The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-14

yesterdays best figures being as much as q n
per cent. The decline was all the more remarka-
bic as gold was higher; enough so 10 couhteracs
the effect OF the trining decline In LONDON TINS aer
noon and is explained upon the hypotnesis tnas
the foreign bankers have had orders TO sen LOT
German account. 1t is also conlectured tnat the
advance on Monday brought out good many
bonds nom banks and nom private investors, who
had bought at lower prices before the rise in gold.
and were
SATISFIED WITH THE PROFIT
now Afforded them. The currency skies were
steady and shade firmer. The following were the
closing quotations limited States currency sxes
1851 1l6; do skies, 1881. registered, 11sh 1lSZ;
do. do coupon, 121H 12lh; do. fve-twenties
registered, May and November, l15H 1l6; do. do,
1852, coupon, do l15I 1l6; DO. do, 1864 do. do,
l15A ll6 do do, 1866, do. do, 117A 1l7k; do,
1867, registered, January and July, 1sh 1ls1 do.
do, 1865, coupon. do, l1S1s 1881 do. do, 1867
do. do, 1905 l2O,I do. d. 1868. do. do, 1lsk
llSk do. ten-forties, registered, 111T 1l2h; do.
do, coupon. 1881 114h; do. fves OF 1881, regis
tered, ia Tl5; do. do. do, coupon, HAY l15.
STOCKS IRREGULAR.
The stock market was both unsettled and irregu-
lar, with, on the whole diminution In the amount
Of business, the continued uncertainty attending
the Vienna monetary situation and the fears OF
further advance In the Bank OF England discount
rate checking speculation. The more active fea-
lures were Erie, Pacific Mail and Western Union,
the first mentioned being weak in sympathy with
the decline in London and falling from 81 to 59s,
with rally at the close to 80. These latter figures
are lower than the London quotation and were
reached after London had adjourned business for
the day. The
LOCAL WEAKNESS
thus betrayed was referable to the apprehension
OF the Ill effects of the movement to saddle Erie
with the Atlantic and Great western railway, under
the guise OF lease OF the latter to the former with
guarantees for the payment OF interest on the
bonded debt, or at least large annual rental
The depression was also assisted by apprehensions
OF an unfavorable report from the legislative CON-
mittee ut Albany, who have prepared the document
to 60 into executive session upon 1T tomorrow. The
amount of gambling in Erie to be done upon the
supposed purport Of the committees recommenda-
lions will doubtless make the stock an active fea-
ture until the report Is presented to the House.
A DECLINE
OF about one per cent in st. Paul and Pacific Mail
was about twice the average 1uctuati0n OF the
general list, the market being strong and at about
its best-Western Union particularly so-when
money was lending at 4 q 5 per cent, but yielding
u q subsequently upon the report that the Bank
OF England rate was likely to be again advanced
In the morning. The Stock Exchange election did
not prove triumph Tor the regular" ticket after
all. On coming to count the minor names 1t was
found that Messrs. BraytOn Ives and d. b. Hatch,
OF the opposition ticket and been elected to posi-
tions in the governing committee instead OF their
rivals on the regular ticket comparative state
ment OF the operations Of the New Jersey Central
Railroad for the past four months shows. as CON-
pared with 1872, gain of $685.. 1856 in gross earn
ings, and gain OF 1882, 754 in net earnings.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest