The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-12-15
Financial.
Reported Weekly by C.. II. Parker, paat-r
Broker, ST. Paul.

Reported Weekly by c. II. Parker. paetrr aal
Broker, ST. Pau.
This week Tic prices for money seem to , .i..f,
lcs~, and there is evidently rnuci the ha5 af ,r
itagiel, tur investment at 3 per cent. pcr u.rtl.
The rates i1r quotation the FL ,,4.
though very desirable paper money, do - c...
he abalned M 2 "a p per cent. Per
! some loans are made at rates varying ltou = 10
80 per cent. peg annun, with unexccptioaste i,ca,
Estate security.
The rates d first class So 90, and 90 dies ..,cr
are from to > per cent. per moaih.
! The following are the rates Il, which Id Wa,
rants are selling:
100 acre, SIS; so acre, so; 30 acre SIS
On account Of the large number Of counterfeit.
in circulation, and ia order that they ra' .e 81,
brought before the public eve fora few wccA the g..
vii! be comparatively large. Afterwards ,ro ven
l1ts>t only, viii appear.
The Bank of Oswcso is good. The bills al tao
fatchin Bank bought at 25 Per cent. tScou0f.
ENcHAScK USUAL RATES.
Eastern. sight, pm, St. Louis, l Pm Daue. --
and Gaicna ! pm.
NEW CoUNrERfEITs.-3s, on the O: il.-' arsh
Bank, New York. Eigne,te, figure IA ,.-, r.
tween the signatures engraving very cuarsc.
s. on The National Back. P,ovijencc, R T. A.
eagle the UPPER left ,,ailrpad m 'ar Disc
tancc, large figure with the bead II v as1.a-il1
near the center Of the note--a female b.. loser
right coiuer, unl,ke the genuine
as on Tue w tStC'b damn, kMousf, IA tii
tered from ls-yignette female j., t.a. ~ps-
turc; deer and sheep in the datance--poit.ai' W
JacL son on the lower right corner.
IS on the Mystic Bank, Conn, countrrfi ,-.n the
right upper corner is the figure a white rau aud
Indian W th scHtant and Globe and spres -ei- an
it-r-on the left crd, ttIuac scatcd-at Il iio.i
between the signatures, is female in ..,i.,- r,s
tuie-wcii calculated 10 deceive.
3s on the Mechanics aud Farmers Balt Sgtil.
field, Illinois, altered from Is. Nigncttc c~usa.,,
icn.aee on The lett end, carving lasref r.
the tsii, end.
Tralesmen's Bank, Philadelphia. 20s a',rrc t,c.a
s., Nignctte, female in sitting rosorr, Lo., 90
her hands mn.
Merchants Bank Mays Landing, Nc, jersey.
POS altered ircm Is. Nisnette, eagle ihe harc
of tree.
l., on the Manufacturers Bank, Birmir ham, a.
poor imitation 6 genuine.
los, On the Ctizeus' Bank. Worcester, Macs, H.
tered from Citizens Bank, Washington, d &. =
ncttc female with arm an K-unl,ke genuine
Counterfeit 81 bills the Siuga,nck H.a> a est
port, Conn, have made their appearance. 7 4cy asy
be detected 'y the poor appearance Of the s,'iH,
so diiiereat from the genuine
Beware ut one dollar notes Of tho W.l!iamsn. GA
City Bank altered to ,wenties. The al,eatoa .s
vel! executed and not easy Of detection.
LATEST COUNTERFEITS. Tens, g. jia
Mariac Bank of Buffalo, New York, ALI ei ,ron
3, Yigneite shipping and steamboat, sailo, ~
the ri3 int lower conner.
SIS, on the Central Bark New York Cit. altered
from *, Nignct,c CITY Hall and Park rad
carriages in yiew--fcrnae bead on over l. ,,r.tf.
IS, on the Juison Bank, Oedenshursh No, B..
altered from l., Nignctte United States coat a.a-
steamboat and ship in the distance; tena. on ,.e
lower right corner
2os, on the Farmers Bank Of Saratoga c,'l-r. n.
y, Ni3nct:c "A female, Sc; Xxx each So - jh.
vignette--hoy, girl, dog, &c. on left cnd an a'-,
on the right end like genuine.
POS on the Commercial Bank, Of Providers e. J.
Nigneite female, horn Of plants, plow ,<bca ia.a,
wheel, &C., ship in distance; die work bad wei
calculated TO deceive the best judges.