, 1866-10-15

Last week ......... 1s,4it,i95.44 1,;a5,57ios
At the beginning ol,he week the mercantile trade
Of the ctr showed signs of increasing activity In
al departments. and there was every prospect
that The business Of the week won1d be Of m cx-
t1emetJ satisfactory character. On Wednesday
the cholera excitement broke ont, and for two
dsys there was = perfect panic. Trade became
Ntescss- Country merchants who wero IA shc city
Euthed wildly home. without stopping 10 make
lhefs purchases, and those who had intended to
come, Ft&yed away. 4 moderate 1monut Of busl-
ness was done On ordcrs, tnt the solamr Of
Trade for he week was exceedingly light
The cholera excitement has greatly atslcd slnec
Thursday. 4 decided change for the better has
taken plaee in the weather, and the number Of
csses reported has been daily decreasing. The
dreaded scourge Ia confined mostly to the lowest
qraltefs Of the city, where vrsT lt1o attention h
Is paid persoual or property cleanliness Ia other
quarters there have been sporadic cstes-the cAuAes
Of which can be traced to fear and Irregular hahtta.
The disease has not yet assumed the form OF an
epidemic, and there aye now no prospects that II
will do SO. The worst Is oycs, and We may now
look forward with eafetJ 10 Its entire dlsappca1-
ante in short time.
The cloecness, which has been the most prami-
ntnt feature Of The moEcy market during The past
three or four days. has eliminated in tishlness
that u neither agreeable to bankers Or borrowers.
TIE demand for currcncy to 60 10 the Interior
continues without abatement. and as the deposit
lines hare shown quite falling OF during the
rakt three OF four days, owing to the dnilne.s oi
trade In the city. the b.nks ind II dtcu1s to meet
tie drain. There IL N scttre demand for money
grain paper md In the way Of mercantile loans
there il IN increased inquiry. Most Of the banks
tave teae:raphed 10 New York for currency, and
large remfttances are expected In the beginning
Of the ueek.
The discount houses are Obliged to pursue q
very conservative policy, md paper IL narrowly
fczutinixed- None but those whose claims cauuot
be denied ind accommodation. In tho open uas
Aet Eucd signatures taken 1t fsS15 per cent,
and less acceptable names At 10 per cent. per
num- In the way ot mortgage or call loans va
he1f Of no transactions, and rates nc nominal at
s11o per cent.
The Exchange market was aealu hst ID sfeu Of
the scarcity Of currency. Sales Of round lots were
! made between banks 1t is discount, with rumors
Of talts at i OF. The market closed heavy.
coaotes rates weee .i<s1-5 dtseouht b1ytn., and
~ cents OF to par seilEns-thc inside fsure In
/ either easc being exceptional. Buffalo and os-
wcgo sight were taken 1t 500 cents discount,
and Causda bills 1t Y ID.
/ Owing 10 The advance in Gold, the currency
| rates for Foreign E1ehance vert higher. Tha
following arc the selling 1sses for small Bills:
| London, per e....-....-..- 500 40 @ s-sl
ee.!!s:H s.5.i >: :. FL; Fs:.'.s 4e,;i Il, IL
sd, s~edes,, Per Psf t spteis : psief. -: Ii Is
! On the f1odnoe Exchange, Flour Was rnoder-
stely active and 1ru. Whest opened active and
shade stronger, but closed quiet ard Scarcely 20
ARM Corn vas h0ase better Oats were In
WIS moro active and ssiSer- Whtskey wzs du1I
and nominal. ProStAions were lNelesa. 1ake
| Fftights were 4 thade better and more active
| Seeds were Unchanged Groceries were quiet