The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-18

THE MONEY MARKET.

Tho money market was easy to-day. money loanlng
early day at per cent call and closing at
per cent The following were tho rates OF exchange
on New York at the aforementioned cities to-day:
Savannah, buying u, selling u; Charleston, nothing
doing; Cincinnati, steady and firm, buying par, sell
ing l.1o ST. Louis. lilo premium; New Orleans, too
unsettled TO give quotation; Chicago, 10 premium.
Foreign exchange is unchanged with actual business
at 81 Tor bankers co days. sterling and $50 a4so
for demand.
THE GOLD MARKET.
In the gold room to-day there was increased excite
mcnt and activity consequent upon the London adj.
vices Al tho opening sales were made at 107s, ana
shortly aiterward the price advanced TO 1871; bat at
this point received that European securi
ties at London mad improved on the of change
in tho Turkish Ministry. and this reversed tho
Of speculation the price dropping to lv7s a sharp
pressure sell. subsequently gold recovered -, but
closed al l06,s. the lowest agurc OF the day.
CLEARING STATEMENT
Currency exchanges ,.......... $500. $50, l4l Oh
Currency balances. 1854, l23
Gold exchanges. 6,45l, s2J
Gold balances. l,32S, SOS
Gold clearings at the National Bank Of the State or
Now York.
Gold balances. $l477,7ls
Currency oaiances ..................... loo6 lo2
Gou ciearahccs ....................-. o1ool,Uuo
The carrying rates werc 2, l, IL, ~. 8, and So
per cent Loans also made fiat
UyITED STATES TREASURY.
The revenue receipts to-day S225, 900; customs
receipts $780, o0O bank notes received redemption
S3so,o00
THE FoRgIGy MARKET.
Tho London advices have less warikc tone than
the dispatches We have been receiving for weeks
past. Consos and miscellaneous European securities
have improved somewhat, a rumor current at Lon
don that there we're prospects OF u change in tho
pf wns das
indication OF a change In Turkish policy also. the
advance In consos was u " per cent. United States
bonds weaker on the intelligence doubtless, that
gold had risen in the New York market American
railway shares were steady. Tho Bank Of England
gained 600 900 bullion balance to- day. Bar silver
IL quoted at 54Ld per ounce. Either the rumor about
the Ministerial changes ut Constantinoplc did not
reach Paris or II was not credited there, for rcntcs
instead OF improving, showed further decline and sold
ut 1884, 40c. From Amsterdam we have news OF u
heavy failure by dealer In Russian securities but
the amount Is not stated II evident that tho rumor
on which securities advanced at London
hrmcd by later inteIg cncc consols which net as
generally reliable barometer OF tho situation fell back
"a a u at the close OF business. The closing prices In
London wcrs.--Consos for money and account 9l1s n
%, nvc-twcnty bonds OF 1855, old 102 u 1928, i've
twenty bonds Of 1861 1914 1914; tcn-forty bonds,
| l07% 1915; new 6ves, 1861 1857; Eric common
shares 62; Eric preferred shares, 49, New York Cen
trail, 81 as7h; Illinois Central, AN. In Paris renies
closed at 1881. Toe, and exchange on London 25r
| l2c.
| GOVERNMENT BONDS.
| Government bonds opened firm but In sympathy
with the decline ID gold, fell or fraction but closed
firm at the following quotations: States cur
rcncy sixes l2lb l24lS do do, 1881, registered,
ll2I ll3; do. do, do, coupon, ll3T 1i3S; do
do 1865, registered. i07 1914; do. do, do coupon,
Ito ll0h do. do, do, new registered. 10 llo4
do. do DO, coupon. ITO lloj4; do do, 1867, regis
tered, ll2h ll2%; do. do, do, coupon, il21s a
li2A; do. do, 1885, registered, ia HAY; do do,
do, coupon, ia 114,s; do ten-fortes, registered,
1llzt ll2}s do do, coupon 1l2h q ll3; do. aves,