New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-09


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Corresponding week Of las. yenr...........s2s2e7 at
4ei
The LOrillard Fire Insurance Company has declared
an interest dividend Of - y cent to its stockholders,
payable on demand.
The United States Trust Company semi-annua diVi-
depd of y cent, payable on the llth inst.
The Exchange Fire Insurance Company bhs de-
clared dividend of 81 2 cent, payable on the nth
inst.
The vigo has $4,000 on board, and the Canada
$53 600 These small shipments are the result oil The
advancing rates Of Exchange carried out by tie ANS
tralasian and other steamers, indicating that Exchange
mig go here above the specie point. The adviees
now going out will produce different impression.
There is no chlrnge to note in money matters There
is great inactivity among the discount houses, partly IN
G. nsequence of the moderate amount of strictly irst-
class paper on the market Tie banks find il difficult
10 keep their lines full with THE description, and take
reary all that il offered The street rates are gag y
cent for choice names, with close discrimination in
selection. On deuaud the supply of money If abundant
ut Ga : e cent The banks to-day hold nearly thirty
six millions of dollars of specie with every prospect OF
going mp 10 forty millions.
We have received from Messrs Adams & Co. the
annexed circular Issued by the Director Of the United
States Mint ct PHILADELPHIA:
MrSr OF rmr UstTzD sr,TEs, PHILADELPHIA. Feb iafl
Of Of tsn.poT,an Of lie o5 cofpe cn, 4 ,s
Un STATE, the Mint 20 on snt ';t'r ID" 9TH NJ
cha ior ar, OF the ro sad eors Un-d safes
S''9 10 ss, .ons. sE s~ a Of ~ Of nv new ee.
IN les than so thus e1cAsgd all BE- paid by the
JAMES ROSS sSOwDEN, Director ofthe Mint
The Illinois Legislature has certainly adopted very
un'avorable time for tnkeIing tbelr bank law. IN
incooveIiible currency II freely admit bad thing,
bat IL would have been much mo7s judicipns 10 have
waited until our political troubles have suh-ided before
rrefmng such me isuTe the Auditors bill which
has Just passed one branch 81 the LegslGture. IL 10
well calculated put large iees INTO the AUDITORS
pocket aud by forcing large amounts of State sio,ks
upon this market, al eady with too large supply,
break down the quotations until the ,urcS Of the
bmls will not Weld 50 y cent & the uo'ehoder.
Tie bank law of Illinois certainly needs amending
that reemI ton of the notes ca b. hsd somewhere but
tbs is vcry unfortunate ire for tue undertaking.
IEomp,oas RepOye alluder to the subject in tie fc
lowing terms:
Ilrois j. tiuks1ing The backs q that State y pnf
ilg laws 10 cJmp, TIE banks = redeem. Jast 80 tti.
tine all tuLeiirg had better lie paUpuu,d otAcrv g.
ip.iou viii Dc tie rrrult, iI. 80 % I improve
mont. l. j. much eI,ier g. bruE The hanks ttEf are
based Missouri, Teuu'r-ee, *iTiil, and North
Carolina bonds th,n 10 compel thtL. 60 20 AetrT than
ihes are now doing iIIsmuSh as.Ae owners, ~ many
c!,cs only want ala Ia Be- hem lail The Tas
as ~ Of ne laws roioecH ~ be olved by he fail
ury Of haf the bark IN Illinois N..rousin VIII not
escape much better and Ah,-OGIi currency vii probu
bly lie swept y The excitement iuSO the broken lit.
We annex comparative statement Of InpOr Of
Foreign Dry good. al New-loskis- week and t!lce
Jan. !.
BAR t.e u ri. 1883. IScN. 1901.
FHt-r,d fHe roft.... fisiLlf1 & 90 J.ft e. tsf.a
Thrown Mlrsel...... J7fiG9 3tl.'cai zl:97h
Ertesed .. i, Por, @I4gas7s c,s7a r7 sl7s-' gao
thrown Oh Naitst...... Ii go 80 ljtae3 aIs5@D
EsrEsEu ron .usfrHITI,s.
Maui II Pb" Value '.<ast. y Pa ksirs
Nno......-s. go z -. -A.f'r's -aa.l.. siHs'-s
Gpitcu.....-. - ltH'
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flLI.... zee. ~ ha.in.
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Nool.... ...tf' = +i4 s' Nt-e.i.'sra sf"it Na'f"
So "......ies iIis To,s......a5s s51'-g
f.Ar - 'la+4l
MdsgC Of Pig Nspe. NaSsE 81 PtsL Valve
Nool...... floth'I Aiistel.eI-o9s ~ fs's'.'
Gl'a,...:. 20 iani ro,.i....sil5 s@ssa.
riAJ ~ H. -Jti
John l.. Deylit and VI. NJ. Fleems-a are At Spring
field inois. Taey are Interested Il he Stsbblns a
McAster bonds, either attorneys principals By
an agreement MADE soBe tine ago t'cy aso 70 have Il