The New York herald., 1870-08-14
TIE WAR FEELING IN TglS ClTV.
What the Foreign Financiers Think of the
Lnte Prussinn Victory.

WnaI tut tOreIxn t1nauctcra Thi1Lk oil the
Lnte Prussinn Victory.
The recent Pussian victories nave had u very EN-.
Nyenng erect among the German bankers ana the
German people in this city. When the war lrst
broke out 1t generally believed that there would
be great CLINT OF United States bonds IN the marker
in consequence OF the ''scareu that would prevail
among the holders OF the bonds in Frankfort and
other great financial marts Of Germany. But such
was not the case, as the belief that such would be
the case was wnolly unreasonable AMI destitute OF
all common sense The German bankers understood
all the facts about the matter ana have doubtless
profted accordingly. HERALD reporter took Il
stroll down Wall street yesterday afternoon ana
conversed very freely with some OF them
concerning the war and its eject the German
and French hnanciers as class. II became evil
dent from the way the Germans are acting. AZ he
ascertaincJ, that The war, instead OF disturbing the
United states bonds abroad In the matter OF their
being sent over here in great quantities for sale
has increased the demand for our securities. The
victories os Prussia seem t5 haye stimulated The
demand somehow another ana the German
bankers say that not Gay has passed since the
Haguenau victory that they have not received nu.
merous orders rom abroad TO purchase bonus.
IL Is known that United States bonds quite bnoy.
| ant and IN active demand just now abroad and IL
| may be Saat the purchasers hope 80 MAKE
| mice thing'' by selling out Immediately as their
| bonds come to hand, should the upward tendency
| OF the market continue. One or the bankers wlih
| whom our reporter mad long conversation stated
that for his part he could not understand how 10
was that larger number OF orders had come TO
hand for United States bonds from abroad than had
been received when the war first broke out. At
first blush. he remarked, one would think that the
victories OF King william would have encouraged
ms people more ana more TO use their surplus funds
Is the purchase of their own government war loans
but the result would go 10 show that they are very
anxious 10 get hold OF United States securities
The orders from France this same gentleman re-
marked, were also very large but in view OF the
disaster t0 tie Imperial arins and the antlcipai ed
troubles in Paris this could be easily understood.
IL appears TO be the general impression among the
German bankers that the success OF Prussia viii
have Il good eject Oh our securities held abroad and
that d contrary effect would ensue IN case OF the
triumph of France. Why this should necessarily lie
French hold comparatively few OF our securities ~
compared with the Germans. How the defeat of the
PrrssanS, who held our bonds In great numbers
could have such result Is rather strange, for one
would think that IN the hour Oi their distress the
bonds OF the United States government, which
Is at peace with all the world would he all
the more to be priced. But German banker has
his prejudices as well as other people Several pro-
mInent Germans on the street, who are known to
have purchased gold very heavily OF late ON being
asked why they had done replied that it was for
the god used to buy up United States securities
abroad at small premium for 'specu when they
go up higher The German and French brokers
are now allke anxiOusiy awaiting the result OF the
approaching struggle before Me.L, as upon IL de-
pends, they say, change for the better or worse
each may look upon it-in their dealings in our
BONDS with Frankfort and Paris