, 1870-12-28
NEW YORK.
TIE Money Market Still in a
FeEcrish Condition.
Payment Ct the January Interest
On Government Bonds,
Improvement In Erenflst tt!fs,

Eseeias pexpateh 10 The Chicago T.bane.
MONEY.
New f0RK, Dec. R7.-Thc Enucg market was
itreIish To-day On renewed rumots that the spec
ulatots who have recently manipulated It viii
take thelt last chance OF making d sercsc At11n-
Rency, The rates we1e per cent currency to
Fe1 cent gold- The city banks arc sending CUT
rencJ to the WcSt and Southwest, but there we're
no ortlers Of consequence to-day from the South.
The market Tor strictly trst-claas. douhle-uaued
commercial paper Was quoted At 7 to 6x rer cent.
The Assistant Treasurer be9ao the payment
this morning Of the principal and intereN
OF the bonds which mature on the
nrss Of next month The amount yet to be paid
On them ia +, cas-, ,e00 Eotlce was atso given that
On and after tomorrow the interest On the public
debt Of the 1st pEoxtmo will be pail Al demanded.
The amount to he paid this account IS ooo,-
Gro, making total Of oScr Isl 900 t8a Of Treasury
gold, which will begin TO come on the market ot
cnce. These payments will have an important
influence on the bank reserve In addition to
the co!n Interest to be rsd after to-day. there ts
the currency interest to b. paid On the currency
6.xcs, which amounts to about $40, 900.
stoKs.
In the railroad bond market theYe was panic
IN naton Pacific securities, which Eeems to haze
been brought about by Boston orders to self with
out Limit. The nskt mortgaXts declined to 19.: on
the report that the Ianusfy interest viii not be
paid Notwithstanding The fact that It has been Of
dctal1y promtsed. Land grant bonds os this road
.umble,l to 3, Income bonds to -. anl tho stock
to .. There VIA = rally II the afternoon, and
fIme OF tie 1nss waa II covered. The stock mr.
krt wa4 otherwise tlutl.
was dull. as usual. 1t tuctuatei between 110a.
El.ti ll07s. The istes Tor carrying were to per
cent
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The 1atrErn exchange market waa steafy. with
prime bankers' g. dag a.eslrE h.lH quoted at
s09t. and sight at ITO.
EKRArsTrFF..
the brcadGtuna uRrkera during the past few
&3ays haze shown m upward .enIeucy. II was No:
anticipated that atty considerable movement
xnt.h take place Till after the holidays, but 1t
stens Tint bu1crs for F:each account have been
ahte 20 arrange tGris financial na.tcrs on sats-
1sctaxy basis, and TO execute eoz7e long delayets
Gydess. THIS has reduced stocks anil letl to
tpecui3tlou, uroa which wte3t has ad-
vtnccd &c ter buste], and nuur abnut CSC
ret barrel. 1t IA very evident that
the cnuntty cvtE which the i'rasstan A1d French
armies haye BEEN lighting, hhs become exhausted,
and that tho asnles CT 10th bel1igeren:s nnat bc
turplfd from farc:gn Tnatkcts- Corn aud oats
have elaretl in the Improved aspect Of the market
inr breacetn1fs. At to-da5's market the tead1ng
suirplng extras Ecre In brisk denanI for exraFt
md speculation, and prices al the case were full
&C higher. The wheat market Was nrner aud
fairly ac:tve. The offerings, however. VIC re quite
llu tted- except at a matr1tal ativauce, s1l the
! close wAs buny4nt-
Ito the Aseoetatrd r1~+s
t ARREST or INNOCENT Laptts.
new foRK. n+c- S1.-Ropt RI II. Macy. Sixth
aytnte merchant who caused the arrest OF Mrs.
1htlps and otter Innocent lahta for atealsnR, hls
! been kned therefor. He has published card
| .ar1ng that he tas made hurarcds IT such ar