, 1866-02-06
FINANCIAL AND COM u ERClAL
MONETARY.

Ia0auAx EFEEIHQs CCQs o.
Tho money market to-day was reported to be
tthef easier than Al the close Of The Last week but
II Is fun stringent Currency has been receired 10
considerable extent from Cincinnati and New
aofS, enc This has enabled some Of the banke1s TO
accommodate the1f enstnmers more freely but IN
other quarters the pressure wss said to b as gre1
~ on Saturday. The Light receipt. Of Hogs to day
psonaoly has something to do With the reported
cessation In the pressure.
Inc rates OF discount are stcady at Upper cent
PEI annum, at the resular banks, and 1sG1B PEI
cent at private institutions On the street brokers
discounted second md third class paper ii Is54s
per cent per month.
The market for Easleru exchange remains quIel
and cary, but these is less disposition Oh The part
Of bankers to sell md In this rcspect the market
may be quo.ed = shade froet. The rates at the
banks were 1.5G1-10 discount buying and selling.
Round lois were sold among bankers at hGl,10
discount.
The Provision market to4day. snder Light receipts
Of HoEa ard IN improvement IN New York, was
frmef. Mess Pork advanced &c per bri; Land was
hFner; but there was no percepible change IN Cut
Meata. The 1narket for Dressed Hogs advanced
l0c Per 100 1be. The Gran markets were qu1ct and
hcayy. Flour vas dull and unchanged. Wheat
was LEES active and steady At Saturdays decline.
Corn ssas quiet. Oats were inactive. Rye and
Barley were dull and 1tcady.
The New York iadepsadeat Of The 1st inst, con-
tn1ns the following article on he Accommodations OF
specie In New York:
Specie aceuuulates rrry rapidly IN New York,
whether needed a. I has1s for pspef circulation or
not. To thoee who destzo satisfaction from know
Ing that certain amount Of The precious metal is
close 1t hand, 1t will be gratifying 10 learn that the
receipts 1t our custom tprSe Of gold last week
amounted to three millions two hundred and any
.housand dollars, while the payments for Interest
the national debt IL gold we're but two hundred aAd
eighty thousand dolaEs; the entire shipments Of
specie to Europe during tho week amounted % but
gold and silver bars. Or g 500 bales OF cotton
received here during the week We shipped to En-
rope ouly 1So00 bales. 80 that We fetaln not only
large amonnt Of the prccIona metA1s, but Of equally
precious material which IL quito as good a. gold.
The Eiock oi cotton now On hand In New YORK is
| full two hundred mud thiItJ-fye thousand bales
The gold receipts for dpt,ca ut our custom house
during The present week Will probably be full a.
| laTee 10 Ito receipts Of last week. Tie European
goods the duties on which aro very heavy. Thu
deposits Of gold at the enbtrtasurJ hare been SO
heavy that there orer ninety millions In gold
md currency DOW in the Government depositattes
IN this city.
The 2S5, Go bales Of cotton now IN New York Wlll
bring ftts 11ipus Of dollata tn Gold in Liverpool;
and the weeks receipts Of cotton were worth i've
mt1ione Of dollars In coin, md the weeks exports
Of cotton nearly three millions. Old King Cotton
IL rapidly reeafning hta commercial snzy.
Gold opened N New fosk to-day it 40, I'D.
sanced to 1s09s. md closed At as9. Tns following
n1e the quotations. telegEaphed 10 James Boyd d
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