The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-15
YORK SUNDAY 1s74-QUADRUPLE

rs D. C. res 2b.557.o50 2s.917,v2s Dec 1,64O, 90
rHR UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $54, O0t
on account OF int and $176.0Oo in redemption
of fve-twenty bonds. The Treasury operations
for the week at the New York ONCE included the
disbursement OF $737,165 on account OF in
terest, s5sl.OOO in redemption OF nve-twenty
bonds and the receipt OF $2500190 fol
customs Customs receipts to-day were
$5l6,000. The revenue receipts were $685., 900
The Treasury reports to-day at the close OF bust
ness were :-Currency, $4l24, 1877; special deposits
OF legal tenders Tor redemption OF certificates oil
deposit, $40, 245 900; CON- $50, ,4O4, including
coin certificates, 1880, TOO; outstanding legal
tenders $751;. S23,6S7.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds were strong at the close.
The following were the quotations United
States currency SKIES, 1857 1l6X; do.
skies, 1884, registered, 1904 u 12ok; do. do, do,
coupon, 1907 1908; do. fve-twenties, reg.
istered, May and November, 119 q 119l<; do,
do, 1862, coupon, lis a 11SI; do. do, 1864,
coupon, 1917 a 1I9H; do. do. 1895, coupon, I20<
l2ol1; do. do, 1867 registered, January and July
10Y a Il9I; do. do, coupon, 1856. 1917 119H /;
do. do, coupon, 1867. 1908 1907; do. do.,
coupon, 1885, 119I 1908; do. ten-forties, regis
tered, 1925 1921; do. do. coupon, 115x 118;
do. fves, 1881, registered ll3t4 10y do. do do,
coupon, 1875 1917.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
were quiet. Missouri SKIES sold at 93H and Ten.
nessees advanced to $50 for old and IS for new
The latest bids are annexed missouri skies, 93L
do, Hannibal and Joseph. issue, 91H; do, Asylum
or University, 90; Tennessee skies. old, S4H; do,
old, ex coupon, 65S; do, new, "a; do, new, ex
coupon, GO; do, new series, CO..; Virginia skies.
did do a. dA
deferred, 11s; Georgia SKIES, rs; do sevens, en-
dorsed, IS; North Carolina skies, North Carolina
Railroad, January and July, 35; do, do, April and
October IS; do, do. off January and July 80; do,
do. Off April and October, 27H; North Carolina,
Funding act, 1885, 23H North Carolina special tax,
class l, 1oA; do, class 2. 1OI do, class 8, lOA
South Carolina SKIES, rs; dO January and July,
OK; do, April and October, Is; Arkansas skies,
funded, 80; do sevens, Little Rock Pine Blun and
New Orleans. 16.
The quotations Of yesterday are generally I'M
changed. The Florida Asse mbly has abolished the
Office OF Adjutant General, and an amendment to
the constitution has been adopted, prohibiting the
State from oaning It's credit to individuals or cor
poratons. This State is apparently steering itself
IN the direction OF firm credit. Its bonds, al
though not in the market specuatively are held at
high figures.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
The foreign commerce of the port for the week
was:-General merchandise imports, including dry
goods $S,s71, 703; produce exports &c. 219 49, and
specie exports, sl,143, 1876. The total merchandise
imports since January l. this year, are $42 942,
against s5a AIS last year and s4eS14a31 IN 1872.
The total exports of produce since January 1 are
49,, 673, 399. against $2S,3s0,93l last year and
s24 1873 500 in 1872. The total exports of specie
since January are s4,3449s6. against IS, 1854, OO4
last year and $1,771, 629 in 1872.
GOLD.
The gold market to-day was exceedingly strong,
the advance being from 1924 1925 to 112T and
at the close at ll2A.
The rates paid for carrying to-day were 4, 81
and per cent.
The following table shows the fluctuations in the