The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-21
GOVERNMENT BOND.


Government bonds closed firm at the following
quotations limited States skies, 1851, regis
tered, 1861; do, do, coupon, 117ys a 11s; do.
fve-twenties, registered, 1881 ia; do. 1862,
coupon, 1917 a Ia; do, 1864, registered, 115k;
do, do, coupon 1l55; do, 1856, registered, 115%
ZIG; do, do, coupon, 1l6al; do, do, new, reg
issered. 1853; do. 1865, coupon, new, 115 116;
do, 1867, registered, 1857; d. do coupon. 1171s
1l71s; do, 1858, registered, 116h; do, do, cou-
pom, III 11714; do. tentOrties, registered, 1l2h
113; do, do, coupon, 113& 1881 do fves, 1851,
coupon, 112,z; do. six per cent Pacific Railroad,
114A 49,
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
Late cable advices convey the following inteiii-
gence: THE rate Of discount in the open market
for three months bills is per cent which is i per
cent below the Bank OF England rate. The amount
OF bullion withdrawn from the Bank OF England on
balance to-day is f123. 900. Paris dispatches quote
rentes at 5Sf. 12Nc. The following are the late
Amsterdam quotations --Centra Pacific first
mortgage bonds, $50; Union Pacific first mort
gage bonds, 741S; Union Pacific stock, 3Oa st.
Paul preferred, 50; Erie, 43. Late London quota
tons indicate quiet market with prices as fol-
1ows:-Consols Tor money, 92I 80 s-lo; do. for
account, 92I a 90 5-l6; fve-twenty bonds Of 1865,
old. 1885, 1881; do, 1867 1913 1oS; ten-forty
bonds, 1868; new ives, 1929 1929; Erie Rail-
way shares, ass ass New York Central shares,
s4H.
BANK SHARES.
Bank shares SOLD at 1071s for State of New
York, lis for Market and 1917 for Fourth National.
The latest bids were New York, III; Manhattan.
$50; Merchants, 49, Mechanics, 1856; Union, 1919;
Phoenix, e5; Fulton $50; Gallatin National, 1876;
Merchants Exchange, rs; Leather Manufacturers,
$50; State Of New York, 1913; Commerce, n3;
American Exchange, 1857; Chatham 1861 Bank
or the Republic, 1914 Irving, 122; Metropolitan
122; Market, us; Shoe and Leather $40; Corn
Exchange 118; Continental, 70; St. Nicholas 1o3;
Marine, $50; Importers and Traders, 1872; Park,
1867; Central National, 81; First National, 40;
Fourth National, 1o7; Gold Exchange, ia; Ger
man-Amercan, 90.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES.
Dulness prevailed in this department, and we
note only the following sales old Tennessee skies
at so SOx, Missouri skies at 93, old North Carolina
SKIES January and July, at 2s7.; do, August and
October at rs: special tax, second class, o; do,
third class, 81. The following were the late bds:-
Missouri sixes 9S; Missouri skies, Hannibal
and ST. Joseph issue, 90 Tennessee skies, old, so;
do. do, no., ex coupon, 6l1s; do. do, new, 1913;
do. do, do. ex coupon, 81 Virginia SKIES, old, Al;
aio do, new, 40; DO do, consolidated 524 do. do,
deferred. 10]s; Georgia sxes 49, Georgia sevens,
new, 80; North Carolina SKIES, old, January and
July, 2s; DO, do, North Carolina Railroad, jan
nary and July, 30; do. do, do. do, April and Oc-
tober, "a; do. do, do. d. OH January and july, 25;
do. do., do do, Off April and October, 25; d.
Funding act, 1896, 81; do do 1868, 20; do special
Tax, class l. s5s do. do, class 2, S1s do Co., class
3, So; South Carolina skies, %; do. do. January
and July, sH; Arkansas skies, Funding, %; Ar
kansas sevens, Little Rock and Fort Smith Issue,
1Sh; do. do Little Rock, Pine Bluff ana New Or.
leans, 20; do. do, Mississippi Ohio and Red River,
20; do do, Arkansas Central Railroad, 10; Texas
tens 1876,
y UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The balances in the United States Treasury at
the close of business to-day were as folows:-
Currency, $s5oo,oOo; coin $se5Oo,oOO; certificates
s45,6OO,0O The Customs receipts to-day were
$4,000: revenue receipts, $1se,s3o. The out.
standing legal tenders are $as2s4s,Ss7. The As.
ststspt Treasurer Maid ont tQrdsx 900 ON ars