New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-24

tain the Secretary substantially In all prAcucapie
measures to bring the country nearer to specie
basis, and whether this can DO accomplished
speedily or not, We have no doubt that prudent
business men will look forward to that event and
shape their business matters acc rdingy.
The Railway share market continues feverish, and
closes lower. The recent ease in money has ia
vored clique movements, but has not stimulated
anything like general speculative feeling. The
outside public has all the excitement needed in at
tending TO their legitimate business and stocks are
left TO the management of professional operators.
Rock Island sold down to 81 99si, fall of 81 per
cent. Mich;g IN Southern was pressed for sale un-
der reports Of bad report Of earnings on the third
week OF the month The closing rates showed an ad-
vance over the Second Board upon sreetrports that
the funding loan bill had failed. The last prices
were: New-York Central, 9liS9li; Erie, s69ssRi
Hudson River, lO3 a 1884, Realing, 9si 0lOO; Mich
igan Sou hern, 69a69l Cleveland and Pittsburgh,
sOs; Rock Island, 99s a99i; Northwestern, 3lsS
i li; North-Western, pref, Sc! a 56i; Fort Wayne,
92i a0.s; Ohio and Mississippi Certificates, 25i
Canton, Az; Cumberland Coal, l6i; Manposa
Mining, l3a l4l; Manposa pref, II; Schuylkill, 10.
The money market is not so easy, but no adj
vance is quoted on call loans, which are Sac y
cent. The Bank statement made up, excluding the
Third National, is Lot so favorable. The City
Banks, excluding the new me mberof the Clearing.
House, show the following changes in the week;
Loans Inc. 81 l24s73 Deposiis.. Dec. 046 343
Specie. Dec. l,6-7 572 Lei TendsDec. 294l
Calculation. Inc. 53li2I
| In Commercial paper no material change. Good
names can be bad at 9 and choice at 7, and large
list cells at lO0l5 y cent. Merchants from the
country are beginning to show themselves ct the
hotels and, under the revival of business, capital
promises to command higher interest.
| The failure of the Columbian Marine Insurance
Company, SO soon after paving 81 per cent divi-
dend excites coed deal of comment upon the
street. Parties in the secrets of mangements have
probably got rid of their stock with small loss Mr.
Cyrus Curtis has been appointed Receiver.
Exchange is quoted as follows: Bankers Sterling,
60 days, lOst hsl; Bankers Sterling, days, lO9i;
Commercial, lO7i0lOs!; Francs, long date, 5.lsi a
5.l64; Francs, short date, SIS a5.l3a.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
l,9i6, $50 42-for Customs, $4,000; Payments,
81, 5l6,52 6i--on account of Loan, $276,o00;
Balance, SIS ss5 1893 6sCoin Certificates, $i07 $40.
Freishts are frner. To Liverpool 1000 bush.
Corn at 3d.; 300 bales Cotton at ia7-l6d., and per
steamer 2l,0CO bush. Corn ct Sd, and $50 bales
Cotton at Sd. To London, 800 boxes Cheese at
35s. A brig to Antwerp with Petroleum on private
terms.
Mr. Charles B. Clarp has published in neat
form for reference list Of the State banks in New
England and Now-Jersey which have surrendered
their charters, with valuable table showing the re-
spectiye dates when the several banks Will be ex-
onerated from the liability to redeem their notes.
The safest way for the public is, however, In the
present deranged state of the country 10 receive in
payment only grecnbacks, National bank notes, a1d
the bills of such State banks i'll their neghborhood
20 they well know. II is not generally known that
the New England and New-Jersey State banks are
protected by the laws Of their several States from
tho obligation pay their notes after the lapse OF
from two to six years.
A meeting Of the stockholders Of the Columbian
Marine Insurance Company is to be held at 3oclock
this afternoon as will be by reference to nd
vertisement elsewhere.
| The trustees of the Newton Copper Type Com
pany have declared a semi.annual dividend OF five
per cent, payable on demand.
1t is stated upon the street that s. NJ. Fox, esq.
will be the President Of the new line of steamships
to California.
| Attention is called to the advertisement Of the
Metropolitan Insurance Company. It's capital is
81 OO0, 900, with surplus of $644, 49, It's marine
business-a new departmcnt-is now almost equal
to its fire risks.
Exports exclusive of specie) from the port OF
New-Yorx to foreign ports, for the week ending
January %, ls66-total, s., $50, 1856.
| The London Times of Jan. has the following
remarks on the advance in the bank rate OF in
terest:
The movement on the part Of the Bank Of England is
fully explained by the return Published this evening
wheh demonstrates that the rate OF per cent vas con-
siderably below the natural market terms the diminu
ton In tie during the week having been to the
extraordinary extent OF II ~ 200 Az the same tune
the outflow stil continues an additional quantity Of
soyereiens having been Withdrawn to-day for Egypt,
while there is probability Of another shipment BY the
BRAZILIAN steamer of the eth. Assuming there is
unscundDess Of trade the present further advance In
tue rate for money 10 Of course only 10 be taken as
that people vOuld hot apply for money at 9
per cent unless they were sure they cond
employ 1t upon terms to render II worth while.
IT, then. II is simply an indication Of the eeln to he
made BY those who fcrunste enough to get the
Of at that rate no one complain Of the rise On
&
could but be encouraged by any continuance or In
crease Of existing facltes and that the
ment must be endured and welcomed by all respectable
traders a. the only means Of cure. Few persons now
dorb that the main Of the condition OF money
market 10 10 be found In series VI unlimited consign
mems Of gosds upon credit TO America. The latest
Board Of Trade returns have shown the nature Of these
consignments and there can be question thst the
figures for December will involve stl moro ex.
| trsordinarx totals. On the other hand, get
| no proportionste returns. either Ia the shape
of bullion, cotton. wheat or other prodacts the