The New York herald., 1876-10-19
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY OCTOBER 87e-TR1PEE

entirely nominal chicago-so to 100 discount ST
Louis 1875 TO $50 discount Sterling exchange was
nrm; prime asking rates. i,slh and s6s; selling
rates, sSts asa ana 4s5s SO: reichmarks, s41+
95 and 9S'4 a 90; cables; 96a.; prime Paris, Slss
and 6l6a.
MARKET
Not little excitement prevailed in this department,
owing to the fact that rumors produced a rapid
change OF speculative sentiment Within quarter OF
hour after the opening the price of gold moved from
HOS to l13ts Within ten minutes there ro-
action and prices established for the day nt liz
lll}s llia They nuctuated until the close,
when the latter figure became the quotation Cash
gold scarce and loaned hat to ll6 per diem for
use. Int should be found after while that Europe is
Gust oiner OF America and using what we have TO
supply to fill the gap occasioned by the Withdrawal
from industrial occupations Of millions Of men Tor
lighting purposes the credit 10 account may be SO
large as TO prove Improbable the long run to those
who are Specializing tho 'yard stick OF the world
TREASURY.
Tho receipts to-day loows:S S30l, 900;
total for the fiscal year date s34 ,ooo Gus
toms receipts to-day s420 00o total tor fiscal year TO
date, s43, ,o0o bank received Tor redemption
100000. Tho Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day
$4,000 gold account Of interest and 200 IN re-
demption Of ive-twenty bonds.
GOVERNMENT
Government bonds closed firm at the following
quotations United States currency sixes 124 1875;
do do IsSl registered, 1lIsi lis; do do, do, cou-
pom 1l9 119s do. do, 1865, new, registered, III
ll45s; do. do, do registered, ll34 1885 do. do,
do coupon 1l34 Il35s do DO, 1867, registered, il6
1l6t4 do do, do, coupon ll6 1864 do do, 1865,
registered III a1l7 do do, do, coupon III NIX
do ten-fortes, registered, l14s& lli7s; do. do,
coupon, ll51a 49, do yes, 1881 registered, 113is
IlSsl do. do, do, coupon, lis ll54; do AIS,
1l01s liz.
RAILROAD BONDS
Railroad bonds were active The following were tho
changes IN prices compared with last previous saes
An advance of II In New Jersey Ceptral hrsts new, x
in Chicago, Burlington and Quincy sevens Il in Lchigh
and Wilkesbarre consos, Cleveland and Toledo now
bonds and Louisville and Nashville consos OF 1898,
and II in Milwaukee and ST. Paul liza Crosse dvsion)
and Western Union Telegraph coupons OF 1900 There
was decline OF per cent In Delaware Lackawanna
ana Western seconds aud Il in Delaware and Hudson
registered OF 1894 Otherwise there wero no changes
This afternoon bonds firm. Milwaukee and ST.
Paul consolidated sinking funds advanced to S9Is and
Chicago aud Northwestern consolidated gold coupons
TO 9514; Harlem coupon nrsts sold at 1l9h, Union
Pacific hrsts a. 1861 lo6a, land grants 1oOls,
Western Pncncs at 1o1ls, and Rock Island sinking
funds at 103 Tho following the closing quota.
tions for Pacific Railroad bonds:-Union frsts 1867.
1861; Union land grants, 1ou looa; Union-sinking
funds, ola Ola; Centrals, lo9s l1o.
MARKET.
Advces from London indicative OF changes that
we'll worthy Of consideration. English consos
down Ii per cent Our government bonds are like
wise lower Prices Of all governmental securities
the other side reflect the influence OF war We
note that Russians declined per cent which is fall
Of 20 per cent within week. AT Paris there a
heavy decline in rentes The Bank Of England to-day
gained Esl 600 bullion on balance At London the
~ per cent funded loan marked exception 10
the general depression, being steady at par The fol
lowing among tho late London dispatches Amer
ican securities unsettled and irregular owing
war occasoned by Continental dispatches
Copsols tor money and account are 93J4 o.
Another despatch states that great excitement
exists, and it is almost impossible to gain accurate
quotations. Russian securities have declined I per
cent making fall of nearly 20 per cent within
week War between Russia and Turkey is considered
as already begun, and it Is generally believed that
other Powers VIII bscome involved. commercial
and financial crisis in Russia ana consequent heavy
fall in Russian exchange add to the confusion.
India Council bills allotted to-day at about a
farthine per rupee advance last weeks rate Bar
silver IS quoted to-day at 52sd per ounce At four p.
NJ In London, '65s, old, at 1929 '67s at 10sk; ten
ior,ies 1o7l; hves at 1861: Erie at 9ss. In
Paris to-day rentes 103f 2Oc Exchange on Lon
don, 25f lac.