, 1869-04-15
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL
MONETARY.
WkpSEniY, April IL.

MkDHEnlf. April IL
RusiHeas In financial adalrs seems TO be ssasnAt-
Ing. Some Of the principal departments Of trade,
particularly the grain and provision trades and ali
the traf1lc dependent On them, seem to have come
nearly 10 sts1dsti1- Mems capital ts locked up
tn the articles In which They deal whether It b.
grain, lumler, groceries, or dry goods, and Is the
demand for any Of these u Lighter than usual,
trade languehes, and every mans ability 10 operate
in any way !s for the present greatly diminished.
In this state Of a1aira there is no induceuent TO
speculate. and people arc content with
being able 10 hold their present positions
until demsnd for such products a. the North
west has to Sell shall revive trade generally, In
this situation the banks are, of course carrying
great deal Of all kinds Of property. and thelr funds
are absorbed to Ereat extent In this way 30 that
they have not much left to loan. bpt the uncer-
tainty Of the prospect Of better prices dtscourages
speculation in any direction, ana the demand for
loans al the banks has consequently fallen on, so
that money Is much easier than week
ago. The demand from the regular mercantile
community has diminished 30 that the banks now
ind no difficulty IN taking ali the commercial paper
offered There L. however, strong demand for
money In the outside Market WHERE paper, not
usually taken BY the banks, la offered Ut 1x and =
rcr cent per month. The most Of tnts Is real cs-
tste paper, and is offered DJ parties who arc rea-
1ziug on mortgages
lAG AAoNElAeNAH VI SuIlEAC{ pckWctA kuc
and the country continue Insignificant Of any IN
creased produce movements The tendency Of
currency being now back 10 New YORK to make
exchange.
Exchange tn this market was scarcely 50 trm
to-day as yesterday, but sales were made between
banks at G0c to sc per 1900 premium, and some
Of the banks being unable to get all they require
arc shipping currency to New Tork regularly
every day. bates =, the counter remain As before,
bankers selling to custou7ers aud remittng for
country banks At Ito premium, and buying Of
customers at the counter at par.
FortyIour shares Of the stock Of the Third Ma
ttonA Dank Of th1a city, were sold BY Messrs.
Field, k1ng Co, to-day fer 13o. In this connec-
ton We give also the following quotations for city
railway stocks viz: South Side Hallway, Is offered
and IS asked; West Side hallway, 81 offered and IS
asked As general thing It has nearly been In
possible to get any regular and reliable quotations
On local stocks IN this city. In fact, there has
been comparatively little done In sales In
That llnc here. In some Of our neIghboE1ng cities
tie bank tosutance, city railway, and other loca!
| Joint sticks, are sold Al auction once week on
Change, though the ownera Of our local stocks
have In general, been 50 vet content to hold them
! that the practice has not prevailed herr.
The strength Of tho boud market, which has re-
sisted the pressure for money In New Yosk 40 long,
seema. et length 10 have overcome H. and, a. Will
be seen by the usual quotations g1ren telow bonds
have adyunced in New York from NC to &c on the
whole list since yesterday. In London the advance
has been kc, making the quotation for to-day 81 In
that market
Dealess' quotations for buying and selling goy-
crnmcnt honis, local stockAI gold and SILVER, In
fhts mari thla afternoon tynrn Y,1Ja,xz,