, 1865-09-23
Markets by Telegraph.
orR MIDNIGHT NARKET REPORT,

Especial Despatch to the Western Associated pre.s
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The stock market shows more activity and strength.
Tie continued larEe earnings Of to roads, In the faca
OF efpected decrease, n the tcault Of pe.ce, has
strengthened confidence among operators, aud there
sppears to be general dlsposinon to start specnla-
ton for Itse- There Is improved demand from The
Outside public Ete IL sctiEo aud t1mer. sales beIn:
over f1e thousand shares. Al she Board she price
closed Il sdyance. Reading u the re stock
on tic list sales Of SIX thousand sharea. At the
Board the price closed higher Ohio and assisstppi
certificates In demand. and better. Milwaukee and
P7arie du Chen tFzn, With moderate transactions
Price better.
1eyNzMEsTS.
Governments are more active Gold bearing bonds
arc very nrn. 6ixea Of 1s1 aro higher The old Is
suc Of sos nre up x and the now a.sno -the latter
closing 1t 1ofA- s|sos arc weaker and somewhat
pressed fer sale.
NBC1ILASfoCs.
State bonds are 1r. Miscellaneous shares arc gen.
orally better. Coal stocks continue to at.sc, consld
ernb!c attention. and prices ars yczy frm.
GOLD.
The gold market was ateslly At decline Of ks "
from the closing nate Of Last evening. The price
ranged rom l13s to lI3t. The export by tomorrow's
steaEues3i Is likely TO be saQo. The customs demand
continues very active. The amount Of gold Interest
to te dsbursed on the 32os Il about eighteen Millions
the bulE Of which will be paid at this point The
pons only Will be anticipated, aud r-gis,ercd bonds
Will not bt paid until the regular time.
RAILWAY MORTGAGES.
Railway mortgages are dull, but are not offered, M
less at very full prices.
There an increased demand for moncy In the dls-
count market anu commercial paper Was quito active
at per cent. The Increase In the value of s2cc
uauon creates alltte moFe demand for call Ioans but
the market is well supplied generally at per cent.
sEcuSD noARp-
The stock market was strg at tic second and last
board and The closing aotations highest of the day
Sterling exchange nrn, but business for Tomorrow
market light. Bankers generally ask 16sx@1lo, bnt
sales from the second 1t lesX81Hx.
Gos1Ho QUOTATIONS.
The following arc the closing quotations at 20 pm.
New York central a5H@ssX; Erie s9xasax; Hnd.
eon 1o9t31o9k; Reading io9K@1o1X; Michigan South,
en ssXe 1K; Illinois Central scrip l2SK8l2,: Cle7e.
lAnda Pittsburgh 1H8' u; Prairte Du Chen slV0ax;
Fort TayneaG49s9
The Commercial ddterftscF says the present coldt
tton Of foreign exchanges would seem to Indicate
feal1y that export important amount specie
Is Inevitable. Exports for tho last three months have
fallen yerJ much below the Imports. Frum the week
ending June 5th 10 the week ending September 1eth
the exports, exclusive Of specie. and
Of specie ts5s3Sa,, to which must also be added
shipments Of say s2s c,6oo Of hyc-tweades, and
probably T. 0m coo Of other securities making total ex
ports IL, 62 aEalnst which have an importa-
ton for The salncpetiod Of 80 q sGa Reducing the
c1porB specie yal1e, on the basis Of gold at 10
VIC ehoud hare the following Exports Of pec.
duce and merchandise, $assa000; exports OF securi.
tics 81, e1EoHa ofsrecte, ssos; total ex
ports, S1; imports, f6a 81 9o; bz1ance eilpsp
rs There Is thus balance Of IT, 900 In apec,D WI
nc due to foreign countries npon trade ts port Tor
the last fourteen weeks. Ths trade Of ossou for juno
and Jolly show1 balance due to foreign countttes of
about gnld value, which has becu increased
during August and September, but 10 what extent wa