, 1863-05-19

NEW 1onk CAr1rA1lsrs.-Thc past week has
been Que of extraordinary c1ctencns IN This city
movements OF Hookes's army was reEy great.
Nothing since the fan1one-or rather infauons-
retreat at Bnll Rnn. could compare with it. New
York ia, however. right side up agan. aud IN q
more Cheerful, hopeful condition than at any period
during the past twelve month"; Capitalists. in par
ticnlar. never had more confidence, Or were more
anxious TO make money Investments, than at the
present writing. Government stocks. city bank
eharee, and all sound diyidend-paying securities,
are in very great demand ut advancing, prices Our
uo1leyed men seem to have no fears IN regard to
the final reeu1ts Of the rebellion. II they have no
practical faith III God the Ruler of nations, they
ersn;l ha{s @ .,1a y ~ Inc a1c Of
Southern coufpirators will coon come down upon
their knees beg.ing for mesey.
The amount Of money xow afoaf, seeking both
speculative and permanent investment. is Ereat be-
yort I'll precedent. 4 larger number Of capitalists
| arc now operating in stocks than ever before.
| There arr probably more than one hundred men Or
partnership fr1ns IN this city, who actively
welding million Of dollars each-n1ain!y IN Wall
etrset- Their transactions. day BY day, IN buying
| Fecuritics, could mot snsiiy be computed. few
yea1e ago only, and my man in the stock market,
who could control million Of dollass-as d1d "a
| chief Of tie whole bnl and bear army. Now there
| are scores Of such men-indecd, there are those
whose operations in stocks average nearly or qnits
| one million OF dollars pcr day. Or confse. all
tuyh operators take enormous risks, and often
make enormous losses. The past year, however,
l NHE BeEA L 1H0Ft iAFGEAGaS NAN SAIS eIE\tot
class OF men. Wall street has never secn a year
Of greater prosperity than the past-ending the 1T
! of May. Very large fortunes hare been made by
maDy in few months, while the number o. those
| who have suffered losses, or who have failed. ia
comparatively small. Our rich men, thus far,
have no reason to complain Of the war. They are
making more money now than ever before. We
venture the opinion that New York city. With all
| its enormous war expenditures, It's unparalleled ex-
| traragancc. its commercial failures and revola-
| t,one, its almost reckless mismanagenent-all its
sggrt snte pccuniar5 burdsHs--l.as ufty per cent
| more rieh inen-wo,th. say from dve hundred
| thousand to million dollars cach-than when the
war commenced, OF the present Administration
came into power. It win be but few years. We
! predict, before the strongest and E,ost renowned
capitalists Of the world will be residents Of this
city, making New York the great center Of thei'
| operations.
Ne have often been surprised at the facility Will
which enormous negotiations t
ecorct Of millions sterling-hare been made il
London. 4 dozen rich men there have only t
have slight pccuniarr indncement presented i
then1-pethape only extra quarter percent .-Whc'
almost amy amount Of money is instantly foEtheo5n
Ing. A few hours only Is necessary to secure IN
WHOLE Of a large Government 1osn. The banker
ard merchant princes Of this grent metropolis vi
ycry shortly stand shoulder to shoulder with thcs
foreign capitaliete, and not many years can pnss
big elapsc before the rich men OF New fo.k. as "
: | said before. will control the financial movement
Of the world.