Show IN THE BUSINESS WORLD p I The total Imports of dry < < goods and merchandise at the port of New York for the week were valued at 10171477 Secretary Shawa offer to purchase United States G per cent bonds at 105 has thus far evoked no response at New Yorlc At a meeting of the wire nail manu facturers in Vienna it developed that SO per cent of the members favored the formation of a combine It Is antlcl gated therefore that a combine will be formed shortly Yesterdays statement of the treasury balances In the general fund exclusive of the SIEO000000 gold reserve In the division of tho redemption shows Available cash balances 220217503 gold 137 006443 Exports of specie from the port of New York to all countries for past week Aggregated S16602 silver and J1900 gold The Imports of specie at the port of New York for this week were 20433 Oliver and 908686 gold Five hundred cigar dealers and to bacconists among whom were many manufacturers showed their Interest hi the fight against the alleged tobacco trust by attending the first meeting of tho Cigar Dealers Association oC America in Chicago The last paragraph of the Treasury department circular of the 25th Inst respecting the prepayment of Interest on the public debt has been so modified as to permit the prepayment of Interest due February 1st and May 1 1501 I on the 3 per cent loan of 13Q8101S and after the 13th of October |