The New York herald., 1863-04-22
quotations of the days

Money continues . perfect drug, o. may be
imagined from the enormous deposits in the Sub
Treasury at per cent ON call. Every one is
trying to lend money in Wall street at per cent,
and the leading houses refuse to give over L.
The official statement Of the public debt, which
we give below, shows that the amount of govern.
ment paper anoat is $345 900 900, which, added
to the bank notes afoat, will probably amount to
not less than $500, 900 900.
The aggregate exports of produce and merclan-
disc, exclusive Of SPECIE for the past week, were
42,7ls, ,6s8.
The Treasury Department has acted upon the
suggestion made in this column a few days since.
and we have been furnished with an Official state.
ment of the debt of the United States on 3Oth
March last. At that time, 1t appears that the
total debt was less than thousand millions, being
in exact figures $s29, ,ls6,l47. OF this amount
nearly one-third-say s295 ,06s 255-has been fund
ed into five and six per cent stocks of various
lengths and 7.30 notes, which are themselves
convertible into twenty years skies. The amount
Of legal tender notes afoat is reported at
t345 ,553 500 which is within S54 500 900 Of the
limit fixed by the act to these issues, until
people begin to withdraw their temporary
deposits. Mr.. Chase has or ought to have
ON hand 10000 900 of legal tender notes,
which are to be used exclusively for the
payment Of temporary deposits. II this view be
correct, one cannot help feeling considerable sur.
prise at the dilatorness Of the Treasury Depart.
ment in having the new Treasury notes printed.
There Is nos Q single press at work on them.
The floating debt Of the country s reported at
sc e46, SIS. These figures, especially the gross
aggregate, will create no little surprise among the
public, who believe generally that our debt ia
much larger than IL here reported. The following
Is the table furnished by the Department.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT or The PusrIc DEBT ov THE Unrsp
STATES or TIE aorH MARCH, 1883.
Bonded debt and three years
1.30 bonds convertible
into per cents OF 1881 .s2s5, ,oes 2ss sl lo1oo
Certificates OF Indebtedness
u.,ssa sss sssS:' s;ss:. 81 $500
hequisitions. ................ $ooso,oio ol -
Aggregate. .sp20 0,Iss,l4I n $500
We trust that statements of this kind will be
furnished to the press every fortnight or at least
every month, hereafter.
The agents Of Boston banks are in town, making
arrangements TO take advantage Of the passage of
an anti-gold loan act by our Legislature. They
propose to lend par on certificates Of deposit of
ROld III our cry uuuks. oiuiihf Arrangements Will
be made with Philadelphia banks, and good deal
Of capital will flow from this city into New Jersey
for tho purpose Of being used in this way.
The deposits at per cent on call at the Sub.
Treasury to-day were u 600 900; the conversions
amounted to s5fe 900 The conversions, according
70 the agents, would be much more considerable
had Mr.. Chose bonds enough TO supply the demand.
But the Department ID behndhand. The business
Of the gsb. Treasury was - follows
iol1 xecepts.. .915 ,Sh IL
.-rov customs $4,000 90
~ neue3 4,4o4 900 80
oo,4s9 50
} Both branches Of the Common Council this
evening passed ~ ordinance empowering the
Harlem Hallway Company 10 lay . track through
Msdison svsnus, through Broadway from Four
tssnSh stxsst 70 ths Battery, wish branches
v sviry fley o. he nast and North rivers.
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