The New York herald., 1874-04-17
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
The Stock Market Still
Depressed.
PRICES DECLINING.
Gold TriHe Lower, Money Easy,
Railroad Bonds Steady.


Few words OF encouragement can be written in
connection with Wall street speculations. The
range OF prices Is d0wnwards. For q month past
tney have shown only spasm0dic Improvements
1t VIII be seen that today's reports are no excep
tion to the rule. 1t Is apparent that the specu-
latve mind Is awaiting the defnitive action Of the
President in reference to the Senate bill
THE GOLD MARKET.
The opening price In the gold market was 1888.
1t advanced to l1SN and closed at 1l3H. The rates
paid for carrying were 8, az, p s, T. and finally
per cent.
OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK.
Gold balances. ,.......... 81, 81, ,23S
Currency balances. s..................... 2,07S,667
Gross clearances. Observation-Disclosures. 6I. .272 600
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Currency balances. s.................... S,9O0, 500
God Gold hssansag exchanges al27, ,oo2
uoAo '..................... VOL fSS
TIE MONEY MARKET
continues easy and without change OF quotation.
Four and five per cent is still demanded on call
loans. Foreign exchange left or dull at 4S5 for
prime bankers 90 days sterling ana Ask Ass
for demand.
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
The specie In the Bank OF France has increased
R3S3 000f during the past week. Rentes 69G 621zc.
The bullion in the Bank OF England has decreased
f13,0OO during the past week. The amount or bull
The proportion OF the bank reserve to liability,
which last week was 80 per cent, Is now AK per
cent
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY
Tne customs receipts to-day were $404,OOO The
internal revenue receipts were $3sO,74S. The AS
sistant Treasurer to-day paid out $4,000 on &C.
count OF interest. No bonds were redeemed to-
day. The balances In the United States Treasury
at the close OF the day were -Currency $2 500
special deposits OF legal tenders for redemption of
certificates OF deposit, $53 750 0o0; coin balance
$s92l2ll1; including coin certificates $35 s76
outstanding legal tenders, $685., ,OOO, 0OO
SOUTHERN SECURITIES.
There was an absence OF business In this depart.
ment but we quote the following late bids:-
Missouri sixes 941S; do., Hannibal and ST. Joseph
issue, 9i; Tennessee skies, old, ex coupon, eeA;
do., new, ex coupon, cox; do, new series, 66X;
virginia skies, old. 32H; do, deferred, 101 North
Carolina SKIES, North Carolina Railroad January
and July, "A; do. do April and october, A; do.
do, on January and July, 80; do, do, or April
ana october, 80; do, new January and July
2; do, do, April and October, 81; Georgia
skies, rs: Georgia sevens new, 80; do, endorsed.
70; Alabama eights 1885, 40; do, 1885, 40: Arkansas
skies, funded, 80; do sevens Little Rock and Fort
Smith issue, IL; DO, Memphis and Louisiana Rail-
road, II; do, Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New
VI iioahe haiiFoad IL; dO., MISSISSIPPI, Ohio and
Red River Railroad, 12 do. Arkansas Central Rail.
road, II,
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
government bonds closed dull ana steady in
t6ne at the following quotations :-Unted States
currency sixes ll6A q III; do. sixes 1881, regis
tered, 1199s 12O; do. do. do, coupons, 121x
1914; do. five-twenties, 1852, registered, 1l4k;
do do. do, coupons, l1sA 1lss1; DO. do, 1854,
registered, l1eA 1le5s; do. do. do, coupons. 40
12oh; do. de-, 1885, registered, 11ek 1loK;
do 40. c.Ss, coupons, l21a 12lA; do. do. 1855.
11ae.~; registered, 11sN 119s; do. do. do, cou-
pons, 1loA 1l9H; do. do, 1867 registered, I19A
12O; do. do. do, coupons, 1901 1207z; do. do,
1868, registered, ll9'1a 100; do. do do, coupons
I2O 1901; do ten-forties, registered 1141 O
114X; do. do, coupons 114H rs; 90. fves,
1881. registered, 1l42s 115; do do do, coupons,
l16X l16x.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Chicago and Northwestern consolidated gold
bonds declined to 49, New York Central frsts
brought JOG, and New York Central skies OF 1883,
p5. small lots of Chesapeake and Ohio irst, cou-
non on changed hands at 55 o "a. The following