New-York tribune., 1868-04-30

currency debt in lawful money" nothing could he
included under this terru but Treasury notes and
coin an opinion in which the Secretary of the Treas
ury oOnouTred. Under this ruling the banks will get
either legaltenders certificates calling for them
on demand. Late IN the day money very freely
offered at per cent, and large balances were carried
over for want Of users at this rate Commercial bills
are 7a7. per cent and the supply small
Exchange IS quoted as follows: London. ~ days.
lC9lallo do. al sight llO!ailO9; Paris long, JIj4
@512 short, 511. 05lO; Antwerp, 515@519s; Swiss,
615G613.; Hamburg. SO! GSj. Amsterdam, 4ls@4lG
Frankfort. 4lGl1s; Bremen. I9.as0; Berlin hs0'2
Freights-To Liverpool, 1900 bbls Resin at 2s 3D.,
90O tcs. Lard atSOs and by steamer 200 bales Cotton
At 3-l6d.. 50 hhds. Talow al 95s. and 1900 bush.
Wheat at ID TO London 80 ties. Beef at Gs Cd, and
10 bales Furs at 35s. To Glasgow, 10y steamer, 800
bbls Rosin at 9s 100 tuDs Logwood at 2Os and 1900
bnsh. Peas at I'D
The business Of the SHb-TTeasury was: Receipts
for Customs, $4,000; receipts FOR Gold Notes $G22-
go; total receipts, $2777S9l %; total payments.
$lG6.j42 %; balance $lo9295,OsG A.
The following will show the exports Exclusive of
sptcrsi from NewYork TO foreign ports, for the
week ending April y and since the beginning Of the
NeaT; ~
Es,.sa,y Es5 s s,,.,a .55s .5SS ] aa5sS s3$s $s
smce Jan. .ss4.ls5Ia5 s75zi45 s5ssS5oo5
Attention is called TO the card Of the Home lnsur-
ance Co. which proposes to make to al parties insur
iDg t it's connter an abatement equal TO the commits
siohs allowed TO brokers As insurance companies
are now managed both life and fire. too much of
Their loceipts get sucked mp by brokers SO great
Is e abuso IN life companies that officers ask parties
who mako application at then counter, WHO their
broker is. yherG eve few g..i.ies On hyes or prop
'Uly which aI6 NOT sN Gated by parties WHO perform
lahoI which stockholders and polioy-holders THINK
should be done by ovcrpaid officers The Home tom-
pany proposes to do business with us dealers dlfee
~ ana tie sooner the smaller companies copy them
The better
The eek closes on an easy money market To-day
ere sIS novemcnt ITy in wheat bnt the increase was
hardly noticeable except at two or three o. the banhs
interest for loans made Government Securities. or
other choice collaerals Ia the open market money is
easy l41l per cent per month NeWYork funds were
acan Sales made IN tho forenoon at par 10
rs cents premium hut after ceangs there scarcity
of bills with no sellers below 30 cents premium al WhSn
soveal lots were placed The counter rates ale seaH
taken at 40 discount
A Texas correspondent Of McKillop, SpIaeue &
Co, says under date of April Is;
At this writing crops look wen Corn growing wen
ccttOn being planted The suspension 0f the cotton
tax the late Unprecedented advance in the prices rs
planting OF heavy cotton crop in this The S,av
iaw OF Texas has been decided unconstitutional No
ethor changes in the laws for the collection OF debts
VIM. y. Wright's circular, per Scotia, says OF the
cotton market:
when the highest point Of the reached
and Mddlng Upland was sold at SSsc The CHIEF eusi
las been done by spectators and exporters 10 y
'rlOo and Havre. bnnners have been bnyng 70 sna
The rapid falling of IN the receipts a; the ports
and the favorable news from Liverpool ana Man
chester have been the cause OF the Improvement Hold
are very irm and look with confidence to the imme
siiate future goods market is dun and prices
muDeratye Our domestic consumers hod i9lT STOCK
very much reduced and there s less desire to purchase
for holding. for higher prices Parties engaged ~ the
Oosiness have done well ana the majority prefer 10 keep
what they have made. Some holders expect further
now lead this and cause active e1por, demand later
The sales for the week have been 5000 bales
The Southern markets all higher with fair amount
sales each Some business ia being done in New
Orleans for export to Liverpool and Havre the principal
sales however at the Southern ports inst now IS for To-
cal speculation and shipment TO NeW.NOrk Stocks are
every where being reduced Receipts for the week ~ all
ihe ports amount to Is 600 bales against week
THIS falling off greater than looked for week ago.
road connection in Georgia Of the bridges having
been carried by the late heavy rain storms These
have since been repaired and cotton Is ach coming ~
at Savannah The reeepts Of cotton az the ports must OF
son The exhaustion of supply in the interior is |
beyond doubt Exports for the week. 10 Great |
Britain $1,000 bales France, 1000 other foreign
ports. 6OOO Tho shipments from NewNork were over
] S show large dnhno and after smother
week export will be much reduced Heavy rams
Mississippi Replantng has been necessary IN some sec
t0Ds This causes short delay. aud nay not result IN
injury Of The thus far has not been IA
yOrable at all points The progIess u ho ofoQ VIII be
watched with anxiety
Tie following speaks for itself:
TREASURY DETAKJMINT.
OFFICE OF INTLREAI kEyENUE
WASHINGTON, ApTn "A, ls66
"sR Yours Of the 18th inst, jnquirlng 10 relation TO
the construction OF the Internal Revenue act Of March 81
Jss has been received IN reply have 10 state that the
aN q pound cotton and the stamp duties
ON ale aud patent medicines not included ~ The re-
zeal contained in said OF the manufactured
articles; and therefore drawback Of a cents per pOnnd
viii be allowed heretofore, on expectations OF goods
manufactured exclusively OF GOTTEN and OF the value OF
stamps Only affixed and Cancelled upon packages OF ale
and patent accordance with the regulation
series s. No g. but claims for drawback upon any article
merchandise exported prior 70 April lee must lie
Commissioners Of internal Revenue prior
T. the Ist day OF October 1865, they Will be deDaed
80 supplementary regulations preparing al ths
which copies Will be transmitted 70 aieW
days mescrbnC the additional evidence rendered neoeh
szly by sd 10 subsantiate claims for drawback on
neIChande exported which there ~ no Internal tax
at the date Of expectation made from April ], 1856 "
JaDe !, 1863. Very respectfully,
"E A. ROLLINS, Commissioner.
Lake Bemis, esq sup't Exports. Boston
y ne Ealor Of TIE 7EitNRG
SIR Permit an observer % facts figures and tendeI
ere 10 give through your columns hs views relative 70
future OF breadstu as that B matter bl are more
ioss interested IN. -
Ia the month February last, No Spring Wheat IN
ts city sOld high g. 10 per busheI cash The ad-
vance was prefpatre not warranted at that time
and az OLe extreme is likely 10 be followed by another
hare ,lero