New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-05

Increase in o't++'
There i. no variation of consequence to note in
money matters The supply on call and short time IL
very abundant. at from sal = cent. Rates of dis
count at the private banking houses continue at from
7d9 cent for strictly rst-cas paper whichis seldom
offered outside of the banks and from lOdl5 for 's-
natures Of very good quality, coming almost to gilt
edged" in point of classification. II Is difficult mat
ter for capitalists to employ their surplus means at
even low rates of interest in loans OF satisfactory
stamp and the great bulk of recent Accommodations is
therefore unemployed and is becoming about a. much
a source Of anxiety and perplexity to it, proprie-
tors as before it had been gathered from the war;
ous channels Of business Until trade revives with
ygor to furnish an outlet for this really trouble
some, if not useless, heap of idle capital, we are
threatened with plethora OF money almost a. ul-
comfortable TO portion of the community a. its previ-
ous scarcity. New-York and Boston hold more specie
than ever before the former city greatly beyond any
precedent England and France are following in the
same direction. and Germany begins also to manifest
signs of the same money dyspepsia, if we may use a
bomelv eon,pori,un and over the Continent of Eu-
rope readng upon the heels of panic and bankruptcy,
comes the accumulation of money at the great hearts
of commerce, whose pusaons cease under the weight
of PROSTATE credits and utter prosration in all branches
of trade.
The CITY of San Francisco instead of sending funds
to New.York to meet the coupons ON its bonds due
jan l, very coolly requests holders to forward them
to San Francisco for payments thus, in fact repuist
ing its obligation and promise given the face of
the Coupons which purpor to be payable in the City
of New-York This is small business for city of the
commercial importance and rank OF San Francisco, aud
a financial blunder of the first magnitude. No city
which considers its future credit of any consequence
an thus trife with is Obligations aud we feel conf
dent that reflection will convince the authorities of
San francisco OF the serious they have com
mitted At all evaaR il will be found, we apprehend,
that the city will save but little money by dodge
which il 80 unworthy of the place from which it origi-
Mates Far better would it have been for San Fran
cisco TO have lost the interest entirely than to be thus
discredited
The Iron manufacturers Of New-Jersey have recent
" held meeting at the City Hall in Trenton, at which
a series of resolutions passed particularly com
mending the policy of supporting home industry, by
discriminating in favor of domestic Iron in the pur-
chase of Government materials especially for building
purposes a course which they consider will extend
substantial announcement 10 the Iron industry OF the
country in way consistent with the adopted policy OF
the Government, and compatible with the public IN
terests The resolutions further state that IL, IN the
opinion of the meeting, highly important to the Iron
interest that this discrimination should be displayed in
the construction of the NewYOrk City Post-Otice, for
various good reasons, prominent among which are
those of economy and durability.
AT Philadelphia the Money market remains without
change-a slightly increased demand being counter
balanced by the supply afforded by the payment OF the
interest moneys falling due on New-fears Day.
Tie coal tonnage Of this week /. altogether by rail-
road and Is smaller than usual at east over the Read
ing Road. We sutjon statement of the amount
brought from the Lehigh and Schuykill regions for
the week and thus far in 1856 and 1884, the season be-
ginning Dec. /: