, 1870-02-15
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL


MONDAY EVENING, Feb. II.
Business opered very quietly in almoRt evcty
department to-day. The demand tor money =:
The nscka va, light and borrowers who arc en-
nued 10 accommodation md no dlncalty IN get
urg what they AK Tor, The change IN the wentn-
er 10 moist, spriEghke temperature, Is upfa-
vorable 10 both packL operations aad the holding
Of Rtaln IN store; consequently The who It lpecu-
lsl.on tsa been less ac,sc, and the general duin-
Citation to operate In anJialtg makes Light de-
Laid for new loans. Several Of tho banks, how
ever, continue 70 report money working c.ose.
With over three munona bushels Of wheat
IN store, sud corresponding amount o!
son e'ter products. The bnik OF which Is. Of
eou1s~, berg carried BY Chicago capital, II II no:
to be expected that money snoold hs very Aoa1d-
ant.
some considerable anonats of currency were
recelsed here from Ne7 Ycrk to-day On ordeH
sent on last Friday and Saturday, but ~ the
country demand for currency II very light theirs
has teen co iur:her ordering Of currency from
New fctk To-Day
Exchange has partially recovered from the de-
PRESTON laat week, aud sales were inside be-
t+eeu banks to-day at from q 90 10 Sic q El,ooo
d4coant. At the cauu.et baaketa eel At par aad
buy At lilo discount
The pr1ce OF god declined again Today aud
touched l19A; this Is lhs loxeE, qcotauon tnAt
has been reached aimee September u, 1861 The
disbursement OF I've and half millions By the
government, c1 March 1st, for te1ntanunal In
teItst On the 10 10 bonds, viii also favor further
IL clite. E1por*A OF gold are ai&o likely to cot
s,rue l!sns Tor swo months jet. Tue following
ratle shoks the average monthly exports OF god
1ICm tie port Of New Ie1k dnr1nz three seasons
ot the ytaz. each embracing fcuS morths, during
the rs: ttiee years.:
P.yst four steond four Third tour
lhUH1AA. hHprsth&, NIbItAS,
1862. ..-s2. .s;o,rca s4.sO.u5o sl,;ss,oo1
r. ssssSoo sS3 ss 1e'.MSo 1,s1s,o
The atovc AhoEs 1aat, on the average, three
| 6f,ts Ct sae s7hua! export OF gold Is made
during the fear months from the nrAs
1 Of May mill The nrss Of SER
sente.. The months Of leA'es. exporkAston arc
Match Rtd November, anu lhe henstes; eEoorts
ate 10 JULY. The result OF this heavy draia Of
tfrcie IL Jaly Of ezch year has been to make the
eshesi monthly Average Prices Ct gold dustn:
thc teas n August and sepsc nbes. It Will thu.
tie seen that The iarGe tuppy Of cash said, and the
lYospec: Of III hi elrosts OF II, tavar 3 further
| d. cline.
a word Of warning to tue National Dsnks
coInet frcm " ash.ng' or. The Comptroller OF ,oe
! Curtetry Is oislied that nau5 Sds!oaRl Hatks
sle charging rsut1ous raes OF tteres', aEd he b IS
ectIesstd q .cvcs 10 many 1l these bank, calling
'tetr aste.ticn 10 tue matter, Bnd telling them
II Rt the duconle1t on sae pAts Of The pahlsc II
81Lu tIRl II LIE ptAEt&C[ - tkVptSI1 LIZ lu4Y 1S
compelled 70 lnssilute proceedings ngllnss them
cIctS the Bank act INT Of tnetf cnArafs.
y: Is SAID 10 the New T:rk papers that taa
['!eattrE trust companies. 1ee iusorance companies
Ana lie Insurance companies have decided 70 q, )
c.pt tLtfcrcy for Al claims or ctots, wirao II
reit1ecce TO fhs late opinion of the S1p.e nc
Ccatr. /. tho1aht iear any attempt to enforcs
~ En'o .1 1f eut-
less ltiea1lon. II Il said tho action Of the cJ..'
i.rtits IA taat e':y WI! o- uGao.nous, aa1 the
nest liberal policy VII be adopted. We have
beard that the sane l!oeEallty Is felt By rnalai.
! Fhta cNnp1u1es.
The New YORK Timts Of the 1a!n ssyE: "The
AaIeW dett opetAtoE1 IL the Stree: beain IN to1bt
| whether even an export for gold later In tue
| se;sou will materially auengtoen the price. Aud
| film lie 1eceutly ennaIced estimates Of the cot
tor crop snd the an.onut yet 10 70 Tarl 70 the
Eug,t-h AZ Il Gou,ine1tal markets, The prospect OF
| eh'pp'rR god seens nuch further removed III IN
| nonlh sFc."
Sales at the stock Bcard to-day were:
| $lu.ti0 American gold, seller -,
500 a e. c4u gold. seller 1s.. iet