The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-08


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;uiy sis. 2s4s7Ooo i2sSl9ooo 4siesOOo Ssess 600
Aug Glib 217 600 no. 900 GOT 200 p $4,000
sepisas. a2sasS goo rs 1900 4,OssOCO o7s 900
2s g ecS q eso
Oct s-1s 226 600 l2SlOe 900 900 s47 900
Oct 1874 224 $4,000 l24,35o0oo a 900 q $4,000
O. Nov 22e 1888 600 100000 600 7e5osa3
o. 2Nov 229 900 129 900 IS l4 900 n 100 $40
Nov 6-14 $50 900 12o807 600 ~ 100000 177420O0
Nov 1922 81 5000 1921 900 H,772ooo q 26soo0
Nov 1925 81 500 623 127 o47 0S2 2780oS p
Dec 3lo. 232 37 ,263 Al 1881 g. 2s92Oo
Dec 1z27. ,ss2lbS oas 4o4ls7s5 27,s,6lo
1890.
jan 7-le 23394soS0 e5s7so 4O,ol5 1855 2977I ss6
JAN 1421 ga 1877 769 1913 i'll 20 1926 922 29429o
J. 2l-Fb g. 233 9oO4So l3o 923 90l II 665 2 29e4s27l
Feb. ali. 2as o6s l2S,76sls7 d, $50 as soS2s,2ss
Feb Ills 2S5o79,02z l3l 279471 426os45o 2o775622
Feb 1925 2s4ssl 10 10? .!siSo g. soas2s7s
The bank expansion has reached as high figure
as is prudent; If bank managers were wise they
would not seek to extend their line beyond its pre-
sent point. The amount of specie in the banks in
the four cities very considerably less than it was
. year ago. though the gain of the week has been
large, and the average is still rising one.
The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this
morning were s22,644,s7O l6, and the balances
$l,l25 $50 TO-
New Orleans papers Of Saturday last are at
hand this morning. The Picayune says
Exchange has been anguid from the opening 10 the
of the week. and most descriptions have materially
declined The supply OF all classes of bills has been
limited throughout, but proved ample for the demand
which has been time active for either foreign
mestc We have noted from day to day the variations
that have come TO our NOTICE. and present the fol-
lowing the ruling figures this evening, vz:Cear ser
ling bills, 1918 l0sa; bill Of lading drafts, l07 l07h
francs ST. 20 a b. Is per dollar; sixty day bills New
York &C AZ per cent discount; sight, a discount to
q per cent premium. Specie--we have had but
riva Of foreign coin this week, viz: the Arzona from
BRACES santiago. with 10000 Mexican dollars, which
were sold at 81 81 per cent premium; aud shipments
limited to - GOO Mexican dollars steamship Ca
hawba for New York Rates Of both foreign and domcs
tic continue upchar ged and there still steady demand
from the interior for United States silver coin.
A bill to amend the charter of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, by which the private stock
holder interest is hereafter to have one director for
every two thousand FIVE hundred shares of stock,
has passed the Senate of Maryland. 1t has yet to
be adopted in the House. At present the private
stockholders are represented by twelve, the State
by ten, and the city Of Baltimore by eight direc-
tors. II the bill should become law, the stock
holders will be entitled to twenty three directors
The Senate have also passed the bill authorizing
the Baltimore City Council to endorse an issue Of
$500 600 Of bonds of this company for the purpose
of improving the road.
The westward progress Of the pro rata mania Is
indicated in the annexed paragraph taken from the
Cincinnati papers:-
We learn from Columbus that conference was held on
the day before yesterday between few members OF the
Legislature and several Of The hadng representatives OF