The New York Herald Newspaper, September 18, 1873, Page 11

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, A Heavy Raid on the Stock Market. THE REASONS WHY. Bomors of Failore—Stringency in Money--- The Torning Polnt Thought To Be Near at Hand. GOLD STEADY AND DULL. Railroad Bonds and Government Securities. THE MONEY MARKET STRONG. LL STREET, WEDNESDAY, Sep 11-6 P, is} On ’Change to-day old cotton was in fir demand ‘at steady prices, while new was not wanted and decidedly lower. Flour was active and firm. Wheat ‘was in good demand and higher, white corn was quiet and heavy. THE FOREIGN MARKET. London advices report weakness in consols, but @ firmness in American securities, The rate of dis- count in the open market was 2% per cent, or 1 per cent below that of the Bank of England, At the Stock Exchange money was easter than at the Bank. Rentes in Paris were buoyant and showed gn advance to 67f. 40c. In Frankfort American bonds were x per cent easier. Erie fluctuated in London, declining from 47% to 46, 49% a 4634. The preferred stock sold at 6044. The old bonds of 1865 advanced and sold at 95%. New fives were easier, declining to 913g. Ten-forties sold at 91. ‘THE MONRY MARKET, Money again hardened to-day, and not alto- gether in response to purely artificial influences, The rates were firmly maintained at7 per cent, surrency and gold, with considerable business done on the basis of 1-32 @ 1-16 per diem, until about three o'clock, when there was a small mar- ket at 6 and 6 percent, Foreign exchange was lower, and closed at 10834 a 108% for bankers’ sixty days sterling and 109 a 10934 for sight. Com- mercial bills were scarce at 6 nominal price of 108 & 10834. GOLD quirr. The gold market to-day occpied vory little of the attention of the street. The recent turmoil has been forgotten, the bugbear has disappeared and there is an utter lack of speculation, much to the fegret of those who have lived on the crumbs thrown from the public table, The price was steady at 111% a 111% @ 111%, from ten to three P, M., ag will be seen from the following table :— 11% P.M. + 11% tid gia . his My 8P.M. + 111% * The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank 0 day _ Were as follows :— Gold balances. Qurrency balances Gross clearances...... The rates paid for carrying were 3, 4,6.and6 per tent, and flat for borrowing. The ateamship Cuba, sailing for Europe to-day, took out $167,318 74 specie, in gold and silver bars. The steamship Scotia, #hich arrived from Liverpool this morning, brought $750,000in gold coin. This was shipped at the time sterling exchange was very low and gold 772,695, brithated vas solling at 116, CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. Ourrency exchanges. + $82,117,659 fini 8,232,470 1d 8,537,437 Gold buisness, 1, 154,842 THE UNITED STATES TREASURY. “me Customs receipts to-day were $336,000; from internal revenue $442,295. The Assistant Treasurer to-day paid out $23,000 on account of interest and $39,000 in redemption of five-twenty bonds. The proposals to sell bonds to the goverament to-day fere unprecedentediy small, being only three in umber and the aggregate amount $61,400. The prices ranged from 110.873, to 112.50, and the award of $55,850 made at from 110.8734 to 111.12, RAILROAD BONDS, 1m this department we note the following sales wt the Board:—Erie, third mortgage, 96; Albany and Susquehanna, second mortgage, 9734; Amer- {can Dock Improvement Company sevens, 964¢; Lake Shore dividend bonds, 05%; Central Pacific gold bonds, 995g; Central Pacific State Aid bonds, 101; Western P&cific bonds, 92; Union Pacific Rail- road, first mortgage, 7944 a 78%; Union Pacific sevens land grant, 70%; Union Pacific tens, in- come, 67% a 67; Toledo and Wabash firat, 96; do. do., St. Lonis division, 89; Toledo and Wabash equipment bonds, 81; Morris and Ens- pex second, 97%; Milwaakee apd St. Paul, fowa division, 8154; Cleveland, Columbus and Indlana Central first, 8934; Canada Southern, first mortgage, 75; Boston, Hartford and Erie first, 30a 204g @ 20%; Erie, fifth mortgage, 97. The following avere the bids as gly! at the call:— Chic &N W con bas. Chie & N W cou g bi Han & ee Jo cony, Del, Lack & W 24 1 Pel Lack W 7's com. ol & Wab Jet tel Wab Jen. Sti Ss trie Tol & Wab equip bdi ng Joi & Wab con con uth, Hud Hud Alb 4 5) Mich Nich Mico . Clev Pitts, etWaChic 2d Cley Pus ¢ Wee sp eb ty OR Clev' & Pitts con s OP Detre GOVERNMENT BONDS, Dorernment bonds were steady and active, with considerable offerings for future delivery on the part of foreign bankers, the prices here ranging lower than those which are quoted abroad. The home demand was strong, and some unusually large sales were made, among which we quote £0,000 five-twenties, registered, of 1867, at 114%; 40,000 sixes, currency, at 112% ; 20,000 five-twenties, of 1865, at 11434; 15,000 ten-forties, registered, at 112%; do. coupon, at 112%, and 100,000 fives, coupon, of 1881, at 111%. The following are the quota- Hons :—United States currency sixes, 112% @ 112% ; fo. sixes, 1881, registered, 116% © 116% ; do. do., do,, coupon, 116% a 11734 ; do. five-twenties, registered, May and November, 11534 & 1434; do. do, 1862, boupon, do, 11834 @ 114%; do do., 1864, do., do., (14% @ 115; do, do., 1865, do., do, 1153 @ 115%; fo, do., 1867, registered, January and July, 115% a 154%; 0. do., 1865, coupon, do., 115% @ 1154; do. 10, 1867, do., do., 116 & 116%; do, o,, 1968, do., do., 115% & 11634 ; do. ten-forties, registered, 112 a 11234; do, do., coupon, 112411244; do, fves of 1881, regis- sered, 111% & 1124 ; do., do., do., coupon, 111% a L12, SOUTHERN secuRitixs, Oonsiderable activity was shown in Southern State bonds to-day at the Board, Louisiana sixes, levee, Sold at 55; do. eights, levee, at 57; new Ton- oessee sixes at 81, new North Carolina sixes, spe- cial tax, at 14; old do, at 27, Missouri State sixes at02991% and new South Carolina sixes at 14. The other issues of the latter State are, just now, being wisely kept off the market. The quota- tions of bidding, and asking prices aro as follows:—Tenneseee eX-coupon, 60% @ 81; do., new, 60881; Virginia ex coupon, 42a 44; do. sixes, consolidated bonds, 51} @ 624; do. sixes, deferred scrip, 11% & 12%; Georgia sevens, 89 a 91; North Carolina ex coupon, 27 a 28; do., special tax, 11a 14; Missouri sixes, 92); do, Hannibal and NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, iki inci ‘SHEET, Bt. Yoooph, 68: Louisiana sixes, 44 a 49; dv. » 4 845; do. levee sixes, 55 a 60; do. do. eights, 652860; Alabama fives, 45.8 50; do, eights, 80; South Carolina sixes, 32; do. new, January and July, 14a 15; do. do., April and October, 27 a 28; Arkansas sixes, funded, 38 a 40, THE SITUATION. The grand interest of the day concentrated in the stock market. Events all tended to a decline of values, Doubts took sbape which have hereto- fere only been shadows, and on the strength of these, which it must be confessed gathered force from their concurrence, prices went down with a tread more emphatic than has been heard for many aday. The Chicago fre presented results that could be explained, but now we have figures almost as low, and'in some cases even lower, with- out similar reason, Any one who will take the trouble to compare notes may discover that several of the stocks at present quoted at thelr minimum, never before have offered such opportunities for investment. It is diMeult to conceive any other cause for this con- dition of affairs than an unwillingness to trust money to a tide that of late has been troubled by Many bidden dangers. That a stringency exists which is not entirely artificial must be conceaed. ‘This is incident to the season and to its agricultu- ral requirements. It is also worthy of considera- tion that notwithstanding the vast volume o/ our currency it has been more thoroughly distributed of late years than ever before and is jess at the command of capitalists. The negro laborers of the South alone have absorbed millions—a source from which money does not enter regularly into the ebb and flow of circulation. Other millions are locked up in the hoards of farmers, small merchants and individuals who do not keep bank accounts; 80 that, taken all in all, it is not diMeuit to con- ceive how, in a prosperous country like our own, even $700,000,000 may, from various causes, be so condensed at times as to give serious trouble to the great monetary centres of the Union. This stringency, however, is not the sole influence which directly affects the stock market. “Cnickens are coming home to roost” in the manage- ment of railroads. Weakness is being developed where strength was believed to exist, Figures are in process of overhauling. Oalcium lights are being thrown on individuals who, so far asthe public are concerned, have heretofore been operating in the dark, Although for the moment the results may be adverse to the general interest, in the end they will prove a benefit. That itis well to weed out at times, and get rid of rot, is as true of finance as of agriculture. Coming back to the value of stocks, however, it 1s difficult to believe that prices can decline much further without reaction, or without shakiug the credit of many of the smaller houses which are long of the market. Indeed, it was felt to-day, when rumors were afloat con- cerning the President of the New “York, Oswego and Midland Railway, that the worst had come, and witb it the turning point. This road itself is said to have gone to protest; but its chief officer, a8 an individual and a banker, is, we are assured, yet uncompromised by its difficulties, not having endorsed for the company or in any way assumed its labilities. It may be added that the time is not far distant when it will be emi- nently safe for outside capitalists to come in and buy stooks, although it isthe experience of most brokers that the outside speculator invariably waits until the cream of his profit has been skimmed off by somebody eise. THE PRICES OF STOCKS, ag above indicated, were weak and irregular, with @ downward tendency. The transactions of the day amounted to about 213,000 shares, in which Western Union, Pacifico Mail, Rock Island, Union Pacific and Northwestern common shared the principal business, The greatest de- cline was in Northwestern common, which sold from 57} down to 50, It then rallied to 53, the closing price. Pacific Mall went off from 43% to 419, closing at 42. Western Union opened at 89, sold down to 87% and wound up at 883g. Union Pacific opened at 2%, gained and closed at 234%. Wabash declined from 59} to 54, advanced to 56% and reacted to 65%. Rock Island receded from 103}< to 10054, rallied to 101% and closed at 101%. St. Paul common broke from 4534 to 41%. with dealings at 43% 943% at the close. Erie fell off from 67 to 65}. Quick- silver sold at 28 a 30 @ 29, Atlantic and Pacific preferred at 21 a 205¢; Panama at 11534 a 11334; Harlem at 1283 @ 12734; Hannibal and St. Joseph At 32a 30; Ohio and Mississippi at 3744 @ 35% a 3634 @ 36; C., C, and I 0. at 2834 a 26; Canton at 83 a 80. HIGHEST AND LOWEST. The following table shows the magneny and lowest prices of the day :— . Highest, New York Central and Hudson River stock consolidated..... Lowest, Muwaukee id St. ae 4556 Milwaukee ona Be Fa pref... 68 67 Obto and 81% SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOOK EXCHANGE Wedn: day, Sep Sept. 17—10:15 A. M. 500 U8 5-20, 0, °65.... 1153 . Us 6ua0, 0°67 F: M00) 0 Sead ss: He 800 US CaF 8, SSESESELESESE Sse Zo =e ® a See Rett ea: « a: sexe euveucayeeeresgese a REX & <5 sses 2 rer Bo : £ weeseeee: ' SEsstessHssseeze = S38 ‘= Sse neaaaccameacessosaccnnoseeeen ao ESEERES 3 E355 rer FIPPEEEE ESSESESLESSESESSSESETE! screens! SEECESE SESEe SSSREC SESS: Fa kel 282) S See. apoE SEeSEse SEEESEREBEERESESESSEESEE BERR! ey g ESS, eae: wre PHESEISER & Ee & ESTE DEE BESSESSESHSSESESE DSSS: = SEEEESSESESSE sanentens = gt epgpace SESESEE eave SESSSESERE = se Se555e SESEEte seis & Esees S srraspyers decidedly dearer. movement on Oats continued quest, and prices PEPEgR eeigy SEees P. M.—Betore Call. 4 ry shs bre TRR, 10. io SzSZESSESESE Second Board—1 2. mM, Sse a8 Redo BY S BEE ESSeE! CLOSING PRIOES—3 O'0LOOK P. M COMMERCIAL REPORT. Cotton Steady for Old and Lower for New—Fiour Firm—Wheat Higher—Corn Heavy—Vats Dearer—Groceries Firm— Pork Dull—Lard Firmer—Petroleum Neglected—Spirite Turpentine Lower— Rosin Steady—Freights Firm—Whiskey WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17—6 P. M. The trade movement continued fairly active and Merchandise generally brought full or improved prices. Dry goods continued active, while in boots and shoes, hardware, &¢.,@ good trade was in progress, At the Produce Exchange business Flour was active and firmer, was in good demand for export, and prices were Corn was without especial ’Change, closed heavy. in active farther vanced. Whiskey was also firmer, Pork and other provisions were quiet and nominally unchanged. Lard was firmer, though not especially active. were strong, while vessels for charter were taken quite freely at full rates, Petroleam was dull and nominally unchanged. Naval stores were quiet, with spirits oftered at lower prices and rosin about steady. generally quict but firm for all descriptions, At the Cot- ton Exchange a moderate business in old cotton on the spot was reported at steady prices; new was not wanted and went begging at a marked decline. Burren.—The demand since our iast has been quite brisk for good, and the commoner qualitios met with @ fair exportinguiry, Prices remaived about the same, and as fullows:—New York State and Pennsylvania se- lected pails, 340. S80, a Bic; fair to good, Bic. @ 380.; firkin tubs good to choice, 33¢, pe and {air to good do., 808. 1 8c. ; common to fair di Reserve, oot to choice, 250, e-Ulinols, Indiana ‘and anal ee not especially active. «x Groceries were BRASS SSISSSSLRELS a ee Eee BEEE EES: 25c. a 3c.; Ohio Western fuir (0 good. do., 2e. Ohio, £004 to choice, ye. bakers’ butter, and a food inaul strictly” prime, i 12k Peetcioe do. lleva taotory, wood to prime, Ll fatr, Se: a lUo,; New York, nid and’ Vermont skimmed, —The market for olf cotton was fatr! under # contunued demand from look at sumplos of new cotton ever c. per Ib, cheaper. es wero Without notlcukble change in Any Teapock We SELIeELSSSeees: ress Future deliver- rer ood of dinar; dung . — 2 axed on cotton in store, runni Guallty ‘not more than halt'a. grade above oF below an Quoted. “The sales were as sollowg:— sce § RRR is 204: 1) 5 the sales have ree P. M.—Septem- 18 5-16 at at Totals.. For future deliver been as Haylie — 17) ber, Swat Irate; Totai, 6,200 bales, si) pales. ‘Rate ‘a foreign Mey a were stead, toutn, to. to Bremen, ay i6c., by steam; to Liver 00), Covres.—T! oinant to-day has been fair, and, with the market ruled firm. bags of Rio, ex Amazon, at 1,96 bags to arrive trom Antwerp, per ©. 24d. We quote:-Rio, ordinary car. ? fair cargoes, 21%0. Bi .: prime cargoes, (4 ‘le, Ben pd days’ credit; “Java ‘gov’ 00, Re mists), He, ® a. 5 3 but moderate oife: heard of sales. of 0.5 et Ue ‘ata Rici use, 12 a 22) ", fic.’ Mexloan, ice a 2sgC,§ was! ens ‘Ang 2lc. eevanitia’ 210. a 2240; ; Curacoa, 2lo. & ‘at 60 io W days! credits Recoipts—Flour, 14,34 bbls. ; wheat, 400 d0.; corn meal, 200 bags: 650 do, ‘The flour market was five’ démand for shippi Tho sales, comprising al 89,000 bia Included in the above are ie Western tor October, Noversber and Decemaber, at 7 25. Corn meal was in mode tho sales were about 40) bbls. raddes for forward 12he for naan > Es s Extra Minnesota. weracse: Round hoop Obio, shipping brands... Round hoop Ohio, trade brands... eae a a hesarcscsesoreveas Sne ap eee eeeerereestaeesee Louis chotee tantly. Foamoctoase: hee ON eee: PP moewe Bo SSSkSsSeSsSVeSslssurse 104 = Wheat wai fairly activa, gn es No. 8 Ohl it 88 t $i for Bod Sh +y = note ae of avout inh Punhels ioe No. L, to ar. sgt ta ed and yello swern, Oats were active aud decidedly Western ‘bringing Sic. ; the sales w: t 490. @ Sic. for Common to o the marset closing 1 000 bushels of Western at 9c. (es of Jersey, on the pier, at Soo. Barley iiiwctiv Freuauts. = Bastness in berth freights has been only joderate, tos firm. Vessels tor charter wore in rain trade, for which about 03 [he ongagements wi To Eivervoot 4 steam, Bs000 bushels of grain at “ised. a id. ; 8,000 boxes cheese und 15) boxes bacon at dia. & ids, of tobacgo at 45s.; gnd_ by sail, 16,00 bushels of olce wnlxed, aie continued tee To Bristol, tyes bark. henoe, tp Ourk for orders, 8.500 iy and £10, gratuity a ‘auarters grain at lds. Sds. 3 Antwerp) 4400 quar barks, to arrive, 2,600 an ef ark, to O00 hye oyase. st vi i Mtoe Norwe 3/0) quartera grain, 1 a best bark.” nebee oy SRL Se, act vara E98 iho esaay aie re- Beale from do., to a Gontinenta ‘i Ee dibhoracace peli cargo of Dayal stores at 't Ba. for fouasent. Business Vipciatthced ve: to the requirements of joobe I tote ag ‘to, 0 red, ch . do., a roar sti. ol vant as (How at Hort F540 Catted cn aking rosin and: quiet and confined ‘rices were without ‘or pee of arene e have only to report sais fassin Sontinned innova” Dally stony are nr ae & 233 Jd bis Fatt monta, an for. November tind Decet rude in bulk ‘at 6 {8 'the Pithadelynt d alte, a2, was also dull nominally unohan; Refined quoted at 16) nd 16c. tor November and December. eta were firm, but sales in New ‘York ol on pvate t areas. let. Later we my i. of hjgh teat for first half Puovisions.—Recel pts—Pork, 690 bole: beet, 42 pack. -d 49) bbls. and tierces. The ar ‘continued quict and ‘sominally yal, # Jobbing, way about 3 b on was rather firmer, but | market. ena ae ee Sales 100 boxes long clear Vs Buse. a Lf and 25) boxes of short do. ed hogs were only in mode ages; cut meats, 650 wd ent at “hee! mated the range of $8 for ine bist Yt and unchanged ; rang ‘ot soutmon soatnera in light tela et eetes a ienintece on laced at prices wi! E 4 1 25 ness {hams continued q 13 & $26 60 for the ats were prices underwent no material c or Se ibe. ef nin peontens : ae 2) pickled shoal ai nd 250 yked hi na, box transactions were pending. torial change in quote -—Cuba—Ret 8 TC. fair tO. =aSeES $ebs-eebeeeee srseeans SFgtgoe n Sie.) aod to "ieime, ioe Bien we. da Cary a bah ets hd and bo Dutoh Pa ac t is Eid wm) 18g. to 12 76. a Ngo. 240. 0 8740. ‘Manila— has gen, rather, quiet to-day, but of Uarolina at S340. & 944 gc. & 770. and 225 bags of Range Brkauixx continued inactive a How was quict, but firm, at8\e. Sales £0 hhds. of 6487 cbs, The market was mode- ut subsequently clowing wore" and 360 DbIs, at Me. DOMESTIC MARKETS, Gaurestox, Se ; good ordinary, bales, Exports coastwise, 13, standa: Superior and extra suverior, 740. a 5) Dave Of Pathe wt prim frais Heo ive, opening firme: Gboud steady, ‘Sales Dba Sales, 42. Stock, ‘dan 0 niet and steady ; ceipte, 578 bales ; gross, 671, 1873, Tow ms idiinga, 170.5 sect th a ‘Sal bales, eae 28a c for nara ‘ard, $3 55 tor yellow dip and ntine tat for ee 7% ne a sa fe tor soa wim | cn Bi . Be nd atl nite tor the erweiy- ty 2, bbls do. ; rye, bushels; corn. 87,600 do. i rye, 7,967 do. eat, 4926 bushels; corm, S848). do, do. rye. 100 do, Canal trotghts firm; rer 12 103 Esionin ¢, Flue quiet; Weste: Fy ng, oe 80 7: bakers’, 35; amber, 50; white, 39.0 $0.20 Wheat am but iitde dot bushels tra white Michigan, $1 7: 2,400 do. waukee No, $1 35; quoted Milwaukee No, 1 Rae $1°l4; Milwaukee No'2" spring at $1 38: pe pring, BL $5; white Michigan, $1 70 Chicago No. $ at $1 29 a $1 <i and ‘ara; sales 8,000 bushels No. 2 Western at Sus do. high mixed at We. ; 11,00) do. do. at 59%c. Oats Qu sales 00) bushels new at ‘S4c. Barley malt stead 3,Prime winter Western, $1 25; prime Canad: No’ or rye in the market. Ocher nee Mashanged. ‘Oswxao, Sept. 17, 1873. Flour unchanged; sales, 1,500 bbls. at $775 for No. t Poe $8 76 tor amber winter, $9 75 for White winter, for double extra. Wheat firm butquict. No. Milwaukee club at $1 5); sales 3,100 bushels red Wabash ate! 66 Corn orm ae te. Corn meal higher; bolted, 1 60, iy r owt. ee oe shorts 817, tbe $18, middlings $2 Pe ts—Wheat 7% wr Fork to oT site geet to Philad York 50c., to Albany 42c. eipts—: ft lum- ber. Shipments—t, bbia. four, 7,4 Dusels wheat, 2,121,000 teat of Lumber. ‘Teewbo, m ent Hy Yu, 1873. ai ur drm and in fair demand. Wheat iD dems a Ws pers sales of No. 2 white Wabash at lik igaay rt lo. 1 white Michixan. a ae Seplambe , $1 $8; Novem! rbtar 150 5; fo. 2 red, spocand se cad Pak el iit ay the pit iM" is aun ino! iNo. 10. SNe" Com few ant ip’ inir demands he mixed spot at 52%. ; Bepie mn ber 538g0. ; low mixed, blige. a 51%c. 1 yellows bia, ho grade, Sic, Oats jirm and in. tpir demand, at 's00, for No. 1, S7c. a 87340. for No. 2 3736 an, 380, for Telectea. Fre! ay Burtalo, Mc. | to Oswego, Ic. a 12o. Receipts 4 ushe] heal jo. corn. men! hig wheat, 111,000 ‘do, corn and Bios doa CaG0, cept 17, 1873. Flour firm and jn fais degnand s cuales of ais oe extra spring al $5 90. 8) 25; superfine 9) ring, $8 n $4 73. Wheat actiye and higher: sales of No. en, ily spring, at ote for No. 2 de Of No. 2 fall at Rik jected, Ce Peanae cash; December ; Te. sales. Bulk Eien quish bud Arts and uncha sales of short cleat midilos at 7c., December and eee relghts— quiet and unchanged. Whiskey Corn to Buffalo, 24gc.; wheat to d 7.000 bbls. Hour’ 240006 pushels when’, 151000 do, gor, 5,000 do, oate, 6,000 do. rye, and 43,009 do, Darley. Ship: Mnonts24,000 Bbis. Hote, 231.000 “bushels when’, 219,000 do, cor, 19,00 do. oats, 1,009 do, rye and 1,00 do. ariey, FORECAST OF THE COITON CROP. New OnvEans, Sept, 17, 1878. ‘The Cotton Exchange Committee on Information and Statistics, under date of the 15th inst., make the followimg report, condensed from letters rer ceived from August 31 to September 12:— In answer to our interrogatories sent out during the montu of August, Mississippi sends fiity-four answers from thirty-nine counties, The reports are very conflicting in regard to the weather, some complaining of too much, some of too little rain, Caterpillars and bollworms have nearly everywhere appeared, and, while they have done but little damage on some plan- tations, on others they have cut sbort the prospects very considerably, Great fear is expressed that the top crop wil I be entirely lost, especially where the plant is backward. Com- plaints of rot and rust are hkewise serious, and am matcrialiy decrease the results In many coun- ties, while In others nodamago from these sources 1s reported, Picking commenced September 1, but will not be general before the middle of the month, Our answers lead us to believe that, under the most favorable circumstances, late frosta, &c., the yield will hardly compare with jast year's, and that, ‘with unseasonable weather and further depreda- Mone ron worms, &¢., the result will be materially curtailed. LOUIS! From two parishes we received thirty answers, thirteen of which report too much rain and nine dry and more favorable weather, The caterpillar: witon we reported in cc, bambers throughout the State, bave already done considerable damage and still continue their devastations, Rot and rust nave also injured the crops to some extent, and especially in those parishes reporting rainy weather. Picking has generally commenced. Only one parish, that of Union, reports a greater yield than last year, while the balance reports a shorter crop. TRXAS, Fifty letters have been received from forty- eight counties. The neral character of the weather has been favorable since the iast report, most a laints being from the counties border- ing on the Gulf. We have much complaint of damage by the army and boll worms, but little from rot or rtst. Picking is reported fully three weeks later than last year, and was not expected to begin generally vefore September 12. Wii great or greater than last season, ARKANSAS, Nineteen counties send twenty-nine answers, The weather has been dry and warm, which caused the crops to marurejrapisiy, though some few com- plaints are made in the uplands that the dry weather caused shedding. Very little or no dam- age was done by worms, rust or rot, The | betes, | will be generally commenced between the 15th anc 20th inst, Six counties report an average increase over last year’s crop of eleven per cent; five counties report the same yield, and Ggnt ‘counties report an average decrease from last year’s cro) ol ten per cent, making the general average abou the same as last qe lave *Foen received from awentyea ath uae Weather in this State forms, reducing the for the top crop. thal of last pout, my irges at at the usual time. many repoi mpiain of at damage fr these sources. No complaints of rot from this Siate and but littie damage from rust reported, Boas was already progressin; rapidly & number of counties, bul 1 not be general before the 15th instant, and in some cases before October 1, In com- oy | lant with the lead prospects at this time jagt season, the majority of our correspondents were inclined to think favorably of the yield, although our bade are rather conflicting. al CAROLINA, From North caroline we have fifty-two letters from forty counties, All put three complain of excessive raing, causing the plant to shed badly. No complaint of worms, but considerable of dam- age from rot and rust. ase age be general the 26th inst, With frost at the usual time the yield will be somewhat leas than last year. SOUTH CAROLINA. Seventeen counties send in twenty-one letters. The weather since our last report has been ex- ding an but without doing much serious jujury 80 tar. The picking has generally begun and will be under full ‘headway at the date on which we write. The | provabie yield per acre, compared with last seaso’ fad trost occurring at the usual time, is variously estimated, but the majority of opinions indicate a material reduction be bos year’s tigures. RIAL Eighty letters have ¥ een received from sixty-one counties. The weather has been peculiar in this State. Some sections complain of drought, which stopped the growth of the plant and caused pre- Wature opening of the bolis; white in other dis- tricts excessive rains promoted the growth of weeds and caused the Face? boils to tall off, and at the same time favored an increase on the ave: ofthe worm. Rust seems also to have been qu but no alarmin ng results have follow Picking has commenced everywhere and m be progressing Be tee The prospects of a full yield are not as flattering as they were a month ‘ago, and, with iroat at the usual time, the product per acre must fall somewhat below that of last season. FLORIDA. Reports have been received from cay three counties. The army and boll worm, as weil as rust and rot, have done some damage. Picking has generally commenced, and, with favorable weather, the yieid is Ukely to exceed that of last seasun, The Department of Agriculture and the Cotton Crop: Waaninator, Sept. 17, 1873. in each o1 in few cages. 7 turtuer depreciation of the crop. Otherwise the con di- tous have oven quite fayorabie. Fertilizers pare sg Hog ee ‘and labor has been steadier and ie. he ave ‘ages ari seoutt ‘Caroling, 2 Carollna, Geergia, W; Florida, + Alabama, 89, Mialestp p), 82 Louisiana, *6 exas 92; Arkansas, $3; Tennesec, fetnbor: 1873, i Average wag lina, 101; South Carolina, 96 90;' Loulsiaua, ar,” 96. N ett Cc tirana of igri (Texas, apriet good of Porakiary, ibe, “Net receipts, 270 bales Salen Sayannas, Sept, 17,1573. but x, as hye Laat bales. Cotton dull; middiings, 17 Sports coustwise, Ws Bales 619. materially d+ | Cotton dull and quiet; middlings 1de. 5 sas, 785 Te 92, ‘The cotton flolds. in North Oaroting morally fd fine show of vigorous ‘and seeat the Lan! ome y ro from the falling or rpm and ol bolls in Tonuenes ‘of the too abundant rea ‘all than from te PFESONCS OL WOT, uae d from excessive mois wheat, 4 ushela, corn, 17210 Canal shipments— barley rr ison &2'3 fo New York, pimeer hia and Boston Be., to New ture cecurs, and the caterpillars total Seed ar in seve Crop apboars better iu Ueorgia th n Btate east of the Missimippl, aithougi ores, injur; 7 fron rast and heavy ‘faint and the cater. flim ix ponent in force in many countios, ‘but ox te to cause more than @ small per centa, The injury from worms and the season’ Florian are somewhat greater, amounting to cent d°preeiation in the condidion of the atop. vetlig, Galerpilar appeared tn ‘portons of Alabama te the fant ot July, bat its ravaxes have not bee flous until recently in vert in counties, having been hi In cheek to some extent by the use ot potsona. the efforts to combat the beet in ‘some counties in ry od ding feaves'und forms from ‘rains aud. in’ others trom drought. Kust has appeared In some localities nnd both caterpiliars and bollworms are doing local damn {i ahorteniug the ite of te "plant, without dolng mus injury’ to the bottom ‘and middle he crop” of Louisiana. lacks unity raatty, Carrot Feturning J00"aud “Caddo. 40, Tensas 86 and’ Rapides S. In’ the “same. parishes worms have been ithout’ doing "much damage, while losses Ui, otlera. ‘There’ is” a sting nge fexas, from very good to quite Peck though the average iy iach histor.” Wares tae Pore ih many part of Arkan With’ tittle promeet mane except to the top. ¢ropi the average condition f the crop is higher than in September of last your, The Prospects are also good in Tennemes., Bevera in Missourl make returns of cotton which have fore made mention of that crop. EAST INDIAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN OOrToN, Mr. W. P. Wright brought with him in the Scotia nw. merous samples of East Indian and South American cotton, very rarely seen in this market. Itis this cottom that comes {n competition with our low grades and un- dermines thetr value in Europe, urpose, will ipduce many iatersne Rare ty cats fecept the invitation of Messrs. W. P: Wright ar generally Cranes | ‘to the cotton trade, is ae ‘the spt Mens at thote of The follo' cottons are + Bosonad and sie i rosie from the F Fast alae Coconada, at 8% teen Tian oe iat ‘ahaa 1 fi acoyde: wood ale ‘Be East India — tres Focsived and sold id ih, vo - ie fair ravine Aer fad. ; good’ fate Huta nned Broach, nd trom BO th Amer! Pernatn, at ood fair Maranham, good fair middling e alend a and oid ca Now “Orion: were the cua~ Font prices at Liverpool for ameriean cotton, PRINT OLOTH OLOTH MARKET, Provipen sf L, Sept. 17, 1873. Print cloths in steady demand at for standard and extra 64s Some extra s goods hek held hs higher. BOSTON WOOL “WOOL MARKET. TON, Bept. 17, 187B Thoro appears to bo no falling ‘off In dhe demamnt fOr wool as yet. Holders of stock @re very firm and are {ndisposed to sell at the current rates, knowing that the quantity ‘on the market is comparatively small for the ales of medium and extra Michigan at Sc. a a6 4 treble extra. any pickiock are held at 60c. a (Sc. alt an, Wisconsin ai other Western ficeces range from 42 Bic., the desirable lots of wiohiees nouns held at 49. ic. a it 48, a S00. lemand for comb! ag Hlecoes, contiues good, prices ranging And all low offered “aro taken nt these hgures Gaiifornia te tn demand at Ze. Sse. Including choles Northern at 8c. a 38c, Stocks are gotting I HAVANA Mi ANA MARKETS, Hayawa, Sept. 17.—Sugat—No, 12, Duvch standard at al: f arrobe, Kxchange firm—On the Uni States, sixty days, ourrency, 42 a 43 pri o.; sixty days, Ele rawatte 00d. fal “Tnagh Bhcherah, t ndon, 75 a Spanish ‘gold, 56 a 57 do. EUROPEAN M. BAN MARKETS, Lonpox Moxuy Mange? —Lownon, Sept. 1712130 P. Mw Consols 923 a 92% for both money and the account. Umied States five-twenty bon 8, 959%; ten-t PH ead 1; now fives, 01%. Erie Lowe omen 48%. 1i10.— rie Railway. shares, 2:80. ‘ rie ric Rallway shai Railway shares, 40%. 9:80. Erie valley :10,—Unite aya five-twenty 17-8 130 Paris a ve iat rentes, Bouse, —FRangrort, t. 17-—P, M.—De- AA regen Brankto tua Gltod’Btatay Ave-tiweaty my 1 the issue of tiv Bae root Oortow Ley —Lrverroot, Sept. 17-5 P M.—Or tho sales to-day 8,500 bales wore American, There have been no transactior iY Hed he to parery fe seg manding an advance middiing uplands, 9d.; middling ‘Orleans, 9 13,000 bates, including 200) for ‘sPeoulation’ an ox Sales of up! lands, pew .crop shipments, on the ood ordinar; Soot ohgoon Paovisions Mancer—Lrvenroot, Sept. 17— P, M.—Lard, per owt plirmuroot’ Paongcy i Manger.—Livenrogt. Sept, rg P. M.—Petroioum, 15}¢d. per gallon for ret and IN DON Markie tae Sete ee 1—Even er kum MARKER. Se wane. Sept. 17.—Petroleam, 40f, Tor 4 ine pale American. a ae & = ann nn nnn At REASONABLE ‘RATES_MONEY ON LIFE AND Endowment Insurance Policies, i eiaetal and t4 Beourities. Insurance of oll with companies. AES WAbRIOW iu roadway. —LAPSLRY & BAZLEY, BROKERS, 74 BROAD. « way.—Stock and Gold Fanon Sri class namap on all contracts; explanatory circular mailed tor any dress. Full information on application. A MONEY TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORTGAGI we ha erm ofyears, In sums from 000 to $30.0. on New York improved Property; private dwellings pre- ferred; no bonus. frost at the usual time the yield will probably be us Was gi faery wartn et dry apd its effects wero represented as rather fayorable. No worms, rust r rot are complained of, the only cause of sat- faction being the eereneh of os Ila and re has commencéd and | will bo generel about the inst. The yield will be about equal to From Alabama Wé tecetved a’ th iy-elght answers om twenty-six counties The since dust 16, With few exceptions, hea had a ta¥ora- dle ¢ oer on tl Laer | though local ra{us, cool and glotay days, tnoreased the number of caterptilars and boiiw9l gin majority of the naneear i wud ceeding! YY wet and complaints are universal, shed- | rust having injured the plant materially. | Wormé sre also reported in most cases heard from, | CALLENDER & LAURENCE, 30 Pine street HIGH BONUS WILL BE PAID AND GOOD V+ ourity given for the use of $5,000 for one year. reas LOAN, box 109 Herald offiee. LL Oona OF CLAIMS COLLECTED THROUGH- e United States by the oP oereapengents of the dander en CULLECTION AGENCY, who cd Hh ae bauk atiorneya Principal otfice Lip iro Istoad wi ENEDICT, FLOWER & 00. BAI NERS AND Brokers,” 18 New srteet, will receive first class Stocm Acconnts on 29 per cent margin’ $y of one per vent come mission each XECUTOR FUNDS 70 LOAN ON NEW YORK OITY first clase private. vellings and Store Property aume to suit, for dvo years. Principals only address BCUTOR, box $19 Post office, New York. IRST OR SKCOND MORTGAGES WANTED—IN EB: Shenge’ for 4) ae fins Dosa bie or ane ent brown stone Houses, i : pect Park. Address, stating ‘particulars, nota. Box 1,005 New York Post off oe FoR BALE-$,000 OF THE FIRST MORTGAGR Bonds St Joseph and Topeka Railroad Company. Address box 2,663 ‘Now York Post office. TIOWES & “MACY, BANKERS, 8 WALL STREEBP NEW YORK, OFFER HH SAME FACILITIES TO” DEPOSITORS AS INCORPORATED BANKS, AND Atiow INTEREST ON DAILY BALANCES AT tm, RATE OF POUR PAW GENT. ‘ASKING, & Bf H STREET. —8TOCK LD. CLAD TY NE ABLING rl iN ti i Pita, ‘ty TO AT othe It E AR, WITH LL PARTICULAMS AND ERENCKS, MAILED, ONBY TO LOAN ON BOND AND, MORTGAGE on New York city and Brooklyn Property. Apply gal REN 3. WILKEY, No, 5 Beekman street, r ana ‘OTICE. —THE coUuroNs Lal THE gt tig MORT. £ e Bonds of the New Y Erie Railw; jue Oc ri next, will t's a re u date at the offices of Messrs. Duncat & Co., Ll Nassau street. WwW. P. WNEARMAN, Treasurer. N®Y. YORK STATE GOLD SIXES, ‘gl 1837; NEW York City Povangat mt Cin 16 Wall street, A LD Coutts $10 to 8100, paying & prostor Soe $1,000 onthe Notrisk operating in, Wall street on this plam fy axplained by ciroular majted to any address; ‘prone Also executed on uy, BBELL'& CO, a B Brokers, Wall ste a B gi! TO LOAN ON PRIVATE hehe) y In the ity and Brooklyn; also to bay second hd sea TW All SMALL oN CULA lo. QEcunE PRIVIL! Dk LEAVITT, 64 Wall streot. Waiaon LOAN OF hemtogl 79, $100,000 ON BOND ortgage, oD vi eay aa worth ching than oun potest MM jor Ln $3. 000. shy mn Be cetchioaek, ai bach wD Nt iehwrr No. a Neer jambers street. 5.000 "rei TO aaa ON FIRST MOBTSAGE C oF ciry ea York. haan oo 0 Sea orignns 0 monn oured b; ber ‘arm on the Catena eth x $0, or will sell te ret gf robert hear Blizabet - ‘irst clams Net at elty Dondsman. ddress ¥, 185 Her: i Te RT- $150. auld ae, =OTo a or “aetna pa, 1 162 Broadway, room? ‘The statistician of the Department of Agriculture, Mr. Dodge, after 4 careful revision of the monthly retarns, grves the following as the present status of the cotton crop :—Tho indicated increase of area ts a little over ten per cent. The condition of the crop is higher than ia ar in Arkal ney the same in Tennes- other cotton States abundant et their ravas og pi reason bas been remarkable Por fia ral raintall, tending to H mi ng follows Virginia, #5; North FOR RST MORTGAGES. NO M Ber 000 ii ees Bers at ie bu East iASwenteonth strevt “otaages MORTOAGE OR TO $250,000 fe diet seta om BUBNED T) DEATH. diod yesterday little danghter of & ; Mr, Coxon in wants N. J., from the effects of a burning accident, which happoned to her the day pre- yious from her — catching fire bah the careless handlin @ coal-oll lamp whil ignited. The poor little sufferer lingered Io rent agony until death came to her relief. One side of her body was almost borned toa crisp. She was attended by two doctors, who did all that was pom vie to aligviate Bees her sufferings. THROWN ‘FROM AW A WAGON oN AND KILLED, Jonn Bailey, aman seventy years of age, who lived corner of 169th street and Eleventh avenue, died torday from the effects of injuries received on the igh inst. by being thrown from & wer in 4 upper part of the city. Au igauest wi te over the remains,