Evening star., 1866-05-29
THE NATIONAL BANKING.

The Committee on Banking and Currency,
which Is now engaged in the investigation of
the failure of the Merchants National Bank
Will, ii Is saId. make inquiries into the affa rs
of other Banks that have failed, among them
the Memphis National Eank, of Tennessee, and
Culver. Penn y Co, of Pennsylvania. The
Committee has addressed a circular TO the Of
feers of National Depositaries and Sub
Treasures directing them TO report to the
Committee the amount of money deposited
with them 10 the credit of the United States
Treasurer ana 10 Disbursing Officers of the
Government, on the 1st of May, 1S65. Reports
received in answer to the Treas urers circular,
lnQuIring as 10 the amount of publ funds de-
posted In National Banks and Depositares,
show that the First National Bank of Mobile,
Ala, had on deposit, recently, nearly S7CO,OOU
OF Government moneys, while its securities
held BY the Treasurer amounted only to S50OOO.
The PaymaSter Generals report on the same
subject, dIscloses that the sum deposited in
National Banks to the credit of he Disbursing
Officers is over S15,OO0OOO. A National Bank
at Leavenworth, Kansas, whose capital is
only S1OO,OO0 has almost a million on deposit;
and another at New Orleans, La. having
capital of S3OO.OtD has. on deposit to the credit
OF Disbursing Officers, upwards of s20O0.OOO
FINANCIAL-The effect of the monetary dis
turbance OF last week Is rapidly subsiding IN
New York The Commercial 4drertiser of yes
terday says there IL none OF the pressure for
money which characterized last week; but, on
the contrary. lenders are seeking borro owers.
Large sums have been offered at six per CEN.
on Government collaterals; but the general
TAG u seven per cent, though with a very ap
bankers show disposition " taHe paaee
n present high rates, which has the efiac, of
Ieoucing. lor the moment. the supply on call
loans Prime names, 6Oa9O days are current
~ toHa. per cent, with rare exceptions at per
cent The stock market is again buoy ant Inc
oNersold condition Of certain stocks being a
chief element OF the prevailing great strength
OF prices. Governments are active and drme
throughout. The Government brokers have
aoVan ced their quotations materially on old
flve-twenues and Seven -thirties. Fiye.twen
ties are h better, and Seven .thirties gay. Ten
iornes rose q, closing at 95K. The gold mar.
ket 10 weaker. There is less demand for ex.
port. Spectators for a rise are disapnoin in ted
AT tne amount OF Five-twenties and Erie ares
returned by the City OF Boston, the amount
being apparently unimportant. Gold opened
AT IO yesterday morning and rose e.
CHANGES IN THE Sixth AUDIroR's Opprcp
y. .. DICKINSON, of Pa, has resigned his posi
uon as cierk OF the I'd class In the ONCE of
,ne AUDITOR OF the Treasury for the Post ON ce
department. Capt. 4. H. Nixon. of Camden
N. j. has been promoted from A 1st class
lSI,2O) TO I'd class (S1 ,iOOJ clerkship. vice +
>. Dickinson, resigned
InPoRTANr TO INTERNAL RRyESur for
LECToRs--The Secretary of the Treasury ba.
authorlzed collectors Of internal revenue i'm
ciues 70 close their Offices al three O'Clock d.
m. 10 ensole them 10 comply with the law re-
CURING them 10 deposit ali moneys reviewed
by them on the day Of receipt
~James p. Luck, late Postmaster ar .afa.
yette, Ind, and editor Of the LAFAYETTE Jonr.
nal, II Is reported, succeeds Charles A. Dana
as editor OF the Chicago Republican.