New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-12

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The value OF the imports OF hnsroh nlles 81
port for the week ended yesterday ~, d ~!
we're 81. sos $3.50 less than tbose Of therecce@l1
week, but they exceed the values Of The impeftt ~
the corresponding week Of 1879 and
&2.94l. 2s6 and $4,B2l, IT'S. respccttysl1s
value of. the exports from New-York for thope3
eaded April we're little Less than for the preoeo
week, but compare with tho cosresponding 49,
of the preceding years as follows; 1880. $7.184 o4
1879, $6.754,971 1873, $6.318.755. From yaee
uary to the dates named the value g.
the exports from New-York this year w<p$
So 239, 1853 greater than in 1879. and $S, ,e94
less than in 1878, while the value Of the imports
are $50 9S7 240 more than In 1879, and 20 8200
more than in 1879 The total foreign commerce
New-York from January 1 to date, for thrce yeefle
compared, Is as follows: W.
Import. to Apr ISss .
ETPSrs % ov xp ,n Si; aaSss
Imports Srss o SSs' eapcrts Aai&Sss lsaSfo
During the last week the depression before uotte4
In the general merchandise markets was further ~
veloped, and the prices Of nearly ell the RrtaSS
staples suffered serious decline from tho extreme
prices to which wild speculation had carried then
In iron the decline from the highest Hgures
to nearly $40 per ton, or IS per cent. Breed1ta3
gradually sink In prices, but not without 1tou1ee
Speculative reactions But the misfortune ID tat tho
With that Ia our own 80 that the margin for export
is little greater than 1t was when wheat role9
Is or 20 cents higher. Cotton was depressed, the
per b. and this was in the face OF fair to good mar
kes reports from Liverpool and Hsyre. q. B
1t was reasonable TO expect, although IL was not 81
favorable as general estimation had expected - ~
BE- Az ss sss sgs Hsa sss az
for the totals of legal tenders and specie than the
actual condition at the close of the week. - thse
80 .~ko ~
would reflect loss from Saturday morning to Fh-
day. night Of over Sc 100000 Our own estimate
was that the real condition OF the BANK On
statement. The present statement, which SHOVE
loss of the total reserves from the average Of the
previous week of 1857 800. seems to show that oqf
estimate then was approximately correct Probably
week ago the total reserves were more than 70 par
cent of the deposits while Oh Friday night April p
cent of the deposits Yet the statement OF averages
show that this deficit was reduced 5000 40, ieav-
by reduction Of ST. les 600 in loans. Which, win
for os the fHss decrease Sa Of i" deposits
The following are the comparative totals OF tho
statements of April and 10:
s Ell Be
l E.
following shows tn s.n iGa Ssswsen the
Fss dSS ssSsssSS bs
N AGAINST a asp s4.s2e7oo s4.oee.sso
A issai i require 3.
Compared with that of the corresponding date Of
$ss; liS 700; IsSe-tenSers decreased s24 POS, 800
sssss 3d. eo
against nS% PISS last sf week week and isis for Sp L.
During the week the foreign exchanges ruled
firm, although business was checked by the strin-
gency In the money market. The domestic ex-
changed at the nominal rates which have ruled
there for nearly two months, At the West, Sc.
again declined to so cents discount; Chicago roso
from 90 cents discount to par and 20 cents premium
but was quoted weak at the close. Boz.
discount and remained weak at the lower rate all
the week. notwithstanding the receipt of from
81, 900 900 to $3, 900 600 gold and currency from
York spectators are locking mp $S.000,000 in
Boston, is pronounced by Boston correspondents to
until Friday, and as high as 9 per cent plus ss per
cent per diem was paid on loans secured by miscel:
laneous securities, 6 per cent being the general
rate on Governments and per cent for discount OF
mercantile paper. Friday and after there was
easier feeling and per cent was the general rate.
settled and variable. Excepting for one day. when
the transactions amounted to $3,071 800, and Mr..
over 100000 of the 4 per CENTS GoverumenS
bonds were very dull but firm the total transaction
at the Board for the week amounting only to
So 721 900. On Wednesday the Treasury made itS
weekly purchase for the sinking fund.- and accepted
of the total ,259 200 boz ds offered. 300 600 9s
1880 at 1O4.O50 1O3. r. 6s 1881 at 1906 SEQ 100.13
and IS 1881 at 1O3.5OO1O3.95.
The following are the highest and lowest prices Of
bonds for the week, and the closing sales Saturday
and week ago:
For the weex.- -Finai-.