The New York herald., 1874-10-20
TUE GOLD MARKET.
THE MONEY MARKET


was without change. The ruling rate for balances
lent on demand was per cent. Prime short
acceptances call for and per cent, and three
and four months paper rules at and per cent
commercial bills, and indeed all others, are care
iuy scrutinized, ana for these the market is hard
The tendency IS said to be toward higher figures.
Foreign exchangeclosed quiet and firm at 4s4h q
iSlA Tor bankers slxty-day sterling ana 4ss q
ASK for demand.
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The Treasury begins tomorrow the prepayment,
with five days. rebate, of the November interest
on the puoIic debt. II is that the larger por-
ton OF the May and November coupons Is held
abroad IL this be the case, ana the Ro thschd-
Sellgman syndicate purchase and turn them INTO
the Treasury on their per cent bond contract, it
is possible that less disbursements will be made
by the government on the November interest than
formerly. The internal revenue receipts to-day
were s5SI s3s. The customs receipts were $685. 600.
The Treasury to-day received s135,00o bank notes
for redemption. The Assistant Treasurer paid out
$4,000 IN coin interest," and redeemed 81, 600 In
called bonds. The Treasury balances were as fol-
lows:-Currency, sltoo0,0oo; coin, s7s.50o 900;
less coin certificates. S23, $50, 600.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Business In this department to-day was well
sustained and the prices snow an undlminished
desire on the part OF investors to possess these
desirable securities. The closing figures
follows limited States currency skies, 1ls q
11s1<; do. skies, 1881, registered, 117s 49,
do. do, 1851 11S1s 1lsH DO. nve-twenties, 1862
registered, 1091a a no; do. do, coupon, ll3
11S16; do. do, 1864. registered, l1lK 1I24; do.
dor do, coupon, 1e]sa l1e1s; DO. do, 1885, regis
tered, 1i3 1l3lz; do. do, do, coupon, III I175S
do. do, do, new, registered, I151. a 1l6k: do
do. do, coupon, 1863 ll6& 60. do., 1867, regis
tered, 1T a 115}s; do. do do, coupon, l174 a
ll75s do do, 1865, registered, l15i4 1172f; do
do, DO, coul on 1l7I 117S do. ten-fortes reg
istered, llia liIa.: do. DO, coupon, 1l2 1l24;
do. 1yes 1881, registered, Ill 11lh; do. do. do,
coupon, ll24 1l234
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
London advices state tnat f2ll. 900 were to-day
Withdrawn from the Bank OF England. This
would seem to indicate an active movement Tor
money In France and Germany, both OF which
countries are known to 0e worAing against "the
banker OF the world,n in consequence of the crop
and other monetary demands. our bonds how
ever, were shade hrmer than on Saturday. Erie
opened at 261S, and closed at 273.. This was done
on the report that the London Banking AssocIa.
tion had honored the draft OF the company pre.
sented by the Barings Tor f5oo0Oo. The following
were the late prices :-Consos for money o2k n
92x !; do for account 9z5s 9234 nve-twenty bonds
OF 1885, 1o5H a 1855; hye.twenty bonds OF 1867.
100 a 1924; ten-forty bonds, 1897 1o4; new nves
l03sS o 103%; Erie Railway shares. 252s Consos
and American securities dun Paris Gespatcnes
quote rentes at 62L &C.
RAILROAD BONDS.
In these the business was moderate and chiefly
confined 70 tie leading roads heretofore quoted.
Prices were steady, except in the case Of Chicago
aud Milwaukee hrsts, which declined from "a 10
90. Morris and Essex nrsts sold at 100, Morris and
Essex sevens OF 1871 at 9s, New YORK Central
skies OF 1858 at 97k Central Paciics at 929s 92Js
snd Union Pacific land grants at &C. Central