New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-27
MONDAY, March 26-P. M.

MONDAY, March 26-P. M.
There was not very large business done at the
Stock Board this morning, but prices were generally
veil sustained. At the Second Board, the lesding
fancies we're quite buoy ant, and, after the Second
Board, the market touched higher prices than for
several days. Erie went TO act, an Improvement OF
4 y cent; Reading to s4I; Cumberland sat, &C.;
Harlem was SEA- N. Y Central 3d. The orders to
sell this Stock are still to considerable amount, under
the fear that canal tolls will be imposed. Hudson
River was 42i. The movement in this Stock has
been checked. Panama cold at 1o4, which is better.
Southern Michigan advanced to s3l, and is in good
demand. Cleveland and Toledo sold at 10, OK div
iderd equal to about 70. Chicago and Galena fell
Of y cent. II Is understood that an arrangement
was concluded, como weeks since, between this Road
ind the Illinois Central for the formation of line
between GaleDa and Chicago, perfectly satisfactory
TO all concerned including the parties interested in
the Chicago, st. Charles and Mississippi project
Delaware and Hudson sold at l24, and Pennsylvania
Coal at LOG, buyer thirty. In Railroad Bonds, the
transactions reached ss5 900, including Illinois Gen.
trail, s2t; N. Y. Central 1914; Erie, 1871, s3b; 1862,
80, &c. The sales Of State Stocks were over
ei5o,o at full prices; Virginia, s6s 1905; Mis-
souri, Sc, 94l; Indiana So, IS; Louisiana 6s, 90, &C.
The market at the close was very strong the general
bring favorable advices from abroad.
The Exchange market is " y cent. lower for
Sterling since the last steamer. We quote % 10 for
best SIGNATURES Francs 5.l32 5.llI. The supply o,
bills is not much increased, but he demand Is mod
crate lhe accounts from the South confirm the riss
IN the rivers-essocialy the Chstahoochee, the Tom
bgbee, and the Alabama. 1t is not yet sufficient to
let out all the Cotton that has been 30 long kept from
markets but it will release large number Of bsles,
of which we shall feel the effect in April, in the bill
market.
The non-srrival Of the Atlantic checks the move
mont In the Freight Market and we hear OF only
le,ooo bush. Corn to Liverpool at sid; Cotton, in
small parcels, 5-a2d. 500 bbls Resin, lIs; Dead
weight l5I. To Havre, 500 bales Cotton, ic Cop
per Ore, 60. A charter was made from Apalachicola
10 Liverpool at l5-32d.
TIE payments from the Sub.Treasury to-day were
$50, oee, Of which 100000 went to Washington,
and 5000, 900 to Norfolk Received, sll4,3s0. Bal
anoe, s3,s5s,ss3. Paid from Assay Office s22, l44.
Paid for disbursing officers, t7s,9s7. The George
Law, in addition to her gold, brought 81, 500 in
Government drafts in small amounts, nearly all of
which have been paid The entire remittance by
This ship including these drafts and the amounts in
the hands Of passengers, was undoubtedly some six
hundred thousand dollars.
We hear of only s5oo,ooo going over to Boston for
tbe Wednesday steamer OF which s4o 900 is iu Mex
lean silver, and the remainder in gold bars. The
amount may be increased to-mor We find there
h rome urwilpgness to send gold to Boston by the
Adams Express Company, in consequence of sight
apprehens that creditors Of Adams & Co, of San
Francisco, might place attachment upon il, in the
hope to force some settlement Of their claims. or
course, no such attachment could hold moment af-
ter era ninsiion Is the Company have connection
whatsoever with Adams & Co, and, moreover, they
ere merely sgents TO transport the gold but such
proceedings might delay the gold beyond the sailing
of the steamer ard thus make ii necessary to return
il to this City. So prudent parties in none
tary operations, tbs. even such most unlikely posi-
bility o. the above has, We know induced some re-
mers to bold to the next steamer from this port.
The Weekly Statement of the Banks annexed Is not
% sati factory as those immediately preceding. 1t
shows that the Banks have recommended the unne-
cessaIy and nudcious process Of expansion Of loans
and vhietheir specie is decreasing and there every
reason to anticipate that the foreign drain will be ms
teriay larger at least for the present than the re-
cepts nom California The increase in loans is quite
general, and lie in the aggregate over $500 900. Tue
decrease in The specie line h about $3.50 ooo The cir
culston has largely increased while the deposits have
declined, no doubt from the drawing down of Bank
DOaLcef, Inc most Vioient nuctuation has been in
the Bank Of Commerce, Is usual that institution hsy.
ing lost $780, 900 Of specie and 100000 Of deposits
We trust the present statement will induce Bank off,
to hesitate in their present course Of expansion
TIE loans larger than they were at this tine
last year. notwithstanding that at that time the
olive Banks were included which do not now appear
in the statement. From the present time last year the
dkcount line continued TO contract until July, and
after August sgain commenced running down,
rA'tl the line in December reached ISL, 700, 900,
pro- ducng great distress In the mercantile community
II Il Nue that the specie Of the Banks s now
over "A millions larger than at that time but In the
present sN,te Of the foreign Exchange Market, It's
very doubtful how long we can retain this surplus
Tho legitimate wants Of the mercantile community
Do not demand any further expansion Of Bank
loans, and II the reverses Of last year would be
sveidsd, sssus The kve policy Of our banking in