New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-11
The following.was bid for bank shares:


1l5 Hanover. .'lVos
Mechanics Irving
America 1864 Continental. lOv4
PheDix. ..........lO5 lSt Nicholas. l02
Chemical. 1874 Commonwealth. 100
Dry Dock 100 Importers and Traders.ll
Seventh Ward Manafs and Merchants o3
state New-York - 10 Central National. -lO4
Commerce ........ llGl Fourth National l0it
Mechanics Bkg AssOn 1l2 Ninth National. I02a
Ocean 1924 Oriental Bank. ......--lSo
Money is 4a5 per cent call, and at these rates
the supply is excessive. The city banks are uhaoie
to their deposits except at low rates aud are as
posed to discount literally for every dealer who has
reasonably good paper to offer.
The transactions at the Office of the Assistant treas
urer We're Receipts for Customs, $2S7,OO0; ReceipIS
for Gold Notes, $4,000; total Receipts sls9 wv % ;
total Payments, sl,l231 1874 Of; Balance sloi'of1
6S2 %.
The following comparison shows the imports ex-
ports and specie movements at this port from july l.
1861, to Feb. S, 1868:
Imports si5so0ooo si5S,ScocOo Dec s27,7OoCOO
h5 anec uno lO77OoOOO iO4OOOOo Inc. 100000
Specie specie s61OOOCO 100000 Inc. 15,7OOOOO
it Caigarnia 100000 97GOoOOO Dec s9OOOOO
rumor was current this morning that the Ameri-
can Exchange Bank had been robbed of large sum
of money by one of its officers who had fled. The
foundation for this sensation was the fact that the
assistant cashier had been dismissed for violating an
agreement to have nothing to do with stock specua
tons. The OF the bank. one OF the strongest
and best managed in the city, in regard to It's dehn-
quent servant is worthy OF imitation, and deserving
of praise.
Tennessee Is continued to depressed on the market
at 60 per cent for account of the railroads which
were recently granted State aid TO the extent of ST.
~ Ac of no oil oh
TO borrow their quota of interest by pledgng their
bonds il is probable that some of the pledges have
been sold There is no reasonable doubt of the abi
ity of the State to meet the interest promptly Re
garded railway security alone, and throwing out
of the account the fact that the State of Tennessee
stands behind them, they are the cheapest stock
the list.
The new Missouri bonds are in town, and the
agents will soon commence TO issue Them The old
bonds sell at 105, which makes the new ones worth
81 per cent The past due coupons are saable on
the street at a moderate discount on the valuation
of 81 for new bonds.
The Chicago and Rock Island Railroad cases were
before Judge Cmdozo, in the Supreme Court, on
Saturday The argument of the application to remove
the first four suits the Circuit Court Of the United
States having come TO close, the Companys counsel
called the Judges attention TO two new suits Of the
same lawyers against the same Company The Com
pany's counsel showed that in such new suits Judge
Barnard had granted orders to show cause why
receiver should not be appointed. TetuTnable Mon
day, the 10th instant and asked Judge Card0zO TO
stay the proceeding in such new snits until the
decision of the application for removal Judge Car
dOzO said that such stay would be necessary that
Judge Barnard had said he would not hear the motion
on the two suits and designed TO send them all TO
Judge Cardozo. The Court added that Judge Bar
nard did not intend 10 hear ANYTHING in which the
nd Island Railroad IN a
party and if any motion in any such came before
him he would send it to Judge CaTdozo
The Chicago Tribune of Friday says:
There new features to notice in the condition Of
the money market worthy Of extended notice. Asian
the volume Of business Is concerned we can only re
peat what we said YESTERDAY and quote 1t dul day
Deposits steadily increasing both on city and cOun-
try account, and IS the demand for discount is falling OIL
the market Is working propoilonatey easier theTe IL
From all learn that the demand for merchan-
disc is restricted to meeting the most pressing necessities
The Cincinnati Gazette Of Friday says:
The money market is working slowly back toward
easy condition. but yet there is no great accumulation
OF currency aud the apparent ease Is more he result OF
OF interest firm nj sa10 per cent between bankers and
their depoois, and 2e5 per cent for first class paper
in the open market.
The earnings of the Michigan Southern Road for the
first week in February were
1867 S67 3Ol So932 lInc......s3,c2s
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Com
pany's earned the first week in February:
1861 slJsi79 "a 1863. sl75l65 Gs Inc. $3co92 a.
Comparative statement Of earnings Of the Morris
and Essex Railroad Company for the last six months
in 1896 and 1861:
1866 s535.i5O 90 IsC7 ts5eso9 81 Inc $500 $50 20
The earnings Of the Marietta and Cincinnati Rail
road Company for the fourth week of January were:
1868 s27,129 1sG7..... s28,2CG l,lS7
The business of the Illinois Central Railroad
Company for January is reported as follows:
n M T. 4 FAfI
Acres construction lands sold ..l3 i6j Is Sl356G Oh
Acres interest fund lands sold. 426 ~ Oh W
Acres free lands sold ..........- 44Ol 70 6537 81
Total sales during January, 1865 1882 si9s,3S5
10 which add town lot sales ...... AS W
Total Of an................179a21 sios,uO II
Cash collected in January....-.-.- SZJ2,GS5 %
TRAFFIC. DEPARTMENT
Receipts from freight sJ230l9 W
From mails G.358 80
From rent Of road. 1000 Oh
From other sources 'ooV' w
Total receipts in month OF January. 1868. s5i9s55 81
Total receipts III month OF January, 1901 SG60i3s %
Estimated earnings in the months Of January,
the ID. and s. c. r., not Included above $4,000 OF
TABLE Of ne Loans, Sincere Circulation, Deposits a,d
Legai Tenders ~ he Banks ofhe CITY " Nee York Jor
me 'ceek ending saturday Fet g. 1868
y.ss.o, Amsa aiS A%ooss A%caSs S@oa1s
''SAA b 1Scea specie soS Deposits Tslae.
B.ptmxY....... sassao s,sos1s se5sa s2ssse 2,ssai
S:.s5 5s5SS . sS s sSs s .55ss iis@ s
Union ........ 4s58l2 3Ol&o 4S5sis 3Irus0 e57,'Q0
Bank Of Amehea 5S2s 2SzS$Ss s!9 5sSSlt lsgs s5
Ciy.............. 4oOo5 se4sa9 80. 37ssll Iz0G31
Tradesnons 3oa0Gel lgZn 1894 l9i50O 1855
chemical seSss eos54 ssss$s 22g5 S1S
Msrel E1chsHgs... 3ss9ylS iS561 4ssoH 2Sgd@ SSgl2
butchers DrOver 2a722 900 2s2 900 iS5Ss9oo .f9Sc
Mech. ir2deB I3ifIJS lofVI@ iSv lss..tV 9i5lVS