The New York herald., 1874-12-11
THE MONEY MARKET.


Money on call to-day ranged from 8 TO per
cent ana was firm at the close Prime mercantile
paper Is 6 and 2 per cent, the next lowest grade
from TO per cent, and still lower grades 10 and
Is per cent. The foreign exchange market IS
steady, the nominal rates for prime bankers sixty
days. bills beng 81 S5h and for sight 81 90ls.
Sales are at s. SAX a 81 So. and 81 S9A a s4 SO.
Continental is steady. We quote Reicnmarks at
PAX 94S Tor long, 90 a 961s for short, cable
transfers at 9ea4 967s. and francs on Paris at
h15 5.l.h.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
These are steady In this market; but, ao-
cording TO London advlces, are barely SO.
They closed firm here, with the follow
ing quotations limited States currency skies,
116k l16h; do do, 1881, registered, 1157S
1l6h; do. do, DO, 1l9A a 40; do. nve-twenties,
1862, registered 1928 1127S do. do, do, coupon
1l2x ll27s do. do, 1864, registered, 1l4 1l42i
do. do, do 1141s 1144 do. do, 1865. registered
116k 1l6A: do. do, do, coupon, 1162k ll6& DO.
do, do.. new, registered. l15x 1152S; do do,
do. coupon, I1sH 1885; do. do, 1857, regis
tered. ll5% 1l6H; do. do, do, coupon, 1ls71 q
l19x; do. do, 1868, registered, u5A 116; do.
do. do, coupon, 11eX llsx; do. ten-lorties,
registered, 1l2X 1l3h; do. do, coupon, llsk a
ia; do 1ves 1881, registered. 1929. 1929; do.
do, do, coupon, ll27S l2ss.
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The internal revenue receipts to-day were
s262,625. The customs receipts were $346,O 900.
The Assistant Treasurer to-day paid out $l25,0o0
on account OF interest and $l5l, 900 In redemption
of fve-twenty bonds. The bios for gold at the
Sub-Treasury amounted to S1,S15,o0o. at prices
ranging IRON 1925 TO 1902.
GOLD
opened az 11OA, advanced TO lll1, receded 10
1lOX, but at the close was firm at 11l1S. The
speculation In the commodity Is not especially ex-
citing, and among operators there is disposition
to await lurtner developments before making
large ventures. The rates on gold loans were l.,
ana per cent for borrowing, nat, and /. 8 and
per cent for carrying. At the final close there
was little more activity In the market, and after
the room closed III sic was bid and gold was
offered at 11l,.
OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK.
Golu Daances. s,'S"S' ay ayv
currency balances. l,e4e,3oo
GTosS clcarances os,zoo,ouo
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
currency exchanges. .Sf5,ZiUuee
Currency paances.. es...................... $500 s6s
Gold balances. ......................... 9S0,056
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
Late foreign advices report gain IN bullion oy she
Bank OF England during the week OF fS65, 900. The
proportion OF reserve 70 liabilities Is 44ss per cent
against 3715 per cent last week. The rate OF dts
count remains the same-six per cent The Lon
don market Is quiet and steady. the specie in the
Bank OF France has Increased li,72,, oooi. during
the past week. Rentes. 62f. Csc.
soUrHRIS BONDS
were without feature, and the transactions were
insignificant and unsuggestive. The late BIDS are
as follows Alabama dves, lss3 80: DO. do, 1886
80; do. eights, 1885, SO; Arkansas stxes, funded,
21; do. sevens, Little Rock and Fort Smith ISSUE
8; DO. do, Memphis and Little Rock, 9; do. oo,
Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans, 8; do
sa-- Mississippi, Ohi3 and Red River. 8; do. do,