New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-28

The hanks have curtaled their business materially
within the year With an increase OF capital there is
decrease of leans Of circulation and of deposits, end
an increase of speciea the productive branches Of
bank are narrowed and the productive increased
The York Manufacturing Company, Maine, has
declared dividend of five per cent. The Laconis Co.
At ssco divides three per cent for the last six months
The Coneaut Reporter states that stock to the
amount Of $4,000 has been subscribed at Ashtabaa by
thirty or more of those interested in the establishment
OF bank at that place
The Legislature of Iowa has passed bill author
hing the Governor negotiate loan OF $4,000 for ten
year. Al seven per cent interest An agent has been
appointed and will proceed in short time to the Hast
to negotiate the sale of the bonds.
Bicknelrs Reporter says, money is somewhat
easier in Philadelphia First rate paper out OF doors
IRON to per Ct The Stock market was quite active
last week principally in iancies Thousands of shares
Of visksburg Bank Bank OF the United States, and
Morris Canal changed hands.
The present rise in u $. Bank stock is occasion
cd by ramor that some kind Of an arrangement Is in
contemplation with the creditors of the Bank.
There hw been new counterfeit on the Colum.
os Bank and Bridge Company, which is an attempted
fac-simile Of the senune-Letter A. April 7, 1915. The
signature Of s. Shock cashier is engraved vigue,te
very coarse also the medallion head very poorly en-
grared
The money market in st. Louis is in a healthy
and easy condition is scarcity for money for bust
uess transactions and At fair rates The Bank is dis
counting nearly all the short business paper which offers
ine Union says large advances have heretofore been
insae ~ our merchants to country dealers during the
WINTER months to purchase produce but at present ad
'ances are not made to any considerable extent, aud
DEERE manifested to avoid that kind OF business In
order to furnish the means for making those extrord
nrJ advances. time bills were drawn upon Eastern
cites pediesed on these purchases, and sold. This
sieaed great demand for money and pressure wa:
iei among certain class of dealers, almost unpsral
leed Tia season such causes do not exist, and time
oii' are scarce To show the extent OF those transac
uoas last season in connection with those of the present
season, would give some idea Of the change. For in
stance one house purchased time bills up to the 10Th
January ieio to an amount exceeding S2i0OO0 where
The same house this season, has purchased less than
sNoN' Yet this house has purchased all the good
bills tia, have been offered
There Is considerable more demand for money in
New oFleans and some OF the banks are obliged to re
Johannesburg business paper which has not been
we case long time previous The business Of the
eV eonh'aes in healthy and prosperous state and i.
'0dae'ed IN sslid and regular manner without exces.
o. inaanon in any branch Of IL.
The Banks Of New Orleans hold double the
amount Of specie at this time that necessary and the,
eoad wi'hou, the least inconvenience or in any wa,
disturbing or eurtasg their regular business substtut,
x@ NoooN Of Treasury Notes for Ike amount
e' CON which would in case OF need be at all time
equally available as specie