The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-07

close
carrying were A. AZ, A. and per cent. There Is
much talk about higher prices, but we note no
indication OF a purpose to advance them AS I'D
stocks, the market belongs to few.
OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK TO-DAY.
Gold balances S!,il6,asa
currency balances. az 900
Gross CearanceS.. |o'o'4'ooo
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT
Currency exchanges. 90.
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Gold exchanges. ooa
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds closed strong at the follow
ing quotations limited States SKIES. 1881, regis
tered, 1881 do. do, do, coupon, 119; do. five
twentes, registered, 115A; do. do 1862, coupon,
1867 116H do. do, 1864, registered, 117M a
117k; do. do, 1864 coupon, 117A 117X; do
do, 1855, registered, 117H; do do. do, coupon,
1857 1882; do. do, do, new registered, 117h;
do. do, do, coupon new, 1172s 117I; do. do,
1857. registered, 1885, 1857; do do, do, coupon
11sX 1883; do. do, 1858, registered, 117A; do
do, do, coupon, 1857 1851; do. ten-forties
registered, Ill 1112s; do. do, coupon. 114h
114A; do. fves, 1881, coupon 1925 1924; six per
cent bonds Pacific Railroad, 116
MONEY.
Money loaned on call at four and five per cent
Prime business paper is current at SIX and seven
per cent. Foreign exchanges are heavy and lower
at the close, and we note but limited demand
for bankers sterling. In the final dealings prime
bankers sixty days sterling bills sold at 4.S4, and
good bankers at 4.S3Z. Sight bills were done at
ES7 4.S71a for good to prime names. Continental
exchange Is without any decided change, and both
francs and reichmarks are offered sparingly.
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The outstanding legal tenders yesterday were
$751; $4,000; increase since yesterday, $25.273.
Revenue receipts, $245,0OO The Assistant Treasurer
paid out to-day S214 900 account OF interest," and
$4,000 in redemption OF fve-twenty bonds. The
receipts from customs amounted to $718,000.
FOREIGN MARKETS.
Late cable dispatches report that the rate Of
discount in the open market for three months bills
is 3K per cent, which is the same as the Bank Of
England rate. Paris dispatches quote rentes at
6s. 45c. In Amsterdam we note the following
prices Central Pacific first mortgage bonds, SO ;
Union Pacific first mortgage bonds, 1873 Union
Pacific stock 800; Northwestern preferred, 90; st.
Paul preferred, SO; Erie, 4224. The following are
the late London prices :-COnsos for money, 921. !;
do. for account, 924 fve-twenty bonds of 1866
(old, 1887; do. 1867, 1857 1OsE; ten-forty bonds,
1861; new fves, 1925 Erie Railway shares. 44H (;
New York Central shares, 95 9514.
BANK SHARES
Bank shares were dull. Commerce sold at 1l6
and state OF New York at 1Os The latest bids are
annexed:-New York. 1913; Manhattan, 149; Mer.
chants, 1l6; Mechanics, 1856; Union, 1927; City,
265; Fulton, $50; Mechanics and Traders 12l; Mer.
chants Exchange, rs; Commerce, lis; Mercantile,
1O7; American Exchange, 100; Chatham 12S; Bank
of the Republic 90; Bank of North America. So !;
Irving, 1874; Metropolitan, l27; Market, 116; Shoe
and Leather, las; Corn Exchange, lis Continental
75h: St. Nicholas 102; Importers and Traders,
1872; Park, 141; Fourth National, 1861; Oriental,
1856; Bankers and Brokers' Association, 81; Ger.
man-American, 931s; Germania, 1121.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES.
Southern bonds were neglected. The latest bids
were :-Missouri slxes 90; do. do. Asylum or Uni
versity, 89 Tennessee skies, old, S1; do. do. old,
ex coupon, 60; do. do, new, s1a4 do do, new, eX
coupon, 3d. do. do new series, 63a4; Virginia
skies. old, SO; do do, new. AIS do. do, console.
dated, 5214; do. do deferred, 11h; Georgia skies,
IS; do. sevens, new, S71a; do. do, endorsed, II;
do. do gold bonds, CO.; North Carolina siXes old,
January and July, %; do. d. April and October,
n; do. do, North Carolina Railroad, January and
July, 81: do do, North Carolina Railroad, off, jan
uary and July, 25; do. do, North Carolina Rail.
road, of, April and October, IS; do, do, Funding
act, 1885, 23L; do. do, special tax, class No. l,
11h; do do, special tax class No. Q. 11h: do. do,
special tax, class No. 3, III; South Carolina
skies, Is; do. do, January and July, %; do. do,
April and October, 20; do. d. Funding act, 1866,
IA; Arkansas skies, fund, "a; do. sevens Little
Rock and Fort Scott ISSUE 90; Texas tens, 1876,
s5.
RAILROAD BONDS
Railroad bonds were strong in tone and an &C.
tive business was transacted The Pacific mort.
cages were prominent in the dealings, Centrals
selling at 95%; Westerns at S7& a S7A; Union
nrsts at S5Z s5N; Union Pacific land grants at
SIX, and incomes at SIS; Canada Southern drsts
sold at 873s. The latest bids were:-