The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-19
Since jan $50 5S7 e34 o5 .o77 $50 es ee7 81


Our export tables certainly fail furnish any evidence
Of the commercial distress and paralysis much talked
Of The exports Of last week Of which the chief articles
were cotton and breadstuns, nearly twice
heavy as those Of the corresponding week last year. and
more than three times heavy those Of the
responding week of 1858 II Is evident that the
exports from this port this year win exceed
hundred millions Of dolars-fuly thirty per cent
than those Of any previous year. But for the
cent political sgitaons which have checked the
men of cotton from Southern ports the exports Of the
United States this calendar year would have amounted to
figure far beyond the most sanguine calculations AS
il is, they viii probably exceed $500 ,ooo,o O0
We can hardly quote any change in the money market,
though the feeling continues cheerful than was
week ago. line of very choice paper could not be
passed this morning below fifteen per cent There is
much embarrassment among houses which have relied
collections at the South and the West that for some
time to confidence can hardly be restored Many
people, too, waiting for the arrival of the Persia
which expected 10 bring less cheerful news from Eu
rope and others hold aloof in anticipation OF trouble
Washington, and possibly civil war The Etna to-day
brought $780, 600 in gold from England.
fair business was done to-day in foreign exchange
though the market sustained till the close We
quote bankers bills 1885, I04 for sterling and 40
541 for francs Some houses ask 105 but we hear of
no sales at that price Commercial bills are held at 1911
103 pretty fair business done to-day at I02 H.
Whatever merchants may say Of other departments Of
trade, they have TO complain OF the condition
Of our foreign exchanges compared with the state OF
affairs a month ago. the Improvement is marked.
Stocks were higher this morning, and quite large
number of orders filed at fair advance After
the board they fell Off the afternoon the market was
lower and closed weak.
There was an active inquiry for State stocks
this morning, and all descriptions were high
er. People are beginning 20 realize the fact
that if the confederacy be dissolved the States
will require to preserve a good credit in order TO
borrow; and If the confederacy be maintained, they
will enjoy as good credit they have done heretofore
There movements Of any consequence in the spe.
cuative stocks and prices fuctuate from day to day
without any particular interest the public The fol
lowing were the latest authorized quotatons,-vginia
6's, 10 ~ Missouri 6's, co., 81; Tennessees TO-.
70; Canton Is; Pacific Mail, 70 ii New York Central
73a Il; Erie, 2ssi a 90 Hudson River, 3e4 x; Har-
lem, 1874 u; Harlem preferred, 32k 49, Reading,
334 3d. Michigan Central, 49, Y; Michigan South
ern and Northern Indiana, 12a 10 Michigan Southern
and Northern Indiana guaranteed, 81. u; Panama,
1l6 III Illinois Central 62& "a; Galena and Chicago
6l1s g. Cleveland and Toledo, 24k u; Chicago aud
Rock Island, 40 J Chicago Burlington and Quincy 50
"a Illinois Central bonds, sea
The following was the business Of tho sub-Troasury
to-day