, 1866-05-18

April 90. s, go L692G2 8206a.oaa1s $669 los zs
The consolidation OF the Buffalo city elevator
interest which for tome yeare past has held sway,
mnch to the annoyance Of wheat shippers and g1atn
Teseels, II nov interrupted By lively competition
among The parties formerly belonging thereto.
some Of these elevators ask one quarter Of cent
per bnAhcl-thc vessel paying one-half the amount
and the grim the remaining halE-uakng an eighth
Of cent 10 each-a1l Of which il decided hack
down" from the position assumed By them, when
they petitInned the city council Of Buffalo some
two Year, ago 10 prohibit the working Of the float
ing elevator. &. q. FOES, in the hafbor. Competi-
tion IL the life Of trade.
Nh pul,au. United States Assessor In the Sec
ond District Of 0hio, has deeaded that salary il
f1ed investment, and that IN making up returns
for income lax, pettous cau not deduct Whati
they may hare Incurred from the smount received
NJ sa1ary, II they have other sou1co OF in
conc.
In New Orleans there is a iair amount Of avail
able captal seeking investment in eolid securities
Loann On mortgage OF improved real extate are eE-
1ec4td at 9019 per cent PCT annum and Temporary
lonn., on the security Of improved coaters1s, at
per cent per anuum, In bank, and ! per cent per
mouth IN the open matket-
The Eates ot interest IN Boston ehow no ynlfa
t1on, cali loans beang freely offered at per cent,
With occasional ttansactious At losses and higher
from to per cent, roT prime to good, With higher
rates Tor the inferior grades. The bank ta1e Tor dis
eopnls OF short dated paper Is still maintained at
7@7A per cent.
The total value Of imports At Boston 10. the
week ending Msr II. was $4sl, ,7M, asainst $2ei ,os7
during the corresponding week. In 1855. Total
e'nce Janua5y !, <1o,asi,7oa. A1essge ssaouns per
week ssG9,77s. -" =.
1T has been ascestaincd that the Government
viii Ioee between two hundred and three hundred
thousand do1lars BY the failure Of Culver, Penn j.
Co.. the New York bankers. -.
in Cincinnati there Is u falling OF In the tnp
ply Of currency. consequent upon heavy checking
by the Government upon National Bank dcpostlo-
rtcs, aud with increased offerings for discount,
bankere are now faitly supplied With paper, and
there IL no difficulty In finding employment far
Mus ,nezns. The ,tasket. however, remains com-
pasn,tsey easy, and rates OF interest range from
ell per cent
-Tbe Pittsburgh Gasa4z. Of Wednesday eays
.sIhe tailurc Of Work. Mccouch i. Co., Of Phlla-
dclupla. en- Monday, WAS followed to-day by tho
spspeueiou Of MessrE. Kramer tahu, here, the
former being branch horse OF the latter. and it
VA. the failure Of the Phtlade3ph,a concern. that
hrnucht about the suspension Of Meserx. E. 4. X.
We etc without particulars, though 1t Is etsttd on
the street thnt Mcasre. E. i r. viii be able to
secure all ,hei. depoeltors, and open again in few
uays This house ts one Of the Oldest, and has al
uays been Considered one Of The most reliable
barking Institutions tn the city and tho suspension
created considerable excitement in financial carclss-
The Fhfi.delph,a Inquirer Of the 1ash instant,
bax the following In rclahou to the faaa CIV
Mccouch Co., bankers Of that ctty:!:-
.4Thcrc was bui limited amount Of tnstness at
the stock Exchange to-day. Operations Eere con
sfoerably perturhed II the announcement Of the
fsIiure Of q Third ftreet banking house. The e.
abli hment eaid to hsye gone by the boasd has ios
eome time past supported the "bu1f" tntesest in
ues,ory7l,e, and in combination With other parties
The etoek WIS run up from s17 to s!5. The sus'
pended TIM had heavy load to carry. md were
unable to bear it. The STOCK they had manipulated
gave WY last week, and. unable TO check ~ rapid
ly downward tendency. the nsm was forced into
/ euIpensaob."
| -ln New Tork money continues eupe.abpndant
! The banks are Offering large surpluees At 4 pei
cent, wilhou, finding bos7owers- On call loans
however. the ta:e ID most generally q cent
Large amounts are kun telrR received from tht
West Paper IL still In hetive demand, hat print
notes the supply Is limited and rates tsyoE Ii.