, 1862-02-01
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY

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FR1pAT EyrNrSa, Jan II, tsG2
The 1noucy market to-ttny in without any cangc
whatever. Business or all kinda Is dull, viii. no
spr:rcat or immediate prospect of any improve
ment- Tie pork trade continues to afford whas
little paper offers. all T which II from rropc.-
fcurrrs is readily taken by the banks. We have
complaints in regard to currency; Eastern and
Treasury Notes form nearly our entire eircula !
ton.
The Exchange market as reported by some Of
the banks Is working cloacr but there IL still an
abundant supply fpr all customers. Rates are uu-
yl.augcd-,i8: par buying, selling i Ut l q cent.
premium.
Gold is not very active. Rates are as yesterday
:, ~ ,u. ing. selling per cent. premium. Some
Of tie smaller houses nlay add tI@E 2 cent. on
retail log.
~" Willard & Keaa, No. Clark street, arc to-
d., drawing on New York at per cent discount
for Bank Of the State Of Indiana currency; =
discount for round lots OF Canada, and at par for
Iowa.
ST. Lou1S.-Thc Mnce,u' Of this morning says:
There was u moderate inquiry for New York e1-
change to-day. ard the market was firm at to II
per cent. premium. Treasury notes were In tAlr
request at = to per cent above Missouri money,
and gold cunt inues dull at to ~ per cent. prem
There i. 1.o market for gold except for hoarding.
and 80 few have money to enk- TINT the traffic in
gold is reduced to sort Of picayuue business.
CIEc1SsAT1.-Wc quote from tic Ga=ette ofthe !
market OH Thursday;
There is al abundance Of money. with yeryf lin |
tied demand and good paper Is in request at 10 |
IN strictly fret class nanlrs at sgec per GENT Tie
ltt of acceptable borrowers Is select and contract
ed. Call loans may be quoted At Cos per cent. but
1T this line there ia very little done. Exchange is
,naud about equal i;old is neglected. The conn-
asa but c ~ and su few
ries are received from abroad. Prices a.e nom-
rally unchanged. We quote:
Gold d..-.............--. lAG aprein. 3 prem.
! EzroR7s-Thc followingis acomparative state
ment OF the exports from the port of New iorkto
| foreign ports for the week eudi7s Jan. 2s. and
| since Jan. ]:
Ess,'ss.;s :ss sss IT,; ss s5s$$
Since Jun. 49, Al SIC, $50 s11 pa al
PHILADELPHIA BASKs.-The following is the sy-
nopeis Of last weeks figures:
fssital stock ii 55 Sc &c s95s3 s S Dec ss,s
SSs ot Bl: isss 5Ss &c. ii i;t
Due } othcr StT Bnks 4:s9N6 4,is,s6i Inc ss,;45
Deposits ..... au.059G9s a069s, SAG Dec. 6lt,S95
Circuation..... s,1al.14J 5,1:0.75G Inc. 800
WANTS OF THE GovEESMEST-TEEAsrRzS So7Es.
| -Mr. spaulding, Of the Committee Of Ways and
Means. made all elaborate spcech in the House Of
Representatives on Tuesday, in favor OF the legal
tender Demand Note bill. We give the following
statement Of its leading provisions, and the pre-
sent and future wants u the Government:
aad nnt, a. anIHo-31nI hv thc ar ~ 1n1r 1ast ~,
'u 4; ~ Ht,. - ia Tro.snrv W ~ ise71o an
tho er5;. r. ~ aiI,, ststes ~ hurircd nil
w., ~ J,orI H. ~ ~ Trosnrv notas not h.oriu.r IN
1sr'st to the hearsr 1T lie Trcasnry ar a,
~ n;1f. ~ 1hn ass;tant Tr.esurer IN thc ritr NJ
w VI 49, - .ha n1ass1rc of ~. I-n;,ad Statcs
Wy IN; & ~ ~ ;ne - =. h.. ,r,r iuc,n ~
t :u u t.t san .s. than tirn Iars narh and sr"i
otsut' 1 ~ III II ~ G.1 ,,o,ns ,>,.o1, ~
d. r,ard not bearing interest, lere1ofore a,thor
iyed nre made receivable for all debts and dc
mandp due to he J1lited states, and for all sala
l. riee, debts and demands owing BY the uites
Stat to individuals corporations and da=sociation
IS within the United States, and are also declares
| lawful money and legal tender in payment uf III
dyl,ts public and private within tile Tinted states
u making altogether. Sl5O,ot 600 legal tender dc
> Trovision is also made for the convenient ez
change Of such notes for six per cent bonds Of IL
Y | Ini,Ct States rcGcculable in twenty wears.
: Further 10 enable the Secretary OF the Trcasur
F. TO fund the Treas notes and floating debt Of til
s. United S'ateS: ne l., authorlzen 10 lss1e' on Y
c. 1t1f hotfs 10 an amount not exceeding $5Ol g,O
IN l and II dt enable at the pleasure Of the goyerl
mcnt after twenty yeare from date and byaring il
l. tertst at the rate Of six per cent per annum pa
Is m as "a
" as may be determined upon by the Secretary Of Il
5, Treasury, or in Gums III not less than S25n Il
IL which, If requested tut secretary OF tne lrGasai
| II lie Eecm II cSpcd1ent. may lsSut sluliiar DOnd