New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-01

Foreign exchange has moved pretty much as gold
Dictated and at times was quite at a deadlock.
In cotton an active and rising market has been
reported the advance finding explanation in various
causes among which may be mentionedthe appear
ance of caterpars in the crop, its lateness the
decreasing supply of stocks on hand and the active
export and spinning demand. The market closeSOn
the basis of19 cents Low MddliDg Tbereceipts at all
che ports reached s237 bales against 1O4l bales last
week 1851 bales the previous week and 1O6S4 bales
for the week ending Aug The total receipts for the
expired portion of the cotton year S6l7,5s6 bales
against 41S9 bales the same time previous year.
an increase of 1913 997 bales The exports for the
week were 1887 bales, against 1893 year ago
an increase of 1884 bales. The total stocks on hand
are OO247 bales against 5000 bales year ago-an
increase of 54327 bales The total stocks in the in
terror towns a. 0 bales against 1895 bales same
time last year-an increase of 9466 bales The total
quantity of cotton in sight amounts to O8 bales
against 2l555 $50 bales last year at the same tmea
decrease of 1OO457 bales. The weekly exports from
the port of New York amount to 9739 bales against
7572 bales last week-an increase of 2,l67 bales.
Government bonds have made but very httlevari-
alton from day to day. and In tone continue firm
No large amounts have been offering, and a quiet
market has been the rule. Southern State bonds
have On nominal, the railroad bonds having been
indiferently supported, by reason of the unfavora
bic reports concerning the Central Pacific Road.
There was a moderate speculation in stocks again
this week though no new features were developed
During the early days weakness predOminated,
prices being influenced by the course of money, but
Pacific Mail was moved up on the Panama Railroad
loan. When this was effected, however, on terms
already published, there were free realzatiOns,
ihe pledge Of six of the steamers being regarded as
rather unsatisfactory, inasmuch as it was giving
very large amount of collateral for a comparatively
small amount of money The transaction caused
first advance in the price from AZ to 49, and then
on maturer reflection, decline TO 49,. Erie moved
upfrom So. TO 60 in sympathy with rise in the
stock abroad. and later tmbled back to 59.. There
was some disappointment that the decision in regard
70 the dividend question should have been deferred
in consequence Of Mr.. Watson's sickness and alb
sence from the meeting of the Company on Thurs
day Western Union, n Y Central aud Lake Shore
speculation was strong at an advance of to 2. Der
cent Wabash aud Hannibal and s.. Joseph Union
Pacific aud G.. G.. and i. c. were prominent in
the downward movement, but, all re-
covered, at least a part OF the decline
Oh Thursday and Friday. The other changes were
10 /! per cent on a smaller volume of business
To-day the market was weak but the fluctuations
were confined within narrow limits. Erie declined
10 50, against Oh at the close last night The fall
was in sympathy with break at London from 40!
60 az, where much disappointment was felt on re-
ceiving dispatches from this side announcing the
homeopathic dividend of per cent on the common
stock against 81 per cent expected yesterday. Pa
cifc Mail fell of from 81 to 49,! and the remainder
of the list to per cent. Panama moved from JIG
20 I16l. Investments were dull, and the miscel-
Ianeous list as wen as express shares quiet. The
opening. highest lowest and closing prices OF stocks
TODAY were: