, 1860-02-10
.Dtnanrtat a1ln Commercial


TnrieeAx Er1S.xo. February q. 1soo
Business HIS been very qcie: curing the day
Exchange WAS steady at yesterdays quota
tions, viz: . per cent premium. Gold eGs*
Tho demand for both exchange aud gold con-
tinues light II il vel! that it is so for tile sur.
ply is not large, and any considerable activity t
would very soon drain the market and rates |
would 70 far above the prcsent figure. 1t is |
now at lcas: 4 hundred per cent higher than it |
should BE- Let cur people continue to practice |
rigid economy; let our own manufacturing re-
sources be properly developed, and exchange
IN New York will be sold at discount. We
must produce more values and sell more than
vo buv. turnirs the baIance Of trade in our ia"
xor, md then exchange will be at discount. and
capital will accumulate.
Outside The banks there ia very little doing,
and rates nrc nominal III l!Gls per cent, per
month.
ExcuaSor.-As IN index to the amount OF
money handled br our Chicago bankers, we
mention, that tue American Express Company
carried for T. G. Adams, Esq, No. "A Clark ST.
during the last year Sa,565,217. The .. S.
Express Co. carried about rs much more, max
Ing some Eve millions handled By single house
IN exchanges alone.
ST Lor1s.-The Democrat Of yesterday says:
Tue exchange market is tiru,er to-day than
Yesterday, selling rates On the South aud Eust
being stii ut Ike premium for baukable funds.
Prospects are rot 1T all favorable, with cur
mixed currency, for satcs ever again to get be-
low per ccnt premium. The power seems to
be with the bapks to lover il; aud us they eau
stand these rates much better than the people
eau, voluntary decline can hardly be looked
for. We quote selling rates:
Frso; rkh!c Fds. I,&Wis
sR The Tes and nd s9r' :pre'a ~ nem X n,sm
Street rates, however, arc dull ut l.cfor bank
Ahle funds.
We quote the following from the same pa
per:
Suonr CorSr-A singular circumstance was
noted to day. showing the risk attendant upon
ing. 4 check for S5,uQn was sent into the State
Bank bY Messrs. Uu1kee i Bullock. The pay
ing teller Of lie baul. paid it in five packages,
supposed 10 conia'u $1,000 each, Gust :as re-
ccived from tue Bank COMMISSIONER neither he
nor the crruul boz that reccivo1 it counting it.
When received Ly Messrs. j. & L., nert door
10 the batk, il proved to be but $500. As
%'banks dom. lectlfj mistakes" here il q round
loss which might hare been saved by counting.
The Commissioner knows nothing OF how It &C.
CURED; snp2"ses his count i'snt- ine ooy Is
IL nll ,igh.-1hat Of u. & u. isn't, being :5Vu
r,,. ~, -,
N' 'sA'
TIC glFe tne loiloSi"G:
The demand for accommodation was less sttiu-
gent. both ut bank aud OH the street, aud the
market On tho ~h'ie n.:.y be considered tecid-
edly easier. Somc first class acce3taners,
offered in the morning, were soon absorbed ut
SOS = cent. Discount for twelve months AID
over, and other assortme.ts changed hands on
equally favorable terms.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TIE nASEs OF S1:w
ORLEANS FOR TIE PAST rwo WEEKS
F.s.4. J4u.es nias,cnre
Specie. - DECREASE. - s:.ls
short La ls..... s.3:s :alt4i i.rnsae 70 81
7lxtan: tSt1 t.f31E,{ tnrr8sa
Lous kaas-.-.. 6.lites <.s:s4s7 increase l;.s.1
The noycmeat a. Indicated aboye exhibits 4
rsurraI rr;, rict;ou in all ,lenartments of busi.
ness ness Hrown.; ont ot 'he unsettled condition Of
ron1'cal aifairs on tAs aha 1ae o1nes s'dc ol tae
Ma"e. 49,
The exchange market has glven no evidence
49,. 10 - 70 eo:,s ~ 1I 80. 'a1'
LuEnt u!a4 uE GouStHStEA - lfA5ttht} e4sp speuatl