The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-19
The following table shows the opening, highest
an. IF fho
THE MONEY MARKET.

Money was easy at and per cent on CALL and
and OK per cent for prime commercial paper
Foreign exchange was weaker for long sterling, and
the bills OF leading bankers were quoted on the
street at 4.S7h 4.S7x, while the asking rate over
the counter was 4.88H, less brokerage. Demand
bills were comparatively steady at 4.90h q 591.
In Continental exchange business was light and
rates unchanged, Reichsmarks being quoted at 90
for bankers long and 96N for short. and Paris
francs at 613x o 5.l5 Tor bankers long and s. 10
ell for short.
THE GOLD MARKET.
Gold opened and closed at l12H, with temporary
advance to 112H The rates paid for carrying
we're p IN, q. Sh nat, and finally IN per cent.
GOLD EXCHANGE BANK TODAY.
Currency balances. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900 $50
ufOsS clearances. As, 468, 600
The specie engagements thus Tar for tomorrow,s
steamers amount to 100000 in sovereigns and
$4,000 In American gold coin.
THE UNITRD STATES TREASURY.
The customs receipts to-day were $S3I.oo0 The
Assistant Treasurer to-day patd out $lO1 900 on
account of interest and $4,000 IN redemption OF
nve-twenty bonds The total payments by the
Treasury on account Of May interest to date
amount to 8,455,o0o. The balances In the United
States Treasury are as f0ll0ws:-Currency,
4S2 special deposit OF legal tenders Tor re-
demption OF certificates of deposit, $50, 800 200;
coin, $S7,S76.07s; including coin certificates,
SaS9oS, 400; outstanding legal tenders, $685. OOO 600
GOVERNMENT BONDS
These closed steady at the following prices:-
United States currency skies, 116x 118X; do do,
1881, registered, 1l9x l19L; do. do, do. coupon
12lk 1914; do nve-twenties, 1852, registered 115
115h; do. do, 1884, ex coupon, lis 1857;
do. do, 1884, registered, 1867 do, do do. coupon,
1lek 116H; DO. do, 1856, registered, 116k; do.
IN NJ AZ
gstered, 1l9x 1l97I; do. do, do, coupon 1loH
q 1lsH; do. DO, 1867, registered, 1lsn 1l9zs;
do. DO. do, coupon 1901 1908; do. do. 1868,
registered, 119a 100; do. do, do, coupon, 12ok
o 1904; do. ten-forties, registered, 114A q IFS:
do. do, do, coupon, lax 1l5A; do. lives, 1851,
registered, 115h l15h; do do, do, ex COUPON,
ll5h ll5K.
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
London advices by cable report that the rate OF
discount in open market for three months bills Is
11.16 per cent, $40 below the bank rate. Fiji.
teen thousand pounds In bullion have gone
into bank on balance to-day. Erie s2k. The
closing prices In London were as follows:- Con-
soils, money, 9S1; account, 935f 9sx; five-twenty
bonds 1865, DID, 107; do do, 1851, 109x; ten-orty
bonds 104K; new 1ves, 104h 104L; Erie, 321t
q 32H; New York Central SO. Market dull. Prices
In Amsterdam were as follows Union Pacific
stock, PAN Northwestern preferred, 52z; ST. Paul,
preferred, 40; Erie, 81 American securities gen.
orally easier.
BANK SHARES
were barely steady on small transactions. Amert
can Exchange brought Ill, Germania, ITO; Metro
pohtan, 1885, and Phoenix, e9K.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES.
georgia sevens, new, sold ut 80; Tennessee, old,
at s. and do, new series, at 84H. The following
were the latest bids missouri skies, Hanni-
Oai ana St. Joseph issue, o.; Tennessee
SKIES, oid, IS; do. do, do, ex-coupon, o.; do.
do.. new. ssh; do. do. do, ex.coupon, "a; do DO,
new series, 64h; Virginia skies. old, 81; do. co.,
new 90; Georgia skies, Is; do. sevens. new,
90; 40. do., indorsed, 70; North Carolina skies,
old, January and July, 10Y; do. do; do, April
and october, 2ox; do. do, North Carolina Rail-
road, January and July, Az do do, do, Oh Janu-
airy and July, %; do. d. do, or April ana
October Is; South Carolina SKIES, rs; do. do,
January and July. 8; do do, April ana October,
10; do, Fund act. 1896, 15 do, special tax class
I, 8; do, do, class 3, 6k; Texas tens, 1915, SO
RAILROAD BoNDs
The business In this department was weak. ana
indicated sympathy with the prevailing depres-
sion. There was decline Of per cent In Erie
niths which lell or from % to 81. Erie third was
steady at o5 Central Pacilcs declined to sax and
Uninp parihc nrsts TO 80. chicago and North west.