The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-15
TIM MoNEr MARKEr

THE MONEY MARKET
was without feature on call the supply free
az and per cent Discounts prime commercial
paper are as last quoted Foreign exchange steady;
prime asking rates, 4s9 AGO. selling rates, 4s5k
4s51a4soK "A s9H reichmarks 95ss ao5 y and s0H
o6sS cables, 06ss 96A prime Paris. 613k and SIX.
The following tho rates Of discount tor New York
exchange Savannah, buying. par; selling GIG pre-
MUM; Charleston = 4 premium St Louis, 25c. to
SOC discount; Cincinnati dull and unchanged, roc to
81 discount; New Orleans commercial, l-l6; bank, y.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
These continue 20 show the existence Of a strong
investment fever and in instances the prices es-
tablshcd to-day among the highest yet made in
speculative history Of this class Of American securties
The dealings were large. Between the abundance of
available money and the desire OF its posses
sors TO employ the safely il is but a natural
sequence that what is really good and well fortified
should command attention. This and this only is the
why government securities outrank others that
moro speculative dangerous and uncertain albeit
for the moment they may seem the most profitable.
The close was firm at tho following quotations
United States currency skies, 1875. a 126; do do,
1881, registered 1925 1913; do. do, do, coupon,
l23 123E do nve.twentes, 1864 registered Called
1l45s; do. do, 90, coupon Called I14T; do do,
1865, registered HIS 1ls%; do do, do, coupon,
1l7H llsS; do. do, do, new, registered, 1l9H a
1l95S; do. do, d. do, coupon 119% 1l95S; do do,
1867, registered, 122H 1227S DO. do do, coupon,
1925 l22A; do. do, 1865, registered 1897 124;
do do, do, coupon. 1888 l24; do ten-forties,
registered, ll7k 117A; do. do, coupon, I2oh
12o7[ do nves, 1881, registered, llsH 1is9I do
do. do, coupon, 11s% 1lsI.
GOLD MARKET
presents features although at one time there
indications of the presence OF confident buyers
the field. The opening price was 1l3g.. from which
there advance of a. but the market closed at
the opening figure The rates paid for carrying
l, 11s 2 and per cent
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT
currency exchanges ................. $50 O62, 616
Currency balances Observation-Disclosures. 4,32S, eS7
Gold exchanges S5so 796
uOlo p1ahceS.. ..................... l,zooOoo
OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE
Gold balances Oh 500
S SpprehSy balances o. i as S goo
The sum of 100000 coin shipped for the East at
San Francisco to-day
EXPRESS
These to-day have shown repetition OF the interest
which was reported last week, and the transactions
have been quite significant United States Express
from 70 to 76k, closing at 76. American advanced
from G41E to CO. Adams was steady at111k 111A
112 Wells Fargo advanced from S9H to o. Other
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
likewise firm. Harlem sold up to 145 ending at
144 Rock Island closed 1O9sS after sales at 1O9h
Delaware and Lackawanna was quiet at 117k 1l7%
117H 1l7I[. Illinois Central at co. Morris and Essex
at 1O37s. Now York Central at 1136 115 a 115A a
114E.
RAILROAD BONDS
Railroad bonds continue strong and moderately
active. Thetolowing the changes in price
Toledo and Wabash second q per cent Central Pacific
gold bonds and North Missouri first, q per cent in
Chesapeake and Ohio first coupon on q per cent in
c. c. and l. C. first, 4 per cent in Hannibal and st.
Joseph Fights convertible York Central first mort
gage coupon Central Pacific first San joaquin branch)
South Pacific Railroad bonds Of Missouri, and Western
Union Telegraph coupon 1900 = per cent in OHIO and
Mississippi second snd Chicago and Northwest CONSOLE
dated coupon gold bonds; decline of per cent in
Milwaukee and ST. Paul consolidated sinking fund, q
per cent in New Jersey Central frs: consolidated and
Il in Chicago and Northwestern consolidated. In the
late dealings Pacific issues the feature, Union rsts
selling 1853 and land grants selling up to 102 with
102H bid and 1927 asked at the close Central Pacncs
to 1OS San Joaquin branch to 95% California and
Oregon branch to 93K and Western Pacifcs to 1907.
Chicago and Northwestern consolidated coupon gold
bonds were active at 90sS 9oX. Michigan Central
sinking funds at 1OS16.
STATE
State bonds Il per cent higher for Missouri
SKIES Hannibal and St. Joseph ISSUE 1885, and Arkan
sas sevens Used Little Rock and Fort Smith Rail-
road, and u per cent lower for Missouri long skies
District Columbia 81 5s sold at 72H.
The FOREIGN MARKET.
London advices report gain of $50 900 sterling by
the Bank OF England balance to-day. The rate for
money at the Stock Exchange government socuri-
ties is So per cent Consols and United States bonds
were firm with general advance Of y y per cent
Tho improvement in United States bonds at London
has narrowed the margin for profit in importing the
same here, and New York and London now closer
together on bonds than they have been for some time
The following last quotations ;Consols for money
"a 3-16; do for account, 947S "a 5l6; old 1866
bonds 1861; 1867 bonds, 1O9H a lo9%; tenforty
bonds 1851 new nves, 1861 a 1861; Erie 15K
1857; do preferred, 80 32h. In Frankfort bonds,
new nves, 1917.
QUOTATIONS.
The following the opening quotations for min
ing stocks at'San Francisco to-day
Gould Curry..... 81 Eureka G. V......
Savage ............. 10 Best Belchcr..... 60
Choliar Potos...... IS Kcntuck ........... II
Ophir...... 5S Union consolidated 10