The New York herald., 1877-02-02
THE FOREIGN MARKET.


United States bonds nrm. Eric a fraction lower.
The specie the Bank OF England decreased f5s0
for the wecK ending yesterday Tho bank gained
ESQ 600 bullion balance to-day. The proportion Of
bank reserve 10 liabilities Is 1925 per against 457z
per cent last week. No change Ia announced In the
bank rate OF discount-2 per cent The rate in tho
open market for three months bills is IL IL per
cent Bar silver IL quoted at 575Sd. 57l.d. per
ounce The specie in the Bank OF France increased
10.S59 000L during tho week Rentes are quoted
an l00G 80c.. exnterest The following the latest
prices :-Consols for money, 95T 90; do. for
count, 957s %; 1855 bonds, 1857 lo5N 1867 do,
1l0 ll0h; ten-forty do, l10,s a llox new nves,
1919 107x; Eric, or
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds closed firm at the following quo-
tatons limited States currency sixes 1913 l23k do.
sixcs 1884, registered, 1929 1921 do do. do cou
pom. 1131s ll3 do. do, 1865. registered l07% 10S
do. do, do, coupon, 107k los; do do, do, new
registered 1925 1929 do. do, do do, coupon lo9s
a1O97s do do 1867, registered, 1928 ll27S do. do,
do coupon 112s al127s do do 1865 registered 1l5&
a1l61 do. do, do coupon, l15s< 116H; do. tenfor-
ties, registered interest," l1oa4 ll0S do do, cou
pom, ll3A 11sH; do nves, 1881, registered, 1los "a
11OsG; do do do, coupon, interest, 1los 1l07s;
do. Axe, 1891, registered. 1904 a 1o7.
In State bonds Tennessee, old, was fraction lower,
selling at 42I brought 421S North Carolina
sixes issued 10 tho North Carolina Railroad, TO- aud
do. funding net OF lses lo A sale Of District Of
Columbia 65's was reported ut ~, cx interest,
BANK SHARES
Bank shares sold iollows:-Commerco, 10S
1osX; Continental, os; New York, lloh American
Exchange, 1Cs; Tradesmens, 100.
RAILROAD
Tho business In railroad bonds not large Tho
changes wero decline OF TX in New York Central
skies OF lsS3 u IN Toledo and Wabash hrss lSt Louis
dvison) and g., c. and ]. G. frsts, and y In Central
Paccs. Burlington and Quincy eights and Chicago and
Northwestern gold sevens, the latter selling at OK
OK. There was advance OF x In Un,on Pacific
sinking funds and Morris and Essex scvens OF 1s7l
and "a in tho Rock Island sovens. Lake Shore nrss
and North Missouri hrsts. Tho Milwaukee and St.
Paul bonds were strong yesterdays advance Com.
paratively httlo was dono In New Jersey Central
bonds; tho lrsts, new, sold at 101 4, ex interest,"
against 105 bid yesterday, with interest on; tho
sol,dated nrss sold at 77 yesterdays closing WAS
rex u 7S Lchigh and Wilkesbarre quoted At the
Board at SIS 57}s with sales; yesterdays closing
quotation was 65 bid This afternoon Fort Wayne
rsts roso 120 and Union Pacific land grants to 1925
Hannibal and St. Joseph convertible fell oil to $50 and
c.. c. and l. c. nrsts to 49, New York Central coupon
frsts sold at 1l711, Erie third at 1O4, Albany and
Susquehanna seconds at 102 and New Jersey Central
convertible ut 73 Canada Southern Grsts coupon on,
brought So The following tho closing quotations
for Pacific Railroad bonds-Unon nrsts 103al to l04
do land grants 1925 to 10:}s do. sinking funds, 97S
TO 97}s; Centrals, 1o7,s to l07A.
THE STATEMENT.
The following Is a rccuptuation OF tho public debt
statement issued to-day
Debt Rearing Interest in Coin.
Bonds a. per cent 1884, s77 $50
Bonds at per cent. ......... III, 500 450
Bonds al AZ per cent. 4+,6O0OO0
Total principal. ,eol, 797, 500
Total interest. 20 126, 900
Navy pension ss i iunu Z, :s' per C. $4,000 600
Interest. .......................... $4,000
Debt on schich Interest Has Ceased since Maturity
Principal. ........................ $l0,slz5l0
Interest. l0S1I9
Debt Bearing No interest,"
Old demand and legal tender 1906 900, 234
Certificates OF deposit. ~ l40, 700
Fractional currency 70. ~, 501
Com certincates. oo,3lo 'ou
Total principal. $471 53S, DOL
Total unclaimed interest. ........... s,227
Total Deot
Principal .....................$2ie $2 1914. Dab 5ll
Interest % 327 ,0O7
Total. ............. So 22O. .57o 5lo
Cash IN the Treasury d,
Coin. $eo. oSo
Currency ............. ................ 9,4y0 266
certificates OF deposit, as provided by
law. o,''o,ooo
Total. si2e, us, ,D47
Debt less Cash in the Treasury
January q 1871 81 092, ,021 241
February l. 1877 S77.................. ,0t0 S5l ,512
Decrease OF debt during the month";. 81 0G9, $50
Decrease OF debt since juno 30, 1885,. S,5S7,712
Bonds Issued to Pacific Raiiroad Companies Interest
Payable in Lawtut Money
Principal outstanding. S64, G23 5l2
Interest accrued and not yet paid. 323, III
Interest paid by United States "a 01S 023
Interest repaid by transportation Of
mails, &C.,. ........................ 1OO4, 3o3
Balance OF interest paid by the United
States. ..... Observation-Disclosures. 27,ol4,s7o
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
The closing prices OF Philadelphia stocks are as
folows:-
Bid. Asked
CITY sixes new ew..................... liz 1l2ik
United Railroads OF New Jerscy..... lao l40i4
Pcnnsyi ivania Railroad lex div. )...... 46k 46S
Reading Railroad. ........,........ l3H l31s
Lehigh Valley Railroad. ............. 46x Al
Catawssa Railroad preierrcd...... "a 80
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad. 49,. 13 1917
Schuylk Navigation preferred. 0 10
Nh. haru Cant ynI Rail- ac