The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-28

Some OF the above bidding prices were reported
even higher than are published. The market, how
ever, was irregular.
THE GOLD MARKET
was active, the price opening at l14H, advancing
to ll5k and declining TO 1l3k. The rumor cir
cuated that the secretary OF the Treasury was
about to sell 600 O00 but later it ascertain ed
that the government was not in q condition Just
now to sell anything Its reserves are wanted to
meet coming liabilities. Loans In gold were made
at per cent but the rate soon fell to nat
followed by an advance to y per cent, and finally
a reaction to nat. The operations OF the Gold
Exchange Bank to-day were as follows:-
eS,r Daah hcesn.s ~ 1 70
GrOss clearances ,V0V'uoo
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Currency exchanges. $780, 49,. 931
Currency balances. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1851, Ell
uoiu poiuhCcs.. ooo,o0'
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
1t is reported that the government has decided
to anticipate the November interest. The follow
ing were the balances at the Treasury at the close
OF business to-day: -
Currency less amount paid for bonds
purchased In New YORK, and not re-
Special deposit Of legal tenders for re.
demption OF certificates OF deposit . 1880, OCO
Coin. 84O26, $50
Including coin certificates. ........... 34225 300
Outstanding legal tenders. $4,000, 900
The amount OF fractional currency re-
ceived from the printers Tor the week
to-day is .........,.............. 1,1e7, 600
Shipments Observation-Disclosures. l,413,57e
Shipments OF notes l5,709,3 $40
Amount held by the United States
Treasurer as security Tor national
bank Circulation .................. 800, e10 500
Received for pubic deposits. ......... 49, 750, 900
Internal revenue receipts to-day ..... 24O, O23
Internal revenue receipts Ter the month s,342, ss1
Internal revenue receipts Tor the fiscal
Outstanding national bank circulation $50, O3O, 44s
The Assistant Treasurer paid out to- day So, 600 on
account OF interest, and 81 900 In redemption of
nve-twenty bonds.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The total imports for the week were $40, 9O2, 468,
OF which $7,464,702 were merchandise and
So, 437, 766 dry goods. Amount of dry goods mar
keted was sa,SO3,sa5. The specie shipments to
Europe to-day were Steamship Abyssinia,
ss5,7l7 steamship Weser, $4,000; steamship City
of Montreal. $4,000. Total, $15o,7l7. OF which
$4,000 is gold coin and the rest silver bars.
100000 in bullion started for America to-day on
the steamship Java.
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
London advices indicate depression and irregu-
larity. Gold is coming this way to an extent that
alarmed both the market and the Bank OF Eng
land The following are the late quotatio us !:
COnsOls for money, 92h 922S; do. for ac-
cont, 92k; fve-twenty btnis of 1885, old, OAK a
94X; do. do. of 1867, 94sS 94T; ten-forty
bonds, 90A; new nves, 90Z; Erie Railway
shares, AK. The new French loan Is quoted at q
premium OF ~ ~ per cent. In Paris rentes
are quoted at 56f 27Hc.
THE COTTON MARKET.
On 'Change to-day cotton continued in good de-
mand, at an advance Of nc. 716c. for lots on the
'spot" and &c. per Id. for forward delivery. Flour
remained dull. Wheat was purchased moderately
at further decline OF from &c. &c. Corn was a
shade firmer, but quiet.