, 1865-02-06

State bonds g1560 .....,,,..
Discounts ................... 6,s0a1M ..........
Exch9nge nasured'..--''.'- aae' ,;s:y1
Circulation ........-..'...'.. spS,5z 1,d5o,1H
Deposits. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4,3l4o21 4.t14,Qt4
- Eastern Exchange at Cincinnati Is very firm
at premium. The express companies had aa-
yanccd their rates OF transportation to I. The
bankcrs are talking Of putting the rate up toi
premium.
The coupon gold interest due on the let Of
March and 1st Of May, on the public debt, will
probably be ordered to be prepaid, from four to
s1 weeks before maturity, cs the gold is on hand,
aud 1t would be good policy for the Government
to have 1t employed rather than to remain hoard
ed In id1eness. These coupons have got to be
paid, and nny as we'll be anticipated, as they have
been before. and thus give the holders IN oppor-
tunity to sell their gold, and pat the currency
proceeds to some useful purpose.
The Hprld's Washington correspondent OF
Monday says: 1.-THE sub-commIttee who have had
the!tax law amendments under consideration, re-
ported them to the Committee Of Ways and
Means this morning. They made worry little
change in tha old tax law. It Was the purpose OF
tho committee simply to amend and perfect 1t 50
that revenue officers will understand it, proper
administration. The committee believe that II
rightly administered the government will get at
least one-thlrd more revenue. They do not I'M
pose additional tax on manufactured petroleun.
aud scare1y any On crude"
The 800 Treasury notes have been counter
feited. 1tis reported to be smaller than the gem
ufne, and the colorfng On the back is paler aud
less distinct then IN the genuine. The words
'sOne Hundred Dollars, /" on the right hand side
Of the counterfeit is smaller than In the genuine
note. and the lettering around the margin ia also
different.
The earnings OF the Milwaukee aud ST. Panl
Railway Company. including the Eastern Division
of the La Crosse Railroad, arc for 1864 e5a ss3
1863, 81 ,s4a; increasa for 1864 zi95, ,155. The
operating expenses OF the year are 76 per cent
-Swfndlcrs arc now passing round through the
country, says the Cincinnati Gazette, making sight
drafts on banks where they have no accounts, and
managing rome how or other, to dispose OF them.
Two drafts Of this character, on one oftheNationa
Banks, were received at Pittsburg from banker
| in Buffalo, where they had evidently been cashcd
| The s.yindlers changed their names with To-
calities OF courfe there can be no success where
the rule requiring Identification Is observed. But
the way they uoat generally succeed, We pre-
sumc, is to make purchases Of small amounta and
offer drafts In payment. The object OF this notice
ia to put the public On their guard.
Foreign Exchange lii New York is extremely
dull, and quotations aze nominal at 1o94 for gold.
| The New York Tribune says:
t'The supply ls large, aud 1t Is understood that
d good denl Of Southern as well as Northern
| money fE now being Transferred to the United
States. The European advices in regard to United
| demand Will have an important effect upon ex-
| change"
| The following will show the exports (e1clu-
| eIvc OF tpecie) from New York 10 foreign ports
for the week ending Jan. 80. and eince The begin
ming Of the year: