The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-16
The following table shows the opening, highest


WABASH. ...............- 3lz 32A 3lA
Northwestern. ......... 37ss 3sa 375s
ROCK lslald............ s7A 9sn sI1
tlllsouIg .-............ 90 pa Ola
ONO and Mississippi. :. 81 2sk ~
New Jersey Central -. 1o34 104 l03H
DEL, Lack Il Western. 1924 1917 1914
Union Paclnc. IS 35x IS
C., c. and l. C........... lois 10a 10
western Unlon.... TS1a 1914 7s1
PACING Mall 4o5s 4iA 46H
SaIaHa liza ia liza
SALES.
The interest attached to various stocks may be
Inferred from the record OF transactions, which is
as follows. 1t will be seen that the aggregate CT
sales was los, 900 shares New fork Central and
Hudson, 1855: Erie, $4,000; Lake shore. Is, 400;
Northwestern, 1900; do, preferred. 100; Rock
Island, 9,00o Pacific MAIL IS, 400; st. Paul, 1900;
do, preferred, 400; ohios 200; Western Union,
$4,000; Wabash, e,4oO; Union Pacific 1890; c., c.
and j. c.. 2l00; Panama, 4,5o0; Delaware Lacka-
wanna aud Western, 200.
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
London advces state that the Bank OF England
to-day raised it's rate OF discount from TO per
cent The bank lost in bullion during the past
week f573,0o sterling. the proportion OF reserve
to liabilities being reduced to 35s against ~ this
day week. The bank gained 100000 sterling on bal
ance to-day. The rate for money at the Stock Ex-
change on government securities is per cent.
To-day is iortnightly settling day at the Stock
securities is reported quiet. Erle however, ad-
vAnced from 255s TO 26ss. The specie In the Bank
OF France decreased 3,s9s,OO0G during the past
week. The explanation the loss to France and
the increase OF the bank rate III England is that
Germany is drawing gold from the strong boxes
OF the London and Paris bankers, and is likely to
continue to do so for some time hence Rentes at
Paris 6s975a. The following are the FIVE O'Clock
quotations:-Consois for money, e2ss consols for
account, 922l old bonds, 1856, 1oss: do, 1867,
1927 1o9A; ten-forty bonds, lo3h 1885; new
hves, coupon, lO3}k Erie, 2ea. Market quiet
but steady.
THE MONEY MARKET.
Money was IN more request to-day than usual,
and touched per cent but IL NAV be due to the
fact that the New YORK Central Company was pay.
ing per cent dividend on ss90go.o0o OF stock,
Western Union per cent on about Ss4, 500 900 and
Panama per cent on $1,000 900. The payment or
these dividends probably necesstared the calling
In OF some loans. The rates on call loans gener-
ally ranged from "a to per cent. For foreign ex-
change the demand was good and indicative OF a
more active commercial Market Prices closed
much more firmly than yesterday. The principal
business was at 4.S4 for prime bankers sixty days
sterNng and 4.s71 u for demand.
GOLD
Without exhibiting any unusual animation. the
gold market was firm ana showed slight advance
yesterdays prices, with disposition to buy.
The opening and closing rates were 100. 10.
The rates paid Tor borrowing were and per cent
TO nat The bids for government gold at the Sub
Treasury to-day amounted to $1,000, COO at prices
ranging from 109.63 10 11006.
OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK.
1od balances ...''.....-.-.......... -0a 300
Surrehsy Dalances'.....' l5l44l
SfOss eleafdIces..... Il,sVoO9V
THE CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
currency eXchanges....-.,.... 5,9f9 543
SuIIency Ddlahces........ 4,5s4IIl
LOU eAchanges.. .................... II, 445 ,692
hOd baiances. I,633,4i1
RAILROAD BONDS
Railroad bonds were firm and in good request.
The sales amounted to sl0sO0o. One lot OF see 900
Morris and Essex sevens, o. 1871 sold at 81, and
another of $4,000 Toledo, Peoria aud warsaw
soIldaton at So New YORK Central first brought
Ito; Harlem DO. lo9; ROCK Island registered, JOG;
Michigan Southern sinking fund. lO5; Buffalo, New
York and Erie drsts 80; Michigan Central sevens,
Io1; Fort Wayne irsts I0s Chicago aud Alton in
come, IS; Ohio and Mississippi sinking fund, con-
sold2ted, 81; Alton and Terre Haute 1rsts, los;
Ptts9urg thirds, 1o3 do. iourrns, 81 Union Pacific
trst, ssJs ss9s, and land grants, s5sa.
BANK SHARES.
Bank shares sold at 50 for America. l241 for
New York, llsa for Merchants, 1868 for Nassau
AMI so " Tor Fourth National.
TEE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
national bank notes for redemption to-day. The
total amount Of bonds received at Washington
under June calls foot up s2,2e4,oo0. The internal
revenue receipts today amounted TO 100000
The customs receipts were S26s, 0Oo The Assistant
treasurer to-day paid out $4,000 on account OF
interest," and $4,000 in redemption Of ave-twenty
bends. The following are the Treasury balances
Currency, si45oo,ooO coin, $50 900 900; less coin
cerudcates, 81, 10000.
GOVERNMENT BoSDs.
closed at the following quo tations United states
currency SKIES ll7h n7x; do skies, 1881,
registered. 117a< 1l7% do do. 1881 1fsk 11ss<:
do hvetwenties, 1852, registered, 1925 10; do.
do., do, coupon l1s. lfs9s; do. do, 1864, regis
tered. Il1h liz; do. do, do, coupon. liS1
q 1l5X; do. do, 1865, registered, I12x a
J13; do. do, do, coupon, 1l6K Hex; do
do, 1865 new, registered, ll5,l 1l6; do
DO, DO, coupon, l1e llsH; do do, 1857. regis.
tered, 11ea . 1l6X; do. do, DO, coupon, 1l7x
Ji7H; do do, 1868. registered, III 117k; do.
no.. do. COUPON u7K ll7k: DO. rep-forties. reg