, 1870-09-28
NEW YORK,

/
and Grand MISTER A. Il. Eewcomb concluded the
cfIemnnte8 Of 11y1uG the CONVERSIONS. ThtS |
evening grand banquet took place At the Miller
House.
NEW YORK.
Special DespAtcn 10 The Chicaso Tribune.
GOLD.
NEW FnHK, Sept e'.-T1e gold market to-day
er+Iled 1t l'sR, but the tcarv,J Of cash guld
c 'ustd such MI nlarm afnoux The ss.lfts that nc-
ttEe bidding commenced. As high as i Of one
per cent Ter diem was paid for the u4e Of cash
gold until TOMORROW. The price advanced steadt-
II until It reached lis 4, which WIS the closing
quotation.
was In abundant supply. and borrowers had no /
difficulty in procuring what they required II to |
per cent on oolsaterats though the t.ansactlons
were mostly as s. In discounts there Tas 4
fair busineas reported IN dty goodq paper. End |
zatca were nru. strictly nrsi-c!ass CON uerclal &C.
ctptances moving At 7a9 per cent, though little
buAurss WIS done below III.
0oy4RNAEx14.
In government bonds there Tas nrMer feel
tng and majority Of the issues were a ffnctiou
higher. The anticipated band purchase on Thurs-
day, together with the tlsmness both OF gold and
securities in the foreign markets, has been csIcu-
lated to stimulate the advance.
FuREI0N EXCHANGE.
The foreign exchange market Vas unsettled By
the large offerings OF hills, and :he scarcity OF
gold and the high rates paid for borrowing It
Prime backels' 6o-daJ sterling b1ls were ozcrrd
at l6aH to l0sk, and good banfeTs ut 167 to 109..
Prime bankera' sight bills were sold at 110E, and
cable transfers At 1loA.
The stock market was generally a1M through
out the day, and closed hteady. The feature Was
fhe TabYnUhUf In EOJthEfktAFu.
nKr GOODS.
The diy goods market has 1een quiet to-day In
consequence OF tue absence o. the Jewish elc-
meat, which Is engaged In it8 annual holidaT fcs-
tly1tiea. Prices were nrm, hoHevcr, and the de-
mAnd stea.ly In consequence OF low water at many
Of the mills. The supply In some Of the leading
styles Of cotton goods Ia not quite equal to the de-
1uand aud prices are advancing.
TIE GESKk1L TRADE
New York Is crowded to over1oWtn8 With
Strangers. There have not been 50 many South
cfu and western buyers tn town since 1850. The
merchants are giving credits freely. They be-
l!eye that gnnas viii command much higher
prtces this winter on account Of the ptolonEaton
Of the WIT: that the retailers will reAllze heavy
pzonts, and, therefore, have no difficulty In meet
Ing their noteA. .
The smallncss of the receipts Of brcadstuffs !
aud wheat, both here and at'the West, IL expect
ed 20 improve the mArkets- The quantity on the
canal, TO arrive In the next ten days, Is cxcep-
tionaly kMa while the receipts ut the lake po<ts
are reduced, and the aggregate since August Is
now smaller than Ii the same time for the pre-
| vtouA three years. Wheat WaA br0yant to-day,
ard closed one cent better for new, though rather
easlef for DID, which Is still pressed for sale, The
| transactions embraced $4,000 bushels. Oats
| have an upward tendency. The price has been
very low, and NOW slas the drought Is creating a
demand from N &Sat aud Middle States, ail
sorts OF feeding @z0dacts ase likely to improve.
| PRoy1s1oKs-
At to.tta3s market mess pork opened with vcrJ
] few buJets, and values were somewhat uncertain
hui, By c1owdlng very hard, and accepting still
further liberal concession, Sellers managed TO dis
pose OF fair amount Of supplies. The gEea
/ bulk Of the operators In hog products at presen
| arr bears, and there Ia an esadent Intention Il
open the season At low figures II possible, u larg,
and cheap supply OF swine being considered, o.
At least reported, ~ cettatu. Very Attte Of tn,
packing Of 1901 has as Jet been negotiated up
o. ad the disposition Of buyers and sellers Is Il
values Is somewhat uncertain.
ITO the Associated. Pscsal
/ RAILROAD ITEM.
SKw YoRE, Sept N.-Ths Directors Of ~
cash dividend Of per cent, payable October II
| The transfer books close 0csober 8, and reopel
November 2. Il was voted to incrtase th e shar,
III n fhe stnrthniTs19 = ~.
merttno IN Innc. 1863. which stoce n III be- nffrr.s
~ stnrehn1ders al mai. holder al aiT;een sSsfe
af The nld sIock beinu eutltied to ncclre on,
. share Of The new stock. The old siockholien
have the privilege OF subscribing fer the nev
| stork nntil November l. payment for the aarue u
he 1nsde at Inst date when negotiable scr1p vii
| be ttsped, Convertible into stock On and after De
| ceuber j, the scrip to he presented in suraa o
t 4 N0o, or nny multiple thereof.
The new opera bo1ae company which made It.
clsred to be unusually Indecent The critic Of ,
= ies,inr Journal says Ccline MontAland Is EaIlt
; sOme. sepsuous woman, with 4 great deal Of II
ytcity aud genius ut yulgat1ty at which Tosset
| might Stand smashed. The credit belongs to MI
: | nrtma tlttnn more revolving, fhau an5 pFeytDus
creFed to the public OF New York, and the nasti
uc8s il NOT relieved BIZ any thing pretty, OF ANUS
) ipV. or witty,
; pu1L
.,crr hrnfers Who ouartelled Yesterday Whjl
frc~t.n1 ~ h1acr AMI Ehjte ha,s nj TIC Ssoc
Exchange
pHAKTCRE or IHx HKRXASN.
Atsp H., yesterday, The steamer He.mAu1
: Which had been detained ut quarantine, got /,
J | htr anchor and proceeded down through tho MAJ
rors 4 plot, Who arrived IN town at p M, II
Hook, there WAS nothing ~ sight To the esst%aff
- thar It IA probable that the Etsanet vii get
. yea safelT, and, on3e there. her superior spec
I vim insure her safetJ irpm capture
! 1nh Book-GoScxRx TkoUBlEA
u In the action OF SaEutl J. 6OodeQuF0h again
James Laoahau. commenced Ill the SutErto1 Cuu
u This city 10 recover naM2se5 1oI a!eRea s1al
,laE uttered aaalnst tanaa. u fetcfense 70 d
eenaaSs e +In.rs ~ 1ha xsti!n,its1 ftoof "a