New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-18

Gal. Chic. Exit. 100
Money opened with frmer feeling and number
OF Banks advanced to per cent on call at TINS rate
Government dealers were accommodated. Inc rate
on miscellaneous securities continues at 413 per cent
with more done at the highest rate Some of the
per cent Certificates are finding their way to the Sub
Treasury for payment from parties who need the cur
rency as they cannot be sold at better than par and
accrued interest About 81 100000 of the maturing
Compounds have been converted into Certificates
The country banks now sending them in desire their
payment. As the Certificates are payable on
demand they supposed that the Sub Treasurer
would also paw the compounds in the same manner.
This however, he declined TO do, saying that they
must be sent to Washington; the banks take the
certificates. and then 90 TO the cashier and demand
the greenbacks which are then paid. As 1t now
stands il only temporary delay but 1t IS
nice specimen of the red-tape operations OF the
Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury desires to
get all the compounds converted into certificates,
but the banks Of this city already have as many in
hand rs they can safely carry, and are not pur-
chaSers and estimate that S20OO0OOO will come
TO be paid off during the Autumn. The shipment of
currency West continues active, and the banks
to-day shipped large amounts.
Sterling Exchange is dull and steady at quota
tiOns: London, 60 days, lO93 GlC9l; London sight
lO9.G1O9.; London, prime commercial lOS!NlO9 !;
Paris long 517l a51G!; Paris short 515G5l3!; Ant
werp, 51s2G517l; Swiss, 5.lS3ajl7i; Hamburg, %G
go; Amsterdam, Ha4ll; Frankfort. 4Ola4l; Bremen,
79l G7g.; Berlin, NOM
Freights to Liverpool by steamer, 1900 bush corn
at 4ld.
The transactions at the Office of the Assistant
Treasurer were Receipts for Customs, 100000 for
Gold Notes, $500; total Receipts, $2,26s,G99 ~;
total Payments $3272gO "a; Balance, $s3,i,S59 II.
Mr.. Albert Nicolay sold Monday, Aug. II, at pub
lie auction, 80 shares Combination Silver Mining
Co., Nevada thypotd), at g 30 per share.
The earnings Of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway for the second week in August were:
1865 s27l $50 9s .toLC2s a. lncrcases777ii
Tho Boston, Hartford and Erie Road has been
made up mainly from number Of struggling ami
nearly dofnet enterprises intending the old Norfolk
Comfy line which iizzle for years; the Mid
land road, from the Providence road to tho foot OF
Summer-st.. Boston, which, came into life under the
nursing of Edward Crane, and which rusted with
compound rail for five or six years. without loco
motive on ITS track; the extension TO Blackstone.
which shared in the msfortunes Of the Norfolk
County, and finally the Providence, Hartford. aud
Fishkill road, the only part Of the line which
ever earned any profit Lingering in the
last stages of decay Mr.. John S. Eldridge at
this roint took an interest in its management, and
backed by several leading and wealthy citizens OF
Boston. has secured loan Of 100000 from the
STATE of Massachusetts and has also managed TO sell
the NewYork and Erie Road e. 100000 of their bonds
at S. With these resources II Is intended 10 com
plets the road to Fshki and when at that point the
stock and bonds united Will at the par value make
an aggregate cost Of $f0OOO0OO. or about 100000
more than the New-York Central a road of 555
miles in length of which over 400 miles is double
track.
TABLE Of ne Loans SDec,s Circulation. Deposits aud
Legai Tenders he Ranks Of the Cdy Of NeU- ORR for
n tneek eIsdHg Saturday, August rs, 1858.