The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

Foreign gold in bars (sandard), per o.. 317
Foreign silver ia bars (standard) per oz.... IA
| Cold con-portuguese pieces per oz........ IL 0
American eagles, per o.. .................... ~
| Douboons, Patriot, per oz................... IA
Iouboops, Spanish, per OF. 10 q
Napo'ons, per or ~ U
Ten gulder pieces, per oz................... 10
| silver committeeman per oz................. on
Spanish pillar dollars per oz.................
South American dollars, per oz............. Tx
The following the latest quotations of the foreign
| changes in London and Paris
| Short Short.
On Paris. rs 10 25 Is On London. 25 IA rs 90
| On Amstcm ii Ara IL Is On Amst' DIN. PA 2l3%
The city article Of the london Times contains the follow
The position Of the Ohio Mississippi Railway Com.
papy, whose first mortgage bonds largely held
England and the coupons which have remained under de-
fault since 1856 has been carefully investigated by Mr.
Alexander Totter, of the firm Of Capel Co., by whom
tour was undertaken for the purpose In circular to the
bondhoders he dscourages resort to foreclosure
expresses conviction that If they will agree to some plan
Of compromise for the current year. to enable the
there need be no doubt that It's future earnings will render
their position perfectly Nc Totter
into any detail of the circumstances under which Mr.. w.
H. Aspin wall and his assocatss-by whom the completion
Of tho line was uudertaken-have allowed this necessity
for prolonged suspension to arise but for the sake Of
American Say manage ment which is every day fall
ing into worse odOr, although 1t seemed year or two
back to have reached its lowest DEPTH may be hoped
explanation from those gentlemen will ultimately be
forthcoming.
From the London Times (City Artcle) Dec. ISL
The English funds opened steadily this morning, and
which was maintained the market closing with firm ap
pearance In the discount market the minimum rate to-
day was "a per cent.
The applications at the bank than
for some weeks past.
from the London News (City Articlc) Dec. 25.l
Business very limited to-day, owing to the approach of
the holidays.
| The funds closed at q rise of \ per cent
The discount market shows active demand.
No bullion operations at the Bank
The returns of the Board of Trade for November and for
the eleven months OF the present year were issued yeser
day They exhibit the important increase of 81 800 62l
about 20 per cent in the imports, as compared with No
vember 1857 when the monetary crisis beginning to
dpress the trade The comparison OF the eleven months
shows, however, a decrease Of about per cent
The important revival Of the export trade here ndca
ted partly occasioned by the shipments of cotton goods
Barring BROTHERS AND co.'s CIRCULAR.
LONDON Dec. M-5 p NJ.
Our colonial and foreign produce markets have been
very quiet with little change In prces they closed yes
erday for the holidays Money plentiful Consols shut,
collars S. ikd American eagles 7es 3d. De1boons Spa
nish, 76s Cd South American IDS American stocks CONT
nue. steady with some demand for State bonds quotations
without change British colonial rather ater. Canada
llaH ll6N. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ll8k
CocHSxAL firm: 100 bags Honduras brough. ss. 4d. o
3s Sd. for low 70 fair silver
CocoA-75 bags Trinidad were bought in from SIS
OF COFFEE the value is we'll maintained sos casks $50
barrels and bags plantation Ceyon sold, low mddng
S4s COS 3D. $50 bags Madras fetched ane fine ordina
~ pale 6ss Gss. 3D. good and fine ordinary, 63s 67s
$50 bags Bahia, ass 4os $50 bags Costa Mca, Sos Cd
56s cargo Of $500 bags good first Rio insured f.
p. a., has changed hands at 4es. Cd.
CopPER has advanced. Tough cake and tile Gl07 lOs;
best selected clio los; sheahing I'D Y NJ sheath
CokS-The supply Of English wheat has been small and
sold readily at former prices Foreign without change
last weeks average price of English wheat AOs ID
ON 99ls7 quarters returned We quote white American
wheat at 40s. a 42s; red 36s 4Os Flour Dos 24s
CorToS steady, with small business.
HEMP meets with little inquiry. St. Petersburg Clean
f2s 2S bales Manila very ordinary common, sold 500
&c pp1tOi tnu and
5s COZ S.; 1000 bales Jute brought els Us Cd for
very common to COO los. for fine.
lRoS-The market is quiet at Go los. for rails, b. in
Wales Scotch pigs quiet at 45s 55s for mixed numbers
on the Clyde.
IKADA good business has been done in refined pip at
f23 f23 los; common do at f2l los.
idNsED firm 52s has been paid for cargo of Taganrog
oil the coast, delivered.
OHinseed, Dos. Cd. nut, 31s Gil. for Ceylon
4os Tor Cochin; palm, 3ss. q 40s.
hcE-l2 600 bags Rangoon, one third damaged, sold
brisk ut 6s Cd for first class 6s Cd for second and
5s Cd 6s for third and repaced The sound was held
Tor 49, Cd a,her low quality $50 bags Bengal were
Old white hare grain es 3D. 100 Carolina partly sold
at Dos I'd. for fair white.
srcs.--pepper quiet 4O7 bags ord and mid. dusty
Penang taken in at SD sgd. Nutmegs steady As
sold, good bold Is. 3d. IS 3D. Cassia Iignea:
25l boxes sold lat pile mid bringing s7s I'd 49, Cloves
SrEiTTR firm: f22 f22 Is. Cd.
sreAhmThe market is quiet but prices are fully sup
ported The sales OF West India 1900 hhds.; 2260
bags Maurus sold from 3Ss. Cd 40s. I'd for middlng
to fine granny brown Ais AS. for grey and yellow mail
gram W3,9lS bags Bengal part were sold at AS Cd
AS Cd for middiing grahy yellow TO mddlng white Be-
mares 6.2 bags Madras brought, good soft yellow,
as. I'd. 43s.; native brown 33s I'd. 2237 bags Pc
bringing 4Os. 42s Privately 500 boxes Havana No H.
on the spot have changed hands at l5s 3D. and aioat
$500 bags brown Bahia, insured f. p a. have been sold
for n near port at 23s. Cd.
TsIow.-st Petersburg, Y. C. Sos. Cd. on the spot
The tea sales the 2lst instant comprised s1l pkgs
OF which 1905 were without reserve The sale with
far spirit but at irregular prices and 100 found buyers
Black leaf teas sold al fair to fun prices but the aavory
Kinds, in some instances at decline OF Id. 2d. per
pound the extreme prices realized last sale The
market has since been firm Common congou lid. per
pound.
TrRrKsTIsH.-Rough los. American spirits, casks,
3ss Cd.
1,S.-Engsh firm: blocks, 1885; bars l2is; straits,
1855 banca, 1868.
RICHARDSON, SPENCE AND co.'s CIRCULAR.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. "a, 1855.
Today no cotton or market is held, that do
not issue our usual tabular circular.
CorToE.-Tbe mirket, depressed by the advces per
Africa, Of increased crop estimates has continued duh all
the week Holders offer their stocks freely particularly
uphnds and nearly the Whole Improvement OF last week
has again been lost In Manchester Is active
spnncs look for adecinc in prices of the material
and limit their purchases to present requirements Mid
ding Orleans, I'd: Mobile, l3.16d; Upland, l-16d.
BREAs1r rfs-The arrivals this week consist Of ,729
bushels wheat, oS6 bbs -four, from the States; 1902
quarters wheat, 22s2 sacks four from France 1901
quarters wheat $3.50 quarters corn from the Mcdtcrra
and Black Sea- and 167 bbls. -four from South America
Farmers deliveries of wheat for the week ending
turday 49, quarters at i0s d. against 101 37o
quarters 4ss Sd. in the corresponding week Of last
year The general tone OF the continues steady
| In wheat there is not much business doing, but
former rates are fully maintained. Flour neg
lectcd, and nominal. Indian slow, without
change in value a few retail sales of Anne
rcan White have been made at 3ls. BIS. per quar-
ter. We quote. wheat red Chicago, ls. ID. 5s Mil
waukc, 5s. 5s Cd Indiana 6s &c. Sd. white Western
&c. 81. 3D. Southern Is Cd rs. 3D. per 10 lbs Flour
Philadelphia and Baltimore, 20s 2s. extra Ohio 2ls
22s; via New Orleans, 22s. 2ls Western 1os 2Os
per barrel Indian cornMxcd, 26s. 27s.; yellow, as.
2Ss.; white, 30s. 32s per $50 lbs.
BE% continues very slow holders offering their stocks
freely. and prices have still downward tendency. Pork
difficult 10 cell AT late rates Bacont,lc doing; Irish
and home cure shade hrmcr. Lard--Thc excited ad-
vices from America have led 10 the withdrawal of the
greater part Of the stock from the Market but this has
little influence the demand, which continues limited
About 10 tons have been sold at 54s. 3D. per cwt
late this afternoon 100 tons have been sold b5s and
b6s has been made for 90 bbs. fine.
TAiow quiet at late prices; 52s. is nominal quotation
for butchers Association In London the market is
| dull ut Sos Cd. a COS. Cd. per cwt. for p. Y.C.
RosN-Common scarce and wanted sales have been
Il Ia In mn