, 1869-08-18
MONETARY IND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY,

TrEspAy EvES1so, August II.
From the statistics Of commerce aud uaylga-
ton IN the lsurJ report for The fiscal year end
Ing June &c. 1Sie, We compile the following figures
showing the proportions Of The leading Brtc1es Of
importation aud expectation: The total gold
value OF imports Of foreign goods dur,ng the year
was 437,da6,:tl. or tAls amount The following
were The leading Articles, the figures annexed
showing the per cent which their value constituted
OF tic total value Of imports OF ell Kinds, VIZ:
Sugar and mola*ses. 1e.t per cent; WOOL
leu gooels, inciud'ng shawle, dress
goods and carpets, per cent;
cotyer hx Ter cent s!ks and s,lk goods per cent;
goods manufactured Of cotton, ~ per cent: gold
and eilycE bullion ard coin. ~ per cent; railroad
Iron, lar 11oD scrap ron and steel, 4E per cent;
orugp, chemicals nnd dye stuts. l per cent; atti-
cles manufactured OF naS. Per cert: hides aud
skins, per cent: lea, per cent; cutters and oihe:
articles mauufa ctureh Of iron aud steel, ~ PER
cent; chtus, siunr and gls*swarcs, aud glass,
rtr cent; iiuits, ~ per teati precious stones,
gloves aud fancy goods, ~ 1,cr cent; wool. 7rr
c.ut: Elnca eud splrltuous liquors. per cent. All
other er1,cics IN the l'st OF 1upolis sre es.h in
busl.er prorol Ion tho1 one rrr ceut
OF The iots, tlas,t25,o4l. Our e1-
ports arr nrch legs diversified. The
total gold yc!uc OF a!l exports Uf domestic pro-
ducts was s.1S,.G",is7. Oi fhts amount, cotton
constituted 20 per ccul; wheat whe-t cour, corn
coin, II PCT cent; petroleum. sH Fer cent; leaf
toaaccn, ctSsrs aud snu1. per cent: bccl, hams,
acop, PORK. lard mud talo~, 81 per cent lunhet,
tl;Ehrr aud coopcrs' stud, IN per cent: cheese,
II, peT cent; firearms and scwt1g nnchtne.r per
cent. These e,lclcs together c1natttntc St per
cent OF our total exports Of domestic products
From these delrt1 II will be seen taat raw cotton
a:onc constitutes fousteuths OF The salGa OF our
fetal cApoits Of domestic products y hie cotton
y-f.H vi rnrSfftufG uEe+1uQtirCtu flft, HDH
| tEradAtuns onc.ctgnth. Among other things
will also C noticrd the growing Importance OF
| petroleum MI a1:!cc Of export. It tsc.ng noT
ttc fourth nItitle Ut Impeits1cc taking rank next
| 10 gold aud silver, IN squa1.ns on the balance Of
| tEr lerCteR account. No other article aun1S our
| foreign experts nhJs wite and Geuctat market
ii Is e1pi ted 10 cytry QUARTER OF the gloss aud
| goes to cycsy principal toEetsu port trun Sorxa5
| TO Austrp1'H and from Asta TO Sou:fI America
From The list Vi proportion. Of Imports 1t will he
81 en- that pald out las: year double a. much for
sugar and mclasscs as fer auy other oac article Or
any group OF att!c1es-
A correspondent 0: 3 Co;too p.pet says tha:,
as Tar as san F!arc'sco is concerned, rte cpenEG
OF The Pacinc Railroad has las thus far n.t con-
uaty eject upon huslneAs IRON what was not1-
| GRATED By karsune nc3shrs.: Formerly oil
communication with the propic cast Of the moan-
ta.Gs MSS through san FEanctsco. TO tbs rons
chn:e all persons 10 start hoUcwsrd. ana here al
PIT Fsrat!ons for the Journey were made Now
! back tooE so to speak, has hccn opened. ard Per
.ons IN TIE n:elicr Iao5 take tie c3Es and Teach
their Eastern lestnsitco in less tine thn was ac-
fore Necessary 10 Iakc prr2a'a::ous In san ffaa-
| c.eo,"'
| A New York raper cslls attention 10 the great
difference in the kga,-teader tcse1yc Of the banks
OF tEat cltg At the present time, COMPARED 10 Wo*&
1t has bocn Q: the corresponding time Of prcvtous
years. On Ausust S, 1st: the lcsa1-tc1ders OF The
hanks Of New YorS ci:s amounted to s7s."V,No,
and on August 10, 1857, to Ssd,"oo01e, while at
TIC present they only amount TO ST. s3o.e0h 7Beta
| list tesT and the scar ptry1ons there WAS a de-
crrase Of between sc1pco,t1o and -, ~. 900 In
the lega1-teultrs held by the Sc1 York baoss ;
between tfc 1rsn Of August and The i1't OF octo-
ber, tails decrease showing khe movement OF capt.
tai c;usrd ty the movement OF the crops lu
The West and South 1tiS cl4tmed thai scarcely
any CT this usual ial movement has taken place
yet, nd that when II docs-,Ec resoErccs OF tile
aalks Icing so nach s1a1Ier THAI IN previous
yeavs-an unusually stringent money market H!a
he the result.
In this market, money continues cas5 yet Soue
OF the lauks saE taey tocll incFease ther loaas
!ron1 INC to three hu1Ired thouss2d doll4fs With.
oct any Inconvenience to themselves on tic score
Of funds but al OF them arc preparing for tisat
money tparkc. within the next Two or time
weeks 81 iulttcsl, aud for that reason are asosd-
lcg ioaIs for longer THAI thirty days.
Several Of the hanks received Currency from
New York To-day. and good many sre sl9o or
de1nE moro from there today. The orders t4ou
the country ere Aow1s increasing, and dram Oh
pearly oil that cones IN flon the E.as:.
Exchange confines 10 dce.7e, AID was fo!d
to dry at sl.s3 per tl.tto d'-couot though EoSc
sales were also made ut e1.t1. TIE pressure ioz
| cul1cncy, .-tler than The Ao2nlauce Of exchange
obiIccs many Of the banks 10 become sel'ers- Al
tie Counter, bankers ere selling New Yotk f1udi
to custone.d at psr, aid taking ai from a1-ees te
s. dIcouut.
Tie prospect Of tight money IN New 9orf, ant