, 1865-01-09
FINANCIAL IND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARG.
2A-pn,- p-

1 SATURDAY EVENING. Jan. r. 1895
Inc sutneencJ which has controlled the money
! mafRet during me week. exists to-day. In fac,
VIC are disposed to believe 1t somewhat intensified
when We state the fact that pork has been sold TO-
day at difference Of q per barrel between cash
and thirty days, which is paying about per cent
month for money. Operators may be able to run
the machine short time on these terms, but no.
long. The great scarcity Of money, OF course, dc.
presses all kinds or rade and prices of all staple,
have a downward tendency.
Exchange Il very close. The rates arc very
generally par buying; premium selling. There
10 occasionally concession Of an / On the buying
price, to obtain currency There Is very little er-
ctInge making, and will not be until the railroads
begin to understand the situation and lower their
fretghts sufficiently to enable shippers Of proyis.
Ions to forward their stocks
The range Of gold in New York to-day haa been
some"hat lower than yesterday. The market was
steady, The following arc t6e quotations tele-
graphed to james Boyd, bullion broker, IS Cla1k
street:
GOLD IN NEW YORK.
7gsoa 1Esoa H. ....... s:o0p m.-.....-...as.i
LEW Nm.-.--..-.... ..4a64
The market here was steady, with moderate
transactions. The range was s25f@a26. Silver,
under orders nom Canada, ranged ftou al5to 916
closing steady at thtse figures Government sos
arc firm and steady at former rates-10s& buyfrc.
N9t selling; 10-40a arc 102 buying, 102} selling
-Onithe first page is announced the organtz,-
t1on, under the National Banking Law. OF the
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
The Directors c. B. Blair, Daniel A. Jones, E.
q. Hadduck, John B. Turner and William Blair.
with John DeKogen as Cashier These gentlemen
are all known as among onr very best citizens and
thorough business men,. It is, therefore hardly
necessary Tor US 10 commend this Institution to
The recognition OF those who make use OF tho IA.
ctlttes afforded by banks in the transaction OF
their business. The "Mcrchants' National will
be sure to commend itself to their consideration
-To-day ia the last on which bonds Of The 10 DO !
oan, or any other gold intercst-bearing bonds. |
an be had on subscription. The subscriptions to
hese bonds during the past week have been very |
'ctaSe. The Second National Bank OF this civ |
Flone, during tho week ending today, has recety-
ID S'.133,360 This is probably much larger than
ny Of the other Natsonal Banks has received.
The 7:30 Is now the only Government loan on the
oarket, and we regard 1t as one of tho very beat
hat has been offered for Investment. The Second
sadonal Bank has made the reception OF subscrip-
IONS LOT Government leans a specially, and will
onnnue TO supply all who want the 7-90 Treasury
otes. !
The N. 7. Independent OF this week says.
The old city banks hare commenced comino,
ito the line Of the newly-organized system Of Ma.
ona1 Banka. The Bank OF Commerce lends, the
ank Of the Commonwealth follows and the Bank |
+ the Republic, with several others have the mat
r under consideration. The new name OF tha
ank Of the Commonwealth is the National Bunk
the Commonwealth This company has CAD.
i Of $7b0, ,0G0."
The following 1s the comparative ststemeht of
Q exports exclusive OF specie) from the port OF
ew York TO foreign ports for the week ending /
n. ,, 1865: 7
y the week. &, ,2s0, ,15a s1,e1s,ssa ssMs1s !,
ice Of go1d.... 13a Isl ''' IS
The exports Of the past week were a. fol1ows.
Bremen, s12o, 1T; to Liverpool, &, ~ 49,: to
ndon, s5se. $50; to Bristol, s1ao, 1893; to British
nth American Colonies, $5e,oa7; to Britfsh =
una, s15267; to British Australia, Ss45,1sa: 10 o
rdean1, Ssi,2So; to cadlz, s1o,,H; to Cuba.
74ot md to Brazil, s1i7,6s4.
: A Second Petroleum Stock Board has bcen no. :.
'ltshed IN New York, and an arrangement ia ~
oe to have Petroleum stocks called at Gala
efs Might Exchange" up town. The pctro n
m mania Is on the increase.
sEW YORK Stock MAnKEr.-Closfne nr}ces fo,
b, Jan. Z. 1865, received BY F. G. saltonstalI =
!, commission, stock and bond brokers, q cartr 'o
,et: