The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

twenty bonds The treasury operations for the week
included the disbursement Of $685. 700 gold for interest
and sl67, 900 in redemption Of nvetwenty bonds, and
she receipt Of s., SD, 100 for customs
GOVERNMENT BONDS
closed firm at tho following quotations. United
States currency SKIES 1929 1929 do do 1851 regis
tered l2o% 1909 do do, do coupon, 12lk l2lAi
do nvetwenties 1854, registered, l16 ll5ki do do,
do, coupon, u6 ll6H; do do 1865 registered, ll9S
al19H do do, do, coupon 49, 1lq3S DO do, do,
new registered, 1leH ll07S do do do, do, coupon,
l2oh 1905 do do, 1867 registered, 1908 1908;
do do, do, coupon l2lA; do. do, 1ses, registered,
l2lki do. ten.ortes, registered 1147l us; do do,
coupon, lls1 llsk; do Hves 1881, registered, ll5X
ll6; do do, do, coupon, 1863 1853.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds were quiet but firm Tho largest trans
actions Chicago and Northwestern consolidated
coupon gold bonds which brought ssh ssA, and Cen
tra Pacific, San joaquin branch which sold al 9l5s C.,
@ and C. irsts declined to AK. Morris and Essex
consolidated hrsts rose to l04k.
Tho following are the closing quotations for Pacific
Railroad bonds:-Union Pacihc hrsts 1924 TO 1o2H;
do land grants 99zs 100; do sinking funds
o6k 9ok; Central Pachcs, 1O246 1925.
The Chicago and Alton road has made haifyeariy
dividend Of per cent on both the common and pre-
erred stock payable by the bankers OF the road in this
1SfN'A-4SN~
The transfers close August 20
THB FOREIGN MARKET.
The special cable despatch TO the EueSinG Telegram
thus fully describes the London MARKET
London August 1880 p NJ
The buoyant tone OF the markets which prevailed yes
terday continued to-day and the general feeling is or
hope and confidence Al the opening this morning the
market firm, particularly for American railway
securities, and IN almost every instance higher Con-
soils have receded shade since tho close Of business
yesterday, being quoted at 9i7s. American govern
ment securities in active demand and, as rule
are higher. United States skies Of 1881 have
advanced 4 per cent, tho price now being
1904. The only exception to the increase In values
is noted of United States ewenties OF 1865, which
have receded i per cent They now quoted at lOl
the general Improvement and have advanced y per
cent the price at the close OF business being 1854
Erie Railway shares in fair demand, and the com
stock has advanced to 1917, gain Of \ per cent
The shares Of the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad have advanced y per cent tho price
now being o. Illinois Central Railroad shares
which yesterday quoted at 81, followed IN
the lead of New York Central and have also adj
vanced per cent, the latest quotation being 81 X
The first mortgage six per cent gold bonds Of the
Union Pacific Railroad have jumped per cent, and are
quoted o. Union Pacific Land grant currency bonds
have also advanced per cent and in fair demand
The Improvement prices also extends TO the shares
OF the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad which have risen per
cent They quoted NJ As 4, dividend At the
close Of business the market retained the hrnness OF
the morning.
'-rKE TELEGRAM QUOTATIONS. GLOBE on TIE