, 1861-10-04

TEuRsD&T Eyx6M9, Oct. g. 19ea.
Financially Chicago passed thzoush many dark
daysa few months Ego. The Maztne Bank and
the Chicago Hazt1e md Fire Insurance Company
believed BY everybody to be impsegnAble, and sev-
etal other old and well est1b3fshed houses, were
forced to yield before the tempest that swept
awsy nearly al the hask Ia the stats.@ Utter suin
seemed to stars u IN In the taee. -Foltunately
fcr the West old debts, the relics Of thu folly &ad
exGa.aga1ce TINT we're 1ite previous to 1881, had
been largely nqufdated; and Wtthsl, onr people
had on hand an immense surplus Of the products
Of the farm. for which; is the result hsa proved,
the Eastern States and Europe have been obliged
topaJ in solid caah or Its equivalent. Trade has
therefore revived and in looking It our streets no
one would suspect that our people have 10 rcenf1y
sustained such i1npenee 1os.es. Therecuper.ti5e
energy Of or people il truly wonderful.
With the sinking out Of sight of 20 many OF onr
old and well established banking houses, our bust
ness public were for q time at loss to know
wheEe to do their bahiness. one house after an.
other has opened its doors, TIL now there seens
scarcely any lack Of banking accommodations,
Among our old citizens, j. 7. Scamnon, ESQ.,, has
taken the place Of the Marine Bank and Solomon
Stu1ges & Sons, With an immense capital, OCCUPY
the roomR Of George Smith Il Co., on Wells street.
Among the new houses- all Of them with respect
able, and some Of them, we believe, with laree
cspital-We remember Brotherton 4 Netuetou.
from Cincinnati; L. c. Badger 4 Co., from Louis
vile, Ky; G. B. Blair, who represents the Branch
Bsnk Of the State Of Indiana at Laporte; Chapfn
Wheeler. h Co., who represent the South Bend
Brunch; and Burkam d Sons, who representthe
Law1enceburgh Branch-both Of the State Bank of
Indiana; and lastly, We have an agency here Of
the Bank Of Montreal, the leading bank Of Csnada.
Our business public will be pleased to learn that
E. ". Willard, Esq, who 60 long and 40 ably
managed the extensive house Of George Smith l.
Co., has been appointed manager Of the Agency Of
the Bank Of Montreal IN this city. The interests
Of the institution could not have been conaded to
more eafe OF competent hands.
Currency today has been rather more plenty;
but there is still q considerable deficiency felt.
New Ycrk Exchange is plenty, with no change In
rates. Outside it rules st par@4-the more gen
esa1 price being Il. Bank rates x on round lots;
few charging 4 on email bills, and q less uum-
ber charging Il.
Gold buying at 5.@8; ceiling at sz@t pcr cent.
premium. Demand not 1arge.
MnwAuKEE.-The Sentinel Of this morning re-
ports 81 follows:
Nc change in money matters yesterday. We
quote exchange plenty, selling On the ztreet at i
OK cent, and at the banks at 1 . cent. prem
selling to come extent at ~ premium. Ne do
not hear 60 much complaint Of scarcity OF cur
1eIcy as during last week, the inactivity in the
produce market Tor the last few daye doubtless re-
Et1icttpg the demand.
ST. Lou1s.-The Republican ssys Of proceedings
On Wednesday:
The money market waB without change to-day
There was pretty fair demand for Eastern ex-
change, at the rate Of p6r cent premium. Gold
'as IN some request at per cent premium. De-
mand Treasury notes were at * discount for
geld, and to 81 premium for bankable funds.
OF the demand Treasury notes 81 -0o0. .000 have
been received thus far at the Office Of the United
States Assistant Treasurer In this city. These
are in denominations Of IS. SO and $40; and are
made payable part in Cincinnati, and other por-
tions Ia Boeton, New York and Philadelphia.
They are drawn out pretty rapidly, but do not
enter into circulation to any extent but are made
the basis Of exchange on the East
No ostatemeht has yet been made Of the amoua ts
eubsc1ibed in this city to the Naticnal fund We
DO not infer that any large sum is yet down; nor
did we expect It at this time. There Is but little
spare capital for Investment. Our people hereto
lenders.
C&cMSATL-The Gazette Of this morning says
Cu1rercy came in more freely to-day, snd bank
t1s were somewhat easier in this I1e, but the sup
ply is etil below comfortable working average,
The mercantile demand for loans was moderate,
and the bulk Of the good paper offered was taker
at 10@12 per cent.
Exchange was heavy at par buying and prem
| selling and some Of the dealers bought outside
lots at Is die. Gold was in fair retail demand a
/ n prem. We quote:
| Buying. Selling
SeT York. ..:-..-.......-..par. prem
Gold..- Is prem. u prem
The market for uncu1rent money is unchanged
| NEW YoRK 6TocK MAnKEr.-The following ar,
to-day's quotations OF the New York Stock Mar