The New York herald., 1873-10-12
A Review of Good Symptoms
Exports and Imports.
Money Growing Easier and Better
Things Ahead.
GOLD QUIET AND WEAK.
Railroad Bonds, Government and South
ern Securities.
WALL. STREET.


The stock market to-day without possessing any
startling features was full OF health and resliency
The fluctuations were natural, and If there was
strong bear pressure at any time evident. II was
generally followed by rally and recovery except
at the close. 1t was just such condltion as
prudent investor having faith In the luture OF
stock values, would have selected Tor casn opera
tion. Another favorable indication OF The dal was
the renewal OF dealings by brokers on margins"
showing IN o sgnif can't manner the return OF con-
fdence and disposition on the part OF banks
again to accommodate, TO a prudent extent, their
former customers. Nor was there by hat so many
Wild rumors floating through the air, telling OF
INTENDING MISFORTUNE
and some other great crash about to occur. On the
contrary, the whole tone was cheerful, aud men
breathed or seemed to breathe, more freely than
they have done at any time since the opening OF
the Stock Exchange. 1t is not TO be inferred that
the market will be confined 10 its present attitude
that prices win not recede even from present
figures, but il may be strongly assured that there
less OF powerful and artificial agencies at work
TO prevent reaction than have existed for long
time Money coming out of Golfers and getting
into its old grooves. Fresh capital is making its
way to Wall street. Loans were more easily
effected to-day. There was good line of
DEPOSITS THE SEVERAL BANKS.
II was also developed that a number or the banks
had made no use OF the loan certificates OF the
Clearing House in order to bolster up their
strength. The street has been to a considerable
extent "weeded out.n There are fewer depressing
influences. and altogether the atmosphere presents
clearer and more hopeful aspect-that which now
justldes the efforts made to destroy the unnatural
and purely speculative buoyancy which for a time
threatened fresh danger, and to bring the market
down to a reasonable basis Tor successful work
nj hp M tha ma at
less due to the desire on the part oil many to end
the week with clean hands; and yet orders have
been left in scores of offices to buy on Monday
morning at the closing tonight. This, too, is
sign OF confidence.
THE DECLINE IN PRICES
amounted from Il to three per cent. We quote as
folows:-Western Union sold at Ga a CAS- 63ls a
Go g. 63 61Js, Lake Shore at TX 5o14 7214 a
69As 7o1s 694, New York Central at 9l7S 9li
BIS 904, Rock Island at 9l14 9l7S 9o7S, Har
lem at 1l1h a 112, Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western at 9o4 9o1s Ss94, New Jersey Central
at 9224 80, Erie at 477l 4els Ohio and Mississippi
at 27A 265l, Northwestern at 49, a AZ, North
western preferred at 65s CAS-, st. Paul at 81 81
3l3s a 311s, st. Paul preferred at So a 55K Wa
bash at 454 a AZ q 49, 49,, Hannibal and st.
Joseph at 23 Hannibal and st. Joseph preferred at
81 80, Pacific Mail at 32}s 327S Ss1t 32a., c.,
c. and G. at 22Is 21jf. and Union Pacific at 2o3s
q 1875 1917 1873. The total sales amounted to
about 81, 900 shares.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
The foreign commerce OF the port for the week
was as Acknowledgement merchandise imports, in
cluding dry goods, s7,2le, lo7; produce exports,
$S,S7s, $50 the highest on record) and specie ex-
ports, $527, ,S51. The general merchandise imports
since January s32S 1871 $50, against s349 2s7
last year and s299, 9l7 in 1871 The exports OF
produce since January this year $685. 546, ,35s,
against SILL 363 1873 last year and sl7s 24s 249 in
1871. The total exports of specie since January j
are $42o5o ,Se2 against $50 923S,o37 last year and
SCI, ,202, 23s in 1871
THE MONEY MARKET.
Money ranged from lilo to per cent, with
much better feeling prevailing in all circles, and,
unless some event occurs that can be neither FORE
seen discounted, there Is every reason to be-
leve that within thirty days we shall see easier
times than have been known for the last two
months. Foreign exchange was dull and weak.
Sales OF prime bankers sixty days. sterling were
made at 1861 less l16 direct and good bankers at
1867 log. Sight bills are quoted at 1O7. Com.
mercial bills are duh at 1O4l4 los.
THE GOLD MARKET
offers no fresh features for comment, the price de-
clinlng from 1881 to 1857, with highest sales dur
ing the day at 1881. The rates paid for carrying
to-day were 7. 8, 3e4, I, gold, l-l6 and per cent
The final rate was per cent. The fluctuations in
the gold market for the week were as follows:-
Opening. Highest. Lolcest. Closing.
Monday Monday Oct oct g.. 10 1l9 ll0s 1922 1loA
Wednesday, Oct S. ll0Is lloiI l0es 10gs: