, 1870-12-24

NkW YnNK. Dec. p The atrtrReocJ u the man.
r. malktt w.s the leading fcatote OF Wall 1trees
to-day. Oa cali. the rates ranged from pct coat
currency tn pef cfut gold, md 1sa to = per cent
for onc dsy On atncks The ttriugeucy IL sttEtb-
uted hy aou1e to the locking up ol funds BY 1tocI
ope1atofa. The true condition Of Affair." Is thai
the New FORK city banks are expanded In their
loaua md poorer IN their legal tenders than they
ought to te, In order to meet the heavy drRlna Of
currency to the South and West- Borrowors otbota
weak and unInArkesAbie co1atesals afe plentfu
and urgent The cllques ind dl1ncultY IN carrying
their stocts and making up their loans from d&y
to day. The general trade Of the country Il staT.
nant and Improbable. Our cotton crop Is selling
At ahous oneth.d less than the price Of last year.
TEcse facts are sufficient to account fer the
s.1ipgenc1 In money without referring to tho l.
!rged licking up Of greehbatkR
GOVERNMENTS
Tnr povclnmcnt bond market wHs weak and
dec1,EtI.
FOREIGN ExcHAE9t-
The foreign exchange market Wi dull. Prime
harkefk Atxty days' startling bills Nera quoted II
100, and fight, 1tsH.
The gold n15ket contlnu.a intensely dun. opsu-
Leg and closing At 1ioH, With thles in the in.ehm
Al 1.o... After the board adjourned the quota-
sions were 1lox to nos.
6rccKs.
The Etock market waa active, especially IN Har-
lem ald Rcck 1s,nuI tut fell GU ut the close with
extreme dulness. There vas lesa Legitimate
business To-day than On any day this week. Ihe
market Wa1 literally at atAnd At the close Of
| the da3
DIRT Goops
La dty goods the business generally wz4 d1ll.
! Importers and johbesa Ate occupied In taking
| e,ocs aud closing up ansirs for the year. There
| Il eoEe demand for dress goods, mes1nos, aud
domestic priuts fur immediate consumption, and
| prices ate tI1n,
| The brcadgufs market was less active for The
| eorn1uon and medium grades Of 6tnta and West
e1n tlnurs- Tie lines which had been pressing o1
the natket were pretty well cle2ret
Cd yesterday. Holders we're dlapo3ed Il
| AK a further RdsaLce, but none VA
I, a:zed. TIE whea: rasket vas unsettled. VIII
favorable ads,cea fEom Liverpool. many Of tnl
leading holders refused ~ nan,c prices, and nom
Was out1cd uclow s1.sh1k Tor new No. spring
Ono io.d was reported sold at that price, but, ON
trg 10 the scarcity aad advance asked tor oceal
f11:ehts, shippers could not do much, gencsall
llnH1eg their lids TO 81 80. lied. amber, an
| white winter wheat were all quiet atd nominate
Ito the Arsocisted rrcaa.l
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