New-York daily tribune., 1843-02-27
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Commercial and moaey Matters.

SATURDAY, Feb,
The sales Of Stale Stocks at the Board oday were very
large reaching S5S par value. TIE sales OF the week.
a, the Board and in the street, were not much short Of
million of dollars The business OF the Board supposed
10 have eceeded that any week fer the last hse ysc
City IS wen, up II; Ohio 6s II; kentucky declined
small sale Of Corporation Is made at LOB Trust Stock
sold al Js,; Mohawk improved !: harem Il Paterson l.
Eoreipu Exchange rm the advuced prices, and
f rate Sterling was sold g. We quote 81 10. Francs
) Is 5i14
Alabama is all adriit again. IN consequence 0! less tavc
he news from Mobile rhe Bank Of Mobile stopped draw.
,o IN the 6;h The rate here today unsettled from as
- IS discount Ore of the largest operators declines bry
ing al any rac. a., ,,> m ,#
east Of Hamilton at per cent. The same btnss receive
in deposit Westsrn CaIaGa money and checss en- hssoh
and Toronto, al Of per cent
new fraud upI the Southwark Bank has u,t been PIT
IN circulation II Is S. note altered rom The worthless
Southwark Savings Bank, to Prss Tor Southwark
Bani. note simply by tearing on The word sa'Sa whieh
was part OF the title on the top oil The note fhooft
Cashier; f. Bankert, President.
Small amounts OF specie are gong out 10 MoDe ana ~
Orleans by every packet and for 1nda there has been
considerable amous OF Spanish dollars taken Mexican
dollars are wcrlh premium, and Spanish 81 a We no.
tice Boston pner estimates the quantity OF speco IN e
country at sac O00NOO. This We think is toe large.
The bill 10 repeal certain Bank charters IN NewJersey
which was recousdered finally passed the Assembly
on Wednesday, 42 TO resolution passed TO
refund the tax $780, paid by the Monmouth Bank Tor iSi!
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. II, lai5
DEAR SIR: On 9th tie Governor destroyed by
fire Of State Indebtedness In front oil the stale
House-beng the amount of bonds received OF State Bank
by the terms Of dissolution. Many &C e Members very
properly wished the boads Cancelled but II was thought
best by The gorifyng party TO have them burnt. Ihe
Fund Commissioner (Wbitesde) then brought out large
amount OF bond,sonle signed, some numbered and some
blank In attempting throw something IKE car'.osd
the 6roo thp
broke the wind high, the bonds were saatteed and
general scramble among men and boys commenced nun.
dreds of of dollars have thus been scattered ana
have been so carefully withheld and concealed as 10 lead
10 apprehension that improper use VIII De made Oh
,hem This act of the Fund Commissioners has excited
great nignatisn 1t done without authority and
the Legislature have called upon him for expsnaNca
The Senate has ordered investigation INTO the mattf
and will try far they can TO remedy the evil ana
bill has actually been Introduced making II ml'aeheanof
punishable by fine and Imprisonment Tor any person 10 oe
found with OF these bonds in their possession wlon len
DAYS after passage of the act 1t said that Inc fuAa
Commissioner has record OF the bonds destroyed ans
.cattered and what his object was IN mus attempting 10
destroy such OF bonds at this tne'
10 be seen The bonds which out are sterling bonds OF
and E225 and dollar boads OF Slceo all win con'
eeps II will be well you NewYorkerB 10 be cartfuiln
your operations In these securities, aad also proper 10 aa
wise your London correspondents to DC on 'ner guaru
Thorc 10 no kno wing what the debt OF the STATE s'
never will be uscertained until all the outstanding oonos
are ecaled and issued in lieu Inc ohhst anu
Fund Commissioners may have issued inuch larger
amount than they have reported there mas peen
m record kent no receipts taken for the bonds they were
delivered aud The accounts o most the nno anu oahai
Commissioners in state of Chaotic confusion.
The report OF the Committee OF Finance made by MI
Arnold i, document abounding with error and cxag2era
ton. He is anabe person. but Is Canal man. sd mas
allowed his zeal to outslrip bis Judgement The amour"
of State debt underraed and the assets greatly magn'
~ Uae ibP StaP ttbt
700 Bank bonds %. Topay This, he estimates
the value the property Of the State at $a,5s2 ANN
,ellgea friend has given his esats and place Tue
tive before you for your information:
Land-2SO, ,467 acres Chicago, Lock.
ops e. odwa ana and m Lssa s SOLD so
80 900 belonging 10 Internal ooo
Improvement Syseal........-. SUoJgV oVIoU'
100000 acres received under Nlr .,,,oo oe,soo
Clays Land BilI.....;. 100000 2e2SSS S0
Jackson Ralroaa-a5 mles...... bOO,cso SO,COo
TOTAL $500. 1862 sl,4i2sOo
Which makes the debt according Mr.. AInods esniate
s. s2l 0sI Is; and according my end's estimate SV
926 ao3 g. How the Finance COMMITTEES could have t0s
hardhood value these lani 81 80 acre. when e5
know the United States have millions OF unsod WHICH
be had 25 and when thousands of acres 5ouCn!
tie years 1885 1885, selling from 30 cents 10 81
per acre. say nohag Of the large quantities which are
yearly sold for taxes, somewhat surprising Inc nan
road which valued So00o has been rented Tor sio
per annuH but dollar ever received from II apa
ii is in state OF rapid dilap:datlon.
The most sjarmiog feature the welfare OF the SAFE
and thebond holders, is the tendency toward repndianon
We pass aRtrcpudatng resolutions day Dy acc!sma
0n and practice the doctrine the next IN lis mcst o9iou'
.orm. The hope Of getting money TO flash Hf Cd
nal induce, suppress any ope5 ayowal oil THIS deoa
ling doctrine but very much fear that In tws years more
you will find reputation quite iashlonsble lie Cana
BILL now before the Senate, pledges property Tor ne"
loan of Sl60OeO0 which already twice pledged 10 the
hcIders OF Canal bonds The reduction Of are one'haD
that is from cens-is proof OF what have stated
The Stay Law is entire bar TO the collection Of deps'
To purchase property ~ohircs OF the VALUATION III Oh
daary times is only to increase ones debt Iegret as
citizen OF The STATE be constrained 10 communicate W
Illuminating condition to waich are reducedi but, WIN
br Arnold think that honesty is the best po'c5 hN"
that the truth had better be TOLD al once. fou''' 49,
Enthusiastically repatriation 1ae 4r'oane
SATURDAY +. 81.
AsHEswe hear Of 40 farther sales Pots are 80, and
Pearl, So The stock is Is bbis Pos and 40 nh feais
less than last Saturday, being lU6s Pots aas 900 rc-t
COTrUN-The safes te-day reach about l1oo ''aie' l"
previous rates-ic decline The Acadia Fo sooie 'e'
fine Colions better offer raade to-day 'iaa cooa
av. be-n obtained before the late DECLINE Ihe sdes OF
e ve.k ending Friday $3.50 bales OF which t0 were
ITnand and Florida Il &c; 1900 Mobile al as 57u
Orleans at 8; 900 Texas at price not made public
TIE arrivals fox the pe:iod were 5sSs bales We
quote fellows: 49,, =, ~ ,,..
NJ iddiius ........................5s "a 3tae
lidaiins sfar......................5sa a b 65aof
Fair a % osao1
Good Fair .......................7sa ala fsaJ
FLOUR AND MEAL-We netce no new feature in Tho
Market Western contrues rather inactive but steady aA
IS for Genesre and 62 and rs for fist boop Ohio ana
Michigan. Round hoop Ohio is worth about 5o The
oler of New Orleans Of whlch the stock is not large are
skiing 3l3 47i for common brands buyers offer 25-
opssire esoiox 6tN fancy