The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-24
SOUTHERN SECURITIES.

SOUTHERN SECURITIES.
With the exception of slight activity In favor OF
Virginia consolidated, Tennessee new skies and
Alabama eights Southern securities were dull New
South Carolinas January and July, went on to II
16. The following were the ruling prices:-Ten-
nessees, ex coupon, slA sly; do, new, sou 81 !;
Virginia, coupon, AZ As; do, registered stock
old. SO q 40; do. skies, consolidated bonds, 63S
o. do, deferred scrip, i1h IL; Georgia skies, 70
81; do sevens, Of 90; North Carolina, ex cou-
pom. 2sal 80; do, to North Carolina Railroad SO
a 90; do, funding, 1855, II q 20; do, do, 1885,
la 20; d. new. 10 a Ii do, special tax. IS Is (;
Missouri skies, "a 94A; do Hannibal and st. Jo-
seph. o. 90; Louisiana skies, As Al; South Caro-
lima skies, ~ SO: do, new, January and July.
IA . 10; do, do, August and October. 20 20 (;
Arkansas skies, funded, IS q 40.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Bonds were strong and active the demand being
greater than the supply. The German bankers
would have been among the largest investors, but
their purchases were necessarily small, owing to
the limited lots Offering The following are the
ruling prices United States currency skies, l16h
1164; do. sixes 1881, registered, 1lSA ll9; do.
do. do, coupon 122h 122A; do. fve-twenties
registered, May and November, 11ex 1874; do
do 1882 coupon, do, l16s. 1l67s; do. do, 1854,
do do, 1l6ss 1167s; DO. do, 1855, dO do, l1sh
q 11SX; do. d. 1867, registered. January and July,
11sX 1l9A; do. do, 1886, coupon, do. 119h q
10y do. do. 1857 do, do, 1919 121A; do. do.
1885, do do, 100 1904 do ten-forties, registered,
1927 a 1l2H; do do, coupon, 1l4x 114as; do
fves OF 1881, registered. 115L; do do. do coupon.
ll5k l15H.
STOCKS DULL.
There was little to be noted in the stock market
beyond the general duness. The chief business Of
the day was done in Pacific Mail, which divided the
W Into Lrio mr.
opened at 4sh, advanced to 46x-its highest price
during the day-then gradually receded to 45A, re-
covered to 40 and closed at 45-a rather vibratory
exhibition OF speculative value. Erie opened
strong at 64A, obedient to London advices, but
eventually went or q per cent, and closed at 63h.
The remaining stocks showed slight varia-
ton from the prices OF yesterday being
trine lower on the general average.
relief to the mototony OF the day was afforded
by the introduction perhaps facetiously of petit
ton to the Governing Committee OF the Stock Ex-
change setting FORTH
That inasmuch as the present life insurance sys-
tenn OF exchange values the lie OF each individual
member at $4,000, and that IN case OF an accident
the entire 100 might lose their lives thus putting
the survivors to 81 900 to perform their
part OF the insurance contract, these petitioners
pray that committee be appointed to investigate
INTO the safety OF the boat, the condition OF the
boilers and the experience OF the captain and pilot
Of the same.
1t appears that considerable number of the
members having chartered a steamboat for the
purpose of witnessing the annual regatta of the
New York Yacht Club on the 5th of June, the stay
misunderstanding the pleasurable spectacle from
an insurance standpoint-thus propose to insist on
proper protection OF their interests, and they
claim that 1t Ii a matter which should receive
prompt and decisive attention. In other words,
they do not intend to be 'cornered by the possible
spasm OF steamboat boiler that may suddenly lift
hundred Of their associates in mid-air at the cost
aforesaid.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest