The New York herald., 1873-11-27
MONT BY FIRM
Government and Railroad
Bonds STEADY.
MORE GAINS BY THE BANKS
WALL STREET, 1
WEDNESDAY. Nny. 20--6 M, (


change Of stocks from hour to hour on the moor OF
the Stock Exchange. The advance was positive
and showed especial consideration for some OF the
lower priced securities, Wabash advancing from
a to AZ, Northwest common from 48A to
49, and st. Paul from 1874 to 36h. The
rise generally ranged from to per cent.
Panama and Rock Island likewise participated
III the upward movement. Various rumors
connected with the settlement OF the
Cuban difficulty and the possibility of an in
crease in the legal tender circulation produced
their effect upon the market for the moment, but
there was nothing OF q really decisive character
that created confidence. break in the market
may be looked for at any moment The securities
of Grinnel 4 Co., held by one OF their creditors.
were authorized to be sold this morning in the
regular way. These consist OF 600 shares OF Lake
shore and Michigan Southern, 5000 or sinking
Lnnd bonds or Lake Shore and Michigan Southern,
100 shares OF Chicago and Northwestern 100 shares
OF Illinois Central and 301 OF the frst mortgage
bonds of Lake Shore and Tuscarawas Valley. After
the market closed news was received that Colonel
Tom Scott, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was in
additional trouble, and tn at bad news might be an
ticipated within the next two or three days.
Stocks in Philadelphia were notably weak.
THE MONEY MARKET
was firm, the rates ranging from per cent cur
the banks in legal tenders to-day amounts to
$sl5,OOo. They now hold $35.7oo,ooo Foreign ex-
change closed up firm at lo7,4 1o7H for prime
bankers so days sterling, and 10s1 for sight.
THE GOLD MARKET --s,.-.A.;s
was weak. declining from 1094 to 1887 in response
TO the peaceful rumors that flooded the street.
The rates paid for carrying to-day were I, g. ana
! per cent gold per annum and 1-16 and 3-64 till
Friday, ana dat for borrowing The days business
at the Gold Exchange Bank was as follows:-
od Ss,anca osS' Ss ooo Ooo
uotu pdidAccs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1,27S,S9
currency balances. s..................... 1,56s,9S4
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
London dispatches report consols strong at an
advance OF q per cent, and American securities
quiet but firm. Erie was active and fuctuated be.
tween 36h and 371S, and closed at 36sS. Two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars in bullion was
shipped rom Southampton for New York yester-
day by The steamship Mose. The amount
OF bullion gone into the Bank OF England,
on balance to-day, is 100000 Rentes at
Paris were active and strong early in the
day at 5S. 9Oc but declined later to 5sf roc. The
following are the late prices:-Consols for money,
d.; cousols for account, 931; 1ve-twenty bonds OF
1862 Old. 93s 93k; fve-twenty bonds OF 1867,
ss& 96'4; ten-forty bonds, 9lA; new fves 911;
Erie Railway shares, 361 a37; +; New York Central
shares, 75A 75h. In Amsterdam the following
are the quotations Central Pacific first mortgage
bonds S04; Union Pacific first mortgage bonds
sS7S; Union Pacific STOCK 1917 Northwest pre-
ferred, 60; ST. Paul preferred, 5o Erie shares 40;
Illinois Central, 90h.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES.
In State bonds the sales were confined to
Missouri skies at s73S s71s, and Tennessees at
72 a 72h. The latest bids werc:-Missouri sxes
81; do. Hannibal and St Joseph ISSUE s41s; do,
u: do. do, new, 72l4; Virginia SKIES, old, "a;
do, new, 40; do, consolidated AZ; do, deferred
q; Georgia sixes 60; do. sevens, new 80;
North Carolina skies, old, %; North Carolina
Railroad Company coupons, 80; do do, ex-coupons,
25; North Carolina Fund Act, 1866 l6; South Caro-
lima sxes 81; do. do January and July, sh;
Texas tens, 1875, so.
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The customs receipts at the following ports for
the week endng November % were New York.
$1,6o2.137; Baltimore. $l36,4ss; Philadelphia
$I54,20s. The internal revenue receipts to-day
were s2oo,664 The customs receipts to-day were
$268, 900; receipts for the week ending November
% $2oOOOo,O1o. The outstanding legal tenders are
$500, ,Oe3,OO), increase since yesterday Of
$l,093, ,OOo The Assistant Treasurer to-day paid
out $9s,00o on account OF interest and $12s,0O0 in
redemption o. fve-twenty bonds.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
United States bonds are strong on vigorous pur-
chases, and higher prices have been reached
Coupon SKIES OF 1881 sold up lis, registered FIVE.
twentes OF 1868 at 1l32i, and currency skies at
11O. We annex closing street prices:-United
States skies, 1851, registered, HAS 114ss; do
do, do. coupon. 115 a 1151s do, fve-twentes
1862 registered. 100 1o9h; do, do, 1862, coupon
1887 a 109k; do, do, 1864 do, Ito 1i0s; do.
do, 1865, do. 1lO,4 a 110z do. do, do, January
I,rlv n a
ll4z; do, do. 1868, do, ll4i4 l141s; do, ten
fortics registered, 1914 losa do. do. coupons,
10s 1881. do. currency Paclncs, 10 llo,s; new
dves, 1881, 100 109z.
BANK SHARES.
Bank shares sold at e3 for Phoenix, ldo Tor I'M
porters and Traders, 10 for Commerce, 90 for
Fourth National and l19k for Park. The latest
bids we're as follows:-NewYork llS; Manhattan,
14O; Mechanics ITO; Union, l25; America, l3I
PhGnix, "a; state OF New York, l0S; commerce,
ITO; American Exchange, 102; Bank OF the Repup-
lie, 93A; Hanover, 9s; Metropolitan, ll6; Shoe ana
Leather, 100; Central National, So; Importers and
Traders. 1eo; Park, 119k; Fourth National eo's;
Ninth National, 90; German American Sc.
RAILROAD BONDS
continue to hold their firm place, as will be seen
by the following sales New York Central SKIES
1881 50; Union Pacific Railroad, first mortgage
7gb; do. do. tens, income. 5sk: Chicago and
Northwestern, consolidated coupon gold bonds
81; do. do, consolidated IS; Toledo and wabash
seconds, "a: Alton and Terrc Iiaute income, 7O4 a
II do 40 first mortgage ~ Great Western, second
mortgage, 77S Chicago, Rock Island ana Pacific
scycns lo2; Morris and Essex. first mortgage, IUl
Iois central Pacific gold bonds, 9iss; Toledo Peo.
RIA and warsaw western DIVISION, d6k; Hannibal
aud st. Joseph eights, convertible, 761s Pttsburg,
Fort wayne and Chicago, hrst mortgage lo2; ONO
sul Mio.taenni consolidated sinking fund, so
Cleveland ana pttspurg fourth mortgage, So
ONO and Mississippi seconds, 1o's 7os 10;
Canada southern, arst mortgage, 5s; Delaware
and Hudson, registered bonds, 1891. 1908 lol; Co
lumbus chicago and Indiana Central, hrst mort
gage, 81 New Jcrsay Central first mortgage new,