, 1865-10-07
CENSUS OF ILLINOIS.
Increase in 80 CouutIea. ao,.,a,
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
MONETARY.

friday EVENING, Oct. g. 1565.
Speculation hAa again broken loose in New York,
and Stocks and Gold are higher The ierer too, II
contagious, and operators here have been nnder its
Influence somewhat during the past twenty four
hours; but there Is a3 drawback here that does not
exist In New York. Our bankers a1e Carrying
ecrezl millions Of bushels Of Grain Just On the ere
Of the commencement ofthe Provision season, and
the Money market ia unusually stringent and close
When the news came In BY telegraph this morning
That Gold had advanced 10 1481t, Tho speculators
became excited. md they went into tho Produce
market eager purchasers, but Withdrew speedily
when they found that their bankers refused to 70
spond to their demands. The consequence was
that prices advanced rapidly, and almost as speedily
reeeded, and The subsequent improvement In
Frelehts kept tbs markets quiet..,. -'-, -
At the leading discount houses there mas very
active inquiry for money, but they found rreat dIt
nculry in procuring the necessary accouuioda
to transact their business, Along with IN actual
scarcity Of currency in many quarters, there is
strong disposition on the part OF bankers to reject
grim Paper. 80 a. to make provision for the beef
and pork packers. whore requirements will BE- quite
heavy within few wncls. The, rate Of discount Is
stll1 steady at 10 per cent per annRa, and street
rates, 16S1A per cent. per month.
Thera Is fair supply Of Eastern Exchange, but
The demand u very moderate and the market IL
quiet and easy At ITO discount buying and par to
1-so premium selling. The bankers sold round lots
to each other 1t t0175c of.
The Produce markets. to-day were moderately ae-
tive. Flour advanced 10c per brl. Wheat opened
1c higher but the advance was los, hefo1e the close
Corn was duh and hc lower. Oats ruled steady.
ltyc was easier. Barley was unchanged. HIrh.
wines were qnies aud steady. Mesa Pork ras &C
tive and drm. Grain Frcights advanced l.;@sc pcr
bushcl
A few days etnce ne recommended th,. The
Mcschants' Loan and Trust Company, tho Branch
Of the Bank Of Montreal, Solomon sturgea' Sons.
and The other privute bankers Of the csy publish
statement Of their ahairs quarterly, at the same
time as the statements Of the National Dsuka ap-
pear. We understand That some Of the directors
of tia arst named institution not only willing
but anxious that such statements shonld be made
and We trust they Hill at once respond. Imncdt.
nely inter- tho panic Of October 1851 the Nerchants'
Loan and Trust Company published statement Of
their at}airs, and it was highly appreciated By the
public A fen days since this same institution had
statement prepared for the benefit Of III directors
and etockhoders, but It tas not Jet been given to
the public. We know Of no reason why Il shoad
not be published, but rather the cont1azy. =
1t ma1 ba said In reply By theae banks that there
10 no law compelling thcm to make statements.
Very trs.e But all banks do business morp or less
on the confidence Of the people, and it Is not only
proper but just that the people be fully informed
a. 10 their condition We have no doubt but thcy
can all show fair record but the commercial
hare right to know what is hcln-
done with their money, whether II Is belpc reck.
fessly loaned to mere spectators or used for the
general purposes of trade and cemmcrce-whcther |
It Is being used In Wall strect, as yvas the case
with that deposited With Conrad and Parks year
ago, or u!thiu easy call II wanted. Had Conrad |
and Parks made quarterly statements or their Of.
fa1ts, the public could not have been 10 easI,y i'm
posed upon. and we would no. hare experienced (
lhe panic which tcok place about that time.
The Gold market Was excited today and auota-
lions were higher bat irregular. It opened in New
York 1t is, adsanced to ISL, fell back to 1iGx
md closed at 80 p. H.. at 1a7 The following arc
lie quotations t&1essaphed TO James Boyd h Dro-
herr, gold-bsokers:
lo:2oa. n1..........t5s 12:45 p. ..1Nx
= n.:.........-...1<s SO p. miis" m..........:.iis"
On the Stock Board to-day thern was considerable
estrlty tn gold. and re note sales OF cas gold ut
It A7ss Ct1H4. The transactions In all foot IN
bout 10000. On the stree. the broker4 pald 147
i the opening, after which 1t advanced 10 Ink md
Ioeed II 14oxQtsa. Silver was IN demand st
37G1tn.
Government securities wero dull. On the Stock
hoard Se%en-Thtrties were sold as low "a ISL.
'or Ftve-Twentfes, 10aH WAS bid and 1ls asked
compound Interest Notes were active and firm.
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