Daily American organ., 1856-02-21

DenoIninAticn Bid Asked.
UNITED STATES STOCKS.
Loan Of 1855 per cent ....... 1929 l03
Loan Of 1852 do >...,........ 10 III
Loan Of 1867 do ...........- 1l61< ItT1
Loan of lS4S do ............ ll6x q llI%
BONDS AND cIrr STOCKS.
washington Corporation 8 per cent 1os q lo4
aie1ssS3SEn aisGsssSSis Do Do { DO Dc :ss : g g
STATE STOCKS.
Virginia per .......,.... 0511 9o5s
MARYLAND do .s.........s. 1865 alV1ks
Missouri 6 do. ...........s, 8751 87P5
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nlSGi' isG4 Internal improvement stock 100 aIJT
Bank Of Metropolis. 49, ...-...,,'..... slOs dos
Ps,no9i. BANK Gf Wsshneton. Rssh ...,..... 50 sSS
Farmers farmers 1 Mechanics Bank, George
Bsns soxo of the old Dominion Aiezan, =
dra ..........-......... :. 100 I ol. 81 1
Bank of Commerce, Georgetown Ill
none for sale. ale...................
RAILROAD BONDS. n
Baltimore and Ohio % per cent 1885 1891 80
Reading ...........6 do. 1862 30 q e0&
orange& Alexandria. s do. n "a SIS
nassis nIsG,1 csntrsI I aSaIsssss 90 DO 90 ss11s 81
Ill Central Freeland)7 do '.... Sssa 90
LAND WAR; tiNrs. ~
SOS and l6O's.. .,,..~f f,',,, ,ieS @ iSa
sS's sSs ana isos'.',,...,., .iis lis
Since our last report, the Istock market has con
tinued to manifest great activity, with decided up
ward tendency Several imIbortant causes have con-
trbuted 10 tIe favorable state of the market. The
most prominent is the accouns received per Persia,
on the 9th instant and further strengthened by those
per Canada of the nth instant conffYnng the hopes
Of an early peace This fact and the increasing abun
dance OF money, must give additgonal bnoyancy TO
the market 4 @
1t remains undecided whether phe debt olll recently
nasaed bv the Texas Ieo,slatur9 will be accepted by
the Secretary Of the Treasury because IS not yet
officially known whether the lact accepts without
condition, the law of Congress- The liberation OF
1850 900 from the Treasury depends upon this fact
The State of California is said to be similarly crcum
sanced with reference 10 her Indian war debt Con-
gress two years ago made an appropriation designed
to redeem the bonds of the STATE representing TINS
debt but requiring the concurre action OF the state
Legislature to enable the credito&s to get the money
The Legislature has not acted fnd the funds 70 the
amount Of nearly million of dollars are lying idle
in the custody Of the General Government.
The committee on behalf of Sthe bondhoders OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Cebmpany, have present
al bill for the considerations of the Legislature of
MARYLAND proposing the appointment of commits
soners, with power TO sell thpc States interest aer
due notice, by public advertsement TO the highest
bidder; and that the mnfmum price at wmch tne
commissioners NAV sell be liked to invite competi
ton and not 40 bpb as to tdefeat SALE 1t is to be
hoped that the Legislatufe Will grant TINS simple
justice to the bondholders1
Land warrants have beefn more freely offered since
or ast renort and bave( declined one cent per
The dealers in New York; and Boston have been sell
inp their surplus here1 which has contributed to
cause prces to give Way. In consequences Of the =
baavv. nrass of hus;nesb in the Pension Office, the
Commissioner has beenY unable to sign any warrants
since the 18th instant fand the Oh so
an amount from mark8 8twl cause the present prices
to remain firm until ii e issue IS resumed, when we
look for q decline 4a N N@ tF