, 1874-10-18
LATEST NEW YORK MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.

FINANCIAL.
New YORK, Oct 17-The stock market vas
| weak early in the day, aud declined Il to Is pc,
cent in the general list, and per cent IN Erie.
As morning advanced the leading stocks became
stcadior, aud went up X to Il per cent, but this
was subsequently lost The lending features
were Erie, Lake Shore Western Union, Pacific
Mail Union Pacific, and Wabash.
The Secretary OF tho Treasury this morning
directed that tho interest falling due on the 1st
Of November be paid On and after Monday, the
26th lust, without rebate
Governments were firm On small business.
Money was 2@3 per cent.
Gold wns ateady at Ito. The loaninX rate foS
gold to-day ranged from flat to per cent,
sterling exchange was firm prime nominal
rates, 435t@459%.
SITS, 738 in silver bars. The Lank statement is
uufavoTable, aud shows loss OF s. TO-, 975 in
surplus reserve, which is reduced 70 3l8 174 l25.
PRODUCE.
There is only d moderate export and home
trade inquiry for Hour; prices without decided
change. Sales II, 900 brls at .35@4. 80 for su-
perfne State; S4-90@5.I5 for extra do IS 200
Gas for choice do; s5.300590 for fancy do !;
&4-35<D4.S0 fer superfne Western $4-65GO5.20
for common to medium extra Western S5.23@
$50 for choice dol &5.90@6.35 for common to
choice white wheat, Western extra; 81. 10
for common to good shipping brands, extra round
hoop Ohio S5.25@G. so for trade brands; 35.10@
G.20 for common to fair extra st. Louis, and
sc 25@9.50 for good to choice do. Southern
flour quiet and unchanged sales, 600 br1s at
55.oo@5.95 for common to fair extra, aud $1,000
8.25 for good to choice do. Rye tlouf steady,
with fair demand: saes 500 brls ut 34.25O
3540. Cornmea1 quiet; sales 200 brls at 3430
fD500 for Western; $5.40@5.50 for Brandywino.
The wheat market was quiet and rather more
Eteady; sales 4G, 600 bu at 5l.05@1 .06 for No.
Chicago; SLOT for No. 2 Northwestern $1,000
1.10 for No. 2 milwaukee, 51.13Dl.17 for old
No. spring; S1.01@1.2 20 for ungraded Iowaand
Minnesota spring; 31.16@1.24 for No. spring;
3l12@1.20 for winter rcd Western; S1.20@l.23
for amber Western J; 51.25@1.35 for white West
ern: and 31.24 for white Gonesee. Rye quiet at
97c@S1.02. Barley is du!l'aud dropping Bar
ley malt quiet and heavy. Corn o Shade frmer
9034c for Western mixed in store, and 911@@92c
for do aaoat. Oats quiet aud unchanged; sales
IS, 900 bu at 59@6014c, for mixed Western !; 6G@
Csc for white Western.
Pora-Market firm at $4,000 for new mess: and
e20:5o for do in job lots. Beef quiet at $l2,5o
oxtra do. Boef-hams dull at $500 ior choice
Western.
Whisky lower and dull.
Freishts less active, without any noticeable
change in Quotations.
[1b TIE Assoctaked Press.1,
THE REPoRTED SUSPENSIONS.
New YonK, Oct. 17-In relation to tho report
ed failures OF grain merchants, Lathrop, Of La
throD e. Engs. states: :'We are gong On with
business, aud with no interruption except the
return of drafts made by one Western house.
which We have declined to pay" Stilwell, OF
Winslow, Stilwell d Co., said, "There is no
foundation whatever for the statement We
paw everything We owe" 4 representative OF
I.athrop l. Co., 4 Front street, states also, that
there is no interruption to business and they
going on as usual.