The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-26

A German morning paper quotes the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad as among
the defaulting concerns whose bankruptcy caused
20 much Generalization In American railway secu-
rifles on the German market. The road men,
toned IN this case is cited under misconcepten OF
the facts Its mortgage bonds receive their In
terest regularly and are worth about % In this
market In fact, the stock Of the company is worth
nearly SO per cent
COUPONS, DIVIDENDS, &C.
The directors OF the Murray Hill Bank have de-
clared dividend OF 81 per share, payable to stock
holders April ].
The April interest on the fourth mortgage bonds
Of the Erie Railway will be paid by Messrs. Duncan
Sherman Co., II Nassau street.
The quarterly interest lrentaD Of Ia per cent,
6ue on the stock OF the Missouri Pacific Railroad,
will be paid April Is, by the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad Company, at their Offices in st. Louis and
New York.
GOVERNMENTS RAMPANT.
The government list was again exceedingly
strong, its activity and buoyanCy forming q lead
ing feature Of the day. further sharp advance
was 0ccasioned by the rise in gold, the more con-
gpicuOus Improvement being in the 67's, which
to l18, and In the 1855, which jumped from 116H
to 1l7x. The foreign demand took up the 67's-
which the SUCCESSORS OF the 1925 in EurOpe-and
as the 6ss are in every way as good an investment,
perhaps little better, as they have year longer
TO run, domestic holders made quick exchange OF
the one for the other, with the result Of equali
cation Of their price late in the day. The quotation
Of 9SX for
'67's IN LONDON
Ia equivalent to about 11sX, so that there is still
httle margin Tor shipments with gold at 1864 and
exchange at 100. Currency skies jumped to 114H
and the new nves were held at us. The
following were the closing prices: limited
States currency sxes 114% 1l4M; do.
do, 1881, registered, 1l7% 118; do. do
do, coupon, 1903 1875 do. nye-twen-
ties, registered, May and November, 116M
o 117&; do. do, 1852, coupon do, 116N 117M
DO. do, 1854 do. do, 1867 117b; do. do, 1865,
l17X 117% do. do, registered, January and July,
l15% 116%; do. do, 1866, coupon, do. do,
l16 a116%; do. do, 1867, do. do, 1172s l1s; do.
d., 1865 do. DO. 117A 11S; do ten-forties, reg
Htered 111H 112; do. do, coupon, 111% 112;
do. nves Of 1881, registered, not quoted; DO do do
coupon, 11424 Ito.
STOCKS STEADY.
The stock market was steady in it's general
Features with moderate degree Of activity. The
larger transactions were in Pacific Mail, which ad-
vanced to 593S, and left Off at SO. New York Gen.
trail advanced to 1925 but fell Off in general re-
action after the advent OF the high rates for
money. Erie was weak and declined to 64A on
the progress to third reading of the legislative
bill fixing the rate OF fare on the road at two cents
per mile. Boston, Hartford and Erie fell to 3X.
Atlantic and Pacific advanced to 80. and Pacific OF
Missouri to SO, on the announcement of the readi-
ness Of the former to pay the current quarterly
rental interest upon the latter. Otherwise the
market was quiet.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the highest and lowest