New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-18

nn,..lnls lor the weel endng to-das. Il was statl

The receipts Tor the week ending to-day II was stated
would exceed 100000 or the above amount,
100 1856 came from Liverpool and southampton, ana
Il o56 SOB from Bremen. During October the total
.hipmens Of gold from this port were only S6lOo 70
IN nd and P3 555 20 Central America. The experts OF
gold from this port in 1878 S45As9.oOO and in
1874 ss 200. The large mpOr,atons OF gold from
Eurpe it WAS stated yesterday, were not expected 10
continue great length OF tme although 1t was admitted
that II business slould revive early resumption OF
specie payment might take place
Al the banklng house OF Morton, Bliss & Co, gen
tomau representing Mr.. Morton IN his absence stated
that nj the present moment there specie to the
amount Of about 30 600 900 $4,000 900 on the way
from Europe. II was however, purely an exchange
operation not at all influenced either by the political
affairs OF this country Of Europe There was large
snppy of cotton bills in the SOUTH and mere IN Ne"
York there was a small demand for European exchange
from importers. Exchange was now ruling at figure
which in view OF the extreme OF the money market
in London admitted OF importation OF gold to this coun-
try at profit In buying cotton bils AT the SOUTH inc
necessary funds generally obtained there oy snip
ming funds from NewYork to NewOrleans, or by sehs
IN Orleans bankers sight drafts on New-fork The
disnateh printed in OF the morning papers that
cold vas per cent higher in NewOrleans than in New
Work was a mistake, gold being, "a usual, per cent
HIGHER there than In regard to the state OF trade
generally the present uncertainty as 10 e fresuehcy
Sill continued 20 prevent activity the same rs IL du
week ago. r. -,
AT the banking house or j. ". SenBilil Co., one OF
the uuor members OF the firm stated that the present
large shipments gold simply the result OF ord
nary exchange operations. 1t was not at all caused by
either European American political afalrs BUSINESS
throughout the country continued languld ana there
lad been no revival of trade worth mentioning during
the week All their reports from the wholesale as wen
ss from the retail agreed that there would be no
marked revival during tho continuance OF tue present
uncertainty as tho Presidency and the unVersal cry
OF dull times prevalent now the same as before
the election. eyeryb0dy was awaiting developments
before embarking o new enterprises.
member OF the firm Of David Bows Co... in South
At stated that their business breadstufl had not been
affected by the political situation In the country Tney
even had not the stagnatOn said 10 have existed
week ago. when the trouble about the Presidency nrst
arose On the contrary business had been quite active
with them for time, and especially so during the
present week. "Of course you know said another
me uber OF the firm, there Is talk OF England going
10 light Russia there is always an active market In
the market has been quite active Tor the
past Two days To-day, owing TO an absence, no doubt,
of fresh war reports the market Is little more quiet,
bur business has been good with all along, and has
moi been influenced all 10Y the Presidential election
Prominent members OF the Cotton Exchange stated
Yesterday that the OF In Europe having
peroeutbe effect upon the Gotten market here and the
advance or decline in tho reported price OF consols I'M
mediatey produced corresponding enange in the cot
ton quotations This was, however. TO DO expected
Tho actual declaration in Europe could not fail to
influence all the markets here but especially that OF cot
ton which depends largely upon tho export trade.
The quantity shipped during the present season to date,
II was stated did not differ materially from tnat Of
responding periods In former years