, 1862-02-12

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bought and sold The demand for specie contin-
ues exceedingly limited. The banks all report
currency close.
GALEEA & CHICAGO UNION RAnRoAE-Thef fol- |
lowing are the earnings Of the Galcna s Chicago
Union Railroad for the week ending February s:
Freight. 1ss sat M s775esa Inc.
zssiisnasrs Ssiis gs. '55ss5 5:s ise 7ts @ Pc Pc:
s1s,5os.54 s27,12s.69 s1,61s.15 Inc.
ST. LOUIS, ALTON s. CHICAGO RAuroAD.-Thc
following are the earnings of the St. Louis, Alton
s. Chicago Railroad for the week ending Feb. 8:
tssSl9f:: sS5ss si5ss H$S sisss
pss9ts!; Tsts! IN is;s s'ssss% ssssss slsssso
| Total this month to date--.. 15,557.s4 1e379.3o
| Tetal since 1st JanuaEy..-.. 83,167o3 99,ol0.T
BAsKs-The statements Of The banks Of the
three principal cities Of tho Union for the week
| compared with the previous one, md the corres-
pondirg time Of 1861, as follows:
Se:fss Fl: a. st$s S5;SSs ssss5
Phiia Feb g.. 5u,ss5,si9 5,Sss,6l1 2,1ll,,s9s
Total. .sas7, 7,esa,s9o Il. .ea3oT 151Ga,6is
| Last week. a39.17s,477 11,0ss, ri; 15s33,4M
Last year--....- 211 ,GsS,7u 39,6445ay 17,031, 81
| BosroN DAxKs-The statement Of the Boston
banks for the last week compares with the pre-
vious week, and for tie corresponding week Of
| 1861, az toll0we:
3aa q e e.; 1ss 3 s. s. e. Ess ssis
BePo;its 2Ss9S:S s5ssSssl sd 1sisz955 S5
The statement Of the present week rs compared
with the preceding, shows decrease Of ,sos
in the items of loans and discounts, $500 455 in de-
posts, $a os in circulation and 69a in specie.
FonE1es ExcaANGE.-The market is firm, and
tho leading banking firms arc eareless about sell
ing sixty day sterling bills undcr 1l4N to 115. al
though purchases have been made at 11it. Prime
commercial In demand at 713 to lii. On Paris,
$50 to 4.95. The future Of rates for exchange de-
pends On the expansion Of our paper currency.
The STRENGTH OF OUR BANKS AND BUSINESS
| C, sMUN11T.-The New York city banks hold to-
day s2s COO in Specie an increase Of about
p The wssk zs ~ he . hs eo 1oans are are
increased about $1,GG0,c00 since last saturday
statement: The average Of specie held by the
en n yeats was vas s1sG6oo They NO now vi hold ity per
cent more than that average, and one hundred and
tl.iftyhsc per cent. more specie than in 1856 and
The New York city banks aud commercial COM
munity aze in more sound sonservat1ye, and
stFong position, regards liabilities, Credits, and
| reserves Of cash and funds than they ever were
! before. They have adeed to this strength in
IT, ds: M T. aa Oea
: merciaI loans a,c lecreascd $11 0uO Uoe and the
business community hayc increased their deposits
| i, 1he banks ucarIy Sis.OVO COO-y. y IT03Id OF
} Fridag
ILLINOIS cEsTEAI--AnneAeu Is eie Asa slalel1en'
} Of the Illinois Central Railroad for Jan. 1862:
: LAND DEPARTMENT.
6 | 49, ~ 1..1a - eoo 9, tor O., sc. =.
Ats ia Us s'io' 1,ov ,soa ~ a.
, itrat te fI 1ord ao1 s,o N ~ gs, m
: Acses "1e1est lona 1anu sol1 ~so,oo AoA @4ooooe
g ra+s7 .,,,e a,rs,,+,,o, ,,on+,,
1o.a sss uu[nS IaGS 'ne eoo 81 f eeo aao ct
;. yannaif; iso, - oi oo'9o8 LUZ ~ ~
q IL "Hen 8uo so"A 'ots 1oo.Vs
j. o.o+,, of.n .....-.. eco 7zs Gt
iota o. ~ eoo =. e.. Ss;' 1ae y y
acEes @ so1a slncG oa1 l. ~ o'oS'o4 aot s'''-o'o
AeSs soio ts 5as Aso 70 far 1c oae ok
sa1es9."" -" ''---"-' ',-eo49o.4o 1oA -ooSo-'oo
+ 40 :, .o ee.s7c - ~. ~
Io1ai. i4ss@ i9I
!. eousIuctuu po1us eaAceneo p1e'1's - nor ron n
to December 81 sS s9g y
"a so5 nj, bushels corn recciyeI in hand
Net collections to Dec IL, 1sG1..---- 4,12a, ,6759
at TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT