The New York herald., 1873-10-08
GROSS EARNINGS IN NINE MONTHS

GROSS EARNINGS IN NINE MONTHS
1872. 1873.
Gross earnings in nine monthss73 Coz, ,S6a sse 2 e29
Total increase. e.............. To- 2l4, 226
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
These continue to maintain firmness, and the
sales today indicated good demand and rapid
Improvement The greatest activity was in new
f1ves and currency SKIES. We quote the following
late ces:-Unlted States sixes 1851 registered,
1l5I ll6; United states SKIES, 1884, coupon large
ll51a l16; United States sixes ve-twenties, 1862
regular, 100; United States skies, fve-twenties
1862, coupon large, los; United States sixes five
twenties. 1864, regular, los; United States five.
twenties, 1864. coupon large, 10 Ill; United
states five-twentles, 1865, registered ITO; United
States nve-twenties, 1865, coupon, large, Ill lo
United states nve-twenties, 1865, new, registered
ll3A ll3A; United States fve-twenties, 1885,
new. coupon large, 1l31i Ia; United States fve-
twenties, 1867 registered 113h ia; United
States hve-twenties 1857, coupon, large ll5A
l15h; United States fve-twenties 1s6s coupon,
large 1I4l4 lis; United States ten-forties regis
tered, 1oSA l09; United States ten-iortes coupon
large 109i4 lu94; United States fyes, 1851
coupon. large, lo7k l0S4 Thirty year currency
Pacics, 1ll5s HIS.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
remain quiet, the principal transactions to-day
being in old Tennessees at rs and Missouri SKIES
at S9l1, new Tennessee skies at TAX and Missouri
skies, Hannibal and st. Joseph ISSUE at S. The
following are the latest quotations missouri
SKIES, se1k; Missouri SKIES, Hannibal and st. Jo-
seph issue, SO: Virginia skies, old So; do. skies,
new, 10; do. sixes consolidated, As; do. SKIES de-
1erred, 10; North Carolina skies, old. %; do.
Funding act, 1885, II; do do, 1865, II; do special
tax. 10: South Carolina skies, January and July,
H. DO. Funding act, 1885, l2 Louisiana skies, levee
52}a; do. eghths. levee. 55; Texas tens, 1s76 50.
THE STOCK MARKET.
As indicated In the opening paragraphs the
stock market indicated less activity and strength
than yesterday The propeing power being re.
moved, even the fayorites, which have hitherto
carried other stocks up By sheer iorce OF example
and sympathy failed to stir the general depression
and the market closed very much as II prices
would now progress towards q healthier and more
stable base OF operations. Western Union fell or
from 1lb to s9as, rallied to 70h, declined to G9k
recovered TO 697s and finally sold at 6s4. Lake
Shore opened at 77h, receded TO rs, rallied TO 75A
and left OFF at 747s. New York Central declined
from s4ls to 93H; Wabash from 4sH to
464; Ohio and Mississippi from 20 to 2sL;
Northwest common from Asa to Az; st. Paul
common from 3iI to 334 Union Pacific from 20z6
to 2OA: c., c. and /. G. from "a to 231; Pacific
Mail from S57s to 34ss; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western rom 92tl to 911a New Jersey Central
from "a to 93h; Michigan Central from 671s to &C;
Illinois Central from 100 TO 95I; Adams Express
from s41s to 81, and American from 60 to IS; Erie
advanced from 49 to i91s. and afterwards declined
to Az; Northwest preferred rose from 691l TO
70i&, with the latest sales at 70; Rock Island de-
clined from SO to a. ad sanccd to e4h, and closed
at "a to 94h; Harlem dropped from l16h to 11i4,
the final transaction being at us; Hannibal and ST.
Joseph common sol'f u 25h IS.
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
The following table shows the opening, highes.
and lowest nrlcas ~ tho day