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COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS For sales of Stocks, &c. see Fourth Page FRIDAY, Jan. 5-P.M. The Stock market was heavy to-day, and all descriptions fell off at the First Board. After the session, and at the Second Board, there was a better feeling, and the quotations advanced Treasury Notes recov. ered from 74 to 8. New Haven sold at 944, and Erie at 614. In Sterling there is as yet no movement, and the rates are-Sterling 8j @9. France 5 261@5 25, Guilders 404@404 Rix Dols 78f@79. Marks Banco 35 a 35). There is but little doing to day in Freights Grain is 71@71. Flour 2s 6d nominally. Engagements of Corn, in bags, at 6jd; 500 bales Cotton at 5-32d, Id asked Heavy freight 27s 6d. To Glaegow Cotton was engaged at Id, and to Autwerp. de ₽ lb. A slip from Thompson's Bank Note Reporter announces the failure of the Banks of Sandusky and Nor. walk, Ohio. Apprehensions have been felt for some time that these failures would occur, and the circula. tion has been run in within a short time to the amount of 8275,000. The Sandusky and Norwalk are two of the seven remaining chartered institutions, and their char ters are nearly run out. Their condition in November last W88 as follows:
