The New York herald., 1874-12-02
THE SALES

OF the day amounted to 276, 600 shares which were
distributed as follows:-New York Central and
Hudson, $500; Erie, 32,4oo; Lake Shore, 80 800;
Cleveland and Pittsoure, 100; Northwestern 81 900;
do. preferred. 2,loo; Rock Island, 1s,1oo Pacific
Mai, 174oo; ST. Paul, 3o1o0; do. preferred, 600;
Ohio, l0,50o; Western Union, 26.4o0; Wabash,
25loo; Union Pacific, 35, 4Oo c., c. and L c., l. 500;
Atlantic and Pacific preferred, 1000.
THE MONEY MARKET.
Money to-day, used in call loans rated at 3 and
81 per cent, until near the close, when 1t
stinened to 5, and, in exceptional instances, to
per cent. The advance gave rise TO some uneas.
ness with reference to the future of the stock
market. Prime commercial paper changed hands
at and per cent. and the lower grades at from
to 10, according to rank. Foreign exchange was
dull throughout the day and closed weak at 4s4X
4.s5 for prime bankers sixty day sterling. and
Assk 40 for demand. Both bankers and i'm
porters are buying sterling sparingly.
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The receipts from customs to-day were
s377.oOo; from internal revenue, 100000; the ma
tiOnal bank notes received for redemption
amounted to $310, 600; the Assistant Treasurer
paid out $sl 600 on account OF interest and S. 600
in REDEMPTION OF fve-twenty bonds. The public
debt statement shows q decrease for the month
OF $123, 427.
The following are the Treasury balances in con-
nectlon with the debt statemenL:-
currency. $40, 700, 900
Less coin certificates. $4,000, coo
There remains outstanding $l7,25O, 900 called
bonds on which interest has ceased
GOLD
opened at I12K, declined TO I1lZ and closed at
H.. The rate paid for carrying was per cent
and for borrowing from l to per cent, ana at
last "a per diem.
OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK.
M Uolu ualaIces u l3l9,593
currency balances. $3.50. 547, 1855
Ufoss ciearahces A. sgS, 900
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
currency exchanges. ST9 $50 256
currency Daances... ........................ 3437,66
Goio aa 4ss9,S5o
~oie D@ionSes ....-. .-.................. Sl5,56o
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds were strong in the late after
noon dealings. heavy business was done in
Union Pacific frsts and sinking funds, the former
selling at s21< and the latter at 7614 a 7eh. New
YORK Central SKIES of 1883 brought 9s, Michigan
Southern seconds. 100; Morris and Essex seyens of
1871, 80; Fort Wayne hrsts, 112, and Galena and
Chicago frsts, 104 Central Pacific bonds closed
at 96h e6% and Union Pacincs e2I 92X for
nrsts, $50 Ssh for land grants and .61. 75&
for sinking funds
SOUTHERN BONDS
were in only moderate request and the sales at
the board were confined to Missouri long bonds,
which found market at ss. The prices bid for
other lines remain unchanged
GOVERNMENT BONDS
Government bonds continue 70 attract the AZ.
tention OF investors az the recently advanced
prices, and it Ia said that foreign bankers are
again moderate purchasers for foreign account
The banks and other financial institutions are
however, doubtless the best customers for this
class OF securities, and 1t is their demand that
has so well maintained the price. The
rates at the close were firm, as fol-
lows:-United States currency SKIES, nsk a
ll61s; DO. do, 1881, registered, 1l6 q 1l6k;
90. no., DO, l2ox 1903; do. do, Hve-twen-
ties, 1862, registered. ll21f lls; do.
40, do', coupon, ll2A a l1S; do. do. 1864.
Iegs'ereo' ll4h ll4&; do. do, do. I145S q
1llT; do. do, 1865, registered, ll5X llg; do.
do, do, coupon, l1ex III; do. do, do, new,
registered, 1157S 1l5H; do do. do. corpon 1lszI
11eH; do. do, 1867, registered, 1872. Iaox do.
DO, do, coupon, llSX lek; do. do 1868, regis
tered. u9z l20; do. do, do, coupon yl3sI a
713x; do, tenfortiea, registered ll4< lIa,! do
do, coupon. Il4S ll47s; do. nyes, 1881, regis
tered, l127t lI3K; do. do, do coupon rl25s a
113x.
THE FOREIGN MARgET.
London adviccs report the market for American
securities and consols steady. The following are,
che late figures :-Consos for money 90 I-1s 93n;,
DO. account % S2., ex interest: 1865 bonds old,
1904; 1867 bonds. 1o9k 1904; ten-forty bonds,
io4x 1o4k; new nves, 1o3i< Erie, 20 o. 25A. The.
rate OF discount IN the open market for three
months bills Is SO. per cent, which is y per cent
below the Bank OF England rate. Two thousand
pounds bullion were Withdrawn to-day. Rentes at
Paris, 82. 15c.
PRODUCE EXPORTS
Tne total exports Of produce from this port for