The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-20

public transactions OF the day. The following were
the prices bid Missouri skies, s5h; do. do, Han
nibal and st. Joseph issue, ~; Tennessee skies.
old, 1sK; do no., new, 7ox; Virginia SKIES. Old.
o.; do. DO. new, SO: do. do. consolidated. %;
Georgia sevens, new, 90: North Carolina skies,
old, -; do. do. Railroad Company coupon, d;
South Carolina skies, January and July. 10; do.
do. April and October, 25k; do. do, 1dCompany,
$50, January and July. 20; do 40, ~ III and Octo-
Der, IS; Louisiana skies, new, 40; Alabama nves,
as: Arkansas sevens, Central Railroad, 20; Texas
tens, 1870. II.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
were steady with but little business and slight
variation. II any, from the following prices. the
same reasons preventing activity that have been
noted for several days, to wtthe inability to sup
ply and the uncertainty Of other conditions OF the
market:-United States currency sixes l14k
HAY; do. skies, 1881, registered, ll6 l16k; do.
do. do, coupon. 121x 122k do. dve-twentes, reg
istered. May and November, ll5x Q ll6; do. do,
1862, coupon, do, 1l5x ile; DO, do. 1854.
do, do, 1l5k Q 116; do do, 1886. do. do,
ll7H NIX; do. do, 1867. registered January
and July, 115 q l1SK; do. do, 1885, coupon, do,
1lsh 1917; do. do. 1867 do. do, l2ox III; do.
do, 1885, do. d0 10 120k do. ten-orties, regis
tered, 112h 1124 do do, coupon. 1ls 1l3h; do.
dves of 1881, registered, ia 1l4h; do. do, cou-
pom, 114 . 1l4K. tss fw@
The bears to-day rallied for . charge ON the
breastwOrks, and In q few instances, favored BY
the rumors anoat, succeeded IN efecting their
object western Union, Pacific Mail and Union
Pacific each suffered q depression that was not
generally anticipated. The latter went or IN con-
sequence OF the washington reports before alluded
to- while Pacific Mail yielded to the oft-repeated
story or an issue OF bonds albeit the issue may be
intended to better the condition OF the company.
Other stocks showed sort or spasmodtc SYM
patllv with the movements OF those above
named. weakening during the middle OF
the day, but giving evidence OF reac-
ton at the close. New York Central
presented the extremes Of 1olK q 1olx. Erie
weakened with its consort in London-opening at
63h, touching y, then declining to 82A 1t re-
covered, however, to SO. Lake Shore nuctuated
about u per cent. Northwestern was called up to
find market at "A, but subsequently declined to
72k. The preferred stock maintained itself at So
a SAY. Rock Island suffered depreciation from
yesterdays prices, being sold at the extremes OF
1OSA . 1887. The same remark may be made OF
St. Paul, which sold at SIX 507s. Union Pacific
opened at PAX. was pressed down TO 23M
q x q u, with occasional reactions to
24h Il. but finally wound up at 2SX.
Pacific Mail began the day at 3SH, Its
best figure and endured severe fght rising and
falling alternately its lowest price being 377s but
arthe close showed SsX. c. G. and l. G. sold at
2716, 28s1, 27H; Panama at 11la. y and Il; Della
ware and Lackawanna at 1861, los and 1851.
1t is announced that the directors Of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad Company meet again
tomorrow to consider the question OF declaring
dividend. The Pacific Mail directors met to-day
for the purpose Of considering the question of
issuing additional bonds. Nothing definite was
arrived at, however, and the directors will meet
again tomorrow for further consideration.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.