New-York tribune., 1867-08-31

II is his duty to proceed with funding the currency
doht and cancel 100000 monthly of legal tender,
REGARDLESS of speculation in progress in grain and
commodities.
EXCHANGE is auoted as follows: London, 60 days.
iO9s0I0 I09s London, sight. '110I 0lo, commercial
iO9tal00s, Paris, long, 51G4G5l5; short 5lS3aor2l;
Antwerp 6Is;405 III Swiss, 5.l63@517l; Ham,
burg (bankers), S6fSS0! Amsterdam al; Frank
fort, n0Hl Bremen. 7Ss@7Sl; Berlin. 72@72..
In Freights the engagements to Liverpool are@
hhds Tobacco at 2Os. Cd; 10 tuns Oil at us Cd; 70
hhds. Tallow at 10s. and, per steamer,D lhds. To-
bacco at 27s Cd, and 1900 busli Wheat at Al. 10
London7OO bbls Flour at is. 3D. 900 bbls. Rosin at
2s., and 20 tuns Oil at 20s.
The transactions at the Sub-Treasnry to-day were
Receipts for Customs $4,000; for Gold Notes.
$4,000; total Receipts. $4l7594i OF; total ray
ments $S,7 $4,000 81 Balance. sl16,G9,dGO 9S.
San Francisco dispatches announce the completion
Of the great tunnel through the crest of the Sierra
Nevada range for the Central Pacific Railroad and
that the track is being.raridly laid eastward This
dsposes Of the last obstacle on that end OF through
line and it is represented that go miles through the
Great Salt Lake Basin be built for less than the
last 100 miles of mountain passage. This is an
important step forward in the National Pacific Rail
road.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Wednesday remarks:
The demand for money more active today, and there
is s considerable SnErgay going to the SqG5y Mgb onS N
he market working rather closer Rates OF Interest
a. & Ss lg d Ss S s%Tf Gent sood
paper In the open market There i more acve dIsha
Tor exchange. but the market Is wen tulp%eG % anu "o'
are steady at ilO9JCc dis buying ana par seilihg'
| The CLicdqo Tribune of Wednesday observes:
The wheat harvest Of 1867 Is nearly secured and there
Is but one opinion expressed regadg ne yleiu ana
ouaIty IL was never better The high prices oplaned
iast Winter and during the early Spring encouraged
farmers TO plant literally, and the result was t
rer area than usual s0Yn. The weather eOolG lOt
have boon eScoed for Earycs the sr Is now almost
entirely cut and is being thrasled ara lht ~
rs cars can be had to transport it TO market Ihe oat
rye and barley crop in the same category III sOe
sections the corn crop Is reported backward ana II Is s
that considerable damage has been sustained IN ti
quelce OF the dry spell; but where one report OF ts
sort to our ears We LgF VI - - VI bvo Iden
site character. The greenpatks Nh.en hS'V Otgn tg
vaults OF the banks in the Alan'lc o[S, arc & Pelng
restored to their egtnate pla'e ~ e eonNO - troiy 2
exprcss train from the East brings It's pac3es oi cur
rency to be used in tne & Ilo yceen 20 n;ees b
ING that tho longer thrasLuS l5 acayeu Ie eteI @ll
be the depreciation ia IS r afcr train Of cars carres
lis precous load 20 our oty ana we near tas
some roads there s not enoush H. va Iona o shin
pin9teacos Some Of the roads are obliged, in order 10
neGe the e I1bcr or other heavy rcighin 6rdei
To- save time and accelerate the movement Of the grain
AZ reept prices the farmers ina pefeC oOu O gree
topay taxes Kettle up scores nay OF debts ana nave
sutcenCy LETT whcrcWh 10 Rdily liciI tslts iuI IO
tion of The Injuries OF life, in the way Of food and raj
pcnt Though Of the Milwaukee banks were check
ing for currency to-day the shipments 10 the interior Oh
bauk account were very moderate but there was luy a.
much currency PAID over the counter as on yesterday
The great bulk of Il was taken by the commission meI
chants to be by them shipped 10 their country CORE
spondents the purchase OF wheat ana Gtler Trans
The receipts again large, though showing ISuns
ofT as compared with yesterday. shippers were very
busy and there is very active demand Ior money
,no;e cnrgoes 10 the seabOard. The deBaud for dis
counts Is very moderate, and as mercantile de
posts Show some signs OF increase consequent upon the
improyrneut i'm trade the market Is comfortably easy
Though paper Is closely ln goOc
standing experience difficulty IN obtaining al INC &C
comrnodation which their accounts warrant Iie Dhn
rate rs 10 per cent and hear of no paper Dey oOh
for less In the open market outside names are he
ted nj 1TlI per cent per mOnth. Exchange was Feiy
heayy-Le offerings being largely in excess OF tle ue
mand Between banks We hear OF sac az 10 ee.'ss II
| Jisconnt and some parcels drawn BY Milwaukee, Dhhh
were placed nj Is discount The counter oeai a. los
active The rates are 40b discount buying aua pax SVh
lug.