The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-22

GOO cleared. SOL. 264 900
Cold balances. 1,8276S
currency balances. 1882, 634
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
currency exchanges. $85, 637. 1903
currency balances. ...................- 1927
Soiu S4cnauges. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1882
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THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The following were the balances in the Treasury
at the close OF business tO-day:-Currency,
so2s2; special deposit Of legal tenders for the
redemption Of certificates OF deposit, SIS, 900
coin Including coin certificates, $45, 1888, 000)
1872; outstanding legal tenders $685. 2s7.
The custom receipts to-day were $323, 600 The In
ternal revenue receipts were ss055ss. The Assist
ant Treasurer paid out to-day $2s5.ooo on account
Of interest and $4,000 in redemption Of fivetwenty
bonds. The opinion has gone abroad that the
Committee OF Ways anu Means will report q bill
fixing the issue Of legal tenders at $4oo O0o 000a
sum which fully includes the $4,000 900 reserve.
Whatever may be argued to the contrary this step
Is confession OF weakness by the government.
aovERNMENr BONDS.
Government bonds closed firm strong at the best
prices OF the day limited States skies, 1881, regis
tered. 117K l17A; do. do, do, coupon, 11s; DO,
dve-twenttes, registered 1854; do. do, 1884, cOu-
pom, u3H l14H; do. do, 1894 registered, 115zI;
do. do. do, coupon, n6X l16X; do. do, 1886,
registered, l1sH do. do. do, coupon, 117h 117x;
do.do., do, new, registered. 1l5X; do. do. 1855,
coupon, new, 11SX; do. do 1857, registered, III;
da. do, do, coupon, l17k a 117X; do, do, 1888,
registered, 1l6X; do. do, do, coupon 117A q
117k; do. ten-forties registered, 1l2X 11sK; do,
DO, coupon. 1l4k nay; do. aves, 1881, coupon.
1l2x o ll2X; do. six per cent Pacific Railroad,
l14X q liz.
rs nlHc. THE FOREIGN Market
Late cable advtces state that the amount OF bull
lion Withdrawn from the Bank OF England on bal
ance to-day Is EOS 900. The following are the late
quotations -Consols for money e21i q 02A; do. for
account, ok nve-twenty bonds Of 1866, DID, 1os,t
. losk; do, 1857. 1857 1osA; ten-forty bonds,
1osk 1o5x; new Ayes, 1927 1925; Erie Rail
way shares Ak . ~ New York Central shares,
96 s5k. In Amsterdam prices were as iollows:-
Central Pacific first mortgage bonds "a; Union
Pacific first mortgage bonds, TAX; Union Pacific
stock. sOx; Northwest preferred. o2x; st. Paul
preferred, e2x; Erie shares, as.
BANK SHARES.
Bank shares were dull, the dealings having been
confined to Fourth National at lO6H Q 107. The
latest bids are annexed New York, III; Manhat-
tan: lA6; Merchants', 1885, Mechanics 1856; Union,
1914; Phoenix, 90; Tradesmen's, las; Fulton, $50;
Mechanics and Traders, 100; Gailatin National,
122; Merchants Exchange, Tx; State OF New
York, 107K; Commerce, 113X; Mercantile, ITO;
American Exchange, 10sh; Chatham, 1875; Bank
OF the Republic, 1o2; Irving, 100; Metropolitan,
l2e; Market, lis; Shoe and Leather, 14O; Corn
Exchange, 12o; st. Nicholas 1903; Importers and
Traders, 192; Park, 1871; Central National 90;
First Nattonal ITO; Oriental, 1875; Gold Exchange,
ia; Bankers and Brokers' Association, 81; Ger
nan-American, 80 81 tr
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
were steady. ssles we're made OF new Tennessee
stxes at 79X; do. DO, new series, e2k s2k; con-
solidated virginia skies at 49,; new South Carolina
SKIES, January and July, OK asA; North Carolina
sixes Funding act 1896, at "a; Virginia skies de-
lerred, Tx. The following are the late BIDS
Virginia skies, DID, Al; DO. do. consolidated, 6s
TO- do, deferred. 10Y; Georgia skies, IS; North
Carolina SKIES, old, January and July, %; do.,
TO-, April and October, ~ do do, North Carolina
Railroad. January and July, IS; do. do, do. do,
April and October, "a; do do, do. do, on January
and Juiy, Is; do. DO, do. d. on April and Octo-
Der, "a; do, Funding act, 1856, 2lh; DO. special
tax, class .; DO. do, class SIX; do. do, class g.
*; South Carolina SKIES Is; do. do. January
and July, ok; do, Funding act 1896, IA; Arkansas
Sizes Funding act, a.; Arkansas sevens, Little
Rock Pine Blun and New Orleans, l6; do. do, Ar
Kansas Central Railroad, 16
RAILROAD BONDS
were generally firm. We note sales OF New York
Central Skies OF 1883 az o2 do. Of 1887 at co. Erie
second, lolK; Erie fourth, o6,s; Albany and Sus'
quenannah nrst 100; DO second, eek 96h;
Central Pacific gold bonds, 90; do state aid
bonds 1o2; Union Pacific nrst, s5k q sSx q IS q
s5k; do. sevens land grants, 81; do. tens, 76h q
7eX; North Missouri first, sou; Great western,
second, 81; Chicago and North western conso-
dated gold bonds, s5k q IS; Toledo and Wabash
nrst, st. Loun division, 90; Chicago Rock Island
and Pacific, 1903; New Jersey Southern frst, 81;
Boston. Hartford and Erie nrst, 2sx; Canada
srushnrn Arat 6AL. New Jeraav Controi arot ma
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