The New York herald., 1874-09-17
THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.

GOLD
opened az Ioezs, sold at I1o1< and closed at 10.
Cash gold was IN demand at nat TO two per cent
for borrowing The customs receipts to-day were
S369 600 The Asss Treasurer paid out $23, 900
in redemption OF ofhve-twenty bonds and $34, 600 on
interest account.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Sti1ened to-day and leading bankers advapc ced
their rate for sterling to As4H for sixty days and
As7 Tor snort sight. The specie shipment TO Eu-
rope to-day was s73,722, silver bars. The Bank of
England gained 100000 bullion on balance to-day.
TIE COTTON CROP
Latest estimates place the total cotton crop IN
sbe United states for the year ending September
4. 1874, at 41s5.534 bales. Total receipts for the
year ending September l. 1o74 were ,s19 436 bales
Exports for the year ending September l, 1874,
were $40 ssI bales.
BREADsTUFFs ABgoAD.
two p NJ. Ii liverpool despatch reports bread
stCns quiet and unchanged
TIE sARKET FOR AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD
heavy and duh To-day was settling day on
The London Stock Exchange. London prices at
nsllpast four O'Clock P. NJ. were quoted as fol-
iows:.-Consols, money, 921s e2s.; do, account
by e2<; hve-twenty bonds 1865, DID, 1oSH a
los% DO, 1867, 1O9K lO9;l; ten-lorty bonds,
io41s ; new hves, 1o4H Erie, - a S2k. At four
O'Clock P. M. PARIS rentes were quoted at
e2t 477Ic.
continues in free supply at TO per cent on call,
~ per cent being the ruling rate, with prime
mercantile paper TO per cent for short date
AND eH TO ~ per cent for long date. Paper is in
lair supply with moderate demand and ten
rency to higher rates. The national bank notes
received at Washington for redemption to-day
amounted to s455,ooO. The internal revenue re-
ceipts were $4,000
GOVERNMENTS
were generally quiet and steady, with a drmer
feeling IN sympathy with the stdening of the gold
premium. The early dealings showed con-
siderable activity. Prices closed as fonows:-
United states currency skies, l7H l17k;
dc. SKIES 1881, registered, 1l71I Il7I; do.
do. DO, coupons, lls 1lsH; do nve-twenties.
1862, registered, 1923 ll25S do. DO. do cou-
pons, 1l25s 113; do. do, 1864, registered ll4lI
Il4ss; DO do. do, coupons, ll5A a 1152<; do. do,
1895, registered. ll5 a n51s; do. do. DO, cou-
pons, 116 a 1I6A; do do. 1865, new, registered
Jl5 1l554; do. DO. do coupons, ll5;4 lI64 /;
DO do, 1867, registered, ll61. ll61i; do. do. do
coupons, Iii ll71. do. do, 1868 registered IIon
. III; do do do, coupons, III a ll7}6; do
ten.orties, registered l10A ll01S; do. dO, cou.
pons, Illh a NIX; do. nves, 1881, registered.
Il2s, ll23, do. 40 do, coupons, 1125i 1924.
RAILWAY MORTGAGES
developed considerable activity, and prices as a
rule were well maintained. The aggregate trans
actions in the morning were SOS, 900. or these
The largest we're IN the Paciac issues, New YORK
Central hrst and Chicago and Northwestern con-
sohdated gold bonds, sales having been made to
We amount OF sl0o,e0o. Union PaciAcs we're 6rm
al S5< Tor brsts soh s61s for Land grants and "a
Ior SINKING funds. New YORK Central first, coupon,
AoVaheea 70 loI% and do. registered 10 1913.
(hICzVO
bonds declined from n TO 7eh and c.. c. and 1 O.
nrsts rom 90 TO 6SH. Harlem first seyens. cou-
pom, Drought 1917. In the afternoon railroad
bonds were stlll In good demand the tone OF the
market connnuing hTm New York Central nrst
coupon advanced to lo7af. Union Pacific hrsts
were steady at s5S. Land grants advanced 90 81.
and sinking funcs were strong al 74a 7ag.. Cen.
trsl Pacific bonds closed at 9011 10 9Oz and Union
Pacincs sJx 70 s5f Or Grsts 81 10 s7JI for land
grants ana "a 10 "a. tor sinkIng fOnds Western
PsclDcs closed al s24 asa