, 1864-05-01
MONETARY.
eAruapAr Eyxsrxs, April -, lsss.


The week past has bean ono Of remarkable financial
atr1pgencY IN Chicago. Probably 10 Ike period for
many years past has exeeededtt. Thele asa many !
for this cout lon OF Affairs tho ptacpsi ones
Of which have elrcady bsen ventilated Ii thcso COL
umns, and understood By our resders. Tho crisis
through whca our circulating rnediun2s now passing
viii be over. aod then we LOOK for reiles which
We npprthcnd win scarcely reaeh us previous to
sa,rly used to the new condition at things We think
they will sincerely rejoice that tho currency question
has been placed IN position which will render any
violent change such u Il is now underkoing-uune"
cet&asy for uauy yeags to como. :.
Exchange ID vary close. bat the QQotstlons remain
urcbanged-1-s9X buying: y eellinE The lst:aE, Of
con1ee, Ii customezs Qrotsuen-4 Outsiders have 70
pay X, Tha bankers Al rule OF pEaQices do not sell
except to customers brokers. Of course. ss to snE-
body thst wants. 1T this Quor.tton4 We ars ElAd
10 learn TINT ls,ge amounts Of New York currency
.re now going East, "a exchange, II answertnK that
puspoae admirably. Wetrust 1t witt not como hack.
Gold has been quiet to-day In New fcFE and here.
The market up to the close Of the hrst wAa As
fouoWs: Q 4. NJ 10: l. na. 17gks p. n. TEX. No
second Board on Saturdays. The opening rate hers
was rs, bat advanced to t7a- Fivetwenty soppoax
2ro Asu.e 1t IT, Canada currency dull At 17s nuy*
inR. Silver tso61e5. Legal tcndes astea arc X buy
in M,iwanxee On Friday tae1s xas no chsnsoto
note in the money market. Money In falx demand
AID tole.ahy easy. put tho rnte Of discount
cent. ExEhanS continues bcaten and Ta1y hEm A.
Il buying; X selling.
We hesz TINT tho Milwaukee merchants latc much
distressed about currency m&tters. All tho Wlscon.
sin bsnfs, the Ohio. tndfaan and Iowa StAsa hanks
tie New York State Banks and the New England
banks are recognized par funda in that city. OF
eourae they CO not sec many greenbAcks or national
bank notes. Now our Chicago merchants Are buying
large anonnts Of gr8u In W&cnsin and on the 0pper
Mlteissippl Tbs Nnwsukce merchants are doIns-os
rather trying 10 do the same thing Our ueschanta
oner grcenbacks; the Mtlwaukeans E1is:el1a7eoua'
-AInwausee &c "par fuuds.~ Iho fas1uerf accept the
grcenbaeka-shey Won't touch the "ml.ceaneous;" :"
and that's what IL the matter with the Mllwaukeau&
Take ady1cet follow the lead Of Chicago and yon
will ind yourselves happier aud morn prosper
ors people. .,
MICHIGAN soU7HxJx RA11roAp-The following.
gentlemen hAre been elected officers Of the Michigan
Southern R4nrosd: ,.u.,.o,
KseY Ws!:e
z,ss5 i5 Ss5s$sSs; esssss:s
''Dn : j. s. Fasny, Com tansas. Me. ' ~
| IN. Gilbert, Of Utica, n. T, and Sh11uan Witt.
orc,eyeland, rslsea from the Board OF Dsectors and
| Denford n. Barney and John 2. Acker, Of New York
| ve1s elected In their stead. =.
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Genera! 1<raalsUdtgs5li:H =; Porter, Toledo.
5 Easiern IsttneM@Shas. F. Hatch
oSnpfTtnfendent Uest<rn D4ridon-Wm. F. stauntoa
9assisr- 2: 1ones: Iolsto:
| G<Me1ai 7ScIes dgsnI aad eoHataas-C. p. Leland
Vii be noticed that the Directors elected y. L
M a St ~ r.se enRse a
ss fs en- a detse txas
and He conidet ths Directors eoq1d nsye place.