New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-16

Dec. 49, steaue. Bavaria Hamburg tOefinah i''
Total. sloc43i
OF the receipts for duties during the week.
sij 100 90 in Treasury notes. The receipts on
account of purchases of Treasury notes were
ST. 9SS, 1888 -, including in insalmen by the banks
Of 81 0J6, S8.
In money there is no important change. Leading
paper is scarce and goes at al per cent. Demand
loans were 81 per cent, with an occasional uahs-
action at lower figures. The bank statement OF
Monday will show considerable falling OIL IN specie
and deposits under the payments into the sub-trcas-
ury. The line Of specie is now lower than 1t has
been for some time. The individual loans continue
TO decrease rapidly.
The American Bank Note Co. have sent forwardto-
day some six millions Of the October lssue OF Treas
ury Notes, and the National Company Will IN
few days send further large amount Of Fix per cent
stock.
An active correspondence has been going on be-
tween some Of our bank managers and Mr. Secretary
Chase in regard to bis financial programme, but we
cannot learn that any modification OF 1t has been
brought about. A large majority Of the banks OF
New-York, Boston aud Philadelphia are opposed to
the scheme laid down in the Secretarys report, and
consider its adoption as the signal for general
specie suspension. The bank managers are willing
TO 20 on lending the Secretary money for the pros-
ecution of the war, upon the deposit OF seenriiles
but unwilling to 80 OH further as buyers. Ihoy
ALEC require the abandonment of the Sub-Ireasury
SYSTEM and that the banks be made the fiscal agents
Of the Government. IL ID also suggested that the
Secretary should ifsue $3.50 900 OF demPnd notes
as a national currency 10 be advanced 10 banks on
deposit Of Government securities. Tie bankers Of
the three cities will, We understand, hold meeting
here on Monday to consider tho important topics no"
presented TO their attention.
Mr.. Cisco has not yet returned from Washington.
The Shoe g. Leather Bank has commenced suit
against Mr.. John Thompson, based upon bis remarks
in The Bank-Aofe Reporter in regard to the counter
fets recently issued upon that bank
The anthracite coal broug ht down by the Reading
Railroad this week amounted to - 9S3 tunsi ZANE
week last year, 81, $40 uns. The bituminous coal,
not yet reported, viii be about $500 tuns Tie
schuyk Canal has brought down y, i3l tuna came
week last year, 2i7O!.
Tie demand FOR domestic Cottous continues, and
prices are daily advancing. Heavy Sheeting,,
which were dul a, -, few months since, now sell
readily at ljj cent?. Drills also command the same
relative advance. Printing Clo;hs, which Were dull
in early Autumn at cents, readily commands.
cents. and holders asi . cents to-day but 10 cents
may lie the current price next week. Prints have
been generally Withdrawn from the market.
sprngues were sold at l2 cents, but on Monday tie
prico is 10 be advanced to Is cents. DENNIS and
Stripes, which were cold vt auction during The AZ,
sixty days have been cold at 100 ref cent advance
The general impression exists that we have not
sufioient stock Of domestic goods on hand for tie
actual want of tie country and prices will 60 much
higher.
Cotton continues 10 advance and some grades
have been cold ~ high rs forty cents per ID. The
sar1e causes would ucgonse the price 10 fifty cents
without comment or surprise among the dealers.
We have only about 5000 bales on the market, and
as long as ,pinners will puTcbsso The price will adj
vance until the whole stock is exhausted The usual
consumption OF cotton in this country is 10000 bales
monthy-a, this rate we have not at command one
weeks supply.