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in were Government securities quoted a I New York yesterday as follows 5-20s, coupons. 5-20s, 2d series, coupons 5-20s, 3d series, coupons 5-20s, new issue 981@ 10-40s 105%@106 7-30s 7-30s 2d and 3d 105%@1053/4 London advices of the 4th inst. quote United States 5-20s at 73g For the issue of 1865, 72 was asked. Exchange on New York was sold by the banks here at # premium and bought at par Uncurrent money was unchanged, and we heard of but little doing. Bank of Tennessee was quiet at 25c buying, and 32 selling Union and Planters' Bank notes were in good demand. The former was bought at 90c, and the latter 85c Nashville corporation checks were very dull at 10c discount. Tennessee bonds sold in New York on the 28th ult. as follows $1000 new at 65 , $25,000 new at 65ge, $20,000 ex-coupons 66g, and $10,000 new at 65c. North Carolina bonds, ex -coupons and new, sold at 501 @50c. Tennessee bonds sold in New York on the 1st inst. 98 follows $2000 ex coupons at 661c, $4000 new at 65tc, and $5000 excoupons at 661c. The New York Times of the 27th ult says: There is a good demand to day for the foreign 20s 1862 and 1865, May and November, for will of transportation and the probability is there the of short- sight bills on London or Continent. be no want The Cable show that our publicfunds do net decline in London The in other proportion to the rise in gold here. United gold-bearing and eurreney funds of the large States were steady to-day, and another was done by the prominent dealers business Wall street, The Treasury Office remits at 87,000. Washits 000 of 7-30 of cents recent to the purchases department and converington in out New York. The general balances sions_ the New York Monday office morning. are reduced The sixteen custom mil- du ties lions since to-day were over $555,000 in gold. The New York Post of the afternoon of the 28th ult. says the interest which has been awakened by the discussion of the financial measures brought before Congress is on the wave. The arguments for and against the numerous scheme which have been mooted are less anxiously canvassed, and indications are not wanting of the return of a more healthy and less feverish tone of mercantile and industrial activity Hence the general anticipation in financial the circles is that in a few days, when paralyzing suspense is over relative to the the closing proceedings of Congress, and the political problems now uppermost in time public mind have received for the definite solution, a return of business some activity may be looked for, with a general and upward movement in governments other sound dividend paying securities. The New York Journal of Commerce "The of afternoon of the 1st inst. says the market continues in liberal supply in money of capital; borrowers find no difficulty stock obtaining temporary loans on good collaterals at 6 per cent., and upon govern- first ment securities at 5 per cent. Strictly cent. class business paper is taken at 7 per per annum discount. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania national has decided that the shares in the the just banks are subject to State taxation, in hands of shareholders. of the Eastern banks are in tribu. HndSome The First National Bank of lation. New York, has closed its doors to The inson, a defalcation of the cashier. vestigate National Bank of Newton, Mass., disap- is First $110,000, and its cashier has by a short and finally, Boston is excited Bank peared; that the cashier of the State checks of report certified half a million of payMellen, had Ward & Co., W ho suspended ment on following Friday is the bill for funding both the compound The interest notes, as it passed passed the of Congress, having of houses House of Representatives by the consent the Speaker etc.. That for the purpose interest of renotes Beit enacted and retiring Secretary any compound of the Treasury deeming outstanding, the and directed to prescribed issue tem is porary hereby loan authorized certificat the act es in entitled the manner An notes aet and to au- for by section issue of of United thereof, States and for funda the thorize redemption the debt funding of the United States," interest ing the floating 25, 1862, bearing per annum, principal proved February exceeding three per centum in lawful money rate not and interest certificates payable of temporary national demand, nstitute and said said and be held by any as part of on may the same, 31 and bank loan holding or vided owning for in sections provide for the cirthe this act, reserve pr entitled redemption 'An act to thereof," less than approve two culation and Provided. that of not such bank shall and June 1864. entire reserves the United States tem further, at any time fifths consist 0 of the flawful money that the amount of outstanding. such provided certificates. of dollars. porary exceed fifty millions by the Pres shall not bill has been approved The and is therefore a law. inst. ident The Clarksville Chronicle of the 1st of the tobacco market hogsheads. says Our sales for last about week, last add week's up high 140 quotations. compared last, Prices Medium ranged leaf still appears As we figures remark too far in above our our with other leaf grades. will bring at our breaks. fine fancy when the they appear Orinter sold, on Friday quotation Messrs. Hutchings handled. bright hogshead, Ky., at Louis $24 last, prett Joe. ttily Russ, of Todd comp county plaints of our the planting by Mr We hear ashville continued Logan. railroad from We hear tobacco that they for ville and Todd and be loaded with but tobacco Clarksville, Louisvillegoes friends refuse allow sometimes cars oes for weeks forward lengville within twen and marked for Planters near abandon the railroad here tyf-four hours. are about to roduce and Hutchings to Shelby, A. the market and resort Hardensville Mesars. ville Harrison wagons & Grinter & to haul opened their Smith & Co