The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
SATURDAY. Feb. 27-6 P. M.

/ SATURDAY, Feb. 27-6 r. M.
The stock market this morning was buoyant
and prices generally fully recovered the decline
| Of yesterday. Compared with the highest cash
sales at the first session of the Board of Brokers
ON Friday, New York Central rose 2. Erie Railway
TX, Erie preferred IL, Hudson River ~. Har-
lsm ~, Reading ~, Michigan Central 81,
Michigan Southern 2, Illinois Central ~. Clcve-
Land and Pittsburg ~, Cleveland and Toledo 3,
Chicago and Rock Island TX, Milwaukee and
Prairie du Chen 21Ls, Alton and Terre Haute ~,
Chicago and Northwestern ~, Pacific Mail l,
Cumberland Coal 81 Canton Company ~, and
Quicksilver Mining TX. In the afternoon the
market weakened little; but there was no dspo.
stion to submit to decline in prices.
Gold continued inactive. The opening price
was 1881, from which il DECLINE to 1871, but af-
forwards became firm ct 1851 1925.
The money market continues to be abundantly
supplied, and borrowers find no difficulty in pro-
curing accommodations ct q per cent.
Exchange was not active; but the market was
firm at 173 1881.
The steamship City Of Manchester, for Liverpool
to-day, took out $2l4,4l7 in specie.
The business at the Office of the Sub.Treasurer
to. day was as foll0ws:-
Amount on hand $50 ool 90
From ether sources. SoAoo4o
Total .$a2, sss o9o
Payments ....s...,....s...'.'......, os1a,oH
Balance. -..-.'...sSo4lo,Hs
The total value of the imports, other than dry
goods and specie, at this port during the week
ending February &c was 81 ,sa7,o3s.
The imports at Boston for the week ending Feb
ruary 10 were 1862 $40, against s539,3i4 for the
corresponding week last year. The exports were
$272 ,sO2, against 1851, 100 in 1868.
The Comptroller n this city advertise,for bids
for one million Of dollars of Soldiers Eaunty Fund
bonds, being the amount not awarded on bids for
two millions which we're opened on tae- I'D inst.
The Comptroller also advertiscs for bids for five
hundred thousand dollars for the Vaiunteer Sol
ders' Family Fund, the bonds to bearfiYc per cent
interest, payable semi-annualy, andathe'priDcipal
to be paid in tho year 1872 The bids VIII be
opened on the LIST Of March.
The following comparative statement OF the
operations of thrsavings banks Of this Stase for
the years ending. the slst OF December, 1861, and
tho 3Ist of December. 1868, respectively, win
serve to mark he rapidity with which, this trust
is inc reasing IN volume and values---
No OF inssitutsas In operation III II
No. Of open acsoun.s. Sssss sa ySSass
sAmounts der. sited....s 3S0s0J03 eAx9I Vyo
Amounts wi.Adrawn. 2s,WIsvo sO,zo I'D
Amounts OF interest resolved. 4.l6l 006 6,01l159
Ants Of Ina credited dspositors So7ss3o2 3,76os24
The following summary shows the aggregate Of
the ressnrces and liabilitieas Of the savings banks
of the State, az. exhibited by their reports, Jan.
l, 1861
Bcnds and MORTGAGES .......'.'s..''''.$E w Zoa
STOCK Investments ..'s.e.............s'' .s.v,s
Amount loanea thereon ...............".. 3sSOs2l9
Arrount loaned on personal securities. 272a26
Amount In asted In real estate. ...... 12Jl so
snsn on bad ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,6s4. ass
Amount Asw loaned o. deposited ............ sps,oH
miscoilAsaous. @ee''os
ToS., ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ssl I'LL
A,.,,,,, d,s se,estors ..........s 93. 1856 3si
M.a..,sna,,,o ................ 1904
ExcsSs ~ sssc,s over lsbuss ......... 5,0s5,hS3
Tot., .......................se SOS ,ssi III
Amruat deposi cd during the year lS03.. 6s,-cIIso
Amount wuhdrawn..s.. ...ssssss.... *V,sst Wy
Amount receis cd tor interest .......... e.04'!5e
Amount OF nie 90 the credit OF depositos. 256gb2f
Number Of open accounts. 4O0,lgA
Aver, go each dep ster..s.....,...... $2&3 30
OF the stock investments reported ssl $50 752
arc in United States securities Bonds and mort.
cages have diminished tl,5ss,ll0. Loans on per,