The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-03
FINANCIAL AND CONNER GAL.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 2-6P. NJ
Some of he money brokers report rather increased
demand for money to-day. Many Of the banks and bank
ers are refusing lend CALL less than six per
cent and the rate bids fair to be to morrow the MI
umun for the best short paper Mercantile paper which
is undoubtedly good and which eagerly taken at bank
weeks SINCE at four done with difficulty AZ
six The very large increase in the imports indicates
revival of trade and bankers and capitalists look not I'M
reasonably for a money market in which money Will DC
worth seven per cent, without risk.
The leading feature of the stock market this morning
was copous offering of Missouri SKIES by house which
is supposed have been large purchaser These secu
rites, which commanded SIX, interest of, few days
since freely offered this morning at s34. The de-
cline of due TO the rise in the value of money
With the exception OF New York Central there is proba
bly, stock the list which has been so freely hypothe
Gated Missouri SKIES i, must be expected that they will
upon the market as money grows dearer, III lar
larger amounts than the existing demand can absorb
Pacific Mail again attracted attention by the eccenricty
of its movements Ii closed yesterday at I7 opened this
morning at 49, rose 20 and closed in the afternoon at
76L The story the morning board was that Com
uodoro Vanderbilt was open the Nicaragua route,
and had actually advertised the departure of his first
We imagine that the authors Of this tale have
drawn somewhat upon their fancy Commodore Wander,
bit may obtain the Nicaragua grant, and may reopen the
route opposition to the Pacific Mall but nothing of the
kind has yet been done. The decline in the stock
probably the effect OF certain well known speculative
operations known puts aud "cals' than of the
Commodore's movements. Other stocks generally
quiet and steady this morning Many parties who had
been short sellers of New York Central covered their
contracts. After selling at sos the stock to 50, and
closed at s23S The Western stocks generally bet
ter, at least steady For the present the approaching
demand for money tells lees upon them than upon other
stocks which have been more largely hypOthecated.
second board the business done was moderate in
amount, and prices shade better. Sales of New
York Central made as high s21E, and 761s was
given for Pacific Mail The sales o. Mssouris were very
large, al prices closing u above the lowest quotations of
the day The closing prices were-Mssours, s3}S x;
Central, s2's a Reading ASK 40; Panama, 1l41s
1l4ss, Pacific Mail, TX az Harlem, 1875 10; Rock
Island, SO 4 Gaena, 90 a Illinois Central, COZ ~
The market closed steady.
The business of the Sub Treasury to-day as fol-
lows
Total receipts slIo,391 80
For Customs $4,000 90
T T, payments ~ $50 81
Total balance ,6l5 ,559 10
The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this morning
were se5 1884, o45 81 and the balances 81 267 3s5 So.
The movement of the banks in the tour principal cities
of the Union in which weekly reports made shown
By their last statements, is as follows
% ., aSss .s Pss sgs or ID e.
Boston Jan 81. So 992600 D. sos COO 1883 go 622uOO
Philadelphia. 3D. 26.310o9 II 55 500 6,l3 2i5 27O93ll
N.Orleans, Jan.22 2l4l767 260S022 l6 H.
E E:, week. sc s IS Ss Is ss:s j
At the election of the Sixth Avenue Railroad held yes
terday, the following gentlemen were elected directors
Messs Sidney Mason, Frederick De Peyster, George R.
Howell, Samuel s. Bowman, Waldo Hutchns John B.
Hall, A. Goldsborough Jones, John Q. Jones, William H.
Marcy, Chas H. Marshall, Richard Mortimer Lorl,ard
Spencer and Francis A. Livingston.
The steamship Europa, which sailed to-day for Europe
took out ss72 453 in specie.
The receipts of the New York and New Haven Railroad
for January, 1859, were as follows
Iassehsefs iio 81
rreent. loOOO W
ioti 10 ~
Soo,-.o 10
JhhuHy looo... 5ol5l 81
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The annexed table will show the amount the several
depositaes subject the draft of the Treasurer of the
United States. the oath of Tanuary.-