The New York herald., 1877-01-05
rates were per cent gold and 1882 per cent per diem
OPERATIONS GOLD EXCHANGE CLEARING DE-
PARTMExr.
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.

Gold balances. 1881, s0o
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The receipts from internal revenue to-day were
1921, ,o57 81, and from customs $67s,4eo s5 The In
ternal revenue receipts for the SIX months ending
December 30 were S57, ,9S5, Co.'S
The United States Assistant Treasurer to-day paid
out $612ooo gold for interest and $16 700 for i've
twenties redeemed. Total, $62s, 700.
FOREIGN MARKET.
In London consols closed yesterday at 94H e41<.
opened to-day at 81 716 and half past three O'Clock
were quoted % 9-16. United States bonds are 4
higher TOR tenorties and new fves, and y for '67 /
the 65s arc unchanged. The Bank OF England di.
rcctors, at their regular weekly meeting this morn
ing, left the minimum discount rate per cent
The Bank lost f151, 900 specie during the week. the
reserve, however, is down TO IS per cent OF lia-
bties, from 49X per cent last week. To-day
100000 bullion was Withdrawn balance. The
specie in the Bank Of FraEce decreased 10 0 900
francs during the week Rentes loef 20c. The
following are quotations at FIVE p. NJ. :-Consols for
money. 94H 94H; consols for account, 941S a94H ;
hve-twenty bonds OF 1867 old, l05h 1861; hve
twenty bonds OF 1867, 1857 10ss4; ten-foriy bonds
loSx 1851; new nves, lo7x; Erie, 97s; bar silver
Ok pence per ounce.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds continue strong, with the largest do
mand for Michigan Central sevens, Union Pacific nrsts
and Chicago and Northwestern gold Tho
changes In prices compared with last previous sales
were as foows:-An advance Of Y in Toledo and
Wabash seconds, u in New Jersey Central lrsts
and Union Pacific sinking funds, Il in Erie second
mortgages, a IN Michigan Central sevens Toledo and
Wabash hrss and Louisville and Nashville consolidated
OF $685. New York Central skies OF 1858 sold at 104
The other changes were unmportant
In the afternoon the St. Paul issues brought 100X
101 for La Crosse DIVISION, 90 for o. and NJ Division
and S6@ for consolidated sinking funds Union Paci-
lc sinking funds to 9l, Michigan Central sovens
102, Toledo and Wabash nrststo 102 and seconds
to TX.
Tho New Jersey Central issues wcro lrm and ad-
varced III orfrss and to s3 for convertibes Gen.
tral Pacncs TO LOT and do San Joaquin branch
92A Tho following the closing quotations for
Pacific Railroad bonds Union lrsts 1881 TO 1O4; do
land grants lo2 to loa; do sinking funds, 94s 94a4
Centrals 107 1914
GOVERNMENT BoNps
The demand for these securities the part OF ndi.
vduals and corporations continues and notwithsand.
ing the weakness Of gold the prices only firm,
but In some instances arc higher. The market closed
firm at the following quotations limited States cur
rency SKIES, 1919 122; DO do, 1881, registered.
1131 l13I; do. do do, coupon, ia 1141s do do,
1865, registered, lo91 lO91a; dc. do, do. coupon,
l096 l09sS; do. do, do new, registered, l109s q
HOY; DO DO, do do, coupon, ll0l4 llO do. do
1867, registered, ll3X 113H; do. do, do, coupon
l134 1lSH do do, 1868, registered, ia 114s do.
do do, coupon, lis l151a do tcn-forties, regis
tered 1884 1l31s; do do. coupon 1131s l13A; do.
aves 1884, registered, l1156 l12 do. do.. do,
pom, l111S 112; do AIS. 1891, registered, 1881
10SH.
State bonds were lower, Louisiana consos declining
per cent to So Missouri long skies we're down u
per cent. selling at 104S Missouri skies OF 1877 sold
at 100 and Hannibal and ST. Joseph issue at 1041s.
AT meeting OF North Carolina bondholders to-day,
representing all classes of bopds the following trus-
tees appointed TO secure iair settlement be-
tween the bondholders aud the State George s. Coe
Jacob D. vermilye, b. Sher~any Enoch Pratt (Bal-
timorc) and b. b. Comegys tphiiadcphial
PRODUCE RECRlPTs.
The following arc the receipts Of produce &c, at
Chicago for the month Of December, 1875 and 1866: