The New York herald., 1874-11-24
Nc, HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
The following table shows the opening, highest
= nj Lowest nrlces of the day.
THE MONEY MARKET.

THE MONEY MARKET
Money On call loans to-day ranged from 3 to
Per cent; prime commercial paper at 5A al per
cent The movement OF currency westward shows
no signs OF an early check, the pork trade being
more active than was expected. The foreign ex-
change market IS firm, prime nominal rates being
AS6 and 49oK, with sixty day bills selling at
ASK 4S5A, and sight at 4S9k 400 Con-
tinental Is firm; we quote relcnmarks at 95k q
05x for long, 96S 961s for short; cable transfers
S7h, and prime francs on Paris 5.l41. 5.11X.
GOLD
advanced from 11lE the opening price to 111x, as
which ngure 1t remained strong after noon. The
rates paid for carrying were from to 3X per
cent and for borrowing fat. Thoughtful operators
ascripe the strength OF this market to the un-
settled condition OF monetary affairs in England
and on the Continent, and are anxiously awaiting
she further developments OF the situation. The
continued losses OF the Bank OF England, the
strength OF the Bank OF France and the advance in
the Prussian Bank rate are all features tnat lend
no little interest TO the eventual course OF ex.
changes and naturally to the price or American
gold.
OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK.
Quiz oalauces. $l,5sL993
Currency balances. .............-.. 1,779,29o
0foos cearances Is, 466 900
Bank rates mad gone up.
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Currency exchanges. ges..............-..f93 f93, 4s7 147
currency balances. Observation-Disclosures. a. 249 ia
Soia exchanges 10,69o, $50
WIZ oo@n0ess l,992 lI3
TIE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The receipts to-day from internal revenue were
$54looo. The United States Treasurer received
for redemption s276, 900 national bank notes. The
Assistant Treasurer paid out s144,oo0 in called
bonds, disbursing s3l2, 900 in interest on the
public debt. The following are the balances re-
In a M
sl5,6oo; coin, sS2ooo.ooo less coin certificates,
$22, 10000.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
were generally nrm, the issue of 1867 being spe-
cialy notable for frmness, the basis OF 1l95s a
1lsk; registered do, 115k. The market closed
strong at the following quotations United states
SKIES, OF 1881. registered, 11s% 11e; do. do,
coupon, n94 ll97i; do. ive-twenties, 1862
registered, 1l2h 113; do. do, do, coupon,
1123s ll3; do. DO, 1854, coupon, l14A 1l4H
DO. do, 1866, coupon new, 1l5S 11524; DO, do.
1so7, coupon, 119H llsk; do. do, 1893, coupon,
no ll94; do. ten-iorties, registered 1l2M q
11s; do. do, coupon, ll3K ia; do. nves, 1881,
coupon, l12X ll2k; currency Pacincs, usx a
1l9.
THE FOREIGN MARKEr.
London advlces report consols steady and
United States bonds weak. 1t is also stated that
the Continental banks are generally raising their
rates OF discount. The information s IN part con.
Armed by the action OF the Bank OF Prussia, which
has advanced its rate from 70 per cent. Money
at Frankfort is now instead or 4 per cent. With
orawas from the Bank or England continue. The
institution lost toiay 100000, and 1t is believed
that in view OF surrounding circumstances, the
rate OF the bank will be again advanced at an
early day. Prime discounts outside OF the bank,
however, were to-day obtainable at u per cent
peiow the present rate which Is per cent. The
latest quotations Of securities were as follows: -
Corsos Tor money, o3I 90 3-le; do. for account
S5K s3H; nve-twenty bonds, old, 1866 1851
LOG; hve-twenty bonds, 1867, 1osH; ten.forty
bonds, 104k a lo4K; new loans, lo3Y 1o3x;
Erie, 20; rentes, in Paris, elf soc, an advance
during the afternoon OF 27k centimes. In Frank.
fort United States bonds OF 1852 are s7X.
SOUTHERN BONDS
were quiet. Missouri long bonds sold at o5s<, do
asylum bonds, 03k; Tennessee old at 741; do.
ex-coupon at SO; new do. ex-coupon at 65x.
RAILROAD BONDS.
In railroad bonds the principal dealings were in
Onion Paciec nrsts, which advanced from cox to
s4 Morris and Essex sevens OF 1871 sold at 90 for
lot OF $40, 900; Harlem nrsts. seyens registered,
sold at los; Illinois Central sevens OF 1875 at 100
Michigan Southern seconds at po1, and Rensselaer,
and saratoga nrsts at lo4 Central Pacinc bonds
.ansaa ss AJAX to saN and Union Paci1cs slk 70