, 1861-12-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
MONETARX.

SATURDAY EyEB1EG, Dec. II, 1851.
The week Closes on very comfortable money
market. Business il good. Nearly all the money
in circulation Is good, and oar merchants generally
feel cheerful and content. To the seeker of local
financial news from day to dag. times decidedly
dull but that very dcarth of nevis, when business
is reasonably active, Is the Yery best indication
that the people are prosperous.
The leading banks still sell exchange at y per
cent premium. 1t is hardly US abundant as It was
two or three days ago; but the supply and demand
are about equal. Some Of the banks charge fac-
ton aboTc small bills. The buying price is par
OK; the higher price is only conceded occasionally
to best customers.
Gold buying at 1l@'s; selling, H@7@. The
brokers still charge per cent on retail lots, and
take ii wien they can get it.
A111wAUKEE+-Thc Ssat5na OF this morning saya
There vas no Change in the general features Of
the money market yesterday. Some OF the banks
II
~ Z Ssg : 3sssa ss%s
st ~ but fcr Emali SUMS the brokers' st ask q
cent For cxchangc the banks viii sell COLA at paf.
tired about two hundred thousand dollars since the
1Et Of the month, Of the circulation Of banks that
| were unable Or unwilling to conc up to the re-
| Tn8 HupsoS Ctr CN,s.} BASK..-The La Crosse
RfGu1{ieaa mentions the fliIure Of the Hudson City
nnmphrey p t5e
as ~ scs + sad sseS SS
and in accordnnce with the arrangements 81 the
BanEe1s' Association. they will continue to be re-
| cei9ed at par in Milwaukee.
So Gays the Ssntine, Of this morning
ST. Lou1s, Dec 13th-Thc Democrat says: The
money market exhibited no new feature to-day,
except the Increase Of Treasury notes, large
an,onnts Of which, million and 2 half or two
millions Of do1lars-hayc been paid out OIL Gov
ernmcnt account in this city, since Monday last.
Their abundance had slackened the tfghtness OF
the exchange market, and rates we're not 50 flrm
But gold remains nomnally per cent. pnSing;;
and Per cent setting, with much less ngMana @
urecueion Of rapid decline in Treasury notes
and the consequent desire to convert them into
gold has given way and as ths report e 1iN o. ths
stood, confidence in tbs 1rmness Of Goyetnn,ent
t securities Is strengthened.
- The Hudson City Bank, iW.isconsin,l Hon
t II. s. Gibson, President, has failed, and made ar
assignment to Fl. l.. Humphrey for the benefit Q
depositofs. with q deficiency OF about 3l2o0o
The Milwaukee Bankers should and will be com
PEELED to stick to their agreement. and redeem tht
bills, which are too good 10 admit OF serions loss
The circulation Of the bank is about $2l ,ooa Sc
| cured BY s15.Goo Michigan and $1,000 Wis
| consin onds,-ErcheAge+
, THE Grand TRusK RAILWAY CosrASr, OF Car
! ApA.-The following Ia I statement Of the traf1
| for week ending Nov. 3d. 1851:
I Passengers. -..s...s..-. 2-!+- t0.4
Merchandise and live stock ...----..-. 81. .65le
Parcels, mails, and sundrics. cs............ 3094.1
Week ending Dec 1st 1aet year. 75oas.1
:. Increase NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ....--- xl69bi-a
Total traffic from July 1st 1851 to date 598 $685.
I Total traffic for same period for pre-
~
J., Increase .-.....- ....--.... St5.Au5.s
Il NEW YORK STOCK MARKET--The following a
= the quotations Of the Stock Market to-day:
Il 1Et board. I'd boar
n New York Central r. r. stock. -.-...fsE g
/ {7alena .,.,,....,...T0 70
L. A0ch lSlanl- ..+-. ..--.....s.p413 w
:. Michigan Southern (preferred}. .---..-a9R g
- Michigan Southern {comnlon) ,.-....194 IS
- Tennessee 6 per cent bonds. ...~..-..43E q
l. Missouri 6s 6s..,....,......-.. ..40al Il
| Virginia b5 .,.......-.-- ---.---. 40 70
l, Market-First board steady; second board stead