New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-16

T. s Sos Reg O6i sio6 T. s. iOiOs lo3 1921
u. 52Os Coup 1852 i0i 00 L. s. IOtOsCou
The following we're the quotations for Bank stocks
Merchants Metropolitan
f6cnI 81 Nicholas
SaslSH com%oa.cai
Importers Traders S
A 1sTE Of hs RepaSc Central National
Bank of North Amehea''....ia FonIth iSI
Irving ..''O Ienth Nauol"''''''''A
And the following for Railroad bonds:
New-fork Central 1885, 81 To Wabash % Mogge 81
New.York Central 6 Real E 80 To Wabash kga Bonds %
NswyS Central Central TgSo % Western it aos
Eds It MG SIs 5 a g S w'' T S &6f
Ere m MSgs q 49,, 1880 q ss9s SsS q Mortgage IS
Rs,o Y Rre Isl 1871 81 Chicago Rock Island st NJ
Had y Is ID Mort ST. 49, oi Morris EsseI st Mor,gsgs' 90
Harlem lit S NoId, ESQ Tsso Hso'gas'
Fss. az ssIpsc:d &c. &c. q c a
Alton r. Ia Sortroge... % Cleveland Pittsburgh Alb NJ ~
1toa T. II Mort Pref: g Chicago Alton Ist Mor'sAssi az
cRe 4 West Int Bonds. Atlantic O. West +, Mort , IS
cSaSG Yer e Es g5'. 81 s. Pm IS Mort 1 49, %
Go Cor aet lts cent Ms 81 MTsasee st. Paul so
Del L,ck west II Mott Joliet Chicago LIST MortsaSe'lO
IoI & Wabash Let Mort Er... 9il
Money IS i'm good supply at car per cent on call Some
OF the banks were obliged to call some loans nut tne
amounts were not sufficient to any disturbance in
the prevailing ease.
sterling Exchange IL firm at quotations; London
GO DAYS, IOo. Oos; London sight. 100 Paris long
5IGla51S: Paris short jl3i 952i Antwerp 5l7i @ohi
swiss. 51sl05I7i; Hamburg, 36036i Amsterdam 81
1nJ; Frankfort nanI; Bremen, 7SsaI9; Beriln' III
d7iE.
The transactions at the Office OF the United states Az
sstan Treasurer were as follows Receipts FOR customs
s9i5 ooo for Gold Notes $4,000; total Receipts S945
o6i SO; total Payments s53,59a ~ Balance Slo2o@ 40
I'm frechts 90 Liverpool by steamer, 1000 bDs four AZ
q 1000 bush Corn ut Cd 10000 bush wheat al SGoid'
and 1000 tuns Provisions from 20 a jOI.
The approach of the quarterly report OF the baohs has
onercd the question OF aboshng the present mode OF
making them at q fixed date. Last September the BANKS
Of this city Through tho Clearing House. unanimously
decided that the interests OF the country required an
immediate change This is tho unanimous opinion OF the
business and commercial public and IT IS 10 DC hopeu
that Congress will at pass law giving the Con
troer power to call upon the Banks for statement OF
their affairs upon any date he may nane IN all cases iho
date TO be prior the time OF notification This would
at once check the chances OF working money corner
the banks would lie forced TO keep themselves IN solvent
condition all the time and the business Of the country
relieved Of disturbing that ut times has produced
great disaster by prompt action before tho recess the
January statement be dispensed WITH II Is desirable
that It should be DONE aud 1t to be hoped that mme-
date action will bo taken 10 make this reform that Is
demanded 10y the whole country, without dissent The
system worked well under the law under which the
Banks Of tins State operated and would give equal
satisfaction If embodied N the National Banking act.
The aggregate amount OF exports exclusive OF spece)
from the port OF NewYork to foreign ports for the week
ending Dee Is. 1868, was t3,2Oe.l77.
The Black River and st. Lawrence Railway Company
have received and accepted proposition from James
Row aud Henry Row of Brockye Canada, for the con
strcton of "a and iIlOO miles OF road, commencing at
Carthage and extending to the village OF Edwards Inc
only point yet remaining 90 be adjusted between THESE
rrntemcu and the Company is the length OF time they
shalt have the accomplishment OF this work-they dc
sire years from tue first day Of last November AZ
In Printing Cloths says The irCede'6e JO"aa, ths
market very firm, with aB upward tendency Most OF
fhe large mills sold ahead up the ls Of March aud Isl
nf Apr Most the sales made on 20 days credit
The following the sales GOO pieces 5oNtO. ici 900
do 5sxoO .c 5000 do 56xG0 &c; 1890 do 6iX6t, l.c
early IN the week: do. 6iX6f Sc; 10000 DO, CtNG
slc c. 900 do GiX6 SIC; p 900 do. G4N6i sso 1000 do
ix0 sac: do. GiA6 sc 66O0O do 6tNGi, e.c 4i"
do GixS sIc ~ eco do. 6tx64 Total $4,000 pieces
The following shows the totals of the average of the
leading items OF the Philadelphia banks: