New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-18
SALES FROM 81 O'CLOCK P. NJ. TO
SATURDAY, Aug. 16.

The week lust drawn to close has been quite I'M
Interesting in Wall-st circles, and the business
really of less Importance than for many preceding
weeks. The only prominent pecuharities were the
change 10 the gold speculation and the weakness OF
the foreign exchanges. Stocks, while preserving Tor
the most part a steady tone, were at times freely
raided, with seeming intent to break down the
whole line, and Government bonds preserved their
usual dizziness. Many lenders were disposed to
sitter rates early in the week, and under some fears
Chat the later months Of the year would not be I'M
like those of last year. through the manipulation of
currency by the bull pool in gold there less dis
position to accommodate borrowers at the prevail
ing rates of the last month. In consequence, call
loan money was advanced per cent, say from and
4 to and per cent. But the advance brought in
new CAPITAL to the street and this accession later
restored quotations to and t. the ruling figures at
She close transactions having been made finally as
low as 81 per cent In discounts, prime short-date
acceptances maturing this side of November found
sale at 81 to per cent Time loans at the close are
quoted per cent for 80 days. and per cent for
60 days 7 per cent for 90 days. and and per cent
for all the year. Gold loans time are quoted!at
E1G9. per cent for for 80 days, s4 cent for
90 DAYS and f01 per cent for three to six months.
The gold market after settling back per cent
daily from 1851 on Monday to 1159, finally Thurs
dsy was permitted to fall to 114s, and yesterday
morning to ll42 on free offers from the bears.
The cotton market has been dull and inanimate,
fhe export demand on the closing days being tempo
aarily checked by the drop in gold, the market
closing on the basis of 1870. for low and middlmg.
The receipts for the week at all the ports were
sO5Sl bales against 1864 bales last week, 12s255
bales the previous week, and 12,6lS bales for the
sHeek ending July % The total receipts for the
expired portion Of the cotton year are 359759 bales,
Rganst 27l44S6 bales the same time previous year
an increase of SSS.SO3 bales The exports for the
eweek were 1lO4 bales, against 76SS year ago
en increase of S,416 bales. The total stocks on
band are l3I Sj5 bales, against GIGS bales year
hgo-an increase of 67,e57 bales. The total stocks
IN the interior towns are 1866 Bales against SOS
bales same time last year-sn increase of 1880
bales The total quantity of cotton in sight amounts
20 22OO67O bales against 2311 27S bs1es last year
az The same time-a decrease of 110,60S bales. The
weekly exports from the port of New-fork
amount to $3.50 bales against 7,S41 bales last week
q decrease Of 1872 bales
An the Government bond market an active bHsl-
ess has been reported from the foreign buyers, but
as holders cling tenscousy to their stock the offer
ngs have been above the bidding prices, and conse-
ouently but small transactions were made. Merely
"a nominal business has been done In State bonds,
but in railroads the sales have been more salts
factory.
There has been gradual shrinkage in values on
4he Stock Exchange during the past week, which is
probably best explained by the fact of the extreme
dullness of business. Taking into consideration the
comparatively slim attendance of operators during
the week the market was tolerably well supported,
and holders of stock look forward hopefully to the
fine when the leaders of the street shall return to
active speculation. The most of the New-York and
Western railroads show largely increased earnings
over last year. and when the Fall business is fairly
opened, still further gains may reasonably be ex-
pected The widest changes during the week were
in Atlantic and Pacific Preferred Pacific Mail and the
st Paul stocks The first named has been freely offered
and the price declined from 29i to 25s with subse-
quent recovery of about per cent st. Paul stock
holders were disappointed in regard 10 dividend
on the preferred shares and in consequence both
classes OF stock declined the common from so TO
5is and the preferred from 73, TO II. Pacific Mail
was irregular advancing from 4Os to at reacting to
$751; and still later recovering to 4s Panama sd-
vanced from ia TO 116i The fluctuations in other
shares were cOmpassed within range of to II per
cent the Vanderbilt shares IN. Y. Central Lake
Shore Western Union, and Harleml showing the
least disposition TO recede. To-day continuation
of duIlness was noted, and beyond slight move
,oent in Pacific Mail, Northwestern Common. and
Atlantic and Pacific Preferred, the market was
without special change. The investment, miscella-
neous and express shares were also quiet and
steady. The opening, highest, lowest and closing
pnces of stocks to-day were as follows