, 1866-12-23

There Il no improvement In the Wholesale trade
Of the city, and from eyesf quastar there IL but
oue response" dull" In the countryt husiness
Il vcrY Glow. The interior de4lcss are selling Ill
tie; the farmers are not psJ1ug up, and In nuu1er
ous parts Of Lie country We hear Of failures. Mct-
chants In anaaEs md unable to pay, arr maktne
assignments, and In some instances fraudulent
1ransfers Of property have been made. This Il all
wron1. 1.-THE country merchant finds he is un-
able to mect his paper at maturity, uhcre Il no
netassiy for hts rnAk1nE any assignment. Lei
him Ae1 h,a creditors and explain ths situation.
In nine eaacs ont Of ten he Will be granted an
extcusion, and nursed atorg. until better times
come round. This Ia ~hat ths great majority OF
our merchants have resolved upou doing.
The week closes up on dcht money market.
there is m active demand for accommodation
from Ill c1asses OF traders. but more particularly
frm pros1slop &nd produce operators. The dnil-
peka af trade in the city, and The s3owness Of col
ketious In the conusT, cause hrge demand for
trnew11s On mercantile account Tbs d1sin OF
crsrrocy to the Interior 10 move the hog c3pp con-
tinues, snd each succeeding day finds the market
more uncomfortable. The shipments Of produce
10 The East ne verT lieht and until such becomes
ae4iye, wo need not look fur any ret1fu dow Of
currency. faper Ia scsn1tn1ked with \ eeser,ty
rs,ely seen la TITS Market and The dtcouat hpuses
coufne tres ayors exc1ufively 10 those whose
claims cannot be ignored. The bank rato IL aeaoy
! al 70 per cent. In the open market. the:e Is a
good demand Tor money Il rates ranging from
| III to pct cant par month
Tie dsufAa for Exchange il iesa active, but a
thr supply Il tnad equs&s, the market Is tote1by
| am md ,1tes n.e well sustained. Round lots
vcrc Ilsssd between Banks 1t Is cents premium.
Sr+e Of The larger irsaItuttons wcra taking s1rh'
la from provision operators at 80 ceots discount
! but this ves exceptional. The~eounter rates wore
STEADY 1t par, buying, and 1-10 premium, se!ltn g
| Business On the Produce Exchange vas dull
! md the leading markets verc quiab heavy. Fioul
I sos tanc. Wheat VIE dat At decline Of s11c Of
No. !, aud chGsc on no. Spring. Cam declinet
) 1.ilec. pnts wy1c heay1. aud 1c lower. Rye Vi
1Gl!;c OFT. Sample Barley was in sscady demand
| hat others were dull ....
WhIekcy VA. uusalablc. 1t ia asserted thai th
sr,ourt Of contabsnd Whsskey c!yefing has bIo
ken down the market Operators arc affa.i
to touch Il, and commission merchants refuse Il
| make advances. This stste OF auairs IL ukely Il
continue until the tax shall BE- reduced to such
tsu.c as will not allow pfunt commensurat
with TIC ,isks incurred in the illicit dlstlladou
r,ut!e'ons wezr dull. Acas Pork Was neavJ
lAsi WA quiet bnt 6ru. Groceries were slos
| and wax with slight concession on Coffee.
The downward cousro Of Gold during the pal
three or foat daFs h. e1rited considerable atter
| ton. YzStors Eeasons have been assigned fns it.
1seoaEtlng the edects Of The payment Of the 1ae
aary 1uterrst-thc appreciation OF our bon.s /
Ea1ope, and ihc decline of the ta1ac In New Yotf
| One Of he strongest reasons may be found Ia tn
taIfns Of in Cur Imports. and the consequent les
| demand for gold tor customs Anl the purchase
. | foreI2n exchange
To-day The market was again lower. 1t opcne
atl:zHs, declined to ia13x. adsznccd 70 11lA, an
: c9osrd 1t 1t1x. The following quotations we
eSl rnrelr+i bF Bovd Bros, co1d and stock brokers