The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-23

United States bonds, which are unchanged In prices
Consols opened per cent lower, but aterward re-
covered from o4k o4,S for money and to % TIC .
94,s Tor the account Erie rose To l2k for the COM
and 70 1Slz Tor the preferred The Bank Of Eng
land rate OF discount remains per cont The Bank
gained f9S7 600 specie Tor the week ending yesterday
the proportion OF reservc TO liabilities being s5k per
cont against $50 last week. To-day $4,000 sterling
went into the bank Tho specie tho Bank Of France
increased Il 0o5 oO0r during the past week The fol-
lowing are ave o'clock quotations. for
money e4s< do Tor account, - Tic aStz Hvetwenty
bonds OF 1865 old, 1885, do. 1887 1854; tcn-forty
bonds lo71s; new aves, 1856; Eric common shares.
Lax; do. preferred, lsk; New York Central, a.
RAILRoAp BONDS.
Railroad bonds continue stroag, the largest transac-
tons to-day having been In Chicago aud Northwest
consos North Missouri nrsts and Unon Pacific 6rsis.
The changes in pnce adv .nce OF u In North
Missouri Lrsts Missouri Pacific seconds and Erie sec
onds " in Central PaeIncs and Union Pacific sinking
funds and X in New York Central skies Of 1857. Nil
waukee and ST. Paul sinking funds sold nj eSx, de-
cline Of Vi Michigan Central were u lower, also
New York Central SKIES OF 1887 also Union Pacific
frsts and c. c. and l. c. nrss. In the Afternoon Gen.
trail Pacldcs advanced to lOlH aid Hannibal and ST.
Joseph convertible TO So Erie thrts sold at 1884,
1881, Northwest consolidated at 1881, Pttsburg
four,ns at los and Delaware and Huuson registered Of
1894 at los c., g. and c. lrsts to 46. chesa-
pcakc ana Ohio nrsts coupon en- declined TO 2S. The
following the closing quotations for r cinc Rail
road bonds-Cnon Pacific 0rsts. 1904 to l0Ck:
Union Pacific land grants, 1919 TO l0iA Union
Pacific sinking funds. Ok to 0ls; Central Pac,fcs,
llOsS TO HOY
STATE BONDS
In State bonds the principal business was in Louis-
ana consols which advanced CO. ard Tennessee old
which 70 45A Missouri SKIES OF 1873 sold At
1885,
INVESTMENT SHARES.
In Investment shares Jersey Central was again con-
spicuous the sales Of them being al 7sk ~ 75k
76x 75 seller 60, n regular; Rock Island, 1921
109 &. c., and l.. as; Illinois Central, OK a 9s
97k Delaware and Lacka~arna, 1077s l0SH Chr
cago and Alton, 102 n 1925; American Express, 3d.
Delaware and Hudson Canal, ioo5s a 100; Harlem,
1885, Producers and Petroleum. lis NIX: Norris and
Essex, l0l1s
Merchants Exchange brought &C. American Ex-
change 100 ard Republic 70.
WESTERN UNION.
petition is being circulated in the Cotton Exchange
TO the Western Union Telegraph Company setting forth
the that owing 10 competition between that CON-
pany and the Atlantic and Pacific, have
duccd twenty to lorty cent to and from competitive
points in the Eastern Middle and Western Sla,cs
while in the cotton States, which reached only by
the Western Union wircs such reduction has taken
ace The petition further sets forth the depression
existing in the cotton ade and the necessity OF re-
duced rates to tho South which would be gratefully
received and obviate tho necessity OF building now
lines THIS petition has received The signatures Of all
the leading merchants Of the Exchange
MINING NEWS.
The opinion still prevails that the late decline in the
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OF some Of the weal,hier cal asts and the lessened
yield of the Consolidated Virginia mine. the latter e
feet caused by changes aud repairs machinery. The
bears" regarding decline inevitable under such
. combination Of circumstances are supposed TO have
gone short OF the market in anticipation and have
realized resncctable profit on their ventures
The following table OF closing prices OF tho prom
nent gold and silver mining shares, including the
opening prices Of to-day received by telegraph from
San Francisco, Is furnished By Mr. william Ward,
Drexel Building