The New York herald., 1876-08-18

quotations:-United States currency skies, l2s
1861; do do, 1881, registered, 1l9t 1l9h; do do
do, coupon, l2o1 120x; do. do, 1865, registered.
11514 115x; do do. do, coupon, 115k 1l5x; do.
do do, new, registered l165s III; do. do, do.
do, coupon, 1854 III; do do 1857, registered,
1loH 10Y; do. do, do, coupon, llsh 10y; do.
do. 1865, registered, l2l 12lH; do do, do, cou
pon 12lk 12lA do, ton -fortes, registered, 1855
1l61s; do. d., coupon, 1l91 ll9H; do nves, 1884,
registered, l17k a117x; do. do, do, coupon, nix
1l7k.
RAILROAD BONDS
Railroad mortgages were firm. Union Pacific sink
ing funds advanced to 96 Western Paciffcs to s9zS,
Hannibal and St Joseph convertible to So Chicago and
Northwestern consolidated gold coupons TO 941s, Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas sinking fund to 5S. Lehgh
and Wkesbarre consolidated to 81 and American Dock
Improvement o. New Jersey Central firm,
consolidated Arsts selling at l01 u, and convertible ad
vancing to 97K.
sHARRA
Bank shares sold lit for Merchants and at SIX for
North America
STATE RoSps.
In State bonds Virginia OF 1867 sold at % Ten
nessees sold at A. and were aferward quoted at Az
AN A sale of District Columbia a65s was reported
at 72x.
The London advices report steady and Aneri
securities strong higher United States bonds
advancing u to u per cent and Erie Ia per cent, to
1917 1885 tor the common aud "a pcr cent to 2lH
a % for the preferred The Bank OF England gained
fsO4. 900 during the past week. The proportion Of
to liabilities is COS per CONT against 5s per
cent last week. f156, 900 bullion withdrawn from
the Bank balance to-day. At Paris rents advanced
TO l06I 421sc.
The market for silver to-day quiet with the quota
tion at 535xd per ounce.
The OF specie in the Bank of Franco for tho
week Is 4,054, OOOE Three hundred and twenty
thousand dollars specie taken out OF the Bank
Of England yesterday aud OOO 900 to-day for ship
ment to Oporto.
Tho Times this morning In its financial article says
two small banks and one mercantile firm at oporto
have failed II YET whether tho crisis is
serious
The following arc tho closing quotations at Eve +.
NJ. :-Consols for money, 961S 96h; consols for ac-
count 961i 96h; Avc-twenty bonds Of 1865 (oldh
lO6A do. Of 1867, looh l09,S; ten-forty bonds,
lO7h new hves, 1O7k; Erie common shares, l31s
l33s; do. preferred shares, ~ y p
INVESTMENT SHARES.
Investment shares brought the following prlces:-
Morris and Essex 81; Chicago Burlington ana Quincy,
l2Oh; Dubuque aud Sioux City, Sc; Delaware and
Lackawanna, 95ss 057s 95h 951S 95 "a a 931S
Rock Island, 1915 lot l07k l06h New York
Central. 107 1867; Union Pacific GA 64X; Cleveland
and Pittsburg s3ss Jersey Central, 62k 62x 623s
62k a 81 8lA; Delaware and Hudson, 92h 93 u
92k; American Express 6Oa1 81 United States, 66S;
Wells, Fargo Co. 's, So S6y4.
MINING MILLING INTELLIGENCE.
We CLEAN from various sources, believed TO be gener-
ally Trustworthy, tho following items in regard to
coLoRADo:-
Tho total shipment of bullion from Central City for
tho week ending July 81 S65, $780, North Clear
Creek four took in three days $105 worth OF
gold; from the Dixon Mne Gunnell Hill, cord OF
orc per week. valued at Sl42 is the regular yicld the
Central City Tunnel has struck ore assaytng $24O
ton but the quality Is not staod; the Specie Payment
Shaft is down 40 feet In ore OF which ten cords
yielded ninety the product of the labor OF
ten men for q month; the Bolden Tunnel has struck
Elery Lode which is said pay 1000 per month
net profit the Colfax mine the shaft Is down nine
ty-two q thin streak OF that assays 500 to
the ton but the quantity is not yet sufficient to
mence drifting. In Clear Creek county the Vice
President Nine shows 273 ounces silver per ton;
In the Saco Mine, which in times past has
produced 5000 OOO work Is resumed largo scale;
on the Lucerne Lode very high grade Is reported
having been found at depth OF ninety feet In the
Revenue, Celtic and Britannia lodes work is progress
ing vigorousy the Bob Shaw has been leased, and
the lessecs already at work sinking; the Planet
Company are working moderate forco OF men and
producing goodIy quantity OF ore OF fair quality; the
Ball Mill is running on surface quartz Of which there
is an abundance, and the Peck MIL is to start in few
days; in the Douglas Tunnel work Is bong prosecuted
on grand scale and with results apparently quito
satisfactory to its owners. Tho Fruo concentrating
process is said to have proved o In working
the ores of the Little Dorrit The Cold Spring Mine
al Gold Hill producing pay ore; tho Slide being
worked night and day, with thin streak Of good ore
in main shaft; the Eureka is down 19j feet and i'm
proves every steps the Cash Mine, lately idle, is to
start up ut once tho Sterling Freiberg Columbus and
Belle are progressing about usual In Park county
the Moose, Dolly Warden, Russia, Ford, London
aud Security all report steady work and the find
ing of good ore Better and moro productive mines
than any of those referred to beng worked
on grand scale, but nasmuch as they make no public
reports no figures can be given IN regard to them.
In the Nevada properties usually mentioned in this
column there arc no changes to note Nearly all tho
product ng mines are turning their regular quan,i
ties oil ore while in the others work Is being prose-
cuted with unabaed courage and hopciulness, even
where shafts are sunk the depth Of 900 with
spcck Of the precious material in sight
The San Francisco market rises and falls almost
with the regularity OF the tides, giving abundant oppor
tuni,y to those who bido their time Tor profit on
either side OF the account
The specie shipment. East for the fifteen days OF
this month are:-Gold coin, $5l3.O00; gold bars,
sl45 600; silver coin $500 900; silver bars, $434 600
MINING sHARBs
The following table Of prices OF the prominent gold
and silver mining shares including the opening prices
of today as received by telegraph from San Francisco
is furnished by William Ward, Drexe Building
Aug Aug Aug. Aug.
Il l5 ~. H. Changes.
Alpha ...............4 ~ 46 43 40 Declined l
Beicher ........... "a "a 22 22 Declined 2
Best & Bclcher. 4S 40 .6 4S
Caledonia Declined
California. ............ 90 80 90 5v Declined
Choiar Potosi. 30 ~ So VI Advanced
Con. Virginia ........ IS % So 63