Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-30

Money continues Abundant iH NeE York 293< per cent
from individuals and per cent om Bank, on call without
e and at 4z5 per emit for short time Discounts easy
per cent for all god Endorsed paper including long dates
and to 2 for single names.
The New York H Of the 25h says The features Ct III
stock market continue be duines and depression. Prizes
fal; lower points purchases which
made By SPECTATORS, in consequence Of any improvement
prospective improvement in Che value Of the properties dealt In
solely altogether in consequence Of the cheepne
money The whole stock market sustained By the willingness
banks and individuals large money low
Of interest securities which months ago they would
look at examines the reports Of railroad earn
the past year. the general business condition
country, doubt but majority Of the leading railroads
really position financially tsn they occupied
twelve months ago, when many Of them became involvent
Yet tempting the offers Of cheap leans and
reckless the spirit CT speculation, that individuals
wanting buy the very Of these stocks prices
Rnsy beyond those which October November 1851
Every knows that the day will when will
demand rs capital, disaster shstr the fabric o. cent?
dence existing street. Every fearful
panic must then but every expects that ne will get
OUT in me and that will Re his ngbbOr who viii be caught
The New York Times Of the 18th says:
The Specie movement inconderabe to-day Some sales Of
Assay Gold bars making at Z cent discount The
nces Gold Coin South nearly balanced this BY
eep from he cities and the disbursements from
Treasury There less anxiety to get rid Of Silver change,
halves and quarters since the reduction Of the rate which the
Mint buying standard Mexican and other Silver for their coin
age 81 q the from 81 22. TIE that the
coinage Of American halves and quarters present
paratye light The facilities afforded to Importers for antiei
patng their Spring at low Of interest," nave induced
OF late heavy in french and English bills in advance
Of the Spring nporatons In instances the money
gone forward with the
trade. London is l09M Gl093< Paris rs ls119f5le7i
Two men Philadelphia, before Judge Cadwala
DER the 23d inst, making passing counterfeit gold
dollars, and another had hearing before Commissioner
Heaze and held $500 bail the charge of
passing counterfeit halves and quarters Of dollar, at Lancaster
Pennsylvania. countereng coin the Uni
years. very large quantity counterfeit silver has
put Counterfeit halves quarters
very eommon and extent all the other coins, both
silver and gold, have been cOuntered There
counterfeit hreecent pieces in circulation, 1--WE and tencen
pieces gold dollars quarter eagles Rveoar pieces tens and
tWentes latter very Many are in
common use, distinguish the from true coin. Some
people altogether their palate and teeh try, by
hardness Of the coin, its genuineness others rely mainly
upon sound Of the on and suppose that ngng upon
the they decide whether has the ring true
medal Soma think that the appearance of the
sufficient guide brassish gold CON- or ieadish
eoin stamps the commercials Some
rely upon rubbing the silver coins between their fingers and
they found greasy they pronounced Thus
nearly all the brought into requison and
tried by the sight, the sound the TASTE and the touch The
criterion and almost the only one which the genuneness
determined, stheir weight With inge
nuy cOunereers they have yet discovered method
making bogus weight as Che genuine
nearly all cases, their coins considerably lighter than
those issued by the Government although there counter
heavier they considerably than the
genuine. 1t altogether unsafe to condemn coin by its sound
asmany good coins which have flaws in them have ring ALI
oOunterets have very good ring. Neither the ap
pearance safe guide for while good coins have very
appearance, counfets have good The
gold coins Of different dates yres very much, sWe
the appearance which the different minis Of
the country, guide which the appearance fur
derived from the fact that all Government
by machinery, while counterfeit COINS with few very
rare EXCEPTIONS mouds and 1t is almost impossible to
avoid leaving upon evidence Of the diversity ap.
pearance necessarily these different modes
constructing them 1t matter Of great Importance
public they should be protected against the dangers these
that their dens and gangs should broken up.
In regard to market the Times Of the
18th inst says:
There is quite spirited speculation to-day Cotton, and
prices are up COX from yesterday and full 5S from
point Of last week. The 5000 partly
Mddng Uplands IL CENTS and Orleans
Of this is apparent in the crop
1t asebed here the stiffness Of nearly ali the South
markets. and the improved feeling in Liverpool and Manches
ter. The following is the