, 1864-04-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THE MONEY H1ARKET.

FL1DAY EvkNIN9, Arr11 IS. fsoi.
TIE day has been u.uch more qulet than we have
noticed for some tIme past. Ths gold speculation
reached its climax yesterday, and operators seem
tpoeet to wait and take breath before tho nc1t rise
or perndventurc the next tumble. will takes = lew
taEs for business to resume Its healthy and atcu:-
TONED channels Some Of the bankers report fair
demand for money; hut most ofthsm have had rAh
CT dull day Of IT. Tho tasea OF discount arc very firm
At 10 per cent.
New York exchange Is Eentibly easier. Ths selling
price nearly Uniform at Nc only very few chnrk:
Ing u. The buying price Is H@2ac-ususl1y about 1se
The demand IL good.
InNcw York gold ruled as follows: At TO q. H..
INF; 1co, 17sx; 11:15, 13 r. .s l7sk The ond
BoArd closed at IL, and nt43o Boyd's private dis
patch 1nAde it 15iA. The market here was steady,
most II not all The Brokers refusing to pay above 40
We fancy some Of them got bit over the high rates OF
yesterday, and are dIspo.cd to be wary.
silver steady at 16o@te1 Canada currency 1t3. Le-
gal tender notes nrm at X buylDg and n premium
selling rate. Government so bonds In New York
are down to liz. The brokers heso psy 11iK@ulx-
ceiling l12@1ls.
The CraRE1cr.-In Chicago banksbls funds now
consist OF the bills Of the banka In New York, New
England. Illinois, nad tho State banks Of lows and
InilAnH. In throwing out the banks Of New jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio md Michigan, soma 12l Of tAsu
wsre tabooed. There IL stil1 room for great iIn-
ptovemen&. Unless redeemed in Chicago or New
York In gEeeubacks. the whole batch should be
thrown out, and let Congress tax all the rag mills out
fe1lstence at orce. Nothing less than this will sat-
tsfy and eave the nation.
GovERsAxxT 1o40 LoAx.-Subscriptions to the ID
10 Losn at the FrA National Bank foot up $3.50 900 up
to to-day. At the Second National Bank $s.4so were
taken today. lst the good WORK 60 On.
FoRr1oy IMPORTS At NEW YonK.-The foreign In
ports at New York for the week ending Tuesday last
are a. follows:
s:5:s:i s E: 4; ss:s =; 3
Tots. for the ,0s,ss5 siss;s9i ,ii's,sl;
Ezss5ss E. s5ssts v;iss n i5s
E:Ss4;: ;?Ss !:
Dane RE7unss-The returns OF the associated
banks for the wce< ending Tuesday, arc as follows
New York ,so fssas : s2si,s G55e RspGss
lsi'sS Fsiss:iS6,a s ;iis s; ] ;sa s '
1:.s rs:: .s:T u q i;s .Is s
will be observed that the Boston circulation in
with rspldtty. and Is nearly double that
ofEew York.
Sxw osLEAss MozEY 3IARKrr.-TheE Eer Orleans
moEey market on the eth int. was only moderately
animated. Specie was depressed. There was SONG
hurry about the notes Of the Rank Of New Orleans
which constitutes large part Of the currency
city. Nothing reported in stocks The banks vArf-
ouslY checked On New York At ". y and X discount,
quite liberal amount having been drawn 1T both
tremes.
BAxK CuAsaE.-The Preslcest ofthe FfrsA National
Bank Of Stamford. Conn.,, kas been unanuaou.ly ten
de1cd the Cathlcrehp the Ninth National Bank Of
New York.
ExPoETs AT NEW YonK.-The aggregate exports Of
produce and merchandise, at New York. exclusive Of
specie. for the past week, were $a19i $50.
PHILADELPHIA DAAKs.-Thef following comparative
statement shows the average condition OF the leading
Items OF the Philadelphia bank, for the past aud pre-.
v1ous WeekR:
III S::s 9s;:s:Ss- !ss .s:: Is
E2sssS5d 2sss5sadsi:: asss; @ z$ssS's s.,:l;; s@' 10.
33ffRS5is;i:. s.se; ssts 'sSit ssS. i ,a;s;
STERLING B111s:-sterllns bll1s sold at New York
on Wednesday for ID, the highest rate yet paid-
GALWAY kAus1sos-TIEsr WEEK In APRIL
Rock Island. 20 :s'sis as;! as1s,ss s
Sss SsssSS 50 saS s's:,fisei: $s!ss sS @ s M
sta'e Hank . shis place wll n2t rseexe nl!s On a.
Is
fRy % !. aaea e e1 a' soon s'
IMPORTS II NEW ToRK.-Tbs following Will show
the comparative imports OF foreign merchandise the
exports Of produce and merchandise. and the ahlp
of spec at the port Of New York. for the eI-
rircd portion Of the fiscal year:
Import. msse... :s!s5ss s!{s5ss ..:s:ss!. .$;ss;, ?$S
E4Pssts E4PeT!s espesis. aisS i 'sss ss
Exron1s At NEW YoRK.-The following will .how
the exports Exclusive Of s7ece) from Nav York to
foreign ports for the weck ending April aud since
Jan. l: -
g::i F.: iss ;:;:;':a::: : IS ssI 1
since Jan. 1sssi sasd2soe s,;,9i6sal
New Yoak s1oox MARkFr-Apul Il. lssl,-xsoesr.
Sd by F. @. saltozstan Co. eenr lare, stock saa
hrr* RAJ t. ~