The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-03

once to he stiies There are Influences at work. upon
the pride and avarce of the temporary funconares Of
Mexico, which are all powerful and which seldom have
ed to embro those upon whom they have been brought
to bear in serious difficulties. The Mexican government
Is doubt instgated in any movement II may make
disturb the peaceabe relations heretofore existing with the
United States by larger power and cannot for
moment doubt but that forts being made to drive this
country into war with some petty government, for the
purpose Of Gripping commercial prosperity and to
rest the rspd strides we are mskirg to greatness.
The unsettled state of foreign relations, the pro-
liability Of serious difficulties growing out Of the Oregon
aud Texas affairs and the destruction that would result
to commercial matters operates very ojurously up
on the money market and induces those holding State
and Government stock to watch closey the course the
involved In the questions at issue intend
pursuing. It Is Of vital Importance to citizens holding
State or stock to understand early
sbe the probability of difficulties that they may govern
themselves accordingly but to foreigners holding State
stocks douby important that the questions should
be settled amcably We have doubt but that the de-
bate in Parliament the Oregon question: determined
many holders Of American State stocks in Europe
to forward them to this country for sale, and
tiat the steamer now due will bring large amounts
to this market. Previous to this question assuming
the comp xion the remarks Of Sir Robert Peel land
Lord Aberdeen produced, stocks of some Of the de-
inquent States were RENTED from London and the hol
dsrs OF Pennsylvania SIS patiently waiting the
movements of Legislature Of that State regarding the
pigment of the interest due in August When they be-
saed that another suspension cannot be avoided,
mapy will be anxious to reslze, and have doubt
large will be REMIT ID to this country for sale
shnuld these things be realized and certainly appears
probable they WILL our money market must be seri
cusy effected by the drain the demand for remi!tances in
exchange for these stocks mus. creae In addition to
-
July will under the circumstances be afraid to
invest and require remttances osthc to Europe
Were not for these national difficulties, arising from
long standing unsettled questions, foreign capitalists
would be much disposed in former years. to invest
g. cir money in our good securities but as it IT, mutt
suffer the withdrawal Of large Gums, and make up any
loans may want from capitalists. The money
market must from these and other causes be very srin
geat for the next six months.
The Brooklyn Fise Insurance Company has declared q
semiannual dividend of eight per cent the capital
stock.
The Union Brooklyn Ferry Compsny has declared
semi annua, dividend Of three and half per cent
The Nero Mutual Insurance Co. Of this city TWEEN
tyfour per cent on the earned premiums Of the year
payable in script on the 18th inst
Counterfeit IS on the Livingston County Bank are in
circulation In circle between the president and cash.
Ter these words real estate pledged and personal
property holden" There II nothing Of the kind the
genuine notes
Also, rs on the Bank Of Oswego. vgnette, steamer
Indian the left end. ana painter with scroll and
brush the right end. We have them Of various
dates and numbers James Wright. cashier in black ink
and Plat. president in blue ink. poor limitations o.
the genuine signatures. The bills, however, IRE we'll
calculated to deceive.
The imports into this port for April, 1915, were much
smaller than for the month last yeer, and cores
pondpg decline in the revenue:-
COMMERCE OF THE Per- ,ss or NEg Y0nx o.,.
Xs s" e nbBs s;: A 2S ss ,sss
The falling of in imports for the first four months Of
1896 compared with the period in 1914 is oO7 sis
We that the report Of the bank committee Of the
Senate of the Legislature Of this State in relation to
the fres banks Of this State, far from being
This report gave tho OF eight free banks having
acusl location in the State whereas the truth OF the
matter is, that at least four located the pieces
represented, in banking.houses CT their own. These
banks are the Armenia Bank the Farmers and Mocha.
ncs' Bank Of Rochester, New York Stock Bank, md
Suffolk County Bank. There free banks in existence
which have merely nominal location but for some
reason the chairman Of the committee alluded TO omit
tad to give them Why these banks were singled out
AMI represented to DO fictitious banks, is more
than fathom. The remarks of the committee would
have applied Of the free banks Of this State and
the chairman woul have been doing the State
vice had he named them but il happens unfortunately
for him that every bank named in this list conducted
upon Legitimate principles, and devoted exclusively
the business Of the places in which they The
remarks nude relating 10 the g issues Of fths
free banks do not apply 10 the banks named in the
mt,ce's table, but intended for of the worst
species of rec banks, controlled by parties who ejoy
peculiar reputation as fnunciers, hardly equaled by
tsosc Of any country.
We annex further u-ns from the city banks These
with the two given ysste day axes eight being third
o,he whole number Some Of tho largest city banks are
included in this s', and tho variation the movem. mt
IL moi Target
BANKS New YoRx
Feb 1875. MN iais
.,,.. ,s,s,o Specie, Loans Specie