The following are the rates of loans and discounts for the month of October : 11 @12 Loans on Bonds and Mortgage.. Lower grades 11 @12 11 @12_11 @12 .15 @25 15 @25 15 @25 15 @25 15 @25 The following table shows the volume of shares sold at the New York Stock Exchange Board and the Open Board of Brokers in the three first quarters, and in November, and thetotal since January 1: Total 1867. Total 1866. 5,724,849 5,625,010 5,010,896 1,859,168 19,510,315 6,172,087 5,842,110 4,333,801 2,339,043 21,598,266 The amount of Government bonds and notes, State and city bonds, and company bouds, sold at the New York Stock Exchange Board in the three first quarters and in November, and the totalsince January 1, is shown in the statement which follows: Classes. L. S. bonds... Total 1867. ... BONDS SOLD AT THE N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE BOARD, 4,792,480 3,347,600 10,321,550 1,203,150 22,706,680 3,454,500 31,776,050 827,500 8,487,600 $34,595,430 $53.705,300 $63,743,900 $15,881,650 $193,391,380 32,600,500 36,414,350 44,050,100 15,337,100 146,414,600 The closing prices of Consols and certain American securities (viz. U. S· 6's, 5-20's 1862. Illinois Central and Erie Railway shares, and Atlantic. nd Great Western consolidated bonds) at London, on each day of the month of November, are shown in the following statement : COURSE OF CONSOLS AND AMERICAN SECURITIES AT LONDON NOVEMBER. 1867. The lowest and highest quotations for U. S. 6's (5-20 years) of 1862 at Frankfort in the weeks ending Thursday, have been as folows: United States securities have sympathized with the general dulness in the stock market, and the leading bonds were about per cent. lower at the close of the month than at the opening, notwithwithstanding the accumulation of interest during the interim, being equal to about & per cent Ten-Forties, however, owing to a foreign demand, have advanced about 1 per cent. The decline is principally due to the fall in the price of gold, without a corresponding advance in Five-Twenties abroad; and perhaps partially also to a falling off in the regular investment demand. The total sales of United States bonds and Treasury notes at the Stock Exchange for the n on 'h amount to $11,500,000. The daily closing prices of the pricipal Government securities at the New York Stock Exchange Board, as represented by the latest sale officially reported, are shown in the following statement: PRICES OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES AT NEW YORK, NOVEMBER, 1867. The quotations for Three-years' Compound Interest Notes on each Thursday of the month have been as shown in the following statement : PRICES OF COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES AT NEW YORK, NOVEMBER, 1867. Issue of December, '64. May, 1865.. August, 1865. September, '65... October, 1865.. ... ........... ...... Nov 7. Nov. 14. Nov. 21. Nov. 28. 119% @119% 1194@119% 119% @119% 119% @119% 117%@117% 117% @117% 1174@117 117% @117% 116%@116% 116@116% 116X@116% 116 @116% 116 116 116 @116 116 @116 115% @116 1154@116 115%@116 115%@116 115 @115% The first series of figures represents the buying and the last the selling prices at first-class brokers' offices. The following are the closing quotations at the regular boards, Friday of the last seven weeks. The receipts and shipments of coin and bullion at New York in the three first quarters, and in the month November, with the total since January 1, have been as shown in the following statement : RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS OF COIN AND BULLION AT NEW YORK. The following statement shows the receipts and exports in November and since January 1, for seven years: 1867 1866 1865 1864 1863 1862 1861 California Receipts Foreign Imports Foreign ExportsNov. Since Jan. 1. $1,733,261 $44,947,405 3,756,690 59,266,450 2,046,180 27,251,522 7,267,662 43,721,444 5,438,363 44,495, 13 The following formula furnishes the details of the general movement of coin and bullion at the port for the past three quarters and the month of November, and since January 1: GENERAL MOVEMENT OF COIN AND BULLION AT NEW YORK. Deficit in reported supply, made up from unreported sources $17,717,732 $18,620,783 $24,001,986 $1,625,969 $66,165,959 The course of the gold premium has been steadily downward; the price having opened at 141 and closed at 138, with a strong declining tendency. The mar ket appears to have been subject to a strong reaction from the upward excitemeat caused by the threatening aspect of European politics and the relations between Congress and the Executive. At the same time, about $25,000,000 of coin interest became payable on the 1st ult. by the Treasury; while on the first of January nearly $30,000,000 of gold becomes due to the public creditors. The assembling of Congress has dissipated much of the apprehension that measures of inflation would be adopted, and has encouraged the expectation of a generally conservative course of legislation upon financial questions. These appear to have been the principal influences tending to lower the premium. The receipts of treasure from California have been unusually light, being only $513.000 against $1,669,000 for the same month of last year. This may be due partially to shipments of treasure having been made to the East from San Francisco on New York account since the opening of steam communication with Hong Kong, but it is probably principally attributable to the shipments of California wheat and flour to New York having contributed so largely to liquidate the indebtedness of California to this city. The statement which follows shows the daily fluctuations in the price of American gold coin at the Gold Room during the month of November: COURSE OF GOLD AT NEW YORK-NOVEMBER, 1867. The amount of specie in the b nks at the opening and close of the above quarters, months, &c. was as follows: As usual at this period of the year the transactions in foreign exchange have been very moderate. There has been a marked deficiency in the supply of cotton acceptances, and bills of that class have been very difficult of negotiation. The liberal shipments of breadstuffs and provisions have, however, kept the market supplied with bills fully us to the demand, and rates closed a little below the opening figures. The following table shows the course of Foreign Exchange, daily, for the month of November: Days. 1.... 2.. 3.. 4.. 5. 6... 7..... 8. 9.. COURSE OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE (60 DAYS) AT NEW YORK—NOVĚ MBER. 15 .6 17.. 18.. 19.. 20. 21. 22. 23.. Days. 10... 11.. 12 13.. 14.. London. 109 @100% 517%@516% 40%@41 109%@109 517%@516 40%@41 78% 35%@36 8% 35% @36 4@78% 35%@36 78%@78% 35%@36 Paris. Amsterdam. Bremen. Hamburg. Berth. 71%@72 24.. 25 26.. 27. 28. 109%% @109% 517%@5164 40%@41 78%@78% 35%@36 7134@72 71% @72 71%@72 29. 30.. Nov.. Oct... Sep Aug. J'ly. Jun. May.. Apr Mar. Feb Jan..... = 109%@109% 517@516% 40%@41 78%@78% 85%@36 71%@72 35%@36% 71%@72 35%@36% 71%@72% 35% 36% 71@72% 36 @36% 109 109% 517%@513% 40%@41% 78%@79 35%@36% 71%@72% Since Jan 1.... 108 @110% 525 @510 40%@41% 78 @79% 35%@36% 40%@41% 78 @80 85%4@36% 71X@72% JOURNAL OF BANKING, CURRENCY, AND FINANCE. Returns of the New York, Philadelphia and Boston Banks. Below we give the returns of the Banks of the three cities since Jan. 1 : 71%@72 36 @36% 36 @36% 71%@72% 72 @72% 71%@7% 71%@ 7 2 % 71%@72% 71%@7% 255,032,223 15,365,207 32,854,928 201,500,115 63,235,386 520,040,028 February 2.. 2..... March 9 251,674,80 257,823,994 13,513,456 26, 56,436 16,014,007 51,264,355 16,332,98 250,268,825 16,157,257 253,131,328 14,79,626 32,995,347 200,511,596 67,628,992 508,825,532 64,642,940 455,833,828 33,006,141 198,420.347 62,153,895 443,574,086 262,1 1 458 46,534,539 33,409,811 544,173,256 March 6 Marca 23 263 0 2,972 9,968,722 *.524,6 9 3,4 4,685 197,958, 04 62.813.039 496.558, 19 472, 02,378 59,021,775 531,835,184 April 13. 250,102,178 8,856,229 33,702,047 182,861,236 April 33,648,571 184,090,256 64,096,916 447,814,375 April 27... 247,737,381 7,404,304 250,872,558 9,902,177 33,571,747 May 25 June 1. 256,091,805 24,083,667 33,697,252 193,673,345 60,562,440 431,732,622 190,386,143 58,459,827 442,675,585 55,923,17 461,734,216 460,968,602 33,633,171 179.477,170 62,816,192 442,440,804 June 29. July 6. 246,361,237 10,853,171 33,669,397 191,524,312 71,196,472 494,081,990 July 13.. 247,913.009 12,715,404 33,653,869 197,872,063 72 495,708 521,259,463 Jaly 20. |