The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04


which estimate that the .. o,oco,
Called five-twenty bonds 5ocl0O
interest on the saIne. zouWo , ou,on
Interest due February on the new
I'VE per cehtS... .........'''.''' "'"''o"
Total coin debt matured 6429oDO
Total coin balance demand claims. .s2a aso s6g
Total balance on demand claims and accrued
interest,". $1io%o|@
II is probable that detailed statement OF the
.matured debt would show that the estimate above,
OF S9OOO00O as the gold portion OF it, is too low,
and that the balance would be On the other side OF
the account In this connection we repeat the
question, Why government should be at the ex-
pense and risk of acting safe deposit for gold
and greenbacks for the sole convenience of specu-
latOrs in gold and the banks9
THE MONEY MARKET.
Money closed easy at and per cent on call.
Foreign exchange closed firm with business at asa
Tor prime BANKERS sixty day sterling, and 4S7 tor
demand. Mercantile paper is unchanged.
PRODUCE EXPORTS.
The produce exports for the week were
S., 900.
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The customs receipts to-day were $54O, 900. The
receipts from internal revenue were $Sss,S76. The
Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $308, 900
count OF interest and 500, 900 IN redemption OF
nve-twenty bonds. The payments made from the
Treasury by warrants during January were IS fol.
Iows:-On account OF civil and miscellaneous,
$s,22o,696 Al; war, $2,627,7l9 Ga navy,
So, 722,Os2 90; interior, Indians and pensions,
$611275 OF. Total, $14,1S1,774 II. The above does
not include the payments made on account OF the
interest principal of the public debt. 1t is un-
derstood that the Senate Finance Committee to-
day agreed to report bill to facilitate the redis
trtbution of the $25,OoO Don national bank circua
ton to be Withdrawn from the East and distributed
West, provided for by the law passed by the
last Congress.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds were strong IN the late deal
tngs and advanced fraction The latest quotations
are annexed limited States skies. 1881, regis
tered, i17% l17T; do do do, coupon, 1857 1855;
do. hve-twenties, registered, 115A; do. do, 1862,
coupon, 115k ll5H; do. do, 1864 registered,
1l65S; do. do, do, coupon. ICY 116A; do. do,
1865. registered, 118H 116x; DO. do, do coupon,
I17x 117N; do. do, do, new. registered, 1l6'I
1l6H; do. do, do, coupon new. 1862; do do 1867,
registered, 117k l17h; do do, do, coupon, 117.
a 1ls; do. do, 1865 registered, 1171; do. do,
do, coupon, 117< 1lS; do. tenforties, registered,
11Ok 110h; do. do. coupon, 114h; do. aves, 1881,
coupon, lily 111N; six per cent bonds Pacific
Railroad, 11534 1l5H.
GOLD.
Gold was stronger to-day, the business resting
ON the subtraction from the Bank OF England OF
large sum during the last three days and the ex-
pectatiOn that the bank rate Will soon be advanced.
1t is difficult to indicate from present advces the
cause Of the DRAIN but any movement OF this bulk
from England to the Continent Will superlnduce
sensitveness on the part OF capital and result in
the utmost caution. The range Of price to-day
was 1I1k 111X and the close was at 111H. The
rates paid for carrying were s. Az 5k, s. g. 4 and
per cent.
AyCup
God balances Si'ooo'zOg
currency 90 a. aa9 900 oSo
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Currency exchanges. .$76 1888
currency balances. ................... 3,e0Z,!I6
'Goa EXCHANGES. o'oo'4oo
SOlu UdiduCeS .......... A,-oA,iVt
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
were dull We note sales OF Missouri skies at 921f
and Virginia consos at SIX. The following were
the latest bds:-Tennessee skies, old, s15s; do
DO, eX coupon, 632s do, new, S1& do. do, new
ex coupon, So; do. do. new series, 63h; Virginia
skies, old, 80; do. do, new, Al; do do consolida
ted 62,l; do. do, deferred, II Georgia skies, IS;
do. sevens new, 81; do. do, endorsed, II; do
do, gold bonds, 60; North Carolina sxes old. jan
uary and July, IS; do. do, North Carolina Rail-
road January and July, So; do. Funding act 1866,
81; do. special tax first class, 10; do. do, third
class, IL South Carolina skies, rs; do. dO Janu-
airy and July, 0; DO. do, April and October Is; do.
Funding act. 1885, IA; Arkansas sevens, Arkansas
Central Railroad, l7h; Texas tens. 1876, SO.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds were generally firm on moderate
dealings An unusually large business was done
In Boston, Hartford and Erie frsts which advanced
from 3ok to 31A. Central Paci1cs brought 95
e5x; Western Pacincs, 81, and Chicago and North
western consolidated gold bonds, S6A. Several Of
the other issues sold ex interest. The latest bids
were as follows:-
New York en- 6's. 49,. 9,. Chic N IN. 9S1s
Now York Cen 6's 81. 90 Chic a \ w cou BIDS. St1s
New York en- 6's, r. e.. IS Iowa Mid LIST III Ss.... 81
New York en- b's sub. IS han Il - 10 80
New York Cen rs FOX ~ Del, Lack W LIST III. 1011
Eric ist m ex ........l02 Del, L&W7's. lO2
Erie I'd III rs, ..l0s Iol 40 Isl NJ ex., $50
Grie Sd IN rs. ..... g9S I0l Map Isl mS ~ 9o1a