The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-22

For customs TO 900 90
Pay mens. ................. oil ,o35 oy
tRAance. ~
. The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this
morning were s2l Sol, 702 81, and the balances
81, 3S0,l94 SO.
The Lykens Valley Railroad and Coal Company
has declared dividend of six per cent, payable on
the 4th of March, at the Office Of the company,
No. IS William street; the Planters Bank of
Tennessee, semannual dividend of four per cent,
payable March l.
The New Orleans Picayune thus notices the ex-
change market, under date of the evening of the
l4th Instant
Foreign exchange tends downward, and lower rates
were accepted to-day Highest figures for AL sterling
were 1927 l03 but these exceptions, and hardly
anything can be sold over 102 Good clear bills can be
well secured at that, which passed at OK This
shows the Wilderness OF the Francs also lower
sale Of zoe coo Al was made at 5ft7s, rriang sums
be had at 81 IS, and the is from 81. 70
81 57k Sales of sixty day bills New York made
a2 discount on first class paper, which Is not so
good as yesterday. Sight ruled at y a a discount
Bankers Grew at a Ole, and the banks check at q
discount
The New Orleans Bulletin of the 10Th SAYS
Business Of every kind has been exceedingly unsettled
Gay, and the market has worn throughout an unusu
ally irregular and disturbed appearance In the morning
there good demand for foreign exchange, and
era FOUND amounts were taken a. very nm prices put
almost impossible TO effect heavy operations any
terms Whatever Clear sterling bills sold high
103 and fraction for favorite signatures
while all other good bills ruled at 1O2 and 1Ol, and
low az lOO,1. Bills with shipping documents attached
SEQ and SOS per dollar Time bills the North
weaker, and email amounts changed hands at %
and per cent discount for sixty day bills on New
York, &C. and sight was in more limited request at u
doors The money market showed no symptoms what
ever Of returning activity and the movement vas any
thing still further restricted In all classes Of securities.
There WAS some inquiry for few favorte signatures,
which we're usual in limited supply, but the general
run of names wholly neglected and transactions
all round but little better than nominal There
nothing either bonds and not even
offer made for any description far have been
advised BY the arrival Of the Bremen at New York two
days later advcee from Europe were received about
by teeg aph which bring Transatlantic dates down
to the 10Th ult The however, Of a rather de-
pressing character and had unfavorable effect both
commercial and financial interests
The Philadelphia Bulletin Of Wednesday after
noon says
The money market Is abundantIy supplied with capital
but the frequency Of failures and the dstrust which
lists in mercantile circles have about brought the discount
With sna on
colaerals may be quoted at to 10 per cent but
ed and second class evidences Of Indebtedness
generally rejected The banks doing very little
cept in the way of renewals. We informed that
or two suits have been against the banks that
have recently been paying out uncurren funds contrary
to the act of the Legislature Trade continues very stag
nant in most departments There has been within day
" tWO more demand Tor Drea0stuls ana Tor hour. In
wheat and corn there more hrmness in prices but cot
ton, COAL iron naval stores provisions and wool
ceesively dull In freights there Is very little doing
either foreign or ooastwise Exchanges very quiet
In the Illinois Legislature bin was introduced
read three times and passed by unanimous VOTE
to provide for the issue of $685. 500 in bonds, paya
bic in 1872 the committee to which it was referred
having thought it better to issue the bonds at once
and, when called upon by the United States, to
pay the money rather than to make the guaranty.
comparison of the footings Of the weekly
statement of the Boston banks with those Of last
week exhibits decrease of s3l5 800 in the items
Of loans and discounts, 1919 454 in deposits $l7I
253 in circulation and an increase Of SIS, I89 in
specie. We annex the principal footngs for the
past two weeks, with the corresponding week last
year.
Feb H.. .s63 4S4 1892 45736l4 so74 S0S 63s7 552
Feb b.. 631ls,532 465l,s sos 1T,795 44s ,299
Same time last year.
Feb. 30. 113 s3s 4577 1874 591 ss1 sao5 537
The following table will show the number Of pas
sengers and tons Of freight carried over the Rock
Island bridge for the time specified
by this table will be that the road has carried
1872 800 passengers which, at the low rate OF
each would amount to $40 55 So 2s 1888 tons Of freight
which, nj The very lowest price for ferriage and handling
would cost per ton, making e234 833 grand total
ON freight and passengers Of $0a 65 which has been
saved In actual cash to the public by the construction
the bridge The statement shows the number Of passen
gers loaded freight and pounds of freight passing
and ats and RATS passing through the
railroad bridge, 10 June 30 1900
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