The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-18

teed, both of which fell off "a per cent. In the
afternoon the market was all better and stocks
closed steady, the following being the last
quotations:-United States 6's, registered, 1881
| soA 80; do. 6's, coupon, 1881, s9% a
90; do. 6's, 1874, 79I a 80; Indiana 5's, n a 70;
Virginia 6's, 6l9S ss; Tennessee 6's, Az 43;
North Carolina 6's, co CO; Missouri 6's, Az a
As; Pacific Mail, 81 "a; New York Central.
~ a q; Erie, 25S u; do. preferred,
45I 461I; Hudson River, 3314 33l; Harlem,
IVA "A; do. preferred, rs a "A; Reading,
1913 %; Michigan Central, Al a q; Michi-
gan Southern and Northern Indiana, 1873 "a;
do. guaranteed, 1914 80; Panama, 100 ITO; Hi
nois Central, 65H a n; Gaena and Chicago,
6oA u; Cleveland and Toledo, 1914 q; Chi
cago and Rock Island, 429s4 43; Chicago, Bur-
lngton and Quincy, co a a; Delaware, Lacka-
wana and Western, 81 GS; Milwaukee and
Prairie du Chien, TX Is; Illinois Central
bonds, rs, 90 49, Delaware and Hudson Canal
S21a SO; Pennsylvania Coal Company, &c a rs.
The banks paid SO 500 900 into the Treasury
this morning, making SO per cent of their subscrp-
ton OF s50,OOO,O 900 paid up. The weather operated
unavorably on the popular loan. and the subscrip-
tons were fewer than usual. The following was
the business OF the day at the sub-Treasury-
h1celpls. SO o34 1863 o.
Tor customs. ......................... 5000 90
Treasury notes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,sos 900 90
Tay COB l02 rs
Balance. 10 1877 292 90
We are permitted to make the following inte-
resting extract from private circular by the
Boston steamer
Foreigners, particularly Engshmen, have very exac-
geraed ideas Of tho injurious effects of the rebellion upon
the trade and prosperity of the Northern States from
supposng that they suffering all the horrors and dis
a m TAX tn
the Northern States the Is if II wore waged upon
foreign soil and hemmed in from tho sea by powerful
1iect The rebel States contributed in no way
TO the military or naval strength of our govern.
men, They produced one great staple, which
with their clothing, considerable portion of their
food nearly all the luxures and the greater part the
necessarcs OF life. There never a more complete
rounded and independents nation than the Northern
States before the rebellion They were no more DEPEND
ent upon the south than Great Britain is upon China
nor half so much as il Is upon India When the rebellion
broke out tho trade with the seeding States instantly
ceased The Northern States in tho position Of
merchant who had lost several good customers but who
with little economy and the growth of his business
very soon finds himself in comfortable n position as
The increase OF the population of the Northern
states will, In very few years gives trade fully
equal to that withdrawn by the South should the latter
forever disappear. The Increase of population in the
loyal states from 1850 10 1860 400 O4S while the
total white population Of the rebel States is only 1850
Ill The value of The trade of such increase worth
twice that OF the whole South. This statement Is
elusive PROOF OF The rccuperatve energies of our people
The first effect Of an intestine civil war, is the dc
sructpn OF the internal trade Of country, for the
son that production ceases and merchandise nothe
safely sent its highways No rebel soldier has set
his foot upon the soil Of the free States and their
tries pursued without any apprehension Of being
nerered with account Of the than those Of Er
mngham or Manchester. Iii proof of this, give the
following table of The earnings the abroad companies
OF the Northern States that report regularly their
ings with those Of the Erie canal for 1861. compared
with corresponding periods for 1880 II will be borne in
mind that the table embraces all the roads that accus
toned to report their earnings monthly and are those
that bear Che most Intimate rotation to the internal trade
Of the country