New-York tribune., 1868-02-22


The transactions at the Office Of the Assist
ant Treasurer WERE Receipts for Customs siS6,
900; Receipts for Gold Notes $4,000; total Receipts,
$i3i4S36 81; total Payments $l,1661f3 ~; Balance.
$lO9,543,6Gl 81.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Wednesday says:
There was stronger market for exchange the receipts
Rates are rer and very OF the houses drew less
than par. The bankers paid lOc OIL and IN some cases
1t was received Of depostor at SOC per LOO The dis
count market Is working rather Close sufficiently 20 10
some Inconvenience as currency balances are sun
low and further decreased by heavy checking by
the country banks and shipments again being made
Southwark The offerings Of paper were not large but
the banks generally are connnng Their henlon 70 de
postors aud refusing outside paper The demand =
chiefly tor street u, n % cent ihou gh ont
side parties obliged TO pay ~ per cent
per month for temporary accommodations
The Chicago Tribune of Wednesday says
II Is the general belief in financial circles that the
quirements OF the mercantile community VIII be small.
during the coming Spring there Is intention the
part OF our jobbers stock up to any extent beyond
Decessary assortments until the prospects Tor the spns
counts is mostly confined TO the OF operators in
breadstus and provisions thorgh there Is tho usual
81 e tnnd Tn mostly on the street he rates Of interest
are unchanged. Newlork funds were again dun Early
transactions were made, to small extent, AT 2OdLc.
PREMIUM but later In the day par was the pest ngnre
that could be realized There no change IN the counter
rates-par buying, and l-l0 premium selling.
Tie Boston Trareller Of Thursday says:
The money market was quite active to-day, but the
available supply OF currency at the banks and outside OF
ments Of the mercantile community Inc pIh.ip tIahs
actions in Oans returnable either on demand or
Round sums were obtained pledges OF tho public funds
at and hve while the common charges On other sub
stantia collaerals was Blk per cent In the discount le
double named commercial paper was passed at
SIX per cent although negotiations Of very fair
notes Of slightly inferior rank were reported on the street
at eight and per cent, including single Signatures
Mortgages of eligible real estate with power OF sale
clause were quoted at seven ana eight
Amasa Stone, esq. President of the Cleveland
Painesve and Ashtabula road, and Of the Cleve-
land and Toledo Company, has resigned. The vaca-
tOn of his position so soon after the consolidation Of
these two roads, of which much was expected, ex
cites good deal Of remark. railroad manager Of
experience as he is conceded TO be- sees probably,
that the new broad-gauge route will disarrange the
business of the Lake Shore roads and reduce their
expected profits.
1t is stated that contracts have been made TO build
the new broad gauge road from 1ifin TO Toledo and
that Azariah Boody, esq, has a leading interest
in it. The cost Of the road is estimated
at $3,OOO,OOO, and tho time required is
stated at from nine 10 twelve months. From bis
known energy the shortest time will hardly be ex-
ceeded. The money for the road has evidently been
provided, and all parties concerned may be assured
that by the close of 1888 NewYork City will have
broad gauge road to Chicago. TO the great adyan-
tage of the Erie and Michigan Southern roads, which
have secured it by their recent action.
Tomorrow being close holiday, there will be no
session Of the Stock Exchange or Gold Boards
Another bank defacation is reported. The Cashier
of the First National Bank Of Bethel, Conn, has
been arrested.
This vigorous action ON the part Of the bank au-
thorties offers a gratifying contrast to the lenity
and inertness which have been complained OF in
reference to former cases Of fraud in banks
From one OF the new and valuable tables which
Mr. Hulburd has prepared about the National banks
we find that the stockholders of tho 1880 institu
tons number 923000 which gives about l35 to each
bank.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company has published
its twenty fifth annual statement. Its receipts for
premiums and annuities for tho year 1857 were
$ss572SG To procure which it paid as follows
COMMISSIONS fyIooJI
Exchanges. advertising, &c.............. u6630
Salaries, doctors, and lawyeTs............ 2n,Se3
Taxes, &C iOoNH
Its losses by death were 0il53e
The assets are stated 2o5ls3l9
The liabilities 1851 1855
Supposed surplus soioos
of which s499e42 consists in the market value OF its
stocks beyond their cost The item Of commissions