The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-26

The following the closing prices OF stocks at
the ass session of the Stock Excnange:-Canton,
80; Cumberland. 301. bid; Western Union, 1874 81;
Quicksilver, lO1. IA; Mariposa, bid; do pre-
ferred, 10 bid; Pacific Mail, 721a a l2a; Boston
Water Power, Is 1611; Adams Express, 55 Wells
Fargo Express Is 1917; American Express, 80 bid;
United States do, 81 a 56; New York Central 1873
1874; Hudson River. 1el bid Harlem. 1873 I42; Erie,
SO; DO. preferred. 81 os>6; Reading, 94,I o4}l;
Lake Shore, 81 bid Illinois Central, l34 u 1873;
Cleveland and Pittsburg, ss1s 90; Chicago and
Northwestern, 7i14 cash bid do preferred, sax a
"a; Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati "a a rs;
Rock Island. 1917. a iO7a Milwaukee and st. Paul.
10 did; do. preferred. s1h 81; Fort Wayne. s4h
So; Ohio ana Mississippi, 28h 20; New Jersey Gen.
trail, 1907 bid; Chicago and Alton LA Hay;
Morris anu Essex, 81 ass; Hannibal and st. Joseph
100 bid: do preferred. 1904 bid Columbus. Chi
cago and Indiana Central, q a27K.
Southern securities were dull but steady If not
strong. The exceptional weakness was In the North
Carolina tax bonds, which fell on to 49h. The follow
ing were the closing quotations to-day for the South
ern list:-Tennessees. ex coupon, 81 q 611s; d.
new, So q ssh; dO five per cent. so; virginias. ex
coupon So 90; do, new, So a 5S%; do, registered
stock As 40; d. registered 1885, 55a SO; d. regis
tered, 1857, 90 ST. Georgia skies. so 80; do sew
ems, 00h u OIL; North 0aroinas, ex coupon. so
So; do. new, 40 At; do. special tax, 40 491s;
Missouri skies, s5h SO; do, Hannibal and st.
Joseph, 81 o 90; Louisiana skies. 81 8S; do,
levee sixes o. o s.; do. do eighis. SO q 81; Ala
bama eghts % %; DO. hves, 80 IS; do, skies,
sterling 90 95; South Carolina sixes 81 a 6s; do,
new 85 OF; do, registered stock, 65 OF; City Of
Memphis SKIES, II 4S; do, Atlanta Fights, So 90
do. Savannah sevens, IS q 81; do, New Orleans
c0nsois, u "a; do. do. issue railroads. 90 q 70;
Mobile Ohio sterling. SO a o.; do, eights 81 a So;
Mississippi Central Railroad, FIRST mortgage u IA;
do. second do, 60 q 90; Memphis and Charleston,
frst mortgage, 80 SO; 40, second do, " IA do
stock 40 AZ; Greenville aud Columbus Railroad,
guaranteed, CD 85.
The exports Of specie during the week were
$l,o7S,ss4.
The London Standard OF the 18th Of September
says
Several commercial catastrophes have led to Grim.
inaI proceedings and that of the directors OF The
Arm Of Overend L Quincy was not the least con-
spicuOus. On Saturday an application carried the
role OF criminal accusation somewhat further and
summons was granted by the Lord Mayor against
Mr.. Barrow Chairman OF the Shareholders AssOcia-
ton for q malicious and defamatOry libel against
original case The compliments say that Mr.. Barrow
has put forth false charges against them OF misap-
prorlsting the funds of the shareholders IN order 70
defeat tue charge against Messrs Overend, 0urney
d Co.
Tho same Journal reporting the London money
market Of the 18th inst says
The tendency il now to gradual Improvement,
occasoned by the less agtated position OF the
various BOurses and the encouraging advlces OF the
health OF the Emperor. The diplomatic feeling be.
tween England and America Is stated to be favor
able and with quietude In financial anairs on the
Continent the prospects OF the future W Ill DO salts
factory.
The London Standard deplores the stagnation Of
the foreign commerce OF Great Britain, particularly
OF her trade with China, saying
The extraordinary depression which continues to
anect the manufacturing and commercial interests
OF our own country enhances the Importance Of any
proposal which offers an enlarged market for the
products OF British industry or oil nations on the
latiOn She Is in q certain sense civilized, and Is
keenly alive to the advantages OF commercial inter-
course. With this immense empire England pos
sesses q singularly limited intercourse. Her
approach TO 1t by the sea ID circuitOus, the open
ports are few IN number and with tho great bulk OF
lance whatever.