The New York herald., 1874-08-02
TIE HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.

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GOLD OPENED
at 109H, sold at 1O9ss and 1904 and closed at
che opening price, Ol course the syndicate opera
lions were credited with this result but now far
they are responsible 1t Is difficult to determine.
1t Is reported tnat the Secretary ia going to sell
$10,000,0OO gold TINS month IN order TO help the
syndicate out, even on their reduced bid OF
e15,O00000 firm; but we 1orDear criticism In
shs regard until Mr.. Bristow has had an opportu.
nifty TO set himself right before the American peo-
pie on this whole loan business II Mr..
BristOw Is checked In making this exposition
ne might ind larger measure OF usefulness In
resign,ng than retaining his present position. The
shlrd term may spring from such unhealthy soil,
but certainly can never become more than mere
miasmatic exhalation. The carrying rates today
ranged from y 10 per cent; borrowing fiat The
customs receipts were sS65 900. The specie ship
ment to Europe to-day was s4eo,o 900, OF winch
$685. 900 gold coin and the balance SILVER. The
specie shipment Tor the week was $1,2is,245 OF
which $772,577 was gold coin and bars and the re-
mainder silver coin and bars. The snbTreasurer
paid out to-day 100000 gold coin for interest and
$4,000 in redemption OF nve-tweniy bonds.
MONEY
continues at to 2X per cent for call loans, prime
mercantile paper TO 5x per cent for short date
and to per cent Tor A to months date. The
internal revenue receipts to-day were 1856, 900.
The national bank notes received for redemption
amounted to s450,000 The total expenditures OF
She government or the fiscal year ending June
13 we're $2S7, l33, ,ooc. The public deot statement
tes July shows reduction in the deb OF 81. 2s3 eco.
The amount OF bullion withdrawn from the Bank
" England to-day was flO, 900.
THE BANK STATEMENT.
The principal changes in the bank statement
are gain OF 81, 1O4 100 in legal tenders and de-
crease OF 81, 155, 500 In loans The specie average
has fallen or 900, that The gain In the total
reserve Is $75I, ,10O Inc new law requires re-
OF 500 S25 and the banks hold fsl, 800
or $3O 427,2.5 IN excess. Last week the excess
was $29 2s3 l75, so that there has been net gain
IN strength OF $1,144.lOO. The following Is q CON-
parison of tie averages for the last Two weeks
Juty25. August /. Differences
Loans $2s4 1853. 100 s2s2 900 Dec 81, 1885, 500
specie. 26,64s, 700 1929, 100 Dec. l.353,0oo
Deposits.... 214,sisS0O 241,74i. 800 Dec I572 900
Circulation. 25,7e7,soO 257e2,2)o Dec. $500
The following shows rhe relations between the
sosal reserve and the total liabilities
Specie s,s ss 20, Agt oS pec DssSss sos
Legal TENDS 6S,7l4sOo e5,Slssoo Inc. 2,lo4, 100
Tot reserve $780, aol, 500 s9llla GOO Inc. $751; 100
Reserve re-
quired ag't
deposits. 61,01S,325 G0,6S5,326
Gxc's OF re-
serve ably
legal re-
quirement 90 2s3175 30,427,2,5 inc.. 81, l&4, 100
TIE FOREIGN MARKETS
were generally hrm without new features, and
closed at one O'Clock as follows:-Consols money,
s2h 92&; DO, account. 921l 92s5; lve-twenty
bonds, o5, Old. 1O9h do. do. 49, 1921 1O9h; ten
forty bonds, lO6>4; new ives, 1o4A; Erie, 3o1I
e03t; New York Central, o3. Market steady.
In Parls. at six p NJ, rentes were quoted at 63f
toc. Frankfort advces quote 1925 at e75s.
OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE
LOT the week was as follows General merchau.
disc imports, including dry goods, ST. 2os 727; PROD.
exports 50, ,86l 1888; specie exports ST. 2lS 245
The total merchandise imports, including dry
goods, since January this year are s24s,3ss7sO,
against $246 eco lasr year and $3.50, ,515l70 in
1872 The total exports OF produce since January
are $40 COS, ,103, against $l62, s95, 500 last year
and $124,27 797 IN 1872 The total exports OF
specie since January 1 are $s4. .O67, 42s, against
$50, ,77a,l l4l last year and $5a,seo,Oss in 1872
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
was quiet and steady on the basis OF sS for bank
ers' sixty days. sterling and 4.9O for short sight
with sales at 4.s7 a 4s7X and Is9H 400, re-
spectively. Continental exchange is steady
Reichmarks. 95H a o6;.; cables, ssX q 97; prime
Paris, 6.i3& 6.lon.
GOVERNMENTS
we're firm, closing at The following quotations
United States currency sizes, 117H q Il7X; 90.
slxes, 1851, registered i1714 117h; do. do, do.
coupons. l1Sx nSh; do. fve-twentes, 1852.
registered, Ill 112; do. do, do, coupons, l11h
ii2; do. do, 1884 registered, ll4K nay; do. do.
do, coupons. 1854 . 49, do. nve-twenties, 1866,
registered, 1l4x a lle; do. do do, coupons, lleI
n III; DO. do, 1885, new, registered, 115A 115h;
DO. DO. do, coupons, 1854 lle3s; do. do, 1857,
registered, 1l5h q 1l5%; do do. do, coupons,
NIX il7&; do. do. ises. registered, I1e; do. do.
do, coupons NIX; do. ten.fortes, registered,
10Y lioh; do. do, coupons, 1881 1l3s; do.
nvcs 1881, registered, INK 49, do do. do. cou-
pons NIX o liz.
RAILWAY MORTGAGES
werc nrm late in the afternoon. Union Pacinc
nrsts sod at SAX q si&, $1,000 having changed
hands. Central Pacincs brought s9a4 and Union in-
comes s4A. sale OF ST. Louis and Iron Mountain
second was reported st SO.
DEFAULTS.
The International Railway Company OF Texas
to-day deiauitcd on their convcrtib bonds The
reason assigned u the refusal OF the State to pay
ever 10 the company s2,coo,ooo which it owes.
the Chicago, Columbus and Indiana Central
Railroad deiaulted on portion OF Its second mort
gage bonds, concerning which VIC ind the follow
isg statsmens In an evening paper :--"with refer
encs 70 the interest due on the bonds OF tue
chicago, Colum bus and Indiana Central Railroad.
% nov trspsplres, az We learn by application Mt
the 81 Nicholas Bank, that the only second mort
cage coupons which are payable are those OF tho
eSl~mkOa Nad lndkAnopous t<apah. which ara