The New York herald., 1873-09-16
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GOVERNMENT BONDS

GovERNMENr BONDS
were fairly active but tribe less firm than
usual, in consequence of the weakness OF gold.
We quote limited States currency skies,
l12% 1l2T do skies, 1881. registered,
ICY III: do. do do, coupon, 1164 Il7x;
do. fve-twenties, registered, May and Noyem.
ber, 1l3S; do. do, 1862, coupon. do 1l31s ia do
do 1864, do do, ia 1l42S do. do, 1865 do. do.
115h 1l57s; do. do, 1867 registered January and
July, ll5k ll6; do. do 1865, coupon. do, 115x
ll5Ts; do. do, 1867, do, do, 116 116h; do. do,
1865, do do. 1l6 lleh; do. ten-fores registereds
ll2zs a 1l3H; do. do, coupon, 1l3 1lak; do.
nves OF 1851, coupon, 1928 a ll2I.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
The sales at the board in this department to-day
embrace block OF q, 900 new Tennessee skies at
81; Virginia skies, consolidated, at 6l4; Missouri
SKIES at 80; Missouri skies, Hannibal and St.
Joseph issue, at 90. The late quotations
are as follows:-Iennessee ex-coupon, 81 a sly;
do, new 81 S11s; Virginia ex coupon, AZ a; do
sixes consolidated bonds, 5l5s 62h do. sixes
deferred scrip, l1A l2h; Georgia skies, 67 a 75;
do. sevens, SO OIL; North Carolina eX coupon, 81
Is; do. funding, 1866 10 IS; do do, 1S6S 16 49,
do, new 10 a 17 do, special tax 10 a l3; Missouri
skies, 80; do, Hannibal and st. Joseph, ss;
Louisiana skies, As 40; do. new, 40 a As; do
leves skies, 55 5s; do. do. eghts, SIS go; Ala
bama fves As a so; do. eights 70 so; South Caro-
lima skies, 80; do. new January and July. IA a Is;
do. do, April and October, ~ 90; Arkansas
skies, funded, 3s a 40.
THE STOCK MARKET.
The situation offers little field for comment to-
day, the market having rather drifted than been
propelled. No one seemed bold enough to disturb
the status by throwing out even an insignificant
rumor OF failure or disaster, and hence bulls and
bears were left to work out argumentative results
from ancient and ready-made premises. The mar
ket is not one that can be easily analysed. Invent
up when 1t should have gone down, and IL has
gone down when, perhaps, 1t should have gone up.
Unfortunately, however, 1t has been carrying
good deal OF dead weight during the past two or
three weeks the influence of which has largely per-
meated the street. provoked caution and led to
more or less OF brooding over possibilities OF dis
aster. 1t is not easy to descry any misfortune i'm
mediately impending; but should 1t come,
have we not a good samaritan in the shape
of Secretary Richardson and his $44,000000
of greenbacks, waiting to heal all wounds2 People
do say SO. 1t must be conceded that, considering
the heavy blows which stocks have lately received
from the suspension of both individuals and cOrpO-
rations whose credit has heretofore been deemed
above suspicion, the market has been unnatural to
an extent that has provoked in various circles the
question whether the apparent strength 1t has
shown was an exhibition of real strength or OF real
weakness on the part OF large holders. The chief
dealings to-day In Western Union, Lake Shore,
Rock Island, Pacific Mail, wabash and Erie. The
preferred stock of Erie showed the widest range of
prices, having advanced some per cent since
Saturday, the sales being at 70 1875 " 1-3 70,
eX dividend OF 3h per cent The report prevailed
that the stock had been placed on the
call OF the London Stock Exchange, but
we could trace it to no authoritative
source. The common stock ranged from
SIX to $50, ex dividend with the close at 572s.
western Union sold at s9A s97S 9OA a s93s
90 S9X, Lake Shore at 90T 91A 90A 91A,
New York Central at l031s 1o3A 1885 104,
Pacific Mail at 43h q 43sl 43 43% 4376, Wabash
at 6O1s a 611S 6O1S COS 69A COZ; Rock Island
at 1O5 a 1865 1861 1863, Ohio and Mississippi
at 373G a 37I . 879s, Northwest, common, at 5e1s
SO 59aS 50; preferred at rs a,761a; st. Paul. CON-
mon, a 46H a 46 461; preferred at 6S,s 6Sa;
Harlem at 12s 1881, Union Pacific at 241 2418
a PAX a 243S, Cleveland, Columbus and Indiana
Central at 2sH q 2sA 2sK, and Hannibal
and ST. Joseph, common, at 33h 33 33X 33.
With the exception Of Western Union the average
OF prices was trine better at the close.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST.