The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-21

The presume to sos ezseat Il atxibatsb to thu c,n
mercts soeeptsnoes Of the past mouth hsdng ALLEN dus
tbs deposit on aceouat Of tAs osa 40 insasas Of Is
per cent amounting 10 81 $50 0o0 is due this ar vssk
the preparations for which naturally soaasucs IN, v.us
Of money at the present time Anohsr ms al ent Of
EQUAL amount Ii due on The 10Th inst.
The London Bankers Magazine gives the follow
ing review of the money market fer February,
1855: -
The position Of financial Affairs has not greatly varied
during the month of February. This pressurs 10 tue
money market has not diminished: bat although full
rates NAYS been supported Bank directors have
made any alteration in their rs'es OF recommendations.
The condolences inspired by the prospects OF peSss h
greatly assisted check the dissurbAuse which Ngh.
have otherwise arser and tho sasaet progress
the Conferences viii, no doubt, produce favorable
temporarily created by the thrsstsnipg sspee.
political relations with Amer,cG has nearly
subsidized since scarcely presu med country
will be suffered to embron the othe2 while SAB
sisng mercs nt,l engagements are Of imp )rtant
nature. 1t the then shall shortly to -maAts. an,s
the dstrst occasioned by vexed questions
cease may lock for gre alter ACTIVITY IN trade and ia
creased osperity throughout its severa? departments
The absence OF arrivals from Austalia has tended to
augment the ghtness prevail ing in discount es
psy the loan, and other engagements With
ference to stock operations, having absorbed
usual proportion Of capital ia the OF the last for
night. Although the Drain of silver the East has
ceased the exports OF gold the Continent
tensse and the foreign exchanges continue steadi to
improve The st which first pa per is nego-
tisted in Lombard street average from Fix per
cent ana tho allowance tor deposits Is i've And hair
and in some cssas five and three ourths per cent
In English stocks the range during the month has been
about two ard quarter per cent, and rise Of about
and bali per cent has eventually been established The
operations have Of varied and extensive character
produced in degree by the progress of the nego
tialons and the introduction Of government loxn.
The value OF money in this psrtment has been nga
eight per snort periods bat the payment
the deposits has diminished and il about hys
pr cent Exchequer bills, through the funding, have
rallied, aod my now be quoted about par.
Foreign stocks have exhibited some fucruati,n. On
the average however the tendency has been towards I'M
provemenr The operations have apparently bsen prn
paly speculative and prices have been influenced the
position Of business In the cons0l market Whenever m
portAnt movements have taken place in English
ties Turkish and most other descriptions have
less sympathzed. Russian has been freely purchased
since favorable progress Of the peace negoations
the Dutch and Hamburg houses having ORDERS
Mexican Peruvian and Brazilian steadiness prices
being we'll supported
The mari ct tor railway secur les closed with stead
nass in January During the early part of February
there increased activity, owing to The favor
able character OF the halt yearly reports and
prices gradually advanced When, however, the
nouncemeut Of loan took paee there react on
and shares like other negotiable securities experienced
decline Towards the end of the month another phase
noticeable IN business and there general
covery the highest quotations being in nearly all
maintained. The prelimnariss arranged for the settle
snt OF the dispute between the Great Northern and
create greater buOyancy in this department
The Washington Star furnishes the following as
the ou0tati0ns for land warrants in that citv.-