The New York herald., 1874-11-12

The following table shows the opening highest
and Lowest prices OF the day.-
SALES


The business OF the Stock Exchange to-day
amounted only 70 10000 shares. The following
are the hgures:-New York Central and Hudson,
lfo0; Erie, 100; Lake shore, 81, 900; Northwest
ern, 1000; do, preferred 400; Rock Island. 400;
Pacific Mail, l94oo: st. Paul. 1900; 0hios, 1890;
Western Union, 1l,4oo; Wabash, 1900; Union
Pacific, $1,000; O., C. and !. c., $500.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
These closed strong and with encouraging
ngures. We quote as follows limited States cur
rency skies. lIS]4 lls36 DO do, 1881 registered
i1s4 l1S1s do. do, 1191s 1l994; do. hye-twen-
tes 1862. registered, llla III DO. do do, cou-
pom, ll1R lill; do. do, 1864. registered, 113k a
113I; do.do do, ia l1414 do do, 1865, regis
tered 1lsA us; do. do. do, coupon, lis
1l5h; do. do. do, new, registered. 1iT7a 1171;
DO. do. DO, coupon, ll71s 1172s; do do, 1887,
registered, 1l7a NIX; do. do, DO, coupon.
1lSA 1iSsS do. do, 1868, registered, 1ls14 a
llsh; do, do, do, coupon, 11st4 1lsA; do ten
1orties. registered, 1925 1121z; do. do coupon,
1I3 1isx; do; fves, 1884, registered, 1lla a
III; do. do, do, coupon, 111a4 ll12.
UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The customs receipts for the week ending No.
vember T. at the following ports, were:-Boston.
Sl35.2ss Philadelphia, s142 esq., Baltimore. 500, 7o4
New Orleans. for the week ending october 81,
$3o,s45. The internal revenue receipts to-day
we're 1896. io3. The amount OF national bank notes
received for redemption to-day 81, SOC, 900.
Custom House receipts to-day, s164.ooo.
The Assis ant Treasurer to-day paid out s154,ooo
on account o. interest and $780, 900 in redemption
OF nve-twenty bonds
STATE BONDS
state bonds were quiet, the transactions aggre-
eating only $4,000 Missouri skies OF 1876 sold for
80. Tennessee old ex coupon at 81 SIX, and vir-
ginia consolidated at 5515.
THE MONEY MARKET
Money closed at "a a 3 per cent The bulk Of
the business OF the day, however, was done u
better.
Foreign exchange closed up frmer at 4.s5 for
prime bankers 60 days sterling, and ASs1s a 4.SsZ
Tor demand.
opened and closed at lio1 sales beng made
meanwhile at 1909 The rates paid for carrying
were l, Ia and finally : per cent Loans were
made nat.
OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK.
% So.u balances ..'.................. slo4S'sl4
currency balances. 1900, $40
1ross ciearances ......-.....-........ 2o,5l,,OOO
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
currency excnanges.. s76,s1351S
Currency balances. ............... 3,2oo,4A
Gou eAcnaiiges ......-................. o,lOl,Ol2
God dpaiances.....-........... oos,lso
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds were nrm and in good request.
Central Pacidcs sola at 95i4, Western Paciacs at
SS& SO, Union Pacific 1rsts at 9Ol4 ana sinking
funds at 751S 157s. Chicago and Northwestern
consolidated gold bonds to S2Ts, Erie third to
100, Erie ionrth TO 81, Albany and Susquenanna
orsts 10 l07 and seconds to 10lA.
SOUTHERN BONDS.
here was more activity in state bonds. Ten
nessee old. ex coupon, reacted to SIX. Virginia
Old sold at 81, do. consolidated at 554 a 551s do.
deferred al u. Georgia sevens, new, at COZ;
North Carolina OLD, January and July, at 80 q 3o1,,
and do. special tax, third class at ~
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
LONDON advices to-day report consos steady
and American securities unchanged, with the ex-
ception OF Ere, which opened u and declined to
2sA. The coseias night was made at 27la, show
ing loss since then OF u per cent.
MEMORANDA.
The earnings Of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road were:-
For week ending November I, 1874. ...... slo8, 900
corresponding week III ISf3. 9S, ,lH
Increase ....................... So, 1853
increase for the month Of october, s70.I29.
PACIFIC MAIL AND CENTRAL PACIFIC
Al meeting Of the directors OF the Pacific Mail
steamship Company to-day the following mem
Dranda were submitted by the Central Pacific
Railroad. We condense the proposltions:-
FuSt-Fhat all passage rates shall be the same
between san Francisco and New York, and that
o 'a'No w hi"% %SAeea lroln tue present compeu-
rion tarir.
Second-That tire railroad company shall guar
Antee $4,000 pea steamer out OF New YORK each
seventeen days, each steamer to take 500 tons
freight also guaranteed
7htrd-That the I'D China and Japan contract !
shall be renewed.
F0uyth--That the central and Union Pacific |
companies shall make and control all rates be.
tween New York and san Francisco for ten Years.
In answer to the above propositions the Pacific |
Mail directors respond, through their President
and of'csis that the propositions submitted By
the vice-President OF the central Pacific Railroad
Company "are unsatisfactory, and are, therefore,
TespeCtlullr daclned1