New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-30

100. FranCA al5@5.lO. The supply of bills is


Freigh'A are quite unsettled; early in the day
easier ates were accepted, owing to the from
Warrington concerning the surrender Of Mason anC
Slilel 10 the British Government but subsequently
odvanced and closed very firmly, though the offering
are limited. To Liverpool the engagements arc
q, 900 bush Wheat at 9,d, in bulk and bags 2,OOt
bbls. Flour at 2s. cd. as. I'D. in American, and
r3s 3s. Sd. in neutral ships 1000 bxs. Cheese al
4Cs 400 bbs. Lard at 28s.; 100 ties. Beef at 6s 3D.
1C0 tuns Bacon and Lard at 35s 03 3s. 3D.. and some
Corn at ga To London: 300 bbls. Flour at 3s
100 tcs. Beef at 7s; 200 bxs. Bacon at 35s. To
Glasgow: 800 bbls. Flour at S.. 100 tcs. Beef at
Is. Cd. To Dublin $500 bush. Wheat at 10d., in
ships bags TIE charters are British vessel Of $50
iuns to Porto Rico and back, and an American one,
Of 200 uns same voyage, bOt at 40c for Sugar, and
50 for MoIasses.
The business of the Snb-Treasury was: Receipts,
1881 ,46i ll-ior Customs, $4,000; Payments, in
cuding redeemed 6 y cent notes, 81 ,076,l5O E-on
account Of loan, 1921 ,4l9 4s; Balance, $i,0l6,-
255 OF.
These figures show an increase in the balance in
the Treasury Of about 81 100000 compared with
last Saturday, the banks in the mean time having
paid in about coo coo in gold The drfs against
the Sub-Treasury balance are very large incInding
one in favor of the State of NewYork for 81 100 00O
due lst January, and now that the banks have sus-
PENDED we do not see how the Secretary is TO carry
on his department on specie basis beyond the com.
ing week The payment of the seniannua inter.
est the public debt let January is by the beraity
of the banks, provided for in coin. 1t would have
given u serious shock to the confidence in public
securities should this interest have been in default or
been paid in paper.
For the second time in but little over four years
the Banks of New-York have suspended specie pay
inen,s, and il is curious coincidence that in
the other case, they soemnly resolved a week or
two before that they would moi suspend. On the
18th October 1857, our banks suspended and re-
sumed in November following. On that occasion the
banks were driven to that course by popular run
for deposits, causing intense excitement in Wall
street, and after the specie reserve had run down
to $5sOO,OO0. In the present case the banks close
their doors with full vauls over 422 900 900 in gold,
and after drain, which, though steadily continued
and exhaustive has been unaccompanied by any
popular excitement, and has come mostly from the
large dealers with the banks and country CORE.
spondents. Boston and the West have drawn
balances in gold very largely in the last two weeks,
while the Government has taken in addition some six
millions per week 1t has been for many days ap-
parent to any one watching the course Of the specie
that the question of suspension was only one
of this week or next. The payments into the Sub
Treasury on the calls Of Mr.. Csco instead Of return
ing TO the bank vaults in three four days, were
absorbed in some other quarter, with still other
amounts in addition. The less Of gold by the Banks
in two weeks has reached about $4,000, 900, which
has gone to the interior to Boston, and into private
pockets. The combined decrease in two weeks of
the Banks and Sub.Treasury it will be seen, is very
large: