The New York herald., 1877-01-09
to-day, s7so,0oo; Customs receipts $3.50 900; bank
notes received for redemption, s50O,c00


y,
notes received for redemption, s5o0,c0o
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds closed steady at the following
quotations: :--U nitcd States currency SKIES 1917.
1928 do. do, 1884, registered 1l3t ll3sI; d. do,
DO, coupon, 1l3,z ll34; do. do 1865, registered,
100 1U94; do. do. do. coupon, 100 1904; do.
de-. do, new, registered 1907. 40; do. do do,
do., coupon. l09l4 10; do do, 1867, registered,
ll2si 1l3; do do. do, coupon, ll24 ll3; do.
do 1865, registered ia ll4}s do do do, coupon,
ll4H ll6; do. tcn-forties, registered. 112M
ll2a<; do. DO, coupon, ll34 ll3; do. nves, 1881,
registered, 11lt4 111; do DO. do, coupon, ll1t4
'lllX; do AIS. 1891, registered, lO7,s 107X.
rnE FOREIGN MARKET.
The London adviccs report firm market for sccuri
ties, but tho changes compared with Saturday
slight except in the Of United States tenfortes,
which opened 4 lower at 1oss4. and later sold to
1923. Eric fell OF 4 per cent, selling at 9A Twenty
thousand pounds withdrawn from tho Bank OF
England balances to-day AT Paris rcntes are
l0G 10. Bar silver quoted nt 57sd. per ounce. In
Frankfort new lves arc 1925. Tho following arc
prccs in London ut hafpast four r. M :--Consos for
money 94as DO. for account 94s. 1865 bonds, lo5j<
a lO5,l 1867 bonds 1os7i tcn-for.y bonds, lo9n new
Gves 1918 a1O75s Erie, "a.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds generally firm and In good de-
mand. Milwaukee and ST. Paul sold at l17s4 for lrsts,
90 for C. and NJ. Division and S6L for consolidated
sinking funds Chicago and Northwestern convertible
gold coupons in request, and sold ut 93 c., q.
and l. G. lrsts advanced TO A. Ohio ana Mississippi
seconds sold at So against 81 at the close satur
day. Morris and Essex OF 1871 opened at l02
later sold at 1902 Eric nrsts sold at no. and Long
Dock bonds at LOS. This afternoon New York Cen
tral coupon hrsts sold at 1l7s, Harlem registered
1rsts 1l9, Morris and Essex nrsts at ll6l+ Long
Island 1rsts 100, Union Pacific frss at 1031s and
Fort Wayne seconds at l1lH. Ohio and Mississippi
seconds rose to 50,4 Chicago and Northwestern con-
solidated gold coupons brought 93 aud Western Pa
ciAcs 10U1a.
Tho following wore the closing quotations for Pacific
Railroad bonds:-
Union hrsts... ................... lO3ts to l034
Union iahu grams. Aui4 10 ~.
Union sinking funds. 944 10 94A
CehFas. ................. 1oo>a 10 io'
STATE BONDS
State bonds were dull OHIO skies Of 1881 brought
1887. sale OF North Carolina special tax, first class.
was reported at 4, and long Missouri SKIES brought
lo4A.
HANK SHARES
Bank shares SOLD at 105 for American Exchange,
100 lor Fourth National and LIS Tor Metropolitan.
CITY bonds.
Comptroller Kolly will receive proposals until to-
morrow tTuesdayl two p NJ, for $233 4S3 bonds OF
the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty OF the city Of
New York, authorized under IAN Act TO Provide for
Payment Tor the Use and Occupation Of Armores and
Drill Rooms in the City OF Now York." passed May
&C. 1876 These bonds Will bear interest al tho rate Of
Ave per cent per annun, payable on the LIST day Of
May and November in each year, aud the principal
will be redeemed three years from the date thereof
New York, with It's great resources and its sound
credit, now offers opportunities for prudent invest
its hat havO al, nj
heretofore. the present should be exceptionally
favorable time for those who desire to safely place
their capital The recent remarkable decline In tho
great coal dividend paying stocks which for years held
the confidence he wealthy leaves room for the sub
santial offerings OF great metropolis like New York,
and OF kindred bonds that are represented by the
national government and by first class railways
HANNIBAL AND ST. JOSEPH.
Alta meeting Of the directors OF the Hannibal and ST
Joseph Railway Company to-day Mr.. William II.
Nelson was reelected President Mr. William
Bond OF tho Denver and ST. Joseph, director. IN
place of General H. Baxter, who retires on account
OF Ill health II was the first purpose 10 oect Mr.
Sidney Dillon president but it is alleged that the
Union Pacific people objected to this change on &C.
count of tho jealouses that might bo engendered in
other connecting lines
PHILADELPHIA AND READING.
A Philadelphia special despatch 10 Kiernan's News
Agency says:-"Tbe meeting OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad held today entirely harmoni-
ous The annual report was read, pledging all the
lands other coaterals Of the company security
tor the payment Of the floating debt and showing the
financial OF the corporation There objec-
ton to tho report and paragraph thcrcin propos
ing the issue OF $40 900 900 OF bonds addi-
tional collateral security was sustained by the passage
of resolution sanctioning 1t. The present cicers
were all reelected, with the exception Of Charles
Smith, resigned his place being Oiled by Henry
Lewis"
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
The closing prices of Philadelphia stocks arc as
follows:-