The New York herald., 1864-08-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,

THURSDAY August lS-6P. NJ
The statement OF the national debt for the week end.
Ing the 18th Inst. shows an Increase Nc the sum
total OF no less than l.064.7 TO making In all
sl.s4s,Ti4555. o: this increase s5,5TlNee IN the
form Of certificates ana 81 4s 500
Of seven and ihree-ienths Interest currency treasury
notes, maturing 10 three wears rom their date and
s374 ooa IN uuraid reqaisioas'he amouui Of the lat
Ter beng s3 ~ 0oo IL balance 10 the Treasury
has declined two mllons, leaving sll, ,6g4,S59.
The circulation shows Increase Of only 81 sTsl4s
as compared with ne previous re.lru the dslais or
which IS follows
unrea s.tos notes .s4ss ioo, 80 4ssaeo, 20
I've per cent oua year notes ii5300oo s4h-o,ooo
Win eiaosnS. - sO9as,Go2 7o.su.sOa
las ccasod ........... 1se,Iet 100 lss
fractional currency 23,54d594 2t.ol, So
Compound interest notss.... IS 100000 Al $50 0oo
Totsl ...........-..... SG}y 2s.s 6so o7s, ,ol4
Tie plethora o. capital seeking investment is inducing
deciae in the rate interest loans call first
class securities to six per cent but lenders genera
rule arc indsposed to take loss per
miscellaneous securities owing 70 tie existing temprs
sons 10 stocks speculative account lhe nstion
al banks reported be pressing call loans at six por
cent The Surplus Of u thoir commend Is lcFees.
ing With the subscriptions 10 the loan, and their
general business small absorb in the regular
way These banks ought, however, TO be required 10
pay sub.Treasury three times, instead Of
k, what they receive account q loans
and the privilege extended 10 them of reserv-
ug weeks receipts for their own use should be abol
ished The vernment need OF ali the money il can
get or the settlement or it's urpaid requsitlons, and
bearing these in mind IL ought 10 be just before it Is
generous.
Foreign exchange is dull but there is little more 40
tvty merchants bills, which ofered various
rates, from 27S 277 sight The demand bapkers
bls Is very small at the asked, which are ON
27S 10 $50, al three days
Stocks generally weaker to-day than the first
hoard on Wednesday, although descriptions were
marked with strong isy orablc reaction Compared with
the best oh saes al the early eescn Of the Stock Ex
change yesterday Illinois Central advanced under
tive demand = per cent Cumberland Coal, novith
standing unavorable reports and Delaware and
Hudson Canal up II Erie Railway preferred stock
and Piisburg AID Iort Wayne without variation
New York Central declined r. HGdscn River ~ Erie =.
Reading Is Michigan Southern 4 Chicago and Rock Island
IL Chicago and Northwestern *, Quicksilver Mining
=, Marposa x and Ohio and Mississippi certificates "a
There further falling on at the second board. and
market irregular and ideraby dcprcss ed
The following tie quotations for government Sc.
curtos-CoupoDs OF 1851 1855 lGslz, fve.iwenty
coupoHs l09s 1875, registered dves 1871 loo octo
Treasury notes Io95s aud !cor certificates 9is
94ss
Cold opened al 25. advanced q per cent, and fell at
tie close 70 257:s.
Tie United states Assistant Treasurer in this city re-
ports follows
Becei1ts from customs. e+2o.7ls
IotAt receipts ,946,SH7
lay fntf.tf Ss320
iance.... y, ,0o4 447
The following OF subscriptions the nations,
loans made to day at the sub Iseasury:-
Ten forty loan .s3s SEQ
seven aud three-,enths notes. tes.............. SO 600
lols,.. 500
The following table made Up ircm he quarterly re.
turns OF tue national baHks:-