, 1869-02-05

''1he total busilcss done By the associated
bank8 Of New York city during the year 1868
reIched the enormous rum Of f31,159, TIC 3t5-
about twelve times tho Amount OF the national
debt. Allowing about three hundred business
Days 10 the ycir. the aetnal average Of business
In The metropolis t1lnfaeted with, hJ aud through
The hsnks IL about flG0, ,000. 600 daily
TIC popularity Of Wcste1n railroad stocks in
European markets continues to Increase. and 4
steady demand from Amsteroam and Fsankfert
for email lots OF Northwestern, Rock I.fAud ald
renc OH. r., issepor,ed BY New York p,pcss.
'lse Sc1 York Tribune Of tho I'd ,cpor1s that
"thc Aasms Express Conan have repurchased
from tte American Merchants Union tbs paying
teu e. etdcd TO that company under the old con-
toltcat'ou. The price paid has rot been named.
but rhe American Merchant Union dcmapded
$4,000 in Adams Express stock. Il ID said 4
part .! the payment was In cash. The American
Merchants Cr,c1 will now conttrue 10 do busi-
neet upon 4 capital OF sls.oO3,0o0 after losing
large tor,ion OF It's best paying routet."
II the loeal market some Of the banks co1tlnne
to report IN Increasing demand 70. money, though
tic increased Activity Is chten, It hanis Which
have tic la'Cest lines ut gram mad provision &C.
c. unts. AID II due, to i eons'dersole extent TO
tie speeul tive activity In those articles.
There Las, however, been for Il week
or TWO past a growing disposition to
cmhsrk In new enterpriecs that wap no.
aprareIt a month sgo. People. generally, are
{. m np to the conclusion that though Congress
Will ptobably pass bill authorizing t2ectc COZ.
tfaCts, there Il not much pfohabillty OF ether
fcarcta! measures being adopted. and a tho tears
OF d:snFbA1 cet from pr tiuse Attemc OTIS At specie
re:upptlon eubt1de confidence In the taturc In,
crfn.ts, e1cous RiuR bolh speculation and lcgtt.
rrste trade. The bAnks In general, arc, however,
Attor nodA:tcG thc1r custom. r. wlta xi they Ask
III wrhout difficulty, and At some Anks dr.tei&ss
saot. -Amc PAPER Ia even in rcqueet The rate for
osseouEte II lhp Legal IL per cent thcuyh pcrs nr
whu have no, the req -ta!.e banking facilities aua
SIC chneed 10 hare r1ooeJ. atc pairing much
higher rates IN II & open MARKET
Currency movements continue HIGHT, and thour ID
there arc oTdess from roma parts OF thu country
Tor .iftncy. some OF tho country banks .rn a!*o
oFdeIihg 6 remittances OF Turds from bere to New
fusk 10 make exchange. The merchants also
continue to receive considerable currency II.
eouctrT collections. and altogether the move.
M n'h Of tQrfeLcJ. Or Q! funds IN aLy shape docs
not t'd:essc tendency Of tradt tn any pa,tic1:ar
direction.
ExthaIga rrmtlus n Asoat the s.uo hru,es IL
ytt'.ssAy Sales Wtrc made between hanks TO
dsy II Gdc atd al &c per SI,oo0 premium, which
weEf about .tc limits Of tbs ranse Counter rates
are unchanged, bankers selling to thc,r custom.
CT II Ito premium. and buying At from uar 10
Ito titcouEL
The tendency, OF prices Of soverpncn. bonds
ard railway atoeks seems reversed from whas a.
heen tic rplc for so,no weeks past, .hs for uef
bang hifher and the latter lover. Gorc.nu .nts
arc from he to Nc higher, whtie stock, aso from
! 10 5pcr cent lower th1n yesterday.
Dtaiess' rates for buJing ard eclllcx Govern
mcEt Bcndf, Local Stocks, Cod and Silver, In
ssls market this afternoon were;