ASH, vibrating until
the close OF the day between that figure and 45N.
1t touched 46, and at the last quotation 1t went of
u. Western Union was 1rm between the ex-
tremes OF s41S q s5h. the average during the day
being about A. Eries were likewise steady, Dor.
rowing frmness from their sisters on the other
side. The stock opened at 62X, advanced to 63h,
but receded and closed at 83X. Lake Shore was
steady at 901s COX. Harlem touched 1904.
Rock Island showed but fractional nuctuation Of
y per cent. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
held Its own at 1o3% 1885,. G.. @. and l. y. and
Union PACIFIC moved together in the traces at usual
rates, the difference between them being an average
Of only, say, y per cent. New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad were sold at 140. Ohio and Mis-
sissippi at from AK to AK. New York Central
maintained its frmness at 100h 1907. st. Paul
common sold at 54 547s, 541S, 549s closing at SAN.
Toledo and Wabash, 6SH. The following table
shows the highest and lowest prices of the day -