The New York herald., 1876-09-11

Fine gold bars, par to u per cent premium on the
Mint value
FOREIGN ExcuANGY.
Foreign exchange has continued weak aud lower
TO the close The closing quotations 81 IS and
81 s0h for time ana demand drafts respectively,
with transactions at 81 S4h, which is nearly the
specie importing point.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds were subjected to but little
change in either direction AS gold advanced thcy
became Arm, and transactions grew less in volume
The last prices fraction
in advance OF III" opening rates Tho ioi
lowing are the closing quotations:--Untcd States
currency skies, 1868 127; do do 1881, registered,
ll7ss 1l75s do. do, do, coupon 1lSh l1sal; do.
do 1865, registered, ll3 1l3s; do do, do, coupon,
1l3 49,; do. do do, new, registered, l135S
1885; do do do, do, coupon, ll3ss 1l3sa to- DO,
1867, registered, ll6A III; do. do, do, coupon,
llCal III; do do 1865 registered, lls lloa do.
do, do, coupon lisa llot; do ,en-iortics, regis
tered 1l5i il5is do. do, coupon, lljsl ll6 do.
nves 1881, registered, 1855 ll5sS; do. do, do,
coupon, ll5ss li5t1
aAILRoAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds were generally active, ard in some
this activity marked by considerable irrcgu-
laruy. The issues of coal roads first suffered
marked decline. This followed by Improvement
later the general market operating by its strength
attack sympalhize with them in their decline.
AT the close tho principal dealings wero ollows:-
Boston, Hartford aud Erie first, 1s54 Chicago and
Rcck Island and Pacific scvens 1lo; New Jersey Cen.
trail Grsts, new, 1o5; New Jersey Central hrsts,
soldaled, 90A; Milwaukee and ST. Paul nrs,s, La
Crosse DIVISION 1925 l02ii; Milwaukee and St Paul
eights irs;s, III; Chicago and Northwestern consol
idated coupon GOLD bonds, 935a 1884; Chicago aud
Northwestern sinking fund, 1865. Chicago and North
western bonds. l05; Long Dock bonds 1055s;
Hannibal aud ST. Joseph eighs, convertible rs; M,chi
gan Central sevens 1of Chesapeake and Ohio hrsts,
coupon ON, ~ North Missouri nrsts, 9s9, New York
Central skies, 1887, lo2; union Pacific sevens, land
grant, 1855; paclnc Railroad of Missouri Grsts,
a. ST. Louis and Iron Mountain irsts, 9ss4; c., c.
and l. c. Grsls 39; Toledo and Wabash consolidated,
convertible. Sl6 Albany ard susquehanna thirds,
1ol "a 1Ol Canada Southern nrss, coupon on, 5ls
New Jersey Central, convertible, SO; Delaware and
Hudson River 1854 105 Western Pacific bonds 1O1 u;
Lchgh and wilkesbarrc. convertible 59 Union Pacific
sinking fund, 51sl.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Tho foreign commerce. OF the port for the week was
as follows :--Gencral merchandise imports, including
dry goods, $4 Cos; produce exports So, G,A72l7,
and specie exports, $l56, ,0O0
The total imports Of merchandise at tho port sin CO
January l, this year, Slo3 $1,000, against
$40 800 tho corresponding period in 1875 and
s2sS 767 563 IN 1874 Tho total exports oI produce
S1sO66s,429 against Sl73, SS0J in 1875, and
$203 400 IN 1914 Tho otai exports of specio were
$50 40 S against sol 672 1875 and s42 l52 $50
in 1874.
MEMORANDA
Tho following table shows the changes In the New
York city banks this week, as compared with last
Sept 2 Sept o. differences
Loans . S255 s23 500 $25S 43l, lO0 Inc. 81 6OI 600
Specie. 80. - l42, 40 % I7S, 400 Inc. 1885, 200
Leg. tends 5T,7so,60O 57,529,0oU Dec l5l 800
Deposits. 22s, ,oS3, 00O I3iOtJ.ooo Inc. 2,4It,oU0
Circulation l4,t0S,s 500 l431l,2O0 Dec 237,6o0