The New York herald., 1877-02-16
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY M l877TRIPLE SHEET


York Central X; Burlington aud Quincy. x; Della
ware Lackawanna and Western, "a: Delaware and
Hudson, 3A; Lake shore y; Michigan Central 4.
TX; Northwestern prolerred, g ST. Paul preferred
Wabash, h; Union Pacific. TX; Western Union, u.
THE xoAEy MARKET
Money was essy at 3,s per cent CALL and closed
easy at 2ls per cent on call
The following were the rates Of exchange on New
York at the aforementioned cities to-day ay-savannah
\ premium; Charleston easier, par a a premium;
Cincinnati firm, fairly active, buying par selling 1l0
premium; ST. Louis, so premium; New Orleans, COM
mercIal 3-16, bank q premium, and Chicago. SO
premium.
CIearings OF the National Bank OF the State Of New
York to-day
Gold balances. ...........$l 319, 90S
Currency balances.... ll59, $50
Gross cleuranccs lS 500, ,00O
Foreign exchange steady with actual business at
asa for bankers sixty days sterling, and s5 4ss
tor demand.
THE MARKRr.
Cold was firm throughout tho day. tho only price
being 1861. The rates paid for carrying were 2a, 8
3k and per cent.
New York. 81 22ls a 81 % per ounce; London,
o6ad per ounce.
GOVERNMENT STOCKS
this afternoon closing strong the following quota
ons:-Unned States currency sixes 1884 l23k; do
do 1884, registered ll2,s 1l2k do do, do, coupon.
ll33s 1l3,s do do, 1885, registered lOsx alos,s do
do do, coupon, l0sx 1Os7s; DO. do, do, new, regis
tered, 1O9A l09z; do. do, do, coupon, l09H
1O97S do do, 1867, registered, ll2,l l13; do. do
do, coupon, l12Z 1l3; do. DO, 1865, registered,
1l5sl l16: do do, do, coupon ll5A ll6; do ten
fortes, registered llo,s 1loh; do. do, coupon,
114S l144 do hvos, 1881, registered, 1907 llos;
do do, do, coupon, 1l0ss 1l0ss; do. AVS, 1891
registered, 1865 1859.
FOREIGN MARKET.
The London advices report advance of u per cent
and subsequent falling Off OF II per cent in United
States tcn-forty bonds, while 1s67s declined y per
cent. New lives a shade weaker, and 1865 (od)
were steady. Erie advanced to So. Consos were
steady. The specie in the Bank OF England is reported
as having increased f6l, 900 during the week ending
yesterday Tho proportion OF bank reserves TO iabil
ties 46S per cent, against 40 last week. The bank
rate of discount remains unchanged-2 per cont The
rate in tho open market for three months bills Is
lXalA per cent The specie In the Bank Of France
Increased 1850 OO0f during the week. Reates are up
TO 1861. 15c Tho latest quotations in London
ere:--Consols for money, 95sS 05al; do. for &C.
count 95sS 054; United States bonds OF 1865 1855;
do do 1867 1905 lO07l ten-forty bonds, 1854 new
uVcs, AOt- u AVt1 H''os o7v
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
Revenue receipts to-day. $3.50, 900; customs receipts
to-day $500 OO0 bank notes received for redemption
to-day, 10000
STATE BONDS
In State bonds there important transactions.
An active business reported In District Of Columbia
$685. which advanced to 727S a 70. New York State
skies Of 1891 sold up 10 124. North Carolina SKIES,
new, sold at II; Tennessee sixes series at 42.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds quiet and generally Arm, prices
being well maintained New Jersey Central converti.
bles wore u per higher. selling 90 Lehgh and
Wkesbarre consolidated were steady at 3SK, New
Jersey Central and consolidated rsts 10
103 and 66N respectively. Harlem coupons Arsts
brought 120H, New York Central coupon nrss III n,
Michigan Central sinking funds 1l2, Central Pacihcs
declined to 1O7, and Union Pacific nrsts TO l0SN.
Delaware and Hudson registered Of 1891 sold at 9S
against Q9N Tuesday; do. Of 1877 declined to 9s.
The rest OF the list generally firm
BANK SHARES.
Tho only quotations in bank shares wcre-New York.
u.s. and Fourth National, 104.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
Tho philan nalnhia markot wag much deDreascd