, 1864-05-03
FlNANCAiL AND COMMERCIAL
FINANCIAL.


MONDAY EVENING, March g 1861.
ThErc Is an Increased demand for money to-day.
coming too, from legitimate Quart..s, Some hare
been disappointed Ia getting all they want The rate
IL nnlrtsineG at 10 per cent.
Excha1 Is ytry close, but there have been areer
offerings to-day than for several days past aud rhera
is something Of let up from the strtnEency Of Sat-
urday. Large smounts Of New York currency arc
also going East In II place Of bills the expenEe af
sending, etc., being about the saue as the price tor
exchange maintained by bankers. We quot. *.
change as before: 2o91 buying; y sellers
There Vas decline ID gold In New York to.dnF
int need In measure, doubt, by the passaga OF
the alxty dkJ tariff BILL Increasing the duties on In.
ports fifty per cent. and the passage By the House ot
the Taxbi1l. Therangf in New York was a. follows:
1o4o D. m 1'1A II. III p. m. III; 4. t7s}s, closing
heavy stthc last quotations. Hero the buying 1nnge
was 1;3<s1s6; coupons held same as gold. Canada
none. per cent less than gold. Silver lena165 Le
gal Tender Notes X to x buying; H3! per cent sell
Ing. This inside figures On the more popular oaes
TuE cuaR1SCT QUESTION.
GALrsBuEG "A meeting Of the merchants kad .ther
bus1ness ren Of the city Of GaesbutE, was held on
the ash nlt at which resolution was p.s.sl that
on and after the 10Th day Of May ULlsed States Trca
suIT notes and National Bank notes sa be the ssao
Of currency, and that all money transactions
these cnl5 or their equivalent, shall be- received or
paid ont. The Frst National Bank OF Galesburz en-
dortes the course OF the merchants md business
and will Cooperate with them II seeding home the
miscellaneous currency, and replacing It by such a
LEE CoUxry.-Thc CnIen County Convention for
Lee county. hsld nt Dixon last week, unanimously
psRsed the io111Wlna resolution
Kttnlrtd. Tlstwhtle We dcplore the shameful nca-
ect OF CopEress We do most cheetful1y endorse he
bold ana trtefIE cd course Of the Chicago Boa u OF
Trade In Its cndeayotg to rid tho Spfth~est Of. q
TGthltse currency that has been too long taken for
mone1t and we psdte ourselves to assist Ia dry1nr
nome the worthless trush, and s1tG.tutatlnr rrean
hscks and National Bank notes. o.
NORRIS, GEuEpT CoUSrY.-The Morris Ht,u1d
says:
The Chicago Board OF Trade, as an institution h.s
Justly earned for itself cnyable reputation aIonT
;he people OF this Stats 1or 1o5 atty patriotsn
tn active part in, and contributed literally 10 the
Ias9ng of troops snd Illinois - to-day h 10 ssht
ctEfce, ncehtet 10 that Organization for the nrSnH
go.l!lon which she now occupies, OF having freclY
hef 9uctas Of troops In advance OF all calls
maze maze qnon her hy the Government. The Board Us
ne bold stand Is now taking In tavof of the nsilon
~ currency. Recognizing the fact that men and
oLt5 are the Ell eWs Of 1t is that po mn
oons are called for from this State coming forward
~ eia ne aoyernnent IN Its financial projects ~
.eson in this direction tho Board Is mani
aMass M U alch Ee should he glad to sac tmtated ar
osEn sScGnoed BY our present Congress-
hAHe palll ~ notten, and would urxe our mer.
fn " ousnfs9 men, farmers ard mechanics to fol
the!r thr influence to work calculated 70 atssncs
u the country. :. .''e4s
DETROIT, Micn-The Tribune Rays: .
letthe people of each State refuse to take the bs
Aeued bf the banks Of other St4tts. and largo pro
2otlon OF item must. speedily be presented Tor re-
aempen At the counters of the banks which issued