The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-27

foreign ports for the week and since January L.
Total for the week. ssss,si! Isls,7si soaSess
Previously reported. oasiaoa ioV<',ioo Ao,oo'oos
ssnoe Jan. sI,aSl,4ol n,641,e POT ,Ss7
Thus last weeks export Of produce was nearly
double that of the corresponding week last year,
which was itseIfa very fair export. The principal
articles of export were wheat, corn and -four, Of
which about 900 went abroad last week. OF
cotton we shipped 1886 900 to Europe. Liverpool, as
usual. took nearly million of the total export
Political disturbances have evidently not affected
the export trade of New York, though they have
diminished our importing business.
The money market was pretty active to-day. in
consequence Of the payments on account of the
new loan. In paper there is no change, but six
is about the minimum rate for call loans. The
loan is being paid In rapidly. Over two millions
were paid to the Sub Treasury yesterday; to-day
the receipts were $l,77e,s00; the payments only
SAG, l25. and the balance this evening 81 ,559,lA
Foreign exchange closed rather heavier than
yesterday. Most Of the bankers continue to ask
log, but we hear Of transactions at 1861. Francs
range all the way from $50 to 5.S7N.
The stock market opened steady this morning,
with good demand for Illinois Central, Michigan
Central, Erie bonds, Hudson River, and one or
two other stocks. After the call, rumor spread
that the Peace Conference had adjourned without
doing anything, and the market fell back frac-
tion, the decline being equal to "a on New
York Central, "a on guaranteed, 20 on Toledo,
and about "a on other Western shares. Between
the boards the news arrived that the Conference
had actually agreed upon a plan of adjustment,
and the market instantly became buoyant
again. In the afternoon stocks were
all considerably higher, and everybody
wanted to buy. New York Central rose
"a. Illinois Central l, and other stocks In pro-
portion. All State stocks were in good demand
at an advance. The new loan was lower, a large
number Of tho successful bidders having rushed
in to realize. The impression continues general
in the street that, whatever obstacles of detail
may be encountered, the path is now clear for the
adnstmeIx of the present political trouble, and
spectators look stocks advance to the prices
which ruled before the present panic began. At
the close to-day the market was firm, the follow
ing being the quotations:-United States SIS (ls7i,
s61a a. 49, Virginia 6's, 1924 a u; Tennessees,
744 70; Missouri G's, 81 a "a; Canton, l4H Is;
Cumberland Coal preferred, 81 a TX; Pacific
Mail s5H "a; New York Central, 741S a; Erie,
33h q; Hudson River, 46 a x; Harlem, 1875 "a;
do preferred, 4Os4 Al; Reading, 4714 "a;
Michigan Central, 5sH q; Michigan Southern
and Northern Indiana, l51 "a; do. guaranteed,
33A 81 Panama, lis 1l6; Illinois Central,
1874 "a; Galena and Chicago, 1871 "a; Cleve-
land and Toledo, S52s "a; Chicago and Rock
Island, GO u; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
73aL.
The Congress at Montgomery has decided that
its tariff shall 60 into effect March Ist On
and after that day all goods shipped to Southern
ports except such goods as may have been pur-
chased by Southern houses before that day. are to
pay duty to the Southern government-the rates
duty being mainly the same as those in force in
the rest Of the confederacy. This will lead, Of
course, to further increase in the business Of the
railroads, and further diminution Of the business
of the ports. Southern merchants will import
their goods by rail to evade the payment of duty.
We notice that the same causes are increasing the
movement of cotton by rail. Nearly 100 bales or
rived here yesterday by the Erie Railroad
The interest due on the I'd and Sd mortgage
bonds of the Erie. on lst March next will he duly
paid on presentation Of the coupons. Holders OF
the I'd mortgage bonds can now have them paid
off, II they prefer the money to new sheet of cou-
pons. Thus this great property is gradually work
ing out OF its difficulties.
The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this
morning were SIS $50 $50 So, and the balance
$I,679,gO6 81.
The weekly statement OF the Philadelphia banks
made up Monday afternoon, presents the following
aggregates, as compared with those Of the pre-
yious week.