The New York herald., 1874-08-13
THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.

opened at 1924, sold at 10sk and closed at 1923,
which was the highest price of the day. The Gus
toms receipts to-day were $537,O00 The Sub
Treasurer paid out $s2 900 interest account and
5000 in redemption Of 1ve-twenty bonds. The
customs receipts for the week ending August 8
were So. 10000.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
was dull, on the basis OF 4s716 for prime bankers
90 days sterling, and 491 short sight, nominal
rates, with selling rates at 4.S6X a 4.S7X ana
4.soH respectively. Continentals were also dull.
Reichmarks, 95x and 98H. Cables 06x. Prime
Paris, 6.13A and 6.1O1.
THE FOREIGN MARKETS
were generally firm. The rate OF discount in the
open market in London for three months bills was
SO per cent or u per cent below the Bank rate.
The Bank gained f22O 900 In bullion on balance to-
day. Closing prices were as follows :-Consols for
money, 92K; DO. for account, s2x q 92A; five
twenty bonds, 1865, DID, l0szs do, 1857, 1Os1; ten
forty bonds, 1861 lo6x; new nves 104k lo4,I !;
Erie, 30x. Rentes at Paris closed nrm-63f SOC.
MONEY
continues to work easily at to per cent on call
and to per cent for prime mercantile paper.
The national bank notes received for REDEEM ptlon
to-day were $500. .00o
THE SPECIE MOVEMENT.
The actual specie shipments to Europe to-day
were s71l.89o gold. by the steamer Calabria. The
engagements for the Westphalia tomorrow are
gOld-$400 900 for London and $lOO, 900 for
Paris. These specie shipments attract attention,
as the present rates Of exchange do not permit Of
an outflow OF gold at profit.
GOVERNMENTS
are firm, closing with moderate business.
Prices left on as follows limited States
currency skies, 117H 1l7A; do. do, 1881.
registered, 117H ll7h; do. do, do, cou-
pons, 118K 11sh; do. fve-twent!es, 1852,
registered, 111K 1921 do do, do, coupons,
1llX 1l2K; do. do, 1854, registered, 114A ll4X;
do. do, do, coupons, 115h a 116; do do,
1866 registered, ll41s a115; do. do, do, coupons
1leK 117x; do. do, 1866, new, registered, 1l5s
1159<; do do, do, coupons. 116 l16A; do. do.,
1867 registered, 1l6 116k; do. do, do coupons
117N 117X; DO do, 1868, registered, 116 116K !;
40. do, do, coupons 1171s ll7A do. ten-fortles
registered, 1l0h 11o7s; do. do coupons, 1lSal a
11SX; do nves, 1884, registered. 11l% 112; do.
do, do., coupons, 90 eoA.
RAILWAY MORTGAGES
were 1rm, as rule, on sales amounting to ab0ut
Soo,O0O OF these $4,000 in Union Pacific frsts
at sSX 81. 900 in Pacific Railroad OF Missouri first
at Is, $4,000 in Milwaukee and st. Paul. La Crosse
Division, at 80 s0h, and $4,000 in Union Pacific
incomes at 82H. In these bonds the late afternoon
dealings were chiefly in the Union Pacific issues,
which sold at ssk for frsts, SIX for land grants,
sax for incomes and 6S for sinking fund. Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago third sold at o6x,
Erie third at 9sH and Great western second at &c.
Central Pacific bonds closed at S9x o03i, and
Union Pacincs, s3X Q 81 Tor hrsts, s2Z SO for
land grants and s2,4 s21a for incomes. In
STATE BONDS
the dealings were confined to Tennessees, which
were Hrm at 6s for old, ex coupon; 57h for new,
ex coupon, and SIX for new SERIES In State bonds
this afternoon $S1. 900 Tennessee old, ex coupon,
sold at So. Tue remainder OF the list was neg
iected.