, 1863-12-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
THE MONEY mAHKET,

MONDAY EVENING. dec. 7. 1dJ.
me eemsnd Tor money ts-day Las o1perleucea
urdhy, Int this Only hecause Il Monday and gene
rally regarded a. stAgnant day In business circles.
Tho demand tomorrow il likely to be fully as ear1t
as any previous days and thus tho condition OF hnga
will probably continue, unhl the virtual termlnstoa
of tie racREg seasop. early In January and tho Ger
tain close Of navigation with our warehouses Al1ed
With gran. Until tbs period named, the capacity Of
our bankers Will be thoroughly tested. or courss
there must &c oIsaPpotnfa The nominal rate for
Legitimate" paEer, is 10 per cent although mauy In
this ca.s par more but. for outsters who ara clam
orouB for accommodations, and even per cent per
month ID whispered In the ears, and many Of them
payk.
New York exchanges continues very Gloss and rates
are hrm At paf@H pse'niun buying and X se1llug
Many Of tho bankers make some concessions on taer
seIirg rites to regular customers. Tne market has
stlfennK tendency, and thele rates nav NOT he ~.
tablehed for any length Of time.
The1stes Of gold IN New York to-day, as renorted
to James Boyd, were IS follows: At rs a. m. n
and remained hteady at that price until lp H. vhen
It declined 10 15lR, closlng at the Second Board At
15i4 The opening rate here vas Isl. and IT ciosed
htavy, with q downward tendency at f39k S,Iysr
40 and 49, Ed qulet Legal tenders ara III goo1 ann
ply. and fair Fdenand TIC buying price Is H. aud The
selling 49x.
The eecond National Bank OF Peorfa vss oreont7rd
on Friday last. Aad the following gentlemen eleetrT
Directors: LeEh Howell, Horatio N. Wheeler. John
Hn1nllp, John L. GEswol1, George Field ", R. Her-
TOD, Ioriu G. Pratt and Thomas c. Moors. Lewis
Pratt Preaident: L. G. Pratt, Vice President: snd J.
Boyd Smith, Cashier. The capital Of tho ne bsuk fs
52oa the tul amount or VI 1ch bas been subscribed
The three officers comprise the present banking nrm
ufL Howell h Co.
LIZ ST. LOUIS, on Friday. monetary Affairs were
moderately active; considerable business was rrans
acted II gold. The principal sales were at
At tho Close rites were quoted 15lGl52k. New York
exchange WAS plenty at per cent discount buy1nc.
and X per cent discount selling.
TX CINCINNATI. On Friday, there was better SUD.
ply OF currency, and lets demand for money with
some Of the houses wht!e the reyersa was the faet
with oths and mstters could not be said to hayo m
dergone any uateral change. The Eates 10 pez cent
for good plper and the fully up to the suppv
Regular customers are accommodated to moderate
extent at E38 per cent. There was more {reo sup.
psy OF exchange Rates arc 3<@l1o discount buying.
and par selling. Gold Was 1uctuattng Early In tha
day dealers ps,t 1s2. but It closed at1a.
PnoFITABEE 1NvEsTMKNrs.-TheP PhtladalphIa North
American gives rome excellent ad7ice to those who
with to invest money. Il ts well for all who have
means to invest 10 heed its counse1s;
Though has 9se9 saa ts capital
eenss oi uralable cnaraster of many Of tha IS
eass sss 81 e th hs
atat n 9n ths 1sIfss e.; hayo meiotaaea thef
III d R:ss a1ssssof ssd @ e
which + promptly paid ~ go5 has been auhscIibed
e sS
sas gsa,n ct r.
SCARCELY u Eetafnsd e t6e fsr sae.
1t @ e f. saa aad asa VIZ
not be? 1t Is 6esn that the Government now, after
s4ef deuty
the on 70 4 IT, y t4 Paylng
sSts S .ey ajeSlss i rsaay i aas ~hsa
r e ss ,; fssfa sn': ~: 'ezs
sss r.
being eoanfsd f sRpto
ShG s. h
t9 The stase oa ost ol ne nations Of the
have rot bsep materially aiIeetel ey the exieHdsd
aof ii ovsa q usniesisa s1i A'S'''''4'a' t'a'
s9snts Iii anaaastsa ba Conceded 70 lie
hstsa5 prcspe5ty ,nas b, eeen attaasa py az q
called upon 70 endure nerces Or more prolonged wns
i:: e. ;ss 5sssis:
thsif ,Eene1sf property: Tbs result weald
+
of On mmenEe exodue of their people, caused by the
es1s'ty Of r. hs %9es e t. pES
ana DE .cascity Of territory: Eomparoa VIII ouf
ae7tlor Il they settled Ia every part and no
vast territory lay lnvittpg o:en to encourage enter
been Nh1t to DO With their surplus oopulaaoo which,
its TURF. has sought new neds for adventure and
ilino ta6la territory await 8 70 ba teyeloped, and
where inSslcalahlo tssooEees tnEta ind4stEy and
iacts snd copa1ieons q CIR nn.tances yezy grsa
clutve that the OF this great country
ma np~ ard, au1 that tts credit N1n nYe unimpared
to Il end.