New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-09

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The dividends it will be seeD in the aggregate
less than cent and the lowest made al any time
in several years. In November last they amounted.
the capital to $i52 49, against s3O5, s66 now.
-Four of the banks, we understand, have passed
their dividends. The small dividends made by the Old
banks and the failure to make any dividend by the
four new banks named, attributable to the limited
business the past year. and tie losses the many fail
among the prominent business men in the past two
months.
Tie ledger adds that the banks are applying them
selveszeaousy TO the maintenance Of the credit Of
chants well to that of the Government All that
they require regards their s be assured
that the paper offered them is safe and they are viii
ling to advance any reasonable amount on it. They
are determined that there shall be failures Of
solvent houses bias been the in several instances
within the past month"; If they can help il. The banks
having frst protected themselves by wellgusrded
consolidation willingly extending the original pur-
pose of the combination to the public and we hope,
with the accomplishment Of the laudable result aued
at, the maintenance Of commercial as well public
credit All that is now required, is little generous
confidence all round.
The Boston Post of Yesterday thus notices the money
market q that citv:
her southern trade fo obvious has been comparatively
restricted But dis and failures
Paper that Iesy sold at q celt few
refused H. although New lsrgly aud
stock Of specie increasing with money duh al IA
vorie names and collsierss.
The footings of the statement Of the Boston banks
for tie week ending Msy7 are as follows:
Capital 2 100 Due other Banks 81 2130oo
Loans and discounts oil 83 4O Deposits s45 10
spccie........ $500 goo Circulation 6S75 go
Due from 9th. Banks s.ls34O0l
MessFs. Neil Bros, in their Cotton circular to-day
for the steamer Asia remark:
There feature the Cotton trade this week
The feeling continues and business branches
il seriously atereTd with The IL fairly
closed attention chiefly directed the OF I1rs
gppy In tho present iated condition o the country much
apprehension il naturally ie this point; but 90 definite
liable information be gathered IL closely injected With
issues Of the The lack Of provisions has been felt to be
point the South and Il certain that ground
has been placed under and vegetables this year. aud less nm
de Cotton.
Las, Spring estimated that farmers had planted for Eve
million bales least 1hi, spring IL estimated that with
favorable circumstances the planting might yield four
million OF baz But In addition 10 the regular Casualties u the
there has that OF civil which csnnot af
90 daw much labor and attention from the cotton ne ds
safely be said the result Of the next cotton VII be Do
tr1ined chiefly by the programme and Issues 81 the campaign
The blockade OF the Southern ports already taxing effect
and 10 be made complete and effect sl early
day Vessels sill in port will be- allowed reasonable time for
clearance viii be allowed to enter after the block
ade i. In force.
TIE M.,ppi River Il dareerous,y flll OF
last reporting within foot egh, inches of high
Orleans and still rising CoDiiersble
is therefore felt along the banks psrt,uy in view that
calamity Of overflow this further eosrdirc the next
cotton crop.