The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

as the small coin becomes common, and divides honors
with the fractional currency whie the latter is being
slowly absorbed, the sensation OF novelty will pass
away, and not much difficulty will DO experienced
People likely the number Of grains in
cent piece when they have nothing else to spend.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Investment stocks were comparatively steady. New
York Central at ll2h 49, ll2ss; New Jersey Gen.
trail, 100 99A; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
liai4 49, Rock Island lo4 lo4,s Chicago Burling-
ton and Quincy, lis ll7k Consolidation Coal, Al
40S American Express, COS; weIs-Fargo, s6k;
Adams los losss; Morris and Essex, 1854; Chicago
and Alton, 1o2; Producers Petroleum advanced to Ito.
RAILROAD BoSDs
Railroad bonds dull and irregular The changes
were as folows:-An advance Of per cent In Hanni-
bal and ST. Joseph Fights, convertible; per cent In
Western Pacific bonds, u per cent in Union Pacific
land grants 2. per cent in Central Pacific gold bonds
and \ per cent Milwaukee and ST. Paul lacrosse
dvisonl decline OF u per cent in New York Central
skies Of 1883 and Delaware and Hudson registered
bonds of 1894 u per cent in c., c., Z. and first and
Union Pacific sinking fund, 4 per cent in American
Dock and Improvement companys scvens and Union
Pacific Railroad first mortgage ami u per cent in North
Missouri lrsts The following the closing quota
tions tor Pacific Railroad bonds Union nrsts, 1o3A
1887 Union land grants, 9sIa s9 Union sinking
funds, 90 eos Ccntras, 100 1865
GovERsMyNr BONDS.
Government bonds closed steady at tho following
United States currency SKIES, 126 10
do skies 1851 registered, 1904 III; do do, do,
coupon l2I Il 122; do do, 1865, registered lliA
ll4ss do. do, do coupon, 1l7s 1l74; do DO, DO,
new registered. 11SS l1Ss do. do do, DO, coupon,
1lss 1isA do do, 1867 registered, l2o1a l2oA
do do do coupon, l2ots 12o4 do. do, ISIS, regis
tered, IL 1928; do. do do, coupon ~ l22h;
~
coupon lis allsh; do ivcs 1881, registered, llo's
1l6ss do. do, do. coupon, 117sl lis.
STATE
State bonds "a per cent lower for Missouri skies,
1877 and steady for New York State scvcns, bounty
loan. Michigan SKIES 1878, sold at l031s.
HANK SHARES.
CITY bank shares sold as follows-9 American FIX
change at ia % Bank OF New York at 100 rs Nassau
at l0i and I Metropolitan at 1851 Commerce, 1l5h;
Ninth National, So
TIKI yoREiaN MARKET.
The Bank of England to day gained the further large
sum of fal5 900 bullion and the opinion expressed in
London that the discount rate of the bank viii DO re-
duccd to morrow. British consols and United States
bonds are strong in London and higher except the new
nves which are depressed hore here, so that tho
SIS 900 to be sold Monday may be obtained at
low price Outside the Bank of England the rate for
prime three months discounts to-day IS IL per cent
Notwithstanding the firm market for British consols
dispatches ory five minutes past four r NJ say that
the Continental bourses again depressed and that
there is fear OF crisis the Eastern question Tho
following the hali-past four r NJ. quotations.
Consols for money, 947s 95 do. for account 947s
95 fve-tweny bonds of 1865, old, 1851 1885,; do,
1867, 1Os4; tenorty bonds LOG; new dves, loaA;
Erie common shares, l4ta; do, preferred, 25 q 25h
In Paris rentes are easier at o6G 37lsc Exchange
on London 25f 24c In Frankfort United States funded
loan declined to 101ii