The New York herald., 1875-11-10
The following are the Philadelphia stock quotations
MEMORANDA.

| MEMORANDA.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Erie directors,
which was to have been held to-day was postponed IN
consequence Of the continued illness Of President
Jewett.
A despatch from Washington says that the Govern
ing Committee OF the Washington Stock Exchange this
afternoon adopted resolution that in view Of the
opinion Of the United States Attorney General
ing the three-sxtynve District bonds that THE United
States themselves authorized the issue Of these bonds
to secure their own debLn They shall hereafter be
recognized and classed in all transactions OF the Ex-
change as bonds Of the United States
Another despatch says that 'The work Of rcdeeming
wornout fractional scrip with new has not been
stopped nor has the printing Of new ten cent pieces
ceased, though It has been published extensively.
There can be no contraction in the volume OF frac-
tional currency till coin is ready to issue. new fifty
cent note issued because OF the counterfeitng OF
the note Still the constantly making silver
coin.'
Comptroller Of the Currency Knox says that the
proceeding Of the British banks of California in reus
ing to accept the notes Of the gold banks has caused
the gold banks TO retire their circulation The gold
banks at Stockton Ca to-day retired $50 900 OF their
circulation.
Concerning the threatened railroad combination to
secure high rates for freight after the lake and canal
navigation shall have closed, Chicago financial
view, assuming that the Baltimore and Ohio Company
viii be party to it, gives expression thought
whch mas frequently appeared in the HERALD, fol-
lows
Inquiries among leading bankers to the business
outlook for the winter were answered in decidedly
gloomy forebodIngs. Unless decided advance
foreign markets for grain and provisions sufficient
the extoronae advance in railway freighs to
be enforced navigation closes, bankers and
business look for very meagre shipments during the
winter months. Grain especially Will I'LL
houses to their utmost capacity, and the cribs aud
granaries in the country will remain uneleved Of their
stores OF food This eiecual dammng up OF the chan
nels Of trade by the Eastern railway ring result
in fall Of prices, and the supply Of European
markets from other sources and hence immense
damage TO the entire mercantile and farming
interests OF the West. To the Unsuitable greed Of
single man-who has extorted the wealth and has
usurped the power force the four Eastern railway
seaboard 80 cents wheat and about "a cents on
corn-is the West indebted for the blight that is
very soon TO settle down upon her business and hnan-
Gal prospects To turn the attention of thoughtful
TO the subject and II possible, find what they
going 10 do about IL, IS the object of this writing II
must burn their corn they did but little
more than two years ago, before the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway reached this city the they know
IL and shut down all expenses the better They should
know the worst and provide for IT,"
Mr. Reverdy johnson, who sailed for Europe day
two ago has gone in the interest OF Florida, being
authorized by the Governor and the proper commits
sell three million OF land the proceeds
of which be used in obteratng the public debt
Of that State.