New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-05
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The amour, Of DO'es in circulation is fl9 597 CTS,
beng decrease OF taes 22o; and the stock Of bul
lion in both departments is sl2 767 ,76O, sho wing
decrease Of G3l, s6., when compared with the pre-
cedrg return.
TIE Bank Of Frsnce ~ again accumulsting gold,
the drain having eessed.
The California steamer, via Nicaragus has arrived
with SEQ OoO in gold of which sass 900 are rep rted
TO Nessrs Psge, Bacon & Co, instead of Messrs.
Duncan, Sherman & Co. II this change of consgn-
nert is no, accidental the part Of the puer Of the
chip, who makes up the st, il woald appear to in
dcste tina. the news Of the failure Of Eessrs Page &
Bacon vas received at San Francisco by Aessrs.
Pase Bacon & Co. by the Uncle Sam, which steamer
carried New.York dates Of l2h January, the day the
su,J ersion took place II this be so, the fact vas
kept strictly private as none Of the San Francisco
papers nase any al uson 10 it There had been
some rain. at the mines, but there It'll great
plas. Of the scarcity of water. Money continued
stringent, and business. with slight Improvement,
YVES still very dull. Tie Alta California says:
"Tbe business dor e hes been OF a very tniing
character from the hands of both importers and job
bers. The country demand has been aluo.. nothing,
and The tine OF many Of the merchants has been taken
their accounts for the stesmer Tue remittance Of
TO morrow promises TO be uDususlly snail
d" As considerable doubt has OF late been expressed
to tie probability OF the continuance of hs pre-
sent sy ct. OF weekly steamers. il may not be i'm
proper for pa TO state that our advices from New
York assure us that the arrangement between the tao
can ship companies, by which weekly line is run,
will lsst MT . e1t December The card of the Mica
reeua Company, published few days since, would
10 give I'D iii ona force TO this and stamp i az
true beyond question.
The demand for money to-day has not been 50
crest as it expected IT would be- the merchants
purchasing but little e1change for this steamer. The
nsin pressure will, probably be felt on the 18th.
While on this beet We might aute to the present
rates OF freight and irsuraoce which are extravs
gantly high, and which ~ill probably, cause before
lopg a combined movement among ths bankers to
put up the price of exchange. Old custom seems to
have fIeo the rate at z cent for sight drafts but
as matters Low stand, q banker makes nothing by
drawing. In 1919, so and 81 when gold last sold
at 500 l6 80 p or the profit on the dust in New
York and Pbilsdelptis compensated for the high
of freight and insurance; but now when Ell -
eli 60 is paid here which ia the ful vslae of the
gold in many instances the profit IL reduced to moth
ing at ALL at noet, al of y cent The Steam
companies are the only parties who are making any
thing of the exchange business. The large bankers
draw because they hare 10 60 so: the small ones be-
cause piesents an appearance OF business which as
fer profits concerned, is altogether worthless.
In reply to a resolution Of the Assembly, the ale
Treasurer furnished that body With the following in
formation relating to the PROBABLE amount that will
be required in the Sinking Fund TO meet principal
ard bonds Of the State or before July l, 1856
" hole amount of the funded debt outstanding
oDs s5d a i.f ye.r. hisrs.i on the same, in.
clucins interest due School Fund u per cent
for Si54 ia oIz %
Total. ,I9olI2 20
Deduct unit In various funds. $4,000 %
Amount dssirsd b. the resolution 50
Adams 4 Co. have succeeded in permanently es- !
tablhng their express TO Salt Lake. TINS is pre-
liminsry ttep to carry ing it through TO Missouri.
The business at the Clearing House was sl4, $685.
400. The report Of Monday will probably show the
largest amount reached in consequence of the pay
ments of five days falling in one. The American
Exchange Bank had over eight hundred notes ma
turing of which only five discounted notes were
paid, and those only for small amounts. Az far as
we could Learn, there were but fsw protests, and
none OF any importance.
The Coal tunnage on the Reading Railroad, for the |
week ending on Thursday, was 2s,4o7 tuns, being
O22 tuns more than the previous week, and making
the tunnsge for the year. to the LIST Of March, 1884, $50
tuns against 259 SCI tuns to the same tine last year.
The following is a statement Of Deposits and Coin
age at the Mint Of the United States, Phisdf phia,
during the month of February, 1855:
GOLD BULLION DEPOSITED.