The New York herald., 1870-12-25
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
WALL STREET,

WALL STREET !
SATURDAY. Dec. M-6P Nj
On 'Changc to-day wheat was quiet and firm. The
cotton market was steady until toward the close
when 1t became heavy.
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
There Is large decrease In the cotton receipts for
the past week. The receipts at all the ports were
1920 bales, against 1917 last week. The re.
ceipts since september l, 1870, are 1901, 1874 bales
against 226 40l bales last year, showing increase
OF 2747o3 bales. The exports for the week were
so5l1 bales, against 70, 1853 for the corresponding
week or lastyear The total exports for the expired
portion or the cotton year S27 1913 bales. agans
626, ,004 bales last year.
A HALF HOLIDAY IN WALL STREET.
The various boards adjourned at an early hour
anu business was generally suspended this after
noon. AS WIN be seen by our report elsewhere the
advent OF the Christmas holidays was celebrated
with great merrment aud festlvity by the brokers'
THE BANK STATEMENT.
The weekly statement OF the associated banks
proves more favorable than anticipated. While
the legal tenders have fallen or nearly
threc-quarters million OF dollars,
there Is gain In specie which reduces the
decrease OF legal reserve to about $300O00. The
shipment OF currency to the West and South Is re-
ectcd in decrease OF over three millions OF deposits
but as the legal tenders nave fallen or only rrac-
responded to the can for money by sending pack
ages Of national bank notes. The statement com
pares with its predecessor as follows:--
Dec. II. Dec. -. CHanges
Loans. s2e6 37se els s2e4 ,l2o Dec $l.,s77s
is9ss asss $50 1ns "s
Deposits 1872 024 39l 1888, 74s754 Dec. 3,2T5 1857
Legal tend'r 47442,oso 4d. .3y 6Ss Dec. 7o2Soa
MONEY EASIER
The money market was active IN the earlier por-
the desire to employ balances during the interval
TO Tuesday produced an easier feeling after two
O'Clock, ana money was offered finally at SIX per
cent.
Foreign exchange was nrmer, but dun. The lead
ing bankers advanced their rates TO lO9,s for sixty
day sterling ana llos Tor sight bills.
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.
The government list was generally steady the
only exceptions being the currency skies and ten
fortles which were lower. The following were The
final street quotations: limited States currency
SKIES l094 l09; United States skies, 1881, regis
tered, l09T 1l0; do. do, coupon, ll3 ll3is; do
fve-twentles, registered, May and November,
lo7 1878; do. do, 1862, coupon, do, 1923 a
1913; do. do. 1864, do. do, 1O7 l07G; do. do.
1865, do do, 107 a 1876 do. do. registered. jan
uary and July, 1868 a lo64 do. do, 1865, coupon.
do, l095S i 109h; do. do, 1867, DO. do, 1O97s a
10; do. DO. 1868, do do, ll05 l1014 do en-for-
ties registered 1864 a 1868; do. do, coupon 1868
q 1868.
THE SOUTHERN STATE BONDS STRONG.
There was better demand for the Southern state
bonds, and the Tcnnessees were active and higher.
The following were the prices at the only call made
today:-Tennessee sixes ex coupon, 63 q 63la; do,
new, s2ls q 62&; Virginia skies, ex coupon, 67 bd
do. new, 63 654; North Carolina skies, ex coupon
463s iGs.; do, new, 2S4 PAN; do, special tax
IS lssI; South Carolina skies, ex coupon, so s9
do, do, new, july 6Sh 6sA; Missouri skies, 90 a
931s do, Hannibal and st. Joseph 9236 93; Lonsi
ana sixes, cX coupon, II; Arkansas sevcns, GA Co.
STOCKS DULL AND STRONG.
The stock market was strong, but dealings were
almost nominal. The improvement in prices was
quite Marked ana the best quotations were in most
instances made at the close OF business. The eX-
ireme fluctuations IN the leading shares are shown
u hn