The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-23

According TO the last report Of the Bureau Of Statistics
The gold value OF the foreign imports including specie
OF tho United States amounted in January 10 ST.
IN February SIS a. and In March to $3l 0s2 ITO,
making total for the quarter Of $ol 7s4,462. The
exports at . gold valuation aggregated $l0o $50 2o4,
showing an OF $50 over the impors but
w deduct s14 So, 500 being the amount Of gold and
silver bullion and specie exported We nnd that the i'm
poru exceed the exports in gold value by about two
millions and . half In currency values the total or.
poraiions exclusive Of specie amounted 70 $l25 o3s
Much reliance must not however, be placed these
6gufcs in estimating the condition OF our foreign
changes e. the values returned by the shippers fire.
queny differ widely from those ct which the consgnees
finally setsle This In many instances owing to under
valuation al the time OF shipment to evado
duties and in others TO tho goods consigned bringing
considerably less than the invoiced prices or
che total exports $os osl consisted Of Southern pro-
ducts and s3l 6ss o67 Of Northern products ssvenyve
per Of the whole being Southern larger
disproporton than has been hitherto known. The
South usually furnished about thrcchs Of the foreign
exports before the war. Within the nine months end
ing with March the cotton exports valued at
$4,000 900, about twelve millions more than the
total cotton exports for the year 1885, the deficiency in
quantity being made up for by the increase In price
Since March, however, the cotton exports have been
very light, and the stocks n ali the ports aggregate
only sss, 14o bales, according to the latest returns
At the ten O'Clock open board railway shares werc
dull and barely steady New York Central sold at oss
Ere, can; Michigan Southern, osk *; Rock Island,
50; Northwestern, AH; do. preferred, sos; Fort
Wayne, o6k; Pacific Mail, 1872
Al .as first regular board the market steady, but
on the second call prices declined fraction in in
stapces New York Central closed lower than at the
same time yesterday Erie n, Atlantic Mail Il, Boston
Water Power &; Reading was y higher, Northwestern
preferred u, Milwaukee and 81. Paul preferred IN,
Ohio and Mississippi certificates Il, Pacific Mail IL,
Canton X. Government securities were Arm and mod
sratey active Coupon dvc-twcntes Of 1852 showed
advance Of n; Issues OF 1854 and 1865 r. Missouri
SKIES we're higher Tennessee skies OF the new issue
were X lower
Al the second regular board the market was rather
heavy. New York Central closed X lower than At the
frst regular board Reading 4. Rock Island a. North
western preferred n Fort Wayne Il, Milwaukee, and
g. Paoi preferred ~ Pacific Mail H, Canton y. Gov
eminent securities steady. Coupon nve-twenties
OF 1862 advanced X and the issue OF 1854 declined y.
Missouri sizes were Y lower.
Al the haf-past three open board the market was
without Improvement and at six the following quota
tons current:--New York Central, s1k Erie,
eos o.; Hudson, 1o1x 100; READING, 1888 u;
Michigan Southern, 67ts y; illinois Central, 10Y
11o Cleveland and Pittsburg, 73h y; Rock Island,
ssk n; North western. 33H "a; do preferred, es
u; Fort Wayne, % u; Ohio and Mississippi ccrti-
Gates FAX Is; Western Union Telegraph, AK e.
The course Of the market for railway shares during
Che past year Is indicated by the following statement Of
prices NJ intervals:--