The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-06
GOLD EXCHANGE BANK.

Currency balances Observation-Disclosures. 4,l6sO37
Gold exchanges OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9Iosooi
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THE MONEY MARKET.
The supply ofmoney to-day was largely in excess
OF the demand, the rates on call being and per
cent. Foreign exchange was dun at 4.s7A 4s7's
for bankers 60 day sterling, ana 400 q 4.90Z for
demand.
THE FOURTH AVENUE IMPROVEMENT
1t is now definitely understood that the last
instalment due by the city to the Harlem Railroad
for making improvements in Fourth avenue has
not been and is not likely to be, paid at present,
the bill. 1t Is alleged, having been pronounced
unconstitutional.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
were only moderately active. Old Tennessees sold
at 63H ex-coup0n; South Carolinas. Of April and
october, at 20, and Virginia deferred, at tx.
RAILROAD BONDS
were dull and lower. The transactions were small
as compared with former business, and show less
indication on the part OF investors to 90 deeply
into speculation 1t is unquestionably true, how
ever, that in quiet way good many of this class
OF securities are being taken from the market and
locked up.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
were comparatively steady and in moderate de-
mand. The price of nearly all the series remains
firm, and advices IRON England show an improved
feeling in these securities. The close was quiet at
the folio wing quotations United States currency
skies, 11414 114A; do do, 1881, registered, ICY
116A; do. do, do, coupon, 1211S l22; do. nve-
twenties, 1862, registered lax lis; do. do, do,
coupon. 114s4 l15A; do. do, 1854, registered,
1864 1881; do. do, do, coupon. 116A 117h;
do. do, 1865 registered, 1lo4 116A; do. do, do,
coupon, 117X 11sh do do, do, new, registered,
116 ICY; do. do, do, coupon, 119A 100; do.
do, 1867 registered l16h o l16H; do. do, do,
coupon, 1905 120x do do, 1858, registered, 116
116H; do. do. do, coupon, 1904 1908; do. ten
lorties, registered, 1l4A lax; do. do. coupon,
1149. l14X; do. nves, 1881, registered, 1141a
1142l; do. do, do, ex coupon, l141a 115.
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
Late London kilograms state that the rate Of
discount in the open market for three months bills
is 2A per cent, which is per cent below the Bank
OF England rate The amount OF bullion Withdrawn
from the Bank Of England on balance to-day is
s440O0. Paris dispatches quote rentes col. 1Oc.
United States fve.twenty bonds, 1868, no. new
fves, 1o42I. Consols, 90 92ss for money; 92A for
account. Erie, 30h.
Cable kilograms report the negotiation at London
OF bonds to the extent OF f400 900 sterling each by
the Northern Central Railroad OF Pennsylvania and
the Eastern Railroad Of Massachusetts. This
makes total of f2,So0,oOO sterling of railway
bonds negotiated at London within two weeks, or,
in other words, s14,o0o,Ooo. II to this we add
$4,000, 600 new five per cents taken then we have
total Of 49, OOO 900 American securities taken by
English investors.
In Frankfort we note United States nve-twenty
bonds at 9sas for the issue OF 1852. In Amsterdam
the following are the quotations of American
securities Central Pacific frsts 77H; Union
Pacific frsts, 72h; Union Pacific stock, 22A;
Northwestern preferred, 4sA; st. Paul preferred,
40; Erie Railway, 2Osl.
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The customs receipts to-day were S443,O00.
The Assistant Treasurer to-day paid out $16s, 900
on account OF interest and $139, 900 in redemption
OF fve-twenty bonds.
TREASURY BALANCES.
Currency. Observation-Disclosures. SIC, 6s2 $50
Coin. S2,375, Alb
Certificates 49, $3.50, 400