New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-20
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rhe busipsS. the Stock board was quite light to-day
and without material change Mohawk again fell of II per
cent, The sale OF State s,ocks coofned 10 600
Ohio Skies bought by house thought be for English
account Ne change IN rates.
Nohiag doing In Foreign Bills. Rates nominal al g
for Sterling; 45 Asa fer Francs. About $4,000 in
Spanish Dollars forward Boston for The East Indies
Alabauahas been sold NJ 10 discount. There little
Import demand toward she close OF business Central is
40a45. II getting worse in Georgia AT Macon Is sell
.ngat 40 and upwards
We learn that the attempt TO resusciiate the Lewis Co
Bank has for the present failed but the Cashier still hopes 10
succeed in bis arrangements W give The above on the
authority Of letter from Albany 1t may not be correct
We have ascertaned that the Bank of ST. Sarys, which
wascported il Georgia by some OF lis eees to have
led, Is redeemed promptly at 80 Wast and has large
balance in cash credit here. The. President we
eve adverises in Augusta papers to redeem in specie
there, and the Savannah agency redeems at par in New
York Exchange which is worth per prem. BY the
Official report of the Bank Oct Is, appears tina.
had silver and gold s45e4- bank notes. Os5; cash bal
anee Newyork, 1889 Total 626 In addition it had
Of immediate assets, N. Y. Exchange $llls7 due from
banks kc g. 1885, other exchange $3.50. It's circulation
was $50 1856 deposites SlS52i due other banks, $780,
Total 1866 The sworn to, showed two
dollars and siIy-eght cents to every dollar OF liabilities
throwing ont every bad and doubtful debt On the 10th
Nov. the circulation and depoes had decreased and the
available means increased by collections
The following sales Of stocks made at Boston-20
shares Boston and Worcester Railroad ISL per adv %
d, Boston aud Providence Railroad s7t s7i per 50
do Railroad, 4o4 per sh do Shoe and Leather
Dealers Bank, e43 per cent.
The Alexandria Gazette cautions the public anst new
issue spurious OF the Leather manufacturers
Of this city The Elves dated in 1872 nude payable
W. R. Jones, signed E. Pla CASHIER, and h. Tucker Pre-
sdenL The names of w K. Jones and E. Plau are writ
Ten ia blue ink that OF H. Tucker with black aud badly
executed The vignee the left OF the note has lady
with badly In her arBs sitting under wheat-shea with
various persons rsapng in the field, farm house, &c. The
notes look quite respectable the pictures pretty
are calculated deceive persons unacquained with bank
though the words Manufacturers Bank are rather
faint and TIE part the note which they printed
haner than the other, if other name had been
GRASSLAND ie present words printed in their stead.
In letter addressed 10 the Cashier OF the U. s.
Bank The following was received.
ala piance with your request that would state in
writing The grounds which the Trustees have refused 10
receive in payment of debts the notes Of the Bank Of the u
States upon which Judgements have been obtained. We
advised that Notes question merged in the
Judgement and Law extnguished that rscog
nike judgements for purposes unless the judgements
held by Tie debtors the date Of the assignment in
which under law OF Pennsylvania the judgements
would be Of against the claims OF the Trustees and that
The cannot be rcrved by disconnuance of the suit
Enthusiastically reported for The Tribune
MONDAY, Dec. 19.
ASHES-The market is sill gradually tending upward
Sales 81 bbs Pearls have been made at 81 OU. The re-
maiucer ia rst bands, very small quanty held at -
&c. Saturday AFTERNOON sale OF IS uDs Pots was made al
s. Of G3c and to-day lot OF 100 bbis
sold The The Pearls taken for home
use.
CoTToN-The sales on Saturday reached about 1000
bales Today there not suite so much activity we hear
oil sales of aDsat eco oaes, mostly lot export Inc pces
are about before reported We quote far Upland a ar
NJ Orleans Alabama, IT, The tendency OF the marhe,
is still 10 decline.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The demand for Western still
,.tlIh ,yA tNpApnc N
hear Of OF 81 s7 and or two lots are
reported as low We quote Blk "a S7i as the fair
market Michigan and Ohio, IS BIT Troy SO
We Of sales oil New Orleans lot oil between 1Vo
and bb sold Of store Friday last at 10 There
continues lnr inquiry Southern for shipment, and we
notice sales $40 bb Brandywne at o7a ume oVo d"
New.Ystk Mills $50 Fails Mill on private terms
supp sed 62s, and small lot OF Howard-Sl al 6s.
Georgetown sells in small lois a, rs; Richmond City We
quote 62i Petersburg, Alexandria, Richmond Country
Baltimore City, &c e2t Rye Flour is mere plenty and
offered, stoat, s. i2 out of store IS Jersey Meal
very dali W. quote 80 Ssh s,na!ilct of ONO Via
New Orleans offering about % Sales ecc bbls Bran
dywae Meal al 61i bids quote about Sl2 %, cash
1854 meutns No sales Shorts Slip Stuff, semina
quotations. 10 l2i Is 10. AT Philadelphia Flour
S4l2i; Cora Meal 2lsi. AT Baltimore, Howard ST. 24
City Mills, 25 AT Alexandra, 87t. AT Fredericksburg
Mountain 0a4 10; Lswland 90 3S7. AtEt!chmond'
uperfne Canal 4aA l,5 City Mills 90. At boslon'
Genesee4 s7t "a. letter from New Orleans predicts
writer also says that IL understood contract has oeen
made to deliver $500 bbs in Liverpool al "a IS.
GRAlN-Thcrc have been transactions ia Wheat to
our knowledge There are about 5000 bushels offering.
parcel OF Virginia Wheat is in the market Corn Is more
plenty, bear Of little doing Smallsales new North
are made so SO cid held at 81, weight 50 mea
sale of 1000 bushels Virginia was made al IL
49, weight, delivered. Rye is plenty and very dull we
quote So Co. The Barley in market is not yet sold, but
the Larger portion OF it has been stored River Oats have
improved in consequence OF the closing OF the River we
quote SO 81 Canal so 81. Al Philadelphia several par
GELS good Wheat sold SO 92 Illinois sold at SO 81
Southern goo IS SO. AT Baltimore Wheat was s5 go
Al Alexandria, Red 80 81 White Us 3d. AT Ffederchs
burg, rs a 80. Al Richmond, 60 ST.
CGCOAA sale Of 2i5 bags Para has been made iof ex
port at SIC. cash, short price.
SUGAR--A auction 100 hhds crop New Orleans sold
aS5 S. &c; hhs very inferior brought So S7t per
cwt.
HAYS selling of in small lots al 90 s2
PROviSloNS-There Is only retail transaction in bar
r Provisions bat rates are generally without change Old
Lard worth and Sc. Butter and Cheese are bolh
rather dun. la Cincinnati large quantities of Lard were
packing for the East and Europe One house has made
purchases for shipment France to the amount OF $1,000
within week. A sale OF 2lO bbls was made at &c. For
prime Leaf Lard II was refused Prices OF Hogs were
6rner there sales less than 62t For choicc
lot i s7i was reicsed. They coming in freely.
FRUIT-Th. trade is very dull. twenty-five thousand
druas of Figs arrived Boston Friday from Smyrna
New-Yorgs Cattle yHurket-December 49,
A, Market $50 head fresh Ca,tle 50 from The Ssuh and
W,st 20 Cows and Calves, and 1000 Sheep and Lambs
PRlcss-Bsnr CArTLE.-Owire 10 toe small number at
market .he last or;ng BIT little hrnler, ana must oe
quoted al 81 a s6-all bur so sold.
Cows CALvEs-Ail j, market taken at 20 SS5 but
dull
SHEEP and LAMss-9oot to So % for Lambs, and
IS TO 81 Tor Sheep.