New-York tribune., 1870-04-08
The following s the result OF the business al the
States Treasury:

Tie amount OF bullion in vault In the Bank OF Ercard
to-day is G393,OOO sterling less than last week.
There has been further now OF specie the Back u
France this week. The amount in hand Is s'O0Oo
francs greater than on last Thursday.
There are many persons engaged in business VII
to be waiting for the passage Of the Funding b o.
vsed Tariff the resumption OF specie payment by tho
Government and the banks in hope OF beIet onr
or ALL OF thesewhen they might well expect drrcg
and immediate benefit from change OF the moon cr TIE
shifting OF the wind II moro goods are imported than
be sold at profit, the importer must suffer loss II
Messrs Jones. Brown Smith are JobbeIs. asa pay
house rent, they sell at least $OOOOOo Of good
year. before they begin to see any profit or gam over
and above expenses. For few years everything
has been going the hghpressure system, and nOwt
is that careful observations should be taken that
close lockout should be kept and business men should
see where they are drifting Reckless extrayagapce
everywhere TO be seen Waste is on every hand Old
fashioned economy is laughed at aud the fact Is forgot
the old merchants. and BANKERS and mauuacH
rers, and MECHANICS, and trades people OF NewiorS
made their fortunes by saving Marble stores browh-
fronts, frescoed walls the most expensive ad urr
rous furniture, statnary palntlpg gsns OF att and
Europe BY the old masters are all very well for the few
who really rch but for the many who are dcp"ndeu
salaries. they are an extravaganza not to be 10.
dUlged In without certain and complete ruin; and
margin STOCK specnlatlons, or outside operdtons
with the hope Of realizing profits, will serve Or help
them but only get theIn deeper into hopeless bank
ruptcy The only way is to cut down expenses, T,rS
hard, live within your income, pay as you 60 aud Lot
call upon Congress or the STATE LEGISLATURE TO eo9e 10
your aid The country is full Of corn It has more aah
Joseph ever dreamed OF n the OF greatest plenty
the land North and south, East ana west, Wantr hads
and can't get them, and laborers In the Close and
crowded cities, overstocked and oyerpopulaed. lyiusn
feverbreeding teneInent-houses, must not work for
wages no matter what their necessities, for less pce
than irresponsible parties fix for them. II the tmte
out Of joint it Is not because Of any acts Of Govern
ment: it because OF heavy duties,
but because Of oyeIrading OF extIavasance ana de-
ness and the want OF common applied TO tie
mon affairs OF everyday fe As no condition of gOyei-
ment Will benefit man who Is slave 10 his own wees,
so 10 legislative policy Will ayau anything 10 him who
lives beyond Ills means, or, who by cornering aud
skinning" " tries ~ float when he should 20 Guieg
come up aud begin again.
The HeD York shipping Last gives comparison OF tie
Wholesale prices OF l2 articles on the sth Sept 1909 atd
March H. 1870 aud III only II out OF tine Ia has there been
increase of price The decrease has been from u
per cent. The London Economist in publishing the tabo
OF articles says: We can see therefore, why gold Il Lot
exported from New York though value has iacn
much for the value Of other articles fitted for export 10
Europe has fallen as much or more"
There only 25 towns IN Massachusetts without debts
The other towns and cities owe $is26,sG0, onehai0
which borne tby Boston and Chelsea This . psr
cent" says The Springfield kepsGcdH, on the total Na-
uaton OF 900 10000 Against II We may place the per
cent, or t2OO0O,Oco, in the Savings Banks" ,
The earnings of the Marietta aud Cincinnati Railroad
Company, for the month Of March. 1850. were; ,.,
!S sio 81, 1893 i;i,., iIaSS - 5a
Mo- sstsoij S iS6e ss os o. 81
list OF l4O0 Bank Directors in the Cities VI New'fors,
Boston. Philadelphia, and Baltimore with the dividends
pears that the profits OF the Philadelphia Banks
are lirger than those Of the other cities, viz;
Aggregate A'eass
Se.rOi...."..s s,9.alsSo s3s, s.os SO pr .ss,
Pdi.delpha. l6.555,l50 i.4soJ8t t92D Peresnt
Baltimore. 1881. .sSs 2.3a,zT 2111 per e,at
In addition these, the State banks In Newfork CHy
have a combined capital OF sll,s20o, with an aveTa,e
profit OF 4z6s per There nine banks 10 tbs ey
having combined profits amounting TO soiei,oy 'sSI1
having 81 100000 Ia Boston there is one OaS ol
having 81 100000 Of profits. In Phadelphia ony
one. In NewYork bank has reserved profits eehi
times Its capital another profits "a per cen. p
yond capital and several whose profits range from ~ 10