, 1869-01-03

1otA ..... 4l4fl,6Gt,l5 &l.379.Gl0 Ii
Ihe annual montAly acd weekly settlements In
al kilds oflzade being crowded into today. hss
MADE m appearances Of uautuA activity in
nninesa, though IN actual trade there has been 4
falnnR al, ~ compared With the two prtv,eas
weeks, taihsr than an tncrea4e. There has beeu
very perseptible falling od in the demazd tor
MoneJ during the psst week, Ard II 10 psskteu-
latiy noticeable to-day. Thisls perllpa att1ibu-
tao'e chiefly to the general understanding that
lee ba1ks would not e1t3ud their discount lines
nov, nor until AFTER their quarterly state pent On
next hopd1I. This holding back from az
panoluR doltEg the pa1t two weeks seams
70 Dc shout tie only preparation the banks hAvs
nado for qoarteF-day. An tnnax OF currency
tfon the country during the last week came lust
IN time 10 help the money market 4 little aud aid
ihe banks In making a good c1h,bi:, and 1t Ia
evident that the seven OF eight millions Of cur.
rrne1 teAt were rent to the country 11tee The lst
oiNove1ntcs were not absorbed In tho trAfde Of
the country. month ago ali the country banks
~c1e not orlJ draining down their balances hers,
snd ordering ths funds sent to them
N enrreIcy, but were also drawing out
tEclf New folk balances, ecrd3nx their checks
on New York IN here, md orde,trc the currency
nom hefe aR1tnst The e1chknRe, thus making
exchange plenty And currency ecarce. Now tbs
whole EoSs ntnt l. -rsTeteed, the country banks
are ding In currency, snd Itel7ng II
Of erecat 10 New York 10 make exchange, But
the currency In 1ta circuit IN the county hiss also
moved great postasu Of thehog crop, aud In it,
htafn aere hAs cleared Of ltrge country tn&eb.-
edntss to tho city. process which 10 being con.
'1Lued and fs easing the money market hero, "a
,hst thie statutr together with the greater free.
dom that the National Banks wilt iesl after nnxt
Norday, prunsees au easier nn1ey market for
1aorarJ tEAn hss been experienced during tha
past month.
E1charg1 WAs sold between hanks to-dsy at
ron zoe pet 81, 600 otsoorrt TO 5oc per 81 900 prc
ninn14 With also 6one sA!es at par, which wiz \
Aif avsIAee raic and 1t which Il vas arm n tha
elose OF husiceu. At the counter fa,e. were
hiRbtr Oh the avz1aRr. ssrssal o. the banks taking
Ne" aosk fuhds OF thar cus,omct1 1t 81 Is pex
ti.eo0 ca, and sslltaEat p.r.
1hc nesr.J 947.t00 % o. capital set ado,t hv the
payment Of the ren.,snnuas ln,e,est on tho vntad
etsfes taos Of Is. Ct and 'es, and ,ha bonds of
1881. "n1en was cue yesterday, will have hut 4
fecoudaI1 eaect N rct1e v1ng the tiehness of the
money markef. bccauto It il in eotc. which Il
CITY 4 commodity, and not currency that
VII 20 i1to the circulation. Il Is expected.
no"eeef. TO have N effect 10 put
GOVT The pr'ce Of goit, Ind though the New York
gold quot:t'ous for to-day do uot show sn4 symn,
lora Ct weakness, 1t seems hagdlY poestsle that
tue price II which II has ranged 70 eysaly during
Inc sias t~o months should be sustained under 40
iaffe IN iIcreaee Of the supply. cash gold hss
eoen sout dans In New FORK tur1ue all OF the
past month, md with tho large Increase the p,o,-
pect seems fa1r for lower sance before the end Of
the month Last yeaz tho pztee ol ro7erumen,
honds a7vineed nearly tou. Per cant during the
month OF January. In consequence Of rho add.
iluh 10 tie floating capital Of the country By the
rasmcnt Of the government interest," md 4 con.
siderable advance during the ea1ae period and
rom the same eause this year u probable.
tao1th eones ne already over two per cent hiche,
tan \, this time last Jeas,
The advance s'tce Ito elosine quotations Of
shut1dsJ ~trt; On 15s1s, sc; 'eas, xc;
bs', Nc: 65s. NC; 6ss, new, Nc, st, tc:6ss.
ae; 10 ~. :fe. Deaiers' s.tes for buying md
t'G'f Govrf1r bonds, Local Stocks, Gold
"a >1ir.E, IN Ills market, this afternoon, uese IL