86 (including $461,014 of coin interest) and 31,150, . 072 of currency. The balance at the close of busi- ness on Wednesday included ‘$8,926,722 of cur- rency, and $61,377,321 of coin, against a balance a week previous of $8,345,105 currency, and $62,- 916,240 coin. The U. S. Sub-Treasurer retired, last week, ‘$2,- 682,044 of coin certificates. received for customs. Government revenues yielded rather more lib- erally, dnring the week. The excises during the past week yielded 23/, millions; customs at the port of New York, $2,935,044, and at the outports about $970,000 (in com) more, making the grand total income for the week equal to about $7,046,- 000 in currency. The income of the Government, from excises, since July 1, 1870, has been 887,- ‘ 793,808. Gold has been Without remarkable activity since ‘our last, and the range of the price has been from 110}é@111, closine on Wednesday at 110%, as on the preceding Wednesday. There has been less disposition to operate on speculative account. The export drain has been light, less than half a million last week. On Wednesday, the shipments were $198,000, all in Mexican dollars. The cus- toms call has been more extensive. The Treasury Department under its ofiicial pro- gramme for January, will sell Gold, during the month, as follows: Thursday, January 26, one million. And buy Five Twenties, as follows : Wednesday, January 25, one million. The customs revenue on Wednesday was $504,» 969. The coin interest disbursements at the Sub- Treasury were $461,013. The export drain was $495,373 week ending with January 14, against $232,923, same week preceding year. The shipments since July 1, 1870, have been $42,389,014, against $17,401,058 same time in 1869—’70. The exchanges at the Gold Ex- change Bank, which were 26% millions on Friday, of last week, were 32% millions on Saturday; 323/, millions on Monday; 43% millions on Tues- day; and 27 millions on Wednesday. The customs demand for Gold last week, ave» raged $498,174 a day; thus far, this week, it has averaged $583,000 a day, or equal to a weekly aggregate of $3,498,000. The arrivals of specie from Europe, Havana and other foreign ports last week were $46,335,‘ and since Jan. 1, 1871, $79,246, against 263,783 same time in 1870. The.total customs revenue of the Government, in coin, at this port, since July 1, 1870, has been $76,930,758, against $68,925,986 same time in 1869—’70. Government has disbursed through the U. S. Sub-Treasury here, on account of the coin interest on the public debt since July 1, 1870, $56,474,484 against $57,477,806 same time in 1869-’70. The customs revenue at the port of San Fran- cisco, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31st, 1870, was $7,752,- 181, against $8,339,379 in 1869. The specie exports by steamer and railway, from San Francisco, in all, in 1870, were 833,- 566,898, against $37,287,118 in 1869. Foreign Exchange has been quoted firm on a moderate volume of business. Bankers’ bills havenot been offered freely. Bankers’ sixty day bills on London closed on Wednesday at 109% @109%; sight bills on London, 109%@110%. The offerings of produce bills have been fair. -The week’s_exports of domestic produce have t been t?the currency value of $4,607,757, and since Jan. 1, 1871, $13,569,683, against $8,156,050 same time in 1870. The dealings in Government securities have been rather more extensive at generally well support- ed prices, though the unexpectedlyllarge offer- ings of bonds to the Sub Treasury, at the Bond purchase on Wednesday, had the effect of tem- porarily depressing values. At the close, the market was firm, and the available supply of the coin-bearing issues, moderate. On Wednesday, Government bought in two mil- lions of Five-Twenties at 107 06@107 29, ex-inter est. The amount of bonds offered was 36,842,000. U. S. sixes of 1881 closed here on Wednesday of the current week at 1lO}§@110%; U. S. Five- Twenties of 1862, 109}§@109%; U. S. Five- Twenties of 1864 at 1081/,f@1083/4; U. S. Five- Twenties of 1865, 1085/3@1083/4 ; U. S. Five-twen- ties of 1865 consolidated, 107§§@107}§; U. S. Five Twcntiesof 1867,1077/,,@108; U. S. Five- twenties of 1868, 108%@l083/8; U. S. Ten-forties at l07%@1077,; U. S. Six per cent. currency bonds,110@1101/4. State bonds have been in fair demand, at firm- er, though irregular prices. Railway bonds have been in good request for in- vestment purposes at generally buoyant prices. Central Pacific Sixes have been selling more freely, closing at 90}§@903/4. The very favorable ex- hibit of the earnings of the Central Pacific Road for 1870 has stimulated the demand for the Bonds of the Company. The average of the monthly earnings of the Road, in 1870, was $665,276, against a monthly average of $472,490 in 1869, showing an increase of $192,786 in the average monthly earnings, last year, or an aggregate in- crease of $2,313,432 in the earnings of the whole year. Chesapeake and Ohio Sixes have been in moderate demand at 90 and interest. Union Pa.- cific Sixes have been quoted up to 75}g@75}/2’. The Union Pacific Company will buy on Feb. 1, $50,000 of their Land Grant Mortgage Bonds, under sealed proposals received at the office of the Company, in Boston, to the hour of noon on that day. Railway and miscellaneous share property has been quite freely dealt in, and notwithstanding the more active Money movement, prices have been quoted stronger but quite variable, closing buoyantly. Union Pacific stock has been closed at 15}€@15%. Western Union Telegraph closed at47’/4@47}§ The latest quotations at the London Stock Ex- change compare as follows with former returns: Jan. 4. Jan. 10. Jan. 16. Cons0ls.......-.... 9214; 923/,, s2g@92g. 32%?” 333 335 §8i8§3i W ’1scs7'.'.'.'.' 881’/f 883 3 es; 10-409 ....... .. 873/4’ 87% secessi- are : hi and Gt.-W-est::.... 28$; 28% __ General Business has been less active in most lines, though Provisions have been moving more freely, the demand for them having been more liberal, chiefly for shipment and on speculative account. Breadstuffs closed firm, but dull. Mid- dling~upland cotton closed on Wednesday at 153/8 cts. per lb. The stock of cotton now here is given at about 78,500 bales. The receipts at the port AEWERICAN -RAILROAD JOURNAL. this week, have averaged about 4,500 bales a day. The receipts at all the ports, since Sept. 1, 1870, have been 1,896,013 bales, against 1,501,777 bales same time in 1869-’70 ; exports same time 1,105,371 bales, against 792,247 bales same time in 1869-370; stock on hand at latest dates, 549,900 bales, against 437,062 bales same date 1869. At the Live Stock markets, this week, Beeves have been in less request from 8@16c. per 1b.; week’s receipts, 6,526. Milch cows quiet at $40 @$110 each, receipts, 73. Veal calves in mode- rate demand at from 5@12}§.c per 1b.; receipts, 100. Sheep have been in less request at from 4@ 7}«.§c. per 1b.; receipts, 23,157. Swine in pretty active request at 73/3@7%c. per 1b., all live weight; receipts, 15,736. Foreign merchandise has been quiet, and less firm. The dry goods entries at this port, last week, were $1,811,342, making with the general merchandise imports a total of $5,640,792, against $4,552,895 same week last year. Ocean freights closed tame and weak, with a more liberal supply of tonnage available For Liverpool we quote flour at 2s. 6d. by sail, and 2s. 9d.@3s. by steamer per bbl.; grain at 5%d. by sail, and 6d.@61/Ld. by steamer per bushel ; cotton at 35;;@3/8d. by sail and 3/3 by steamer per lb.; and heavy goods 17s. 6d. @303. by sail, and 30s.@55s. by steamer, per ton. Total number of vessels in port on Wednesday, 624. The following Wlll show the exports (exclusive A of specie) from New York to foreign ports or the week ending January 10th, and since the be- ginning nt‘ the year: 1870. 1871. For the week . . . . . . .. 82,462,778 34,607,757 Previously reported.. 5,693,272 8,961,926 Since Jan. 1 . . . . . . . . . $8,156,050 $13,569,683 The imports for the week ending Dec. 31, and since the beginning of the year, have been as follows: 1869. 1870. Dry goods. .... ....£‘.5l,297,855 $1,811,342 Gen. merchandise . . . . . . 3,255,040 3,829,450 Total for the week. . . .. 84,552,895 955,640,799 Previously reported. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,552,895 $5,640,792 The following quotations of sales of Railway and other securities are in addition to those given elsewhere in our columns :— New York.-——Georgia 6s, 81; do., 7s, 88,15; do. 7s,‘gold, 94%; North Carolina 6s, Special Tax, 18},/,; South Carolina 6s, new, Jan. and July, 60,1/8; do., April and Oct., 61; California 7s, 108; New York State 79, Bounty Loan reg., 106 ; Lou- isiana 6s, old, 67%; Alabama 8s, 96%; Arkansas 7s, issued to L. R. and Ft. Smith R. R., 60; Brool