The herald., 1837-01-28
COMMERCIAL.


Wall Street, Saturday, Jan. IS.
Wall street thrown commoiion yesterday morning by
the Of the Sergeant ofthe House OF Repesen
tatves with hat full Of subpGna the Presidents Cashiers
of dozen Government Banks The Manhattan the Phoenix
Mechanics the State the Unon the Bank of and
several ether banks included in the summons.
This citation from he Committee Of which
Wise and Peyton members The obect of this
gaton the relations which btween the
aad tie anksthe connect,n OF Reuben NJ hney
with themand the peculiar condition Of the whole tn6rogo Of
banks govern ent agents and ry hing thereon depending
fur the investigation intended TO show the influence of
Whitney his salary lis we eoncei9er to be amaer
OF importance Whether the Investigation
But if the committee have sense enough to ascertain The exact
truth cashiers and presidents OF the
banks walstee reaon to the late surethe high rates
oaerest aud exchangesthe conac,ions and cuamenthe
payuent sary drasthe cartng about ospeciehe
raj dso the produced by the depo and distbu
say that the committee hro.
light the uec-may be abls 10 fling high the political
horizon very splendid Aurora Boreas that will star e the
party throughout the county and satisfy them that the
day Of in their at least is just at hand
We learn that today and Monday, large lots of cashiers
will start for w Washington
Thus proceeds the investigation Albany
is considered efleciually siihed
Yesterday few stocks took sgat rally but
ally weak. The general mpress still is that stocks will
advance before to high rates compared with
sent prices.
Foreign exchange beginning be called for considerable
Quantities 1t qaoed at ssl 1891, and belief
taned that will beyond before packet day
great scarcity foreign exchangeor rather there great
demand for This fom the increasing mportations OF
fren and the deficiency Of the exchanges from
difficulty has intercepted the coming sosthe b Is
Possibly they have not enough supply appetite
by the large mporations pouring into the city.
The other articles OF commerce usual Cotton flat.
Flour and coal high English coal quoted SIS per
ton.
In relation there existing great grievance regard
sho, Wegh We learn that fact that much -four is sold by
the merchants Of York by barrel of weight
,vI d,pt
n.ea,ss h- hs mschnts hat arss nm variety of
In some eJc badly secured in the hoops heads &C Al
other times the barrels originally made too large that the
dour works about and much the cevces and 9th
places be Observed that while the present high
crisis barrel OF flour ought be weighed delivery
the other food both wholesale and for
would te said oa butcher baker he short
pound short ia twenty pounds and on p
TIE following circumstance occurred last week Six barrels tfsu-
pcnc flour weighed out Of curiosity found that
bae weighed 1856 lbs. ncone se is2one s2-one iss
1901 total Ii5 s instead Of li7s lbs according law
leaving deficiency Of 2i bs flour which the paid for that
h9 did receive This anast is estlcd to
weight and The farcs for to have his
barrel Of flour weighed deiireTv and then he will know that
he weight and without for sometimes pengs
the hor viii by and lose weight
this time the loss Of weigh of pounds Of -four
pounds Of sour good deal ought to be noticed
Let everybody weigh the flour barrels before they for it,
order that 1t correct in weight
Prices of Stocks N York EXCHANGE. Jan. a.
y ssst 100 - ss state 70, co So
Del ard Hud s5 ~ 2s Ia !. jackson Ia Co 80
OF \. OF v. iiit Mc1 ln Co. ss
Ci.micn Bank, laf. Contributonsupl In. Co. 80, s.
Auantre Bank BROOKLYN, i0i, Howard In. Co. 100,
Moul- Canal Co lv32, fAi, Harlem X. H. s6, 81.
Kentucky Bank, w. Mohawk x. X. %, "a, Ala
Illinois Bank, loil, Paeron X. r., 75t, 8.
r Trust Co. fi3. Boston n ProvIk n 100, 8, ~
Ohio Trust Co, li4i l2 ~ i2 ~ Jersey X. r. les a.,
Am r. Co Ban Io5, o. III. L. Nail Road, 50, 7eL
Southern Trust Co. -. Boston a wor X. X 6i,
Pnces OF Stocks AZ Philadelphia Jan 2s.
". =. Bank. ISL Isl, isl Kentucky Bank, 80, "a.
Phlad Bank, no., N. Bauk ky. 6sA
Farmers and Mechanics, g., Yicksburg Bank, sil.
q ard Bank, s., a. NJ. N. Trenton, IL, 20.
Western 6ank, 5Tk. Morris Canal, los.