New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-10
Commercial and Money Matters.


The sales at the Board excepting State Stocks,
small The rates were generally firm. Mohawk improved
h Harlem + Long Ilsndi Stonrg ton In iae Stool
there was good demand, sales having been made 10
tie extent Of $4,000 mostly at the Second Board Most oil
these Stocks without doubt Tor English account
State Sevens improved per cent; Elves i Kentucky
Indiana and Illinois /
We notice no change in Foreign Exchange. The inquiry
is moderate. Sterling CT Francs 45 5 42i.
There is very active business in Inland Exchanges
to-day. Alabama is quiet II l2l Orleans scarce aAd
wanted at u prem. Central is 10 45dscount AT Ma
con and Columbus, Central is selling at S. 40 discount Ii
reported that this great depreciation would force the
Legislature into definite action upon the Bank OUT s.
ton which would place the circulation in better condition
Public meetings being held in Georgia condemning
in strong the attempt of the Legislature TO drive out
the specie currency by putting tax upon Bank Agencies
and Brokers.
About $40 in specie received here from Montre
Wednesday, and large proportion of the specie PER
Columbia upwards $2OO0OV also, has will come 10
this city.
William s. Davies Esq has been elected President Of The
Farmers and Manufacturers Bank at Poughkeepse In tue
place of James Hosken, resigned.
Counterfeit, Five Dollar notes OF the Seventh Ward Bank
are in circulation at Philadelphia.
The of the Ockmugee Bank are selling at Macon
at per discount which supposed 10 be 10 per
more than they are worth.
49,
Farmers and Mechanics Bank Rochester, headed Safety
Fund.- signed with the OF the officers of the Oneida
Bank letter A. No. 1906 May So 1872 los on the Hudson
River Bank letter A. IL. Elnendor Cashier Thos Crans-
ton President SIS Otsego County Bank pay W. Strong,
22d February 1872 W. Scott, Cashier, Robert Campbell
President los Salem Banking Company, altered from
counterfeit SIS SIS Bank OF Norwalk Norwalk, OHIO to-
tally unlike the genuine; 20s do do SOS do do los 2Vs
and sos of Bank Marietta Marietta Ohio altered from SIS
engraved by Murray, Draper, Fairman l. Co. This Bank
has notes larger than SIS engraved by this house
Sales OF stocks at Boston on Wednesday,:
SO shares Western Railroad $40 49s per sh Eastern
Railroad s4 Is Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad
II; IL Flremen's lns Co sat Mercantile and Marpe ns
ssI Railroad Bank, (LoweD 97! II Merchants Bank
3d. North Bank, 7Gi; Columbian bank, 20; l6 Boston,
Band 523 So Tor So 10 Atlantic Bank, 834 10 State Bank
41 for 81; Massachusetts Bank 945 10 Snawmut Bank,
SIT; City Bank SOY; Is Pi9nx Bank 40 cents per si
The Columbia brought large amount OF specie 10 Bus
ton We annex list Of consignees:
| box specie. E500O T. W. Ward; do do 600 Harnden
Co; do do 50 600 Merchants Bank; do do 5000 Co.'S
Ter Co; do dc 1000 Deckraan hoore do do 54eo
Chandler, Howard Co; do do 10000 S. Turner From
Hafa3-l box do $500 Kctel Collins do do 1000 Hat-
dy Baker, do DO 25s7 Dana nj = do 40 10 loo
$50 N o. Parker; do do Thayer Bates 90 90 81 81
$s7os4s.
very extensive house in Boston, in the oil trade doag
business in Central wharf, has suspended Their liabilities
are set dow lat two hundred thousand dollars II IS sup
posed there will be surplus after paying all debts
The.Phadelpha money s.arketis easy. The rates out
of doors for fair paper TO per cent per annum country
paper without change Our banks are pursuing le even
tenor of their way, doing much business very
dul in Marketstree canals closed, and there l.
an abundance Of ice in the Delaware.
Wyoming Bark Wilkesbarre, Pa notes could mol be dis
posed of yesterday lower rate than 10 10 per Gem.
Alabama funds were in demand l2t St The difference
between the value OF Pennsylvania Elves and Skies causes
some surprise, both range between 40a AZ
DIR Roar dofT ra
press in favor OF the Warehousng system.
The Stale Debt OF Virginia. according 10 the Governors
Message is 00o of which $4,000 900 held by ndivd-
uals $4,000 Banks by the State and State ns'
tuons $4,000 by citizens OF other States ana
by foreigners The State Bank and other STOCKS L"
the amount of GOO. The debt mostly contracted
Tor Improvements
The great case of the State Of South Carolina against the
Bank of South Carolina has been postponed 10 March
On the Sh November $780, 900 in specie arrived at
from Philadelphia.
nsarkets- Carefully reported for The Tribune.
FRIDAY, Dec. 9.
ASHES-Snce the arrival OF the steamer there has been
considerable stir i'll Ashes and on Pearls holders have been
enabled 10 obtain an advance We notice sales day OF
about 100 bols OF this description at Sc % an improvement
of 25 cents Pots have ase been in good demand and he
sales Wednesday and today reach PROBABLY 5Vo DOS al
IS S7t The market is firm at these prices.
COTTON-We cannot perceive that any marked effect
has followed the publicity of the Coumbas There
is moderate demand to-day and the sales, mostly Tor ea'
port has been about bales Prices about the same
Us before-tair Upland IL fair Orleans Ala Il u
Cotton offered freely. Al Mobile, the market was active
at 81 for midding and u for mddlng fair. AT New-or'
leans there good business doing al AZ 42 Tor mid
ding: ST ordindnary 81 midding; 81 6! mddling
fair q fair; 8! good fair At Savannah, usiness
was moderate decline of l. Ordinary st 81 mid
ding 81 mddlng fair 81 good fair u IL AtCharles
ton, an active enquiry at unsettled prices.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Tbe market continues quite dull
with very ited sales Genseee he'd al IS 90 such
state OF the market difficult 10 make sales without
concession Michigan and ohos SIS co. We heard Of
small sale Michigan below 81 a7. Troy remains nomin
ay at IS co. with retail sales There several parcels
New Orleans the market to-day and We notice sales Of
l55 bbls S oi OF 1880 bb received yesterday
on private terms supposed 81 IS tribe under In South
ern there only retail operations at our quotations
Georgetown 81 sly; Brandywne 90; Petersburg, Alex
andria Richmond Country and Baltimore City e9 10
Richmond City rs The supply OF owpriced Southern
small Only suall arrivals OF Rye Flour with limited
sales as las Is for North Rivers sig for Jersey Corr
Meal du-Jeesey 81 SOL 62i Brandy IS for bbls
25 for hhds months. Buckwheat, fair demand
90 rs 90 fairs 25 for prime. Al Alexandra, wagon
nrire was 81 co. with small business At Fredericksburg
new Mountain 4 10 a Is new Lowand S. 80 a 5 b. Al
Ros,on there was only retail business doing at s. % ior
Gepesee From vessel sale was made "a Sl!.
cpAIN-smal samples of Wheat were offered bat we
heard of no sales The last parcel brought &c There are
o,s asoat In Corn ,hsre is very little doing, with
nothing bu, Northern in market sale oil Voo ousneis
new Northern was made for dsliag, at iSc, weight ou
50 generally asked. Old held al 49, weight aho %
measure Rye remains before, some receivers demand
log 7oc parcel sale of 300 bushels was made IN 'he M
No Barley in market Oats are in fair demand ana psu'
good supply but rather heavy at IS so RSer 'o % va
nal Southern would bring about &c No Shorts ana Sni
Stus afoai Out they held by some dealers
( Is 20c
wHISKY-Some sales of Drudge casks have been mace
at 2lc, a.d hbls at 2is %, including some Perm