New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-08
inward. At an points'the exchanges favor New.


York. Tho most popumr employment for capital is
Government securities, as the quotations show.
Certificates are irmer than for q long time. and
nothing is to be had under 9s}. There 10 more de-
mand for gold.bsaring stocks from Europe, and
some quito large orders have been filed In lO-iOs on
first account.
Freigh.s are fairly actlve and firm. The engage
ments to Liverpool are 500 boxe, Bacon and $50
hhds. Tallow at i0s; 50 ties. Lard at Is. 3D.; 800
boxes Cheese at 49,; 500 bbls. Oil Cake and $50
tuns Copper Ore on private terms; and per steamer
10 ties. Clover Seed at 50s., and 100 bales Cotton
at s.. Cd. To London. 100 bbls. Provisions on
private terms. To Glasgow, 1000 bbls. Flour at
Is. Cd. To Antwerp, 1859 bags Coffee at 22s. 3D.;
IN hbds Tobacco at 3Os IS cases BeeswaY at Us. Cd;
and 1000 Slaves at $ls.
The Monthly Statement, under the Thirty
fourth Section of the National Currency Act, OF
the First National Bank of New-York, for tho
month ending Jan. 81, 1865, shows: Average
Amount of Loans and Discounts, 6,'S2,018 y;
Average Amount of Specie and Legal Tenders
si,4lI,Il5 90; Average Amount OF Deposits,
aa.573.777 n; Average Amount of Circulation,
$!77 900.
The business of the Sub.Treasury was Receipts,
A.. OF, iO5 81; for Customs, 100000; Payments,
5000 li27l; en- account OF Loan, s5io'ooV; Dai-
ance, so, i36,709 l6.
Tho aggregate amount Of Exports exclusive OF
specie) from the port Of Ncw-York to Foreign
Ports for the week ending Feb. Z, 1865, $,SOS 49,
The Pennsylvania Coal Company made during
the year 1864 profit Of 4S per cent, of which ~
per cent has been distributed. The high price OF
coal has gone to largo degree into the profits OF
transportation companies, and not into the hands
of the miners. All Coal Stocks are held with great
frmness. and some Of them are much higher.
Fisk g. Hatch received orders for $780, 900 73Os
to-day, and the united agents over 81 ,OOooO
The earnings of the Prairie du Chen Railway for
1864 ", re 81 ISL exIelsossl &C.. Oiuetprots
s5.6, .3!--or lt;le over fper cent on the entire
capital common stock nclEdcl. 1t 10 understood
that = yaral items are included in the u r'gaie OF
expenditures which age not chargeable TO ordinary
operating expenses, AID which, il dcducted'
would leave a much larger surplus. 1t is prob
able that tho outstanding bonds OF the
company, now reduced to $96o,oCo, viii ell be OK
changed for FIRST preferred stock between the iOth
and 10Th instant. This would hbcrate the Sinking
Fund OF $20io00 per annum, and allow OF It's appii
cation r. dividends, m arrangement which would
benefit the common Stock and place it over in the
class of dividend paying securities. The bonded
debt has been SO largely reduced that the LIST Pre-
lcrnd Stock has become a very desirable security
The road i, doing a very good business and the
Common Stock il selling far below Its value as Z
permanent Investment
Mr.. Billopp Seaman has been appointed cashier
OF tue Fourth National Bank Of this city.
The city of Portland had ia 1914 valuation OF
st.3cJ..Ss. which was increased to $.6,"o3 ,s3J in
1861. Her exports 10 foreign countries increased
from s25I og7 in 1875 10 si,39Gl+ in 1861; her I'M
ports from s3S9,79l in 1875 TO sl3,O39,'i in ls6i-
showing not only growth of business but an In
crease OF wealth unexampled in any other CITY of
Ncw-Engand during the same period.
The Boston imports, for the week ending Feb >,
were s2Il Os7, against 10000 for the correspond
i'm, week ia 1861. The exports, including specie
were SIS, 400, against $!53,37S ior ;hc correspond
ing week in 1861.
or printing cloths, The Providence Journal
says;
Most Of the goods sold during re past week were sold
on M,nliy and rucllay. ~ rket closed on Sataruhy
lowing are tbs sa'cs: 5000 pieces. tE'i, &c o.VD
pieces GOiGi 2sc. 900 pieces, G0xCi &c oOpo pieces
81 ga 90; L. 10 pieces Gix6 &C.; Ie.VOO pieces,
CsKOe 2sc. Total 200 pieces.
The Cincinnati Commercial says:
In The money market there il no, much fresh business
Peone are t,king care of Old engagements not con
tracing new ones. Currency Is scarce. with no I'M
MEDIATE prosveet OF an improvement. Exchange also
cot tnues scarce aud the prevailing rates to-day were
/. 10 premium buying and premium selling
The Chicago Trionne says:
Here Ia the West there Is naturally greater conf.
dence in produce and provisions than Ia tho kas and
our banker, have been less frightened by the cry oil
Ieaee" than elsewhere; but they arc unwilling To ex
tend, and nov generally replying no to every
new epgicat TIE rate VI discount IS therefore nomi'
nal at 10 per cent and the business s being done on the
street by brokers at 2a3 per cent per month The sup
ment OF provisions continue very light and the supoy
Of Eastern Exchange il still inadequate 10 meet the sup
piy The bankers to-day bought as much as they could
al par and sold nj premium.
Sales ut tlc Petroleum Stock Board:
20O GeIaans. 9Jd J3c.i 1900 KnielerbocEer pe,ro-
l.um Co.. GOo; 60 Tack. 81 s1Gst 10; go Cherry
Run sCe / zoo Oceanic, S. 5OdSJ 6Ji 80 Empire
Ci,y Petroleum Co. IS 90; ESQ Phillips s.; $50 Bn.
oLinan Farm, 81 e5asl 90 U.c0o, byo, el :V; 100
Northern Light. 81; SOC Rynd Farm. q @ iVo United
States, ST 80