The New York herald., 1863-10-25
80,
FINANCIAL AND COMMEHCiHes

SATURDAY, Oct. A-o Z. N
uo,sy was not as active as was expected to
aaa. AT seven per cent every one who wanted
.ooJev obtained il without great difaculty. Yes
teraay,s inquiry had taught borrowers the wisdom
- taking time by the fofelock, and the conse'
,,,ance was much less ''shinning'' than was an
ticpated.
Gold auctuated between l46 and l471z to-day,
closing al l4716. The tendency of the gold mar
ket seems to be downward, in view Of the ap-
,roaching government payments But the short
interest is again excessive, and the price is thus
maintained, and may even advance.
The stock market was fairly steady this morn
ing Operators seemed rather to look for some
more cash sales, in consequence OF the activity OF
money; but, as 1t proved, the demand for stocks
was fully equal to the supply. Central rose H,
Quicksilver a. old Southern ~, Chicago and
Alton "a. In other descriptions there was no
change to note. Governments continue firm;
Europe seems to be taking al the "clean'' SKIES
OF 1881 that can be got at ll0H. After the board
a irmer feeling prevailed, brokers discovering, on
comparing notes, that money was working easily.
At the one p. NJ. call the feature was a sudden ad-
vance of one per cent in old Southern, caused
partly by some new speculative purchases, and
partly by efforts of the shorts to cover. The short
interest in this stock is supposed to be very large.
At the second board the whole market was strong.
Pittsburg rose u per cent, and there was gene
raj disposition to buy. The week closes on mar
ket which promises more buoyancy and activity
next week.
The importations at the port of New York. other
than dry goods and specie, for the week ending
October 23, 1868, were 81 2,O60,5s3.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was as follows
to-day
Receipts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s2,537,o44 90
-for customs Zoo,5VO w
Payments. 3,997,27s o6
Balance 35,0o5,56O ~
The expectation Of specie this morning is very
light. The Liverpool steamer City of Baltimore
takes ont S57l eco; the City of Limerick, s55 ,000
and The Hamburg steamer Bremen, sl3l ,0oo.
The coupons due November on the Chicago
and Alton Railroad Company sinking fund bonds
will be paid by Mcssrs G.. S. Robbins Son. at
their Office in William street, ON presentation.
The Chicago 1tibeaie, under date Of Wednesday,
r. NJ, reports:-
k,ag operations heavy. fair business, however,
was d' ne ut some Of the banks while others report the
cenand weak. Currency Us in better supply. Large
invoices have been received by ba kers and generally
matters hre moving smoothly: New York exchange -
uniform, some buying only at = = OIL, and Sell ut
par while others tay par ana sell at ~ and d get = ION on
give the Wall street rates as foII0ws-146sa 1461a l45X,
l437s 1854 closing ut l45a The rate here was quite
uniform l43. Silver $50 1886. treasury notes
plenty We quote them nominal buying, q SELL
ing
The following sales were made to-day at the
Merchants Exchange saesrooms, by Adrian Ii.
Muller, T. 2. Wilkins & Co..
BY orGer Of II. Buck Esq, Executor of Daniel Boil,
80 shares Pacific Bank, s5O eacn .slsl,s
Sixth Avenue iailroad Tex dividend) 500 each l25
for dcceia Of iohoa, IL may
sZl M usiAt
soV @Aen zll
q Metropolitan Gasigat Co 500 each 130