The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-26

must be borne in min0 in studying the above table,
that the present expansion of the banks represents not
only the amount advanced to commerce. but the money
lent the government likewise. II isgeneray understood
that the banks hold from eighteen to twenty millions of
government ives and Treasury notes Ia the course
short time the recovery of the Of country
will enable the pay oil the former and the
latter will undoubtedly find resting place before long
the Golfers of rich men in Europe or at home AS the
banks get rid Of thefe securities they will be enabled to in
their accommodation to the of the
Try. To render the above comparison useful therefore,
The reader should keep in view that the actual
pansion, to at the present time. ony $780,
100000 SIP ,oo0 600, instead Of $50 900 900.
The stock market continues depressed aud spiritess.
New York Central eagerly pressed for sale by the job
bers on the strength Of the pen ling competition the
SIDE demand, though considerable, far moderate to
sustain the price. It opened today at Tx 70, sold
down TO a Is between the boards and closed at TX
the afternoon. Among the Western stocks Michigan
C~ntfal was the most active, at a small decline from
sstuday's price Southern guaranteed steady at
traction above last quotations. Gaeoa and Rock Island
we're both lower, with moderate activity. Toledo is
pretty steady. Harlem preferred was lower to.
day; Hudson and Panama The only
Of the speculative stocks which advanced was
fc hc Maii, which opened at 90, sold 49, sellers
tou and closed at ss% The business of the company
IL understood to be good they have, however, formds
opponen. 10 deal with In the afternoon the business
c're larger than usual and the market was rather
b. tter than in the morning. Hudson River proved the
" exception il declined 10 81 We understand that
T. earnings Of April this year will be Sis 900
b. The bond and state stock market is firm United States
os he new ioaD selling 10 day at l04 decline OF
- cent In tho afternoon after the second board the
irkct closed firm, the following being the last prices-
ply l9A u; Delaware and Hudson Canal Company,
g. a "a; Cumberland preferred, 2oH PIX; New York
6 atrs 1216 a Erie, so 0, Harlem, 1lA H. Had-
s. R9er, 81 a; Reading, s0% n Michigan Central,
Il; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana, IL a
! DO preferred, 3sH u q; Panama, 1924 1923; ILL
Central, Go d Gaena and Chicago 6;7s 65 Cleve-
v and reiedo, OAK rs; Chicago and Rocs Island 81
I. Tilos Central per bonds, 1875, sS1a n; Pa
&c haii Steamship Company, ssKa%.
Toe exchauges the Bank Clearing House this morvng
he largest they have been since l7ta OF August
81 amounting 20 sos 44O SO, against 1872 57i 3i3 on
,le oay named. TIE balances we're 81 All ,72i 25
fbe following the business OF the Sub Treasury TO-
Gsy:-
Ipta fece'pfe.. $95,2l3 90
bI
tHiSo o,oll,vl3 w
Money is without change. Exchange on Europe is quite
ut ITO for sterling and Biz for francs, mercantile
his hairg curren. at the usual difference Wednesdays
will probably take ont from three quarters OF
non TO million in specie, though very scarce
a. a Goes not yet pay 10 ship coin.