The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-29
The following table shows the opening, highes,
and lowest prices Of the day =
THE MONEY MARKET.

This without change the basis OF transac-
lions being at the close and per cent. The
supply is abundant on call loans. Foreign ex-
change was quiet and firm, with business at 4s74
a4ss for bankers sixty days sterling and 4.se24
A91 for demand.
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The Internal revenue receipts to-day were
42ss, $50: the customs receipts were 1896 oOc The
Treasury balances were as follows- Currency,
$Se5472o; coin, ss1, $50. $50: outstanding legal
tenders, $3.50, 600. The Assistant Treasurer to-
day paid out $l540oo on account OF in terest and
$4,000 in redemption OF five-twenty ponds
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
The following are the late quotations by cable
from London:-Consos Tor money 80 7-ls e31S:
do. Tor account 931s; ive-twenty bonds OF 1865,
old, 1918 a 1879; do. d. 1867 loess Ios5s; ten
forty bonds, lo4H lo49.; new ives, lo5; Erie
Railway shares. 81 52i4. Prices in Amsterdam
are as folows:-Central Pacific first mortgage
bonds II; Union Pacihc first mortgage bonds,
ny; Union Pacific stock, Z3al Erie 800. The d.
rectors OF the Bank of England at their meeting
to-day, fixed the minimum rate OF dis
count at the bank at 81 per cent
The reduction of the bank rate OF discount
has no effect upon American securities. The
bullion in the Bank OF England has in
creased f144ooo during the past week.
The amount OF bullion gone into the bank on bal
ance to-day is f226ooo. The proportion OF the
bank reserve TO liability, which last week was AK
per cent. is 431. per cent Paris dispatches quote
rentes at 5ef. roc. The specie in the Bank OF
France has increased 1s s42 900 francs during the
past week. The following price rules in Frank
fort:-Unlted States ive-twenty bonds 9sx for
the issue OF 1862.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
The demand to-day was active, and some round
amounts changed hands. TIE market closed nrm
at the following quotations:-United States cur
rency SKIES, 1l7s 11776 do do. 1881, registered
1904 1909; do. do. do, coupon, 1919 l22;
do. nve-twenties, 1862 registered, 115K l15@;
do. do, do, coupon, 115h a 115N; do do,
1864, registered, 1lsH III; DO. DO, do, coupon
117A 1lT6; do do, 1865, registered, III l17il;
do. do, do, coupon, 118A 1857; 90. do, new
registered, 1leh i194 do. do, do. coupon, 1909
. 1909; do. do, 1867, registered, 1872 l20; do
do, do, coupon, 1908 l2ogl; do. do, 1868, regis
tered. 1192z 100; do. do, do, coupon 1905 1909;
DO. ten-forties. registered, 114sS 0 rs; do. d.
coupon, l147s 1l51s; do. dves, 1881, registered,
115h 1853; do. do, do, ex coupon 1852. ll5s..
RAILROAD BONDS
In this department there was an exhibition OF
moderate frmness, but it was not fairly sustained
during the settling process.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
were weak. The tate OF the section appears TO lie
represented by the States now under the control
OF carpet-baggers. In south Carolinas, especially
what are known as conversion bonds, there ought
70 be faith. Tennessees Old and new, ex
coupon sold at 81. The following were the latest
bids :-Kenucky SKIES 100; ohio skies, 1875, 1907;
do do, 1851 1929 do. DO. 1886, 1861; Tennessee
skies. old, ex coupon, esq., do do, new, sly; do.
do. do, ex coupon, 639l; do. do, new series,
s3k; Virginia SKIES, old 80 do do, deferred 1o1l
Georgia skies. 75 do sevens, new, sei,; do DO,
gold bonds, IS; North Carolina SKIES, old January
and july 20; 40. do. do, April and October 20:
DO do, North Carolina Railroad April and Octo-
Der, So; do. do, on January ana july IS; do no..
OF April and October, Is South Carolina sixes
25 DO do, January and July, 10. DO April and
October II; 90. Funding act, 1866, IL; Texas tens
1s7e, eo1.
THE GOLD MARKET.
Cold was irregular The opening was made az
1924, from which there was recession OF i per
cent, later recovery and close at l12z. The rates
paid for carrying were 2S 2, and, finally per
cent.
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
currency exchanges ..................s6 4 25s a53
CuIsency balances .......,............ 3192 l0s
Cold eaa uanges $500 is4
The operations q the Cod Exchange Bank to-day
were:-
Gold balances. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sso5 900
currency balances ....................... SOL 0es
The following is a statement OF the specie ex.
ports Europe. s11S3,0s3; Havana S135 o5o.
Montreal. $500, 900. Total, sl,4Gs,os3.
The specie engagements for Saturdays Euro
pean steamers up TO the present amount 70
s55o,Oo0 gold com. Tomorrow 100000 colo com
will be shipped 10 Canada.
The bids Tor government gold az the Treasury
to-day amounted 70 s3,5s5,0o0, at prices ranging
from uL75 10 1922.