, 1862-03-03
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MON ETARX.

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The week caoses on very quiet market. Its
evidently working easier, and IS the opening Of
navigation approaches, the opportunities to usei
will increase. The demand from grain dealers
has Sery eenaib1y improved within the last few
days We notice little still doing among the pork
packers, though the season Is nearly over
The demand for New York Exchange is improv-
ing, though the supply Is still ample The buying |
range il Enot quite 80 wide to-day; par1H dis
count being the figures, and x4A PEI cent pre- |
MUM are the selling rates. Sight drafts, as here
tofore, are made payable in "cnrrent funds"
Gold continues dull The buying price today Is |
2per cent, though TIC believe few round lots |
were taken at ~. The selling price is * For
many weeks past the price here was merely speeu-
ulstiye following the figures ruling in the New
York market. There has been no general demand
Tor it among the people OF the West.
The British treasury returns for tho gear chow
an expenditure OF eleven millions Of dollars over
the income. The Liverpool cotton market Vas
firm on the 18th Of February. pticeE-tended still
upward, but were unchanged The stock on hand
was estimated at 5a5 COO bales. Of which 194.53o
bales were American. BrcadstuHs were steady
ard provisions dull.
The THEAsuRT NoTE BnL.-Tbe Treasury note
bill except that which relates to counterfelting,
and which Of course is not material to right TN
de1standjn:, of it, will be found In another Col
| rran. Our readers viii Of course peruse it care
| fully. No provision will be found In it Masking
the notes already issued legal tender in the pay
| ment Of debts. The fact that they are to be re-
I tired and are made receivable for duties on in
rorts, the saIne as coin, will doubtless keep up
their value to the coin standard.
WAKEFIELD BAsK--A correspondent sendz Us
| the following:
| NE1nI7 Feb e. ISL
Editors Chicago Tribane:
freely in this vicinity. and hare heard doubts as
its soundness. If it is another South County Wild
| cat, Why not throw it out st once.
| value.
Wehave inquired Of the best informed PARTIES
here aud they know nothing derosatory to the
bank. The fact however that the bills Of any one
easte1n bank arc becoming very plenty at the Wesl
ehould excite caution unless perhaps they have ar
established reputation like some OF the old Hart
| ford banks.
from the n. +. Herald, Friday last.j
| Money is quite active still. The new premium
I Oh the demsnd notes has led to their Withdrawn
: from circulation, and the banks arc again in |
vbic5 hes 81 reeen ar ohsr5
using Connecticut and State money which il o
Wac redeemed at par in this CITY, The sasaciou
bankers who few days since refused to Fecsiy
deposits OF government notes at any price arc II
butt Of many jests- can loans are qpoted At &c
per cent. The money market will be easy enoMg
bY and by, though for Z day or TWO 1t is poaslbl
that the pinc, may continue to be felt among til
brokers.
Foreign exchange is dull, witha downward ter
! dency. 1t is doubtful whether first class bill
| could be sold better than l13. There is g. genera
belief that we shall have cotton billa in MARKET b
fore EcrY long.
!. M11wAUKEE.-Thc Sentinel Of this morniu
It saJs:
y The increased demand for exchange, noted !
onr last issue, was more perceptfbe ycsterda
and the buying rates werc shade higher, Ehi
. dealers were not disposed to make any concezsIt
from the Is current selling rate The ruling 4u
" | tations for the day were as follows: