The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-15 00:00:00

MONEY AND BUSINESS.

(From the Sprinfffild Republican, Ftb. 27.)

Money has b:en rather easy in New York at comfort-
able rates, but at Boston it, is not so, for the banks are
lean and discom.t very spari- gip. The last Boston Bank
statement shows a decrease of deposits, in ono week,
amounting to almost a million and a half, while the aggre-
gate loans have shrunk nearly half a million. There is,
fortunately, no very pressing demand for money, else the
market would be quite stringent. The western money
markets show no changes of special importance. Pacific
mail continues to be the shuttlecock of Wall-street, and be-
tween bulls and bears is getting badly battered. The latter
seems to be winning the game, as the stock, with its varied
ups and downs, stands 10 per cent. lower than it did a week
ago. Although it recently sold at 120, it has this week
been below par. There has also been a sharp decline in ex-
press stocks, on account of a threatened renewal of the
war against the express companies by the railroads simul-
taneous with the campaign against "fast freight" lines.
These latter have got to suffer, if the New York Central,
Erie, and other prominent roads can work with their will,
and to drive them off they have this week taken freights
to and from the West at the lowest tariff ever known.
Negotiations are in progress between the Erie and Fort
Wayne roads that will give the former road the outlet to
Chicago desired. The Atlantic and Great Westem road,
now leased by the Erie company, crosses the Fort Wayne
road at Mansfield, 0., and there is no necessity of building
a new road. The Fort Wayne will either lay a third rail
from that point to Chicago, or transship the freight upon
their own cars. This arrangement will give New York
two through lines to Chicago. The managers of the Hud-
son, Harlem, Now York, Central, Lake Shore, Columbus,
and Toledo, and Buffalo and Erie roads are now harmo-
nious, and by making an arrangement with the Michigan
Southern road a through line avid be bed via the New
York Central. The most important financial legislation
in Congress for a long time was the passage iu the House
of Mr. Schenck's bill "to strengthen the public credit"
by a very decided majority. The title of the bill is no
misnomer; it undoubtedly will strengthen the credit of
the nation, especially abroad, as it embodies an official
and indisputable guaranty that the principal of our
bonds shall be paid in gold, and so settle the bond ques-
tion raised by Butler, Pendleton, and other repudiators in
the late Presidential campaign. The Senate ought to
give the bill its first attention, notwithstanding the late-
ness of the session, for it is of a far greater importance
than most of the measures now before it. It is sure to
produce an advance in the price of our bonds, both at
home and abroad, and this effect is already apparent.
Gold, which has been growing weaker for several
days past, is likely to be sent still lower by it, unless kept
up by the large demands for export and for the payment
of customs. Nu less than $915,000 in coin were paid to
the government at New. York custom house on 'Wednes-
day— a larger sum than was ever paid in any single day
before. The total receipts of specie at New York since
January 1 are $1,730,140. The market for cotton fabrics
continues to be controlled almost exclusively by the state
of the cotton market, and prices advance or decline in
almost exact proportion to the fluctuations of cotton. Stan-
dard sheetings and shirtings, however, have ruled compa-
ratively firm, owing to a small supply, and the fact that
they cannot be profitably replacel with cotton at its present
price. Almost all other kinds of goods run down, a few days
ago, where cotton was, prints leading off with a decline of
from 1 to 2c. a yard. Since then the market has been firmer
in sympathy with the cotton market. Although some of the
leading city wholesalers are doing a good business, trade
in general is very drill and very unsatisfactory. Woollen
goods are quiet wig h firmer prices sususined. The expels
(exclusive of specie) from New York for the week and
year are 83,-)61,173 and 820,1165,571 agaiu,t 82,968,819
and 825,912,129. The importations of last week were
$7,439,293 gold, against produce exports of $3,228,06n in
currency, equal to about $2,400,000 in gold, showing an
increase of 85,000,00 n gold imports beyond expo! ts. The
total imports silica January 1 amount to 837.096,402 in
gold, against produce exports of 820,665,571 iu cur-
rency, equal to about $l-1,500,000 in gold, showing an
excesi in imports of about $23,000,000 grid, or about
160 per cent. This excess of 823,000,600 in importations
has been settled in part by shipments of $5,352,395 in
specie, leaving a seeming balance of $18,000,00 (gtl,l) to
be settled by remittances of bonds or other securities.
Although the receipts of live stock at Cambridge and
Brighton this week have boon much smaller than usual,
there has been no improvement in the ni,rket. arid the
surmount of stock sr etned to be fully equal to the demand.
The wurml market continues active, and holders have oven
ahle to obtain extreme figures for all desirable lots of do-

mestic fleece, in good condition. Manurzicturers hays) been
free purchasers, and stocks are fast disappearing. A firmer
and higher market is prolicted, as a continuanc•.) of the
present demand must soon clear the market. Cho:ce Eas-
ter❑ super has advanced to 57e, and large lots of Ohio and
Pennsylvania are now held at 60c, although the ruling
price has been 5.5 c to 60e.

(From the Wall-street Journal)
FRIDAY EVENING, leb. 20,

Money cont:uues very easy at 6 to 7 per cent, en stock
collaterals, and at sto 6 p-r cent. on Governments. Dis-
counts are readily obtained at 7 to 81 per cent, on first-class
names. Government Boobs are advancing, and are to-day
to 2 per cent, higher than the prices of yest•qday. The
Senate Finance Committee having unanimously reported
in favour of the Public Credit Bill we look for much higher
pikes, more e'pecially as the demand from Europe is be-
coming rampant, and the supply of Bonds must henceforth
be limited.
Foreign Exchange is active, and the remitters aro buy-
ing freely. Tire rates are -
Sixty Days. Three Days
London Bank..rs ... 108} -109 t lulll-109i
Lott:, u, Prime Commercial... 108-I- —lOB4 ••••••
Paris, Bankers 5.J8- 5.164 5.15 —5.13}
Bremen, Bankers -79 s
Hamburgh, Bankers 34-36
Frankfort, O.M. 4o}-404
Berlin and Cologne
Antwerp 5.181-5.16}
Amsterdam, Bankers
Swiss

Express Stogy ks are lower, it haing understood that one
or more of the leading Railroad Companies intend to be
their own canters of express matt--r. We quote
Adams 51; to 58i
American Merchants' Union ... ... 40 to 404
Do. Old Stock ~. 16 to 164
United States ... ••• •36 t° 67
Wells, Fat go, and Co. 30 to 30i

_ .
Quotations for specie:—
Amer. silver 95 to 951
Mex. „ 104
Eng. silver 480 , 485
Five francs 95-1 „ 96i

Eng. sovs 486 to 489
20 francs 381 „ 386
Thalers

)R RAILROAD MORTGAGES.
Chi. & N. W. Ist M 9l
Tol. & Web. 2d M Ex B4
Gt. Western lstM 'BB 103
Mil. & Pr. du Ch. Ist 31 —
Gal. & Chic. Est 95
Gal. & Chic. 2d 11
Chi. & R. I. Ist. M OO4
' Chi. R. 1. & Pacific 7's 94
Cleve. & Tol. S. Fund 99
N. J. Central Ist M
N J. Central 2d M 102
Pitts. Ft.W., & Ch. Ist M 101 f
Pitts. Ft. W , & Ch. 2d M 9B
Pit ts. Ft. W. &Ch. 3d M —
Cleve. & Pitts. 2d M
Chic. & Alton, S. F. Inc 94
Chic: & Alton, S.F. lstM 101
MU. & St. P•tul Ist M 9l
MU. & St. Paul 2d M B5
Marietta & Cin. Ist M —
Morris & Essex Ist 31 97
Morris & Essex 2d 31 9O
Joilet & Chic. Ist M —
Chi. & Gt. East'n Ist3l B4
N. Y. & N. H. 6s
Dubuque &S.City,lstM 9O
Peninsula Ist M B5
Ohio & Miss. Ist 31 94
Ohio & Miss. Con.
Tol. P. W. Ist M. E. D B6
Atlantic & G. W. Ist 11 —

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Fl
N. Y. Central 6s, 1883 92
N. Y. Central Gs, 1887_ 91
N. Y. Central 6s, R Est 87
N. Y. Cent, al Cs, Sulj'n 87
N. Y. Central 7s, 1876_1001
N. Y. Cen. 7s, con. 76 —
N. Y. Cen. 78, '65-'76 llO
Erie Ist Mort, Ex 100
Erie 7s, 2d Mort, 1879.: 101
Erie 7s, 3d Mort, 1883
Erb-, 75, 4th Mort, 1880_ 8,4
1888
Lung
El;ur lia.ffred
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.Y 5"
lt:. hesk&t. 11.11.13-I,,loo.?rintll 8,31:75.
89_921,
Hu,t. R. s, I,t M, 'I 9 100
Mich.M e
Mich.h
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.ea0.77N1, s7p.lets.'6B '7-) 101
M,A
lc
F 6289,
(ids '
,77m,
p 282.
11c 99116388 i
111. Cen.
Gosh. n Line '6B
p. '7U. ll7l
N 241111
Alton &T. H. let 31 93
Alton & 'l'. H. 2d pfd 82i
Alto° & T. 11. 2d &Line. 77
Han.&Bt.J.LandGrants
Han. & St. J. Con
Chi. B. & Q., Ist bI 111
Chi. & N. West, S. F 95
Chi. & N. W. Con Cony 931
Chi. & N. W. Ex'n B B5
RAILROAD AND m'
N. Y. Central 164
Erie
Hudson
Reading
Mich. South. & N.l O6l
Illinois Central
Cleveland & Pittsbrg 9l
North-West
North-West Preferred 91
Canton 6oi
Rock Island
Cleveland and Toledo 1051
PUBLIC FUNDS OF
Sixes, 1868, registered
Sixes, 1868, coupon
to
Sixes, 1881, coupon llsi to 1151
U.S. Cs. Pecific Rail, oad lOll to ICI4
i
Five-twenties, 1862, coupon
Five-twenties, 1864, coupon
Five-twenties, 1865, coupon
Five-twenties, 1865, coupon, new
Five-twenties, 1867, coupon
U.S. 5-20 Coupons, 1868 ll2 to 1121
Ten-forties, coupon llOl to 1101
Seven-thirties, 2d series — to
Seven-thirties, 3d series
Oregon War Loan, Sixes, 1881
Petroleum Stocks continue to be largely dealt in, par-
ticularly Brevoort, Buchanan Farm, Central, National,
Rynd Farm, United States. and in allfact
to
tset(r)rciksry in fe
of thosee
companies either producing oil or owning
simple.

ELLANEOUS STOCKS.
Fort "Wayne
Pacific Mail lOOl
Atlantic Mail
Quicksilver
W. U. Telegraph
Mariposa Preferred
Ohio and Mississippi 33f
Boston Water Power l5
Cumberland
Bankers and Brokers lO7
M & St. Paul
IM & St. Paul Preferred 781
CUE 'UNITED STATES.
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A dinner !o tiv, lion. Carl Schurz, United States
Senator elect from Missouri, was on the 27th of February
given at Delmonico's by the German members of the Grant
and -Colfax Club of last Fall. Mr. Sigismund Kauffman
presided, and Dr. Schuetz, General Sigel. and numerous
other influential citizens, were present. General Schurz
is the first native-born German ever elected to the United
States Senate.

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