, 1864-06-15
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
FINANCIAL.

= TUEHDAY EvUHe. Ju3e IA. 1854.
iae CALI jor monsy to-day hiss been quite ertsE
win supply sufficient for all. There ia no difficulty
among merchants in obtaining What they wsr.
kmoo1hy and satisfactorily TO Ill at this time, the
se:olt Of sno neg currency bss i2augurated Oh the
1sRoi lfss month: This fsce al Acknowledge.
Exshange IS a shade closer to-day tlsn yesterday.
oo"esef quite penty, but not so much 50 as TO
Of nawked On tie st1ee which was the case yestcs~
da7. It Will probably be legi.tmatcly rlose by the
enc oi the week. We make no change In quotations
II aseount buying; pst selling.
We ~ouIe again remind the holders Of stump.
tah currency, Of the Illinois and Wisconsin per
suasion that tie expiration Of the timo for Ecdcmp
uon fapidly approaching. The time for the North.
esn llllf OILS Bang expires tomorrow Q5th) and
tevefal othess during Ju1y.
- furious attempt was made in Eew York yester-
oas ano 70 ~ the gamblers. to forcc gold up 10
zoo Bets IN large have been freely made during
the psst two weeks that 1T would reach taat figure.
and the OK iteent ~ great and the efforts OF tho
uaoFons gamblers a. untlrlpg, was ever witneee-
eo among ocftesa ut political campaign. or course
20 thought Is given to the evil effects which this
1eeKess gambling has upon the general bus1ness, and
morals. ar political condition Of our own suffering
country: but they enter into 1t with the greatest
warmth and zest,
Il Is not necessary to bs1sr evidence to prove
that this gold premium Ia In great measure Gctl
hpns the fact apparent to all. Either on national
currency ia worth Just nothing At ALL OF 1t is worth
more thau nifty cents On q dolllr. Every sensible
1nnn knows this. No cause but utter bankruptcy
eSu!d bring down to Its present price and II that
ho our condition. 1t Is valuelcss. Nov. no ono be-
eves ths all feel and know that every d3l1ar OF
Indebtedness will eventually paid Again, to prove
that toe gold premium IL In great part actlous It
10 only necessary to say that the general stock market
does not show the same upward movement railroad
securities, which hardly affected By our national
condition. arc today even lower than what they were
when gold was Is to 50 per cent below the present
quot7ons and this, too, when all the railroads show
an increased amount Of receipts upon the eama rata
cf charges as were in op eration at that time.
The Bsn,o natural causes which send up the rice
Of Gold. affect also the price Of other marketable
commodities. and 1t ia fair to presume thst innenuch
~ stocks ger orally thoW appreciation. as COM
partf with gold. there must be speculative ant un.
natural which effect the and not the 9th.
er. We hardly know how the people can I'D them.
sel.es OF these yamp,ref, and nothing seemB to be-
lett 10 them bus to wait patiently for the dawnnR Of
brighter days If cur country history.
Since writing the above, news has Eeached ns that
tie gold bill has become law The influence On tho
New York gold msrkes, when this met was known,
Was almost lEe diatey apparent and the prtca fell
from 1.o 10 1876 weak. II will ba . Gndsead to lhe
people Of this country II this Law shall accomplish
Nla1 its t:auaers anticipate It will be heavy blow
to mbny gamblers, II it daatroy their busIaess. Tails
Is its intent and meaning, and We hope will prove
snt ces3tnl =.
The following is the range In New York, as tel.
fgrsphld to James Boyd. Esq, 81 C1ark st7eet:
1s1 =. s.m.........,.,..1@ II 2m.,........,.,..197