The New York herald., 1864-10-31

The shipments OF gold during the week have amount ed
70 1892 oss against for the previous week. The
receipts were si69 l59, by the North Star from Aspiu
wall The increased export demand has he'd tendency
60 keep the gold and foreign exchange markets frm and
is chiefly attributable to falling OIL in exports.
The closing quotations at the Evening Exchange on
Saturday % follows Gold 222H Erie 971, ITud
son River 12c, Michigan Central l2ois, Reading 13S,
Michigan Southern 7li., Illinois Central 127h 1887,
Cleveland aud Pittsburg 1o3x, Cleveland and Toledo
7l2, Chicago and Rock Island s7, Chicago and North.
western 4S,s, preferred 7sx Ptsburg and Fort Wayne
Io4, Cumberland Coal S. Quicksilver 49, Mariposa 33I
Ohio and Mississippi certificates 37s4.
The money market has worked with ease during the
week at seven cent, with few exceptional
lions At six In the discount line there has been no
change although the tendency is towards abatement
OF he prevailing strngency, In view OF the abundance of
money The rate for fret class paper has
varied from nine to twelve per cent with occasional
negotiation at eight.
To.morrow the second instalment OF twenty millions
lin legal tendcrs account of the last fveweaty loan
will be payable; but the Indications Saturday
that it would produce stringeucy in the money
ket, the ,dsgorgments Of hosrders and the gene.
neral influx OF currency from tho army and coun.
try being about equal to the amount Of
the loan. That this tho case wher
she first instament Of ten millions in currency
and ten millions in certificates OF indeb edness pad
on the 20ih ns the last bank statement clearly indi
Gated Tor the deposits underwent instead
Of . reduction during the week, and this
remarkable exhibit furnished an illustration OF
ths peculiar state OF our monetary Affairs u
she present exceptional period. A large number
OF people have made money By the directly in-
directly and they are in many cases their own bankers
having been accustomed TO keep bank accounts
They hoard their greenoacks till they Investment
70 ths sAse whom they pay not by check bus with the
former. Routh looking 60 INTO Wall street with
soln OF bills " their pockess and buy bonds
% saks just they would any other kind Of porta
bls property.
o. Tuesday nsxt the Post once money order system
Wnish has been long succsssful operation In Great
Britain wM be introduced shs country. Money orders
WW % drawn the general Post once, In this city,
spn any Of the money order ofoes lists Of which
posted shsrs s.A q the several stations. 10 sums
q nos ess taan one nor shaA thirty
dollars 1hs rates Of commission win be-on orders not
arcssdias ten dollars cents; that bat not
essdag twenty dollars nteeu cents; over twenty and not
sxoesdipg thirty dollars twenty cents Those desiring
20 seod more than thirty dollars can do % BY
tskius out separate orders 70 the required
amount Al present Il would appear that the
uusptos 70 orders In New York only. but this ID
uos surncieos Each money order ONCE should Issue as
we'll a nay ORDERS as n the United Kingdom, and this
must be done In order develop ths full advantages Of
.hs system.
Some idea OF the enormous growth Of trade at the
West may be formed from the following statement Of
The value imports and exports OF leading staples
Cincnnsti during ths last decade, BY which II will be
seeu that the former increased nearly Eve hundred
per cent and latter than six hundred per cent
during that period;-