The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-01
UPENING,
The following table shows the opening, highest

THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The Assistant Treasurer to-day paid out $711, 900
for interest and $685. 500 in redemption OF bonds,
The total payments on account OF January in
terest by the Treasury to date are $6492. O0O The
customs receipts to-day were $1sl 900, ana revenue
receipts to-day. $4,000; total for the month,
$S,9s4, OOO-an increase OF $1,OOO,O0o over same
month last year. Customs receipts for week end
ing December &c, $1.5OO,oOO. National bank notes
received for redemption to-day, 100000. Total
since establishment Of bureau. July /. $50, OFF, 600
The customs receipts for tie week ending Decem.
Der 20 were as fO0ws:-New York, $1,OSl, POS;
Boston, $185, 209; Philadelphia sS4, 992; Baltimore
$S7,1l6; New Orleans, week ending the 10Th,
s1,950.569; San Francisco, week ending 10th
$1OO,262.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds were dull. The following
were the closing quotations United States cur
rency skies. l17% 1881; do do. skies, 1881, re-
gistered, l1sh 1lsA; do do. skies, 1881, 1872 q
1925; do. do. 1ve-twentles registered. 1862 114<
a 1141; do. do. do, coupon, 1862 1l414 a 1l41l;
do. do. do, registered, 1854, 1le a 116A; do.
do. do, coupon, 1864. 116H 1893; DO. do. do,
registered, 1865, 11s 1lsA; do. do. do,
coupon. 1865, 1lS 1lS4; do. do. do, new regis
tered, 1865, 117T q 117T; do. do. do, coupon
1909 12l do. do. do, registered, 1857, 49, a
1855; do. do do, coupon, 1867 l2l1S 1872; do.
do. do, registered 1868, 1lSH llsA; do. do do,
coupon 1868, 121 Y 1919; do do. ten-forties regis
tered, 1l45s lis; do. do. do, coupon, lis
115A; do. do. fves. registered, 1884, 113al 1881;
do. do. fives. coupon, 1881, l13s4 llSz..
THE MONEY MARKET.
On call loans to-day money was quoted at and
7 per cent. Actual business however. was done
on lower basis. At the close brokers' balances
were loaned at and 6 per cent. Foreign ex.
oha cJn 1nnro md Arpa A vei<
bankers sixty days sterling and 400 Tor demand.
The engagements for Saturday up 20 the present
time are $75OOoO. all gold coin.
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
London advces indicate quiet and steady
close for prices. The last quotations were as fol-
lows:-Consols for money 91ss 9lI; do. Tor &C.
count, 9l% 90; fve-Swenty bonds Of 1865 (old),
1863 107; do. OF 1867, 1919; ten-forty bonds
1o4's l04h; new fives, 1885 lO3H Erie Rail-
way shares, 25tS 25a4. In Amsterdam Central
Pacific 1rsts are quoted at sOn, Northwestern
preferred at 527s SO. a1d Union Pacific frsts at
297s The bullion In the Bank OF England has
increased G469.oOO during the week. The amount
Of bullion gone into the Bank on balance TO-
day Is f234,OOO. The proportion OF the Bank re-
serve TO liability, which last week was Az per
cent. is now 3SH per cent. The rate for money at
the Exchange on government securities is s 7-ls
per cent, Ole per cent below the Bank or England
rate. The specie in the Bank OF France has de-
creased 5,272oO0t during the last week. In Frank.
fort United States fve-twentes OF 1862 are 97X.
THE GOLD MARKET.
Gold opened at liz, receded to 1l1X and at the
close advanced to 1929.
OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK.
Gold balances. $2626,771
Currency balances. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,95S00S
Gross clearances Observation-Disclosures. 81, 1914, 900