New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-21

ste >dint,s ard cbee,fu'nes.. Cansds money rsGer
crtetled Some Of the orokeTe buy cs.s uis
count othtls ask more; part OF the pan SI =,
So usual TO take II on depOsii. Gold is very dun 81
d3 e. cen, premium. -
Tie hsrbor locke IKE cd tinee-fun Of craft, Jn't
in, heavily adep. The elevators are el eIlIne
bu ness, stoing transferring tae JouVvV o'snJ
d grain which have arrived in the last iof'y-e'en'
Fr,~ The Prov,Se,e. Tri,sze Oct %.
Some psi/er was discounted to-day a. oui UUcn.aJ
sId eLe1i s a. for the last few wee fs were a0"eu
q Ctes f. Ilirg cue. The DunreD Msnisciuiing lu
paLy, Mch suspended on Saturday; shors ia,se ,ss
eseis over is liabilities, ard viii doaD'ieSs iecee '0
F,ox TSe Bo.:on Pot Oct o.
Av/eek has not yet elspred siIce our odok suspeu-
tlon but already ths mOLey-Tnafket ls e.sunis ~
cid oily better aspect, in consequence CI 'ue nc ~
Of ssulement adopted at our Cleanng' HOUSE anu as
Inevitable resOt also Of the withdrawal OF mvst OF
be heavy borrowers through falaIe or suspenion.
Money may be described az about as scaG- ana bIsu
IS ever, for Considerable SUNS. NO OuVsIue 7soia
ols Of eObsequepce are yet mace, at any prlcei ana
within the baIks there very cautious ulsP1sul9n
IL msIfested. But aiscouLts are much more ieaulI oo
tsibed, in moderate smount by those Ieg ua eus.I'
eIs whcse credit IL uD.aDted; ana spo sen,!f
money nav be ssd TO b. fairly easy for tos claSs OF
trsdeis Of every branch although, as ye,, peoPie
payments are narrowly confined 10 notes y oaSk.
ihe demand for specie is very iIconildera0le, ex-
cel for ANAL change and tsr The very ili'eu pay
ueLt o cuties Tue brokers pay about per cent aad
sell at to j. accOdOg to the anoun. wanted, ana the
stIle of customer. several Of the banks paying
cut silver freely 10 moderate SUNS and al OF tnen pay
more or l,s Of coin for sna bills. About siOVvV 10
GOLD was ofeeo for sale on Saturday, TO various par
tee but WITHOUT succeis. Sterling exchange Il very
variable, with few transactions. On Ff0ay prime
sigtt ts boug nj 10 New York at par and some
urime 60 day bills were taken at the figure The
sskrg price in Boston IT letS is lO3 TO 49, with most
tra1factions at 103 fer the last steamer.
Business of course, i. nearly anDhila'ed. There is
absolutely nothing done, except at reta f9r very
IA Gal Y,ip0 Ii IN ha
opinion that most Ct ,hs many failures that csunot but
occur in the next sixty day will result rather fron this
Jack Of trade than iron shoIt collections. With pay
meDts maturing, many houses, unable to sell their
90, ds will have NO notes for discount and visible
mea1s therefore except their stock Of merchandise.
The Underhin Edge Tool Company, Of Nashua, \. H.,
coig business in this city msde al assignment OF their
property on Saturday to the lnCIal Head Bank OF
Ns.bus Bills of the PeuquOlue Bank, OF Dsnbury,
Conn werere thrown oct by the Suffolk this morning.
From The PAiadeIhid N1rta Amsriean Oct 20
There 10 10 Dew feature in the money market, but
The ment Of several failures in the dry goods
trade has bad tendency to check the operation. IN
business paper, which sells slowly at az e cent
per mcDth for the best lanes.
rather higher figures. We quote at d2l = cent
premium. There is moderate demand for American
gold; the gor z rates are 3 "A 2 cent premum-the
latter being the brokers selling price.
From The Philadelphia Ledger Of Oct 20.
The opl ion has generally prevailed that the srin-
gercy Of the money market would have the effect TO
materislly reduce The price of provisions ou he ex
perierce of consumers has satisfied them that such
as net been the case. Scarcely article brought
to our markets has fallen in pnce, while number
have advacced, ard continue to do 20 every week.
This s the case with provisions which essentially
necessarles and which few families can do without.
White potatoes have steadily advanced for several
weeks, al the general impression s, that II s owing
to a scarcity of them. Tney sell now for 75c. =
bss se aud 81 T. Dusb There aie some 10 the market
that ne bought for less, but they are not Of the
FIRST quality. Sweet potatoes are held at 62 and zoe.
II L l.. D--t cstnh haiA d
figure, though We are ted at the cattle market that
prices have fallen there Nictuaners are disposed TO
make their oustomelspay for the reduction the price
OF fat fOm 10 &C. podnd and If this course Is gen.
eray pursued there will be no re1u'non in the prices
of meats The public were led to expect that provi-
sicr Of all kinds would from the excellence of he
crops, sell low. Grass was never more plenty than
curing the past season, yet butter is now held a. from
30 TO 35c. q ID. Noexplsnation is given for this and
the consumer pays the price demanded without eI-
from Tie Cincinnati Gazette oct. 49,
The movements in The Money naIAet on Saturday
indicated a further improved feeling In the *ay Of
discount there s a. yet but little doing, but IT the
efforts now being maGe in the East and to regu
late the currency shall prove successful-snd this we
link will be the result-e very different feeling from
that which has lately prevailed will be experienced
efjie the cose of the week Already indications of
returning confidence observable, and the conlin-
ued stability Of our business men, compared with other
cities, elercites stimulating Influence.
Ee'ly on Saturday the bankers held a second meet
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wDen the following resolution was adopted:
Ror.d That will receive the notes Of all banks at par
n New.York Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore and Pitts
On the previous day il was resolved, "a readers
are aware, to receive the notes Of eli New-Ofesns
From The BaltinOre Amerteaa, Oct %.
The annual meeting of toe stockholders OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was held
yesterday The Report of the President and Di,
after passing eeries Of resolutions declarat)ry
Of the policy of the Company, twelve stock
holder Directors to serve during the ensuing year.
were elected The report ststes that the business Ct
the road for the past six months would Justify the usual
dividend yet in view Of the general financial embar-
ressmens il is deemed udiciOus TO defer for the pres
eLt its declaration the main stem, until the restora
ton ard active prosecution Of mercantile operation
insures the continuance Of the Company revenue.
From The ST. Louis Republican, oct n.
The troubles which have attended the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad for two or three years past have
all been finally settled by the general compromise
among the parties. The proposition made some time
siOce by MI H. d. Bacon TO Tie city OF S., Louis was
a is geIeIsly krOwn, accepted by the authorities act
ing for the latter and another proposition submitted
10 the county was also accepted, with this difference
Ii at the county PAID 80 2 cent in Income Bonds,
ad OF 20 T. cent paid TO the city for its stock
ULder this arrangement all suits between the psres
are discOntDud. The Income Bonds bear an interest
OIL T. cent annum, and run for % years.
This compromise having been made, the deed Of
lease 10 Nj jerks was annulled; AID Mr. Bacon re.
conveyed the road back to the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad Company-n consideration of the acknowl- |
ecgment of the debt due to Page * Bacon, which
computed to be between two and three mlio of dol
ars To secure this deb, the Company hsve agreed !
to issue =, 100000 in Construction Bonds and |
g. 900 OO0 Income Bonds called third and fourth mort
gages. The city and County of St Louis receive |
psit of these IGcome Bonds in settlement with Mr.
Bacon. Mr.. S. NJ. ID. Barlow, Of New-York, who was |
mainly instrumental in securing the completion of the
Taste Division of the road has been elected Pres-
d. nj Of the " estern Division.
These arrangements which are, doubtless, satisfsc.
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