New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-14
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For sGles Of Stocks, &c. see Fourth Page.

SATURDAY August l2-P NJ.
The feeling in the street was rather buoyant and
Treasury Notes and Government Securities were hrrn
Treasures sold at per cent, and were not plenty.
In Bills there is nothing of importance doing.
The quotation is 9G9i for good and hrstcsss bills The
supply is fair.
There have been small engagements of Cotton
for Liverpool SGD 10000 bushels Corn at Sd, and
vessel TO load at Norfolk at Od for Cork lid for Cork
and market and I'd for any port in the United hing
DOM
The supply of Money in the street seeking en-
ployment on call on frstclass securities very large
Banks and individuals were offering lend on Ireasu
ry Notes per cent Paper is not much better but
improving Some first names were passed at ga lOper
cent but the rate generally is u per cent.
The value of merchandise imported into this dis
rict excepting that sent to the warehouse, and the
amount Of duties received during the week ending on
the 18th inst in each of the three years was as annexed
DutaBle goods. .1,i75,S8 42l0ss2 zlSl015
Total Merchandise .sl5il,ls7 425723 22ls65
SSsS fccci 45e5 LO7oz s5iG55
Average rates ofduty 3O47 Is l7-i2 Hl5H
The amount Of specie in the ubTreasury is
now reduced to s55OOOO, and the disbursements con
tinue to exceed the receipts
We have received incomplete synopsis OF
the report made by the agents appointed by the Con
troler 10 examine the affairs of the Canal Bank OF Al
bany. The statements made by the Commissioners
show that system of depletion has been going on Tor
a number Of years the part of the officers OF the
Bank until the wonder is that dissolution did not come
much than it did. 1t appears to have been an
institution used exclusively as mich COW by its oif
and directors and pretty thoroughly was 1t used
Every one connected with the Bank to have been
at perfect liberty put his hands into the vault and
help him self either for himself for his relatives
The teller seems to have held very profitable berth
and TO have taken full advantage of his facilities help
ng himself he pleased to the moneys of the Bank for
he purpose of dscounng notes checks and securing
the Bank by putting into his drawer his own checks
dated six months and year ahead About his interest
account there is good deal of mystery and he don't
Sem to be at all certain that he paid any. The
indebtedness of S9l 600 from the Pratt Bank entered
among the disappears in smoke under the search
ings of the Commissioners and turns out to be sub
tsruge for making large to certain directors of
the Canal Bank The whole statement shows about as
wretched and beggarly statement OF affairs as we
have seen since the Lehigh explosion. The Bank was
mere she'll which had been sucked by those connect
ed with it till it could MT bear its weight There
is we know at Albany disposition to push this matter
. extremes and to bring under punishment all par
ties connected with this institution whom the law
be made to reach Justice should be done in the prem
ses and pundered public rghted The following
statement embraces the aggregate amount OF the re
sources and liabilities the morning OF the 18th o.
Inly last: