, 1869-03-08
FINANCIAL AND CON NEKClaL,
MONET AKY.

SATURDAY EVENING, M.rto6.
Far tcr ca,s past II h,s been a-p.rcnt TO aucn-
tive tbs,fse1s 1hA: money vn EfA1 ual4y g,n #iEc
srasee. snd thu: the necessities OF tho business
couEnlry VIE i1e.easinR. On particular daJr.
a Etr there was 4ome itdux OF none, frsn Aaroad
tie pt..rets toward tt1iu.encJ has rccnsd to
etop. atd trEpcrat1 ens1 h4a tcentd TO make
tho iesrs Of q etrttEcnt money usskes ertuely
hut thtte has been, reSerth.ltss, .
tu any Tightening which hi been mora marked
within the aet two days. 1t Ia we'll ktoEn
thAt \ large amount OF the avAlab.c cspitA
Q. the bu.iLsss men ot the city IL locked
up N prosit1ons and gr1tn, and eotns
Aso IN rial cs:ate, krd al1o that the
pttpA' at.ors foE the spring movement OF oroaurs
utrc MIRO ctlllrg \ ls-sc anount Into The coun-
Try, out 1t II p1ohablc that IN addition 10 toese
dEuius strJ icsutlout moEe4.!en3trs arc holding
or little tc see rhs. 1t likely u ba h: esn,ral
lire Ct husrcln policy Of the neg Secretary OF
the 7r.ssury os fore thor tptca ont much Ttese
ei1crnstssees h.se ecnnfned to mike N my
tight 1t I'll. elo.irg Of the week. The hapks a.s
e,i!! enppl5 irE tho necessaiica OF al c3Atont:s.
10 whom shty ftel under auy Obligation, At 10
perccrt, Int there IL Il great ce,l Of good papss
secured By ccilateralA Of Ssal1 receipts, etc,
which is rot taken in: the reeular WAY
at The ba.1e, tnt 10 offered In &hc
ouL in tir.es hk. the present, only through
lot-.brcttre and n from 10 * per eens par
raoIth. Some good Commercial pspeE, ana snras
peeu'alvc par q aecurtd BY undonbsed collAter.
at. 4.n beirg Gered II thoee rlte1 now.
There II perhap. no greater an ount OF real es-
ta:e mortgages being ode1ed, On which The hold
CTS wlth to 1cAiIe, than the average Of the past
three or fucr week.. bat the supply OF money
rockitg investment In that way - lsss.aid money.
le.ders md 1t eatcr get the rates Of intcs
est and commissions usually charged o. suea te'
Ttsim ntf-
The supply OF currency hire has been eeuirs
teateer dutit the week, md IL peshtps ~ low
now ~ II any time for s'x months past. Consd
crable thipu,. nte TO tho country have been made
every day during the weef, fnd there must nov
! tc rnmeicrt auou.t in tie etrn'1v to start II.
produce movement, though As It ptogsesses mot:
ard ncre will be needed.
!, Exchange has been 1t discount al The We <
owtog 10 the necessities OF h6ckers Tor currency,
TEE euppIy On the market, however. Il not hrs q
ind tetr. II h2t ll:llc making BY shipments ol
p.oducc. ealts we're md. between b1nk. todsJ
Al BOT per 81 600 ttteount- AT tho couuter bank
+, en- xye EcluG 10 the.r cnstoMe1 ns 10 premium
! 11d hnyinz Al 10 tl-con:t.
Tue upward movement Of Govcfnue1t B-ndf
: ard tie downward movtmcut Of gold, which
; Mere 50 marked yestc1dAy, wcse Eevcfse3 to-dsJ
tie apparent eau.e being the ltEA oostA lie walet
| Ina t :cn dIieoyc1cd to Mt. A. +. stexAr.ss &c
ceptatec Of the portfolio of TIC Treasury. Bu',
cytE should It t1tn cus, upon careful IpalclAl ce
Ntt,A ior, ttat Tho obstacle IL m eace
! ftyo or, xnl thonch Mr.. S:eWlt
I Il onld NOT become Secretary OF tne
Treasury. 1t will in Al probability Only csu.e I
Temporary tecli1e. As VIC ncLnuaed yeate-d1y
! Fn 1t advance In bonds t1s been ewing Il
Eutoce for .rlhs pss,, AID every incident thai
, Is ret po*i&tyelT un:a5orshie anFczds IN prot
tr1lty for the price 70 advances ssost rapidly thsI
| u.url. A yeae.len hs followed sy.Ey tuea i'd
,a1te. bat 1t hi. peyer osen so great a. tho AZ
/, vatee, 20 tbs. IN ,he avtrtge the1e II a E1stns
psorre<s!on toward ptr. l! Mr. S.e~A:t Il no
| tr,Ible to tho setretatJ1h'r. anosoe: uaAa VII
/ b. iou: d. aId xhtn he It antou-eed noeds Hal
adva, &c sea,u be,ood Their formsr ak0se' ,b'csnst
! etr,saItu every utcce bel!evo thas they nss
! socn 50 to PSF 81 gold.
| Gc.d RS. qusred 1t lsa Ibis mo:ntrg. which !
Il c lowest F,sse II hts touched eince may - 1850
; lee !o~tel potlt II nas touched fsrce Oct ID
i lSda, vs.. t.5 en iha 4lh Of NAsca, 1860.
pe-l,1s' qno'asiors fot buying md sel ttS GOT
trtneh III No1ds, LEGAL 6txle, Gold A1d SuTet In
n