The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-08
THE FOREIGN MARKET.

Currency balances Tor week. u, 1877, $50
Gold exchanges for week. ............ As, 1872 500
Golo DalauceS LOT week o,lo7,4lo
THE FOREIGN MARKET
The rate OF discount in the open market for
three months bills is so per cent which is y per
cent below the Bank of England rate. United
States bonds-New fves 1929. Paris dispatches
quote rentes at So francs SO centimes In Frank
fort United states five twenty bonds are ess for
the issue OF 1862. From Amsterdam the following
quotations are reported Central Pacific first
mortgage bonds, s314 Union Pacific first mortgage
bonds "a; Union Pacific stock, 800; 81. Paul pre-
ferred, 6s; Northwest preferred, g. Erie, 42,a.
The following the late London quotations -
Consols for money, 921.; do. for account, s2A !;
fve-twenty bonds Of 1865 (Old), 1855; do. 1857,
1881 ten-forty bonds 1855 new ves 1925 1925 /;
Erie Railway shares. A Az; New York Central
shares, 9514. American securities quiet, but firm.
BANK SHARES.
Bank shares sold 100 for Central National las for
Tradesmen's and s71z for Mechanics Banking As
socaton. The latest bids are annexed
York, l23; Manhattan, 14s; Merchants, 116; Me.
chanics' 1856; Tradesmen's, 145; Fulton, $50; Mer-
chants Exchange rs; Leather Manufacturers,
$780, state OF New York, log; Mercantile, 1os; Amer
lean Exchange, 100; Chatham, 1873; Bank OF North
America. S. Irving, 100; Metropolitan, 1919 Cit
zens' 1856; Market 116 Nassau 100; Shoe and
751E; ST. Nicholas, 1902; Importers and Traders
1872; Park, al; New York National Exchange, 65;
First National, 10; Fourth National, 1861; Orien.
tai, 165; Gold Exchange, 11s; Bankers and Brokers'
Association, ST. Germania, 112ls.
FOREIGN COMMERCE.
The foreign commerce Of the port for the week
was:-General merchandise imports including
dry goods, s7,929 6i2 produce EXPORTS s5,672 206,
and specie exports, $s47, 616 The total mer-
chandise imports since January l are $780, 239,
against 100 in 1873 and $780, 494 992 in 1872
The total exports of produce since January are
$26 453,695, against s23 osl in 1873. The total
exports OF specie since January are 1916, 127,
against S., 204 s2 in ls73 and 81 GIG, 500 in 1872
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
were comparatively neglected, Tennesees being
about the frmest the list Old skies sold at
s214; do, ex-coupons. at s3Js; new skies, s2h;
North Carolina, fandiug act OF 1866, 251S; new
South Carolina SKIES ofJanuary and July at 10. The
bids range as follows :-Mssouri skies. e21s do.
do. Hannibal and St. Joseph issue, 81 A.: do. d. Asy-
lum or University, S9s Tennessee SKIES, DID, S2a;
do. do, new. S2i4 do. do, new seres $50; Vir.
ginia skies, new 40 do. do, consolidated 50; do.
do, deferred, 1lh; Georgia SKIES, 20; do sevens,
gold bonds, IS; North Carolina skies, DID, January
and July % do do. April and October 2S do. do,
North Carolina Railroad, January and July, 35 do.
do North Carolina Railroad, April and October, "a
do do, North Carolina Railroad of, January and
July, 251s; do. do, North Carolina Railroad, of,
April and October, 25h; do. do, Funding act,
1866 rs; do. do, special tax, class No. l, 10;
do do, special tax, class No 3. 81; South Carolina
skies, 25; do do, January and July, OK; do. do,
April and October, 20; do. do, Funding act, 1866,
IA; Arkansas SKIES, fund, "a; do. sevens, Little
Rock and Fort Scott issue, 20; do. do, Arkansas
Central Railroad, 10; Texas tens, 1876, So
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The Chief of the Bureau Of Statistics at Washing
ton furnishes the following valuable Information
showing the trade movements OF the whole
country for the nine months ending September 80,
1875
Domestic Err
ports-Sp>cie Foreign
Periods. Imports. Value Exports
81 1873 .......; s49,9saeG ss99s7,5ss sl,4ss, los
Month ended sept 10,
1877 ................... 57,423,57 3L4A,7O5 LSU7T
N-ne months ended
Sept. 30 1873 ....-.:., 4s3OlIs3s 4S,Hs77s I9aO,O5s
Nine months ended
sept 80 1872 ........ S37 i6sl64 390sleA I7sA,O i7
The amounts OF the above, which consisted Of
specie and bullion and of merchandise, respec-
lively. for the nine months ended September 30,
1879 and 1870 were as fOllows:-