, 1860-08-20

Sk7rxrAr EvIS1sa. August II, ls@0
The trsueac.i. us 81 tic week htst been very
leayy. uud il Is a3t Iiiely that alcse will he ar.
abatement for tic next Two months. Indeed
should prices remain satisfactory, tue bussraS*
doing wi! be- limited cnl: by the eapac.1y ti
our railways to trin. forward the proce. as @:
the harvest and Of our vessels to carry the nil
licns VI ba4hcls eastward. With such pres
pects b. f,lc us, tho No,tt Wctt has rbundatl'
reason for gratitude t. Him who has filled CUT
9avners to os.ra,xing. md with u prudent
use g! tie mems wl.i.h are new 1is:ed al our
disposal, the clecls Of f.ra1cr casrava.arcr
and folly may be ob:i:crate.1. aud i subst4
foundation Ibid for The hcal,hy und prasi crcs'>
development Of tho yast Il r:lc corn:r, in which
our lot Is cast.
Exchange vas cl2ke Ia day at quotations viz
! per ccEt. premium, Til. demand .or il for tl'
past f,r,s eight hours ira :, TIE reithbo1iyE
cities l.as hecu esormnns. 40 d.y pu:ties 'ourd
it difficult, to get n! :ley waited at l. but 'l.a:
remained the current rGte to tEe ci.S~. City
customers werc Of ccu'sc supplied, lnt coart1s
bankers did ,ot get VII thc:r o. GrES fii!td.
though full selling rstes wafo ttltrel. M:
only ls the dsm1:.,f heas.s frcsn ne'gtb"s'tr =
cities. but The =" huzx.1us" gentry a:e in Tit
market, aud vsr: ..:s..: 1h.ir orcs.ti'Ls vi;
have very decided nc: upon the tachAnlt
market. II is IA Outrage that the surplus {.
our spleEdid crop should be :uvtst j in
St4te boI6r. to fur htr Ci.use The c.c.
rercy Of the Wtst, lust. I'd Of c. Mtg 30 t,e
country il TIE nhare o. rea! n,anty. but ~
presen, there is 10 law to prtven, il.
tbs fail in e1caa: Sc has brouS!.1 iu rerfrc;
1eluge OF currency every Illinois Lii III tlr
neightorinE states will be SIN. home, us lie
value has sa sua5c:.ly arrsecia:.d under til.
stimulus If tile moving c;n7. We quote te
los propi siticu flon the Mi:s@u.i l'tmoera
t, furnish ou. 1rasa dealers with Missouri cur
rency for Investment, IN c7der ilut exchange
may BE- made fer l1! n.cjy msrEe,. Tha: Is L
confession .. Gaanc:al weakness, and com;l'
ment 10 the business prosperity Ct Chic-st
which We hardly expected &c see fr>m hs. OUR
ter The advice, L1wc:cr, IS sound, and no:
few will be likely 70 act upon Il The seEt1.
dsou,h in most If the cou:.1y tlit,.t.rr 10 s..
Louis h!s cut CT the c.tp', I'D Ai:'cc :l,r!.
will be less lioa.c fer :he:r ayai!abl. bail
ing capital Its employ Fen: here no* Won {
he mutual adrant.ge, p.crijed a.wAys tli-:
tie banks 1etnain sound. On this l,oiar "epsc
sumo there IL room, for doubt, as H.: vi .vuri
banks are established On so!id capital, erd :.rx
managed with marked a.iltv.
The buying rates Of eacbaEge to-day are 10
I. Gold. selling, per cent. premium; buyi-,
rate, Il.
The nsoncy market is decidedly :ct,vc; bu.
1t is still well supplied.
ST. Lor1s.-Tle f.iow;2g is the extract sro::
present. it in full, as s:.o~:n. the rnu5u-l re.u-
tions which new suasist k.tsten the fn1ccla;
position Of 81. Louis and Ci,ica.u:
Dankahle funds are .i,lsr v..y scarce t..::.,
Llt around, OF The banks lear ,c; 10 pat I'D
their bills. Az yet 20 luui Lag besn ii: Cali
for Illinois aud Wisconsin eur:e..c: that tte,s
Is aD equal ely If sich, and II Is sa:vd ii.
q par with ba, kable fu:ds. This ca fur cur
Eency, and the drcIIiug in exchange rates -:
Chicago, must relieve Our market cf the draw.
upon It 1or exchange. Would il mt he well f,;
grain sLippers-farn,sl ,l.su M,,s1nr
money for time graft bis, which u=ua,l,
run from twenty to i11irty da,s. anc
thus get out a circulation with ,e:.r1 IA gold
or what ii ger ceLt. Lettef-Ea.!ern cLarI =:
This would be much better than p1ed,ca irE !,
circulation on httrs, i.r1h,cl gold "r exs ias T..
you'd seon be wanted, ard nenl,tr 10 b. hsc.
With the qaau:l's OF grain 10 be n.oyrd, prss-
pects are tair that tie dow rwa7d tendency q
exchange aud ca'l :cr currency Will c..u,;uuc
some time. !: il to be hoI.cd rates. here w::i
drop to premium, il Tut 10 l, l.isA.r ,L:r
which it should never le permitted tn 10 10 ST
Louis-tor this exci'*ugs tax is gre.ter tlau :!
STATE. ccucty Or o.ht.1. 3ea
Few time bliE are iferiea-y-:, l:.,,c brsi
ness pat'ez makings The local d'sccuu, ctt.'r.
ings are sufficient, however, 10 absorb Ike il.
come Of s1n1e of the banks. Caits lYr c,isi;i
erabe 1uoEey ute arlady lad to mike :dvaaets =
On the fall bug cror, atd wheas un.l o:her ::s.:
bu.era are scattered over tie c:uIt13 in III: {: :.
recsiouF, di-lntsinI 1HoaGv.
Kates ale u1afttr+d; Et:ld j. /: nrea,iun, .
cnrrencJ aud bankutie-.urca t. ai+ccuat
Easttrn eight exch=rEt resc"a:. s,emau. t. !,
ban&abls funds and cutr+Lcy, ar; 4c prcE;iu,,:
for gold: New Orleans t't;ht 4e5lc !yss. or Il.
acprensium-
TIE fo'iowicg is ilc weekly st-i. mc1, or tie
st. Louis, Attn l. Qhiesgo 1:ai!roaI, from
August 9Th to 10th:
Tota THU nnnr!