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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. TUESDAY, May 24-6 P. M. Exchange on Europe continues steady, though dull. The business transacted to day has been, for sixty day bills at 110 for sterling and 5.10 for francs; for sight bills, 110% for sterling and 5.736 for francs. A few bills have been sold above these rates, but very few. There have been some changes in the orders for the shipment of specie by the Persia; but, on the whele, we presume that the ship ment will range from $2,800,000 to $3,000,000. All the importers, or nearly so, are shipping, and the leading drawers ship between them $1,150,000. Money is without change; the banks are asking six and seven, but borrowers are scarce. The prevailing opinion among financial men is that this will be the heaviest week of the specie shipments. In the fall, when we are shipping both breadstuffs and cotton, it may be fairly expected that our gold will come back to us. Europe will need our grain and our cotton much more than our bullion. Two failures are announced to-day-Meyer & Stucken, bankers, and Hargous Brothers, merchants of South street. The former house has deemed it prudent, in view of the late judgment in the case of Graham VB. Meyer, to make an assignment; nothing has transpired with regard to their assets and liabilities. Messrs. Hargous have been compelled to suspend by the failure of the Louisiana Tehuantepec Company to remit means to cover their