18769. Lancaster County Bank (Lancaster, PA)

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Start Date: November 22, 1842
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania (40.038, -76.306)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: faff87b1

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Description

Multiple newspapers (Nov 22–29, 1842) report the Lancaster County Bank has suspended payment or has suspended specie payment and that it continues to refuse to pay the demand made upon it by the brokers with its notes trading at a discount. There is no mention of a depositor run, receivership, or permanent closure in the provided articles. I therefore classify this as a suspension without evidence of failure; likely temporary (suspension_reopening). OCR errors in articles corrected (e.g., suspended payment rendered from OCR).

Events (2)

1. November 22, 1842 Suspension

Cause Details: Article states the bank has suspended payment but gives no explicit immediate cause (specie shortage, liquidity stress, or local banking distress hinted elsewhere); cause not specified in articles provided.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Lancaster County Bank at Lancaster, Pa., has suspended payment.
Source: newspapers

2. November 28, 1842 Suspension

Cause Details: Continued refusal to pay demands; notes trading at discount. No explicit trigger or government action mentioned.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Lancaster County Bank still continues to refuse to pay the demand made upon it by the brokers. The discount on the notes is now 10 percent.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (4)

1. November 22, 1842 New-York Daily Tribune New York, NY

Article from New-York Daily Tribune, November 22, 1842

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25 Mohawk Commercial and Toney Matters. MONDAY P. M. was but a moderate amount of sales to day and at eclining There rates. Mohawk fell off again 23 per cent: Harlem Long Island 3. The sales of State Stocks were small and firm. Kentucky Sixes and New York Sixes fell of percent There is not much Alabama offering, and there is deand a 17 per cent. discount. Nothing doing in Foreign Exchange. Nominal for SterlThe Mutual Insurance Company have declared a dividend drave per cent. OD the renewed capital stock, payable on first of December. There is not much movement in specie. The N. Orleans tucket 100 a small amount, some $50,000. Some parceis have been received from Canada. Mexican dollars are worth prem. Gold is at par. Charles D. Milier has been elected Cashier of the Madison County Bauk, in the place of William K. Lathrop, resigned The Lancaster County Bank at Lancaster, Fa., has sus sended payment A short time since this bank made an isseo: new hundred dollar notes. All persons holding the new issue of the Lebannon Bank, aje,are requested by the receivers to present them before refirst of January. Markets-Carefully reported for The Tribune. MONDAY P.M. ASHES-Pots are rather difficult to find to day at $5 5 25, the sales at price only reach about 40 bbls. Holders federally are firm at $5 871, at which, however, there has at been, we believe no salex. Pearls are not very firm $5.875, and not active. The sales to-day were only 50 bbls. Treamivals are quite large, some 300 bbls. The bills out boat 300. The second and third sorts are not in good enairy COTTON-The transactions to-day are ratker limited, or exceeding 500 bales. The market has strong tendency decline, and in some cases lower offers have been ac epted to-day than were refused on Saturday. Receivers reactions to sell. The market generally we do not quote leaves, but prices are in favor of the purchaser. We COD tinge fair Upland at 7g 73; fair New Orleans and Alaba FLOUR-There is a visible improvement in the market to-day, although there appears to be some difference of opinion to the extent of it. Many holders are asking $4 0 ter Genesse, and we hear of sales at 44. Ohio and Michigan are at 437, and we hear of 1900 bbls. two fair brands Ohio sold at that rate. All lots offering at 4 374 it is reported have been taken. Probably the cold weather we have had for a day or two and the fears of an early closing of the canal, have produced this advance. We hear of no ules of Troy and a quotation would be nominal. The receiptsto-day are not large, and the demand but moderate There very little New Orleans here. It would probably brioz 311 a 4 37). In Southern we hear of only retail transactions excepting a sale of 1000 bbls Richmond City Haxali" afloat, for Brazil at 575. A portion was said to are been at 562, but we could not ascertain the correctless of the report. We quote with small sales Georgetown Brandywine 4 624 475; Richmond County Alexandria and Petersburg 4311 478 Of Rye Flour bbls. North river were taken this morning at 12) for Newfoundland. Meal is quite dull at $2 871 at $3 for Brandywine, and 2 62/ 75 for Jersey. At Philadelphia Pennsylvania Flour was $4 12}; Rye Flour $3, Meal 2187 a 125. A: Baltimore Howard street $3 87 44; City Mills S4; Sugnehannah $412. At Alexandria $3 874. At Fredericksbug new Mountain $3.90 a 4; new Lowland $365 S 70.it Richmond, City Mills $5 25; County 34. At Boston tere were large sales New Orleans Flour at $4 571 at 444, and some inferior at $4.50. At Chicago, flour was dull at $275. At Cincinnati, demand steady at $2 561 and 262 2 58 for City Mills. GRAIN-There does not appear to be much demand for Wheat, and the few samples offering remain unsold. Corn splenty, and the rates still tend downward. We notice sales 2500 New Orleans at 514c. 1300 do. Virginia at 51c. 2000 do. Maryland at 53c. all weight, and delivered 100: bash Northern old at 54c., and 1000 do. Jersey Yellow at 54fc., both meas., for the East. The inquiries for Rye for distilling is still good, and we hear of sales of 1800 busb. here, and some 6000 bush to arrive, at 70c. Barley is rather scarce, and 48c. could be taken, but holders ask an advacce. Oats arrived pretty freely to-day, with a fair demand-6 to 8000 bush. Canal at 27tc. We quote 26 a 28c.-At Sborts to 7c; Ship Stutt's 10 a 11c.-Do supplies. Fredericksburg new Wheat was 65 77; at Richmond, 65 85; Corn 45a50. At Chicago, Wheat SSc., and scaree.Corn HAY-There is a little increase in demand, and prices are upsomewhat. A sale of 800 bundles was made for West ladies 40c. We quote 38 40c. The stock is estimated about 8000 bundles. TALLOW-There is a good demand for export at 8c.We notice sales 20,000 lbs. Northern and Boston rendered, ud 25,000 lbs. city rendered sold at 8c. for export. WHISKY-We notice farther sales of 50 bbls. State Pri was 22c., and 20 drudge casks at 22c. SEEDS-Clover is very quiet at 6AC. A sale of between a50tierces Canadian Rough Flax was made at $8 75. A call lot of Timothy sold at $11, and another of Rough fax from New Orleans, not prime, at $9. PROVISIONS-There are considerable orders in market ir prime Pork at shade under $5.50, and soine few huntred bbls. have been sold at $544a $5 47. Mess is worth #50. Lard is wanted at 7c. to an extent beyond the stock, bulberders ask 7 a 7g. Shipping butter is wanted at 6c.The stock is beld at 61; Western 9 12; Goshen 13 a 16, pails 16 a 18. Cheese is in good demand. Ohio 51 a6} Herkimer New-York Cattle Market-Nov. 21. Reported for The Tribune.] i Market, 1300 head of fresh Cattle; 40 Cows and Calves, and 2500 Sheep and Lambs PRICES-BEEF CATTLE were dull, anel prices ranged full a 25 cents per cwt.lower than last week, and we give $8.50 $5.25 as the range at present; 275 left over. COWS AND CALVES. -All at market but 8 sold at from 5a$38. SHEEP AND LAMBS.- All at market sold at from $1 25 for Lambs, and $12 to $4 4 25 for Sheep. HAY has sold uniformly through the week at 623c. per cwt, D Office of the New-York and Eric Railroad Company. New-York, November 19, 1842. At the annual election for Directors of the New-York and Erie Railroad Company, held on Friday, the 18th November, intant. the following named persons were elected Directors airaid Company tor the ensuing year Samuel Barrett, Chautauque County. Beaj. Chamberlain, Cattaraugus County. Jesse Angel, Allegany Steuben Reuben Robie, Jonathan Platt, Tioga Thos. G. Waterman, Broome John B. Booth, Orange Thomas E. B lanch, Rockland William Maxwell. Chemung George Griswold, New-York Freeman Campbell, Renry L. Pierson, San Chas. Augustus Davis, Shepherd Knapp, Stephen Allen, James Bowen, n21 St WILLIAM GOULD, Secretary. Office of the New-York and Erie Buil read 19. Erie

2. November 22, 1842 The New York Herald New York, NY

Article from The New York Herald, November 22, 1842

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MONEY MARKET. Monday, Nov. 21-6 P. M. The stock market was heavy to-day, with the excep tion of New York State 6's, which improved All New York stocks are 4 to 6 per cent. higher now than before the late election, just before the dividends, when they bore a much larger accumulation of interest than now. Kentucky 6's fell 1; Mohawk, 1 per cent. This company has recently reduced their fare. They now run from Albany to Schenectady at 25 cents. Harlem fell Saul Alley, Esq., has resigned from the Erie Railroad direction. The last Detroit Advertiser says:- that an injunction from the Court of Chancery has been served on the Oak land County Bank." The Lancaster County Bank, at Lancaster, Pa., has suspended payment. All persons holding the new issue of the Lebanon Bank, Ohio, are required by the receivers to present them before first of January. A writ from the United States District Court for the district of Illinois, for $235,000, at the suit of Mr. John Stickney, of New York, for the use of the Bank of Mis souri and Eastern creditors, was served on the 11th inst, upon the officers of the Banks of Illinois and Shawneetown. The question of adopting some scheme of finance for the Federal Government, has been for years before the public mind; and after having at one time been settled by the adoption of the Sub-Treasury scheme, again became the subject of anxiety and mischievous discussion, on the repeal of that law, before any new system had been pro vided. There is in the community a class of politicians who carry in their train all thet host of speculators and desperate men, who grew up with the paper bubbles of late years, and perished in their explosion. Added to these, are some few business men, who honestly imagine a National Bank to be necessary to the transaction of business. The party thus formed, have been eager for the establishment of some institution, no matter by what name it is called, capable of emitting large amounts of paper money, based on credit, by which the currency and prices may be susceptible of great inflation. The politicians see in this the means of riding into power, during the excitement which its stimulating power would undoubtedly produce. Trusting to fortune, after having arrived at power, to weather the storm which will inevitably overtake it, sooner or later, according to the breadth of its foundation. Based on the credit of the Federal Government, with its resources pledged for the issues, a bubble could be raised, which would last 8 to 10 years, or through two or three Presidential terms. But the more deep-rooted and wide spread the fabr is, the more fatal to country would be soverthrow. It would serve the ends of the politicians, however, and their ambition would meet its reward. The speculators having been taught, from the experience of the past few years, and, being fully inocculated with the gambling fever, inherent in the bank paper sys. tem, hope to retrieve their broken fortunes at the expense of the industrious, during the inflation, promissing themselves, with the gambler's infatuation, that they will realize and retire with what they can get, before the storm overtakes the country. Here is a community of interests that strive actively to perfect the plan, which is to be the instrument of their aggrandizement. From these emanate the and one schemes and different modes by which is to be put afloat, and upon peofor thousand paper proceeds The palmed large majority the ple the of their toil. of the merchants and the industrious classes, depend for the reward of their skill and labor, upon the steadiness of the currency. As long as that obeys the laws of trade, the calculations of the farmer and the enterprises of the mer. chant are formed upon a sure basis, and seldom fail of success. When, however, the currency obeys not the law of trade, but only the whims and caprices of certain men, who, with a few sweeps of a pen can multiply or diminish the volume of currency, the rates of exchange all and prices of goods, at pleasure-all prudence, and all the calculations of are and and most prudent are thrown the skill, e wisest the industry entirely baffled, into of speculators, who, tricks of the paper machine, by its power gling grasping watching means,have the jug. the welfare of the country at their disposal. All the plans of finance presented to Congress last contained the features here marked out, in a greater or of the Secretary by sion, less degree-that of bill the is Treasury, again to be far to the greatest extent. As that with, however, but very Its its we may take a brief discussed, adoption, review little hope of it. of general features were a principal board at Washington, with branches in all the States that would allow and with to a bank as an agent wherever deemed as, for instance, the New expedient, authority employ Bank of receive Commerce in York. This board and branches to and pay out the public monies, receive individual deposites, draw, purchase, and accept bills of exchange at two per cent, and to issue, to government creditors, paper money, based on the credit of the government, limited only that shall not exceed three times the specie on hand; and, in addition, to issue certificates of depesite for all specie deposited, at a charge of one-half per cent. No distinction is made between the specie constituting the basis of the paper money and that for which certificates are issued. These certificates would circulate as money for exchange purposer,and for every $10,000,000 so deposited,$30,000,000 of money, and $10,000,000 of certificates,making$40 of would be thrown upon to be issued in payment and 000,000 government paper money paper drawn the of market. its debts, another The hediscount of bills of exchange, to on State at a place five hundred miles from the place of pur is to say, if an individual at Washington an accommodation note wanted chase. That discounted, in he New is to York draw in the form of a bill on his correspondent it This he will get discounted, and receive government paper therefor. When the bill falls'due in NewWYrrk his

3. November 23, 1842 New-York Daily Tribune New York, NY

Article from New-York Daily Tribune, November 23, 1842

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MONEY MARKET. do. 764100 100 do Sales K'ky at Sixes the Stock Exchange, Nov.22 Ek of America 100 de b60d Mechanics Bank LONE Island R R R Bk Com Jersey Stonington R 0Mohawk R. do b60d Harlem do SECOND Harlem $30.13 Mobawk and Money Commercial Matters. but was There the sales being little business doing in TUESDAY P. M. State yesterday's confined to $1000 01 Stocks was fair prices. In banking and Kentacky Sixes business. Mohawk declined railroad shares there Long Island Railroad per cent 14, Harlem 3, and yesterday. Mawhaw was plenty our final quotations of the its the largest more than operations paying in Harlem declares 31. Although that one of the made. yet already not will up. wister's expenditures perverse stock fuel,&c. expenses, are and that many road of the is There demand rates, 164a 16}; New Orleans for Alabama at slightly improved Treasury Notes per cent prem. the on cents dollar. United States Bank dull Notes are par quoted and discount at 40 We that understand elected. Railroad Allen have declined accepting Messrs. Saul Alley and Stephen The to which they were last Directorships week to the Erie Comptroller be. Bank. we This the Heve has declared Lawrence dividend of 32 per cent SItwas banks. the rumered in Philadelphia yesterday, county the Lancaster Lancaster County Bank all the banks that in addi. Bankin ter,and the Columbia Bank. Bridge the and Bank of Lancas. in that suspended samed fpecie specie payment. is not Co. bad also arranged for payment month or unlikely. They Philadelphia.were country the relief redemption of their bills two in ago, but never street, County Bank conficently stated in Wall worse in Philadelphia. elling resume about the 1st that the Lewis win percent discount December. The reason to would not touch them and some per woner Forbes the rumor correct. unless they had be has information from Bank the Commis Cashier The stockholders the up voted,254 in 6, surrender of toe Charlestown Bank have affairs of the Bank their charter, and wind finally at had following Beston yesterday. Boston 39 shares per Western 0.00.Boston Rallroad, Railroad 854 11] percent adv d adv,943 cent; do Eastern cent ; 42 do Bank do Merchanis Le. ther Dealers' Bank Rail84 cent. per of 35 per cent: 10 Atlantic Bank, cent; 6 do H Globe 91/4 per cent: award damages made fands last,and taken gives from Monroe Edwards, by the jury in the matter of the of $27,962 and firm of Brown, Brothers & on Co, Thursday cents. of Alexander The & damages: and and to the first of Fletcher. thesum estate Nicholas E splendid was worth 8.00,000. a sheriff Mrs. Biddle Biddle for called Andalusia. Biddle was sold under $8000. The estate to the amount Three of other mortgages rtgage Mr Quite number of failures. The sale to be on contested. the property curred at Easton, Pu. said, have in favor Moravian long Society, at Bethlehem Among them the Treasury recently of the oc. memorial both by parties. in Cincinnati, and has been of favorably the Exchequer received is circulating Money change for matters the last in few Zanesville have undergone and the paper of weeks. Red Dog, not much sional note Ohio specie paying or St. Clair notes, tion. Thenotes from the adjoining States, banks, with an occain are at such a of the Bank of Lancaster make up the circula. common business heavy transactions. discount, that they do and not circulate Chillicothe The Mechanics New Between York at per Bank prem. of Augusta, Geo., is drawing OD Judge has been Catron of Missouri. and Judge tested the voluntary provision arranged of that the constitutionality Monroe of of States of the the Supreme Bankrupt Court Law of the shall United be TUESDAY P.M. Markets reported for The Tribune. ASHES-Pearl but there 874, appears at with 25 are Pots 5373 that price. orany sales. to be no buyers The nominal quiet, and $5 cannot hear to-day are There sales of about There $5.25. Buffalo 1573 were no arrivals. and no bills not many out to-day. sellers at ber. AtMontreal during the month of At all arriving for shipment good demand taking freely, Octo. DO COTTON-There noticeable we can learn is do not not much exceed activity to-day, and sales do not bite change from yesterday. 400 bales. There is offers. We freely, ;and receivers are Buyers nibble but and Alabama 81 quote a 8 3 from Upland a 7 ready from to New take Orleans decent FLOUR-The canal have rumore in relation to the market. The an effect to maintain the upward closing feeling of in the the closed by ice and snow. from the North state that the canal but is here small, quantity afloat the docks far down as Rochester. The entirely week reaction out of the they buyers rates last week, in the market and decline anticipate Holders consequently there is to the 487 generally ask but the sales very little doing. mixed lot, Genesse: Ohio and Michigan $4.374 are mostly at $4 bols. round and flat Ohio 4S3. A There Venice and Michigan sold town is New Orleans here. Mills" sold $1 747. lots at making $4 50, and about 400 Small bbls. sales George New Petershurg and Rithmond City $ 55 Richmond Brandywine bbls. York Mills sales 500 Alexandria $131 a 4371, nominal; County, rather at for shipment. Rye Flour R 2 75, $3.37 We Notice $3 12 . A lot of Jerseysold'at At Buffalo Black small sales Jersey at $2 69 for Rock Flour selling 124,933 At October 135,353 bbls: at $3 45 which Montreal. United States were previous Ost. supply. was a decline. The stock is ample for dull the at winter's 22s.6d. 2000 of sale bush. notice GRAINwilling 87c demand limited. There In Corn moderate supply, Illinois bot the Wheat being little disposition there not much doing,there sales 900 bush. to buy at present rates, old Northern 52 old White Northern at 56c. weight, We notice bash Delaware 55, meas new 4G 48. We quote New Orleans are plenty. 52c. weight, delivered. Northern Sales 2500 ley 48c again, for city brewers lots here The about market 1590 bush. now clear of Bar- and 70c. to-day for and distillers, Buyers refuse having sold at bushe's Canal Rye. Very little offering. Several to give 10c. at sold received to-day Some Ship Staff's Oats sold to-day at 27AC. No Shorts in thousand market HAY article although the demand has rather tendency to improve. with nothing good large. We quote 38 43, LEAD-Sale Missouri at $3 25 at logs canpon St auction the cargo of cash. for latter. the 183 a 27c. sold-1609 crotches and schr. Topic, from bbls. 2500 about of sales NAVAL the price.Noah $2 75, previous There supply. A lot of Nothing 80 bols Southern doing in or Pitch that Wilmington we is worth: at sold Pimento Jamaica PINENTO- Spirits Turpentine sold bear at 40c. off. 200 bags PROVISIONS-1 Change Ohio There is a fair business doing, Beef Mess $6 123 $3. Lower Country $6 Prime Mess without 50 75 Lard Old a $0 new, to is too but light wanted. the supply The actions. ex. for Ohio Cheese interior cases We asking 200 price is exporters induce other trans, 7c.82 At dull Cincinnati this and yet slaughtering, two actually paid for Hogs per cwt this is tke seaare the killed yet All Hogs driven to and

4. November 29, 1842 New-York Daily Tribune New York, NY

Article from New-York Daily Tribune, November 29, 1842

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MONEY MARKET. Sales at the Stock Exchange, Nov. 28. 35 Franklin Bk Cin. $5,000 Ohio Sixes. 1860.. 71, Utica $4,000 K'ky Sixes. 10 Harlem 50 Mechanics Bank 16 763 50 do 12 Bk America 10 Bk of Com. .scrip 90s BOARD SECOND 94 48 $1,000 State 6s, 1862 50 Long Island R R b20d 33 $2,000 State 5s,1859. b3d 50 Mohawk R 25 do. $3,000 do 50 do 60d $9,000 Y. City 5's, '53. 35 8 do 3d 33 Commercial and Money Matters. MONDAY P.M. At the first Board there was not much done. but at the esecond Board there were an unusual amount of fales. Prices generally were without much change, but State Stock were very firm, and State Sixes improved d;<Kentucky Sixes do : and all descriptions were looking up. There fair business doing in Foreign Exchanges the Cunard boat Welquote Sterling 64'a 63: Francs 5 40 542 The supply from the South is very light Southern $ Bills have sold at 6a 61. There is a large demand for Mobile at improving rates The supply is small. We quote 15 16. and some sales are reported even lower than 15. Central 30 a 35. New-Or leans par. The New York Contributionship Fire Insurance Company have this day declared dividend ofstix percent. for the last 6 months payable 1st Dec. It proposed to lease the Public Works of Pennsy Ivania, the contracts payable in State Stock at par. The exports 01 Flour and Wheat from Chicago, from 1st January to 8th November, were ernal to 170,006 bbls. The system adopted by the Philadelphia, Southwark and Northern Liberties Banks, in receiving and collecting small notes of the New-Jersey and Delaware Banks for their depositors, has produced a beneficial effect, and these notes now pass quite freely, as in three days they are convertible into cash. Some of the other Banks propose adopting the same system. A bill in Chancery against the State Bank of Illinois, praying for un injunction and the appointment of Receiver has been prepared and was to have been presented by one of the State Directors to Judge Treat. If successful, similar application will be made against the Shaw neetown Bank The rate of discount on the notes of the Miner's Bank of Pottsville has much improved within a few days in Piladel phia. It is now at9a 10 per cent. A meeting was held at Pottsville by the merchants, &c. in relation to this subject The Lancaster County Bank still continues to retuse to pay the demand made upon it by the brokers, The discount on the notes is now 10 percent. Markets-Carefully reported for The Tribune. MONDAY, Nov. 28. ASHES-The market is rather firmer for Pots, and about 100 bols have been sold to-day at $5 374. below which we believe there is none 10 be bad. The demand is not large but fair. Pearls are dull, buyers generally offering only $5 75 and sellers being firm 5874. A sale of 50 bbls was made at 5 87t. The bills out day are about 400 bbls, the receipts about75 bbls. COTTON-The business is but moderate to-day, sales reaching about 600 bales. Rates are without change but easy and holders are anxious sell at present prices. We quote fair Upland 71 fair New-Orleans and Alabama 8 a 81. The sales are principally to shippers, FLOTR-The continuance C' the cold weather, and the certainty that the Canalsware now closed beyond chance of any reopening this season, has given Western Flour today an impetus which has placed it at $4 874 a 5 CO, an advance at least of 374c since Saturday. This rise, however has prevented sales to any extent. Before some of the dealers were fairly awake this morning, some sales had been made at 8462 475, but at the close of business there we believe. nothing to be had below $4.871, and very little at that. The quantity afloat is quite small and is held a. $5.00 for all descriptions. Theonly sales at the high rates were able to bear of were 100 bbls of an extra brand and lot of 500 bbls Niagara Mills, branded extra, at $503,012 speculation. There some speciative demand but not the high rates quoted. Troy held at $5 00, without sales Letters from the Canal state that but few more boats of those which were lying near Schobarie Creek will reach Albany this season. The improvement in Western has had favorable effect on Southern descriptions, and about 700 bbls Georgetown has been sold to-day, 300 for West Indies at $5.75, an advance of 121c. It is not pleaty at this price One bolder of Brandywine has put the rate up to $5 00.-The other descriptions cannot be quoted, there having been no sales. Some small lets of New-Orleaps are offering but there are no purch asers at present prices. It is nominally at $587}. All the Rye Flour received to-day, 200 bbls, sold at $3 12, a 3 25, supposed for storing. Jersey $3 25 a S 374 Meal continues dull. We quote Jersey, without sales, at 62}; sales SOU bbis Brandywine, for shipment, 275a2811 Hads $12 75, cash and 13 25, mos. Buckwheat Flour At $275 a 300, with good supplies prime is worth 25. Baltimore, Howard-street is 84 100. Sales 10,000 bbis City Mills, during the week, at 00. Stock, both Flour and Wheat, 25,000 bbls, which is small. At Philadelphia, Penn sylvania Flour $4 12 At Alexandr 3874, AtRichmond 3874a3990; City Mills 00. At Fredericksburg, Mountain 390 a 4 00; Lowland 70. At Cincinnati 270 275. GRAIN-Wheat has felt the effect of the advance on Flour. and sale of 1800 bushels Illinois was made to city miller at 95c, on time. The sales were at 89 891 There but small quantity now offering. There rather more Memand for Core from distillers, but We see little improve ment in price. We notice sales 1000 bushels new Norther at measure; 1000 bashels old do 53, weight, and 400 Yellow Jersey at 56c. Small lots Ohio Canal at 52 53 With the exception of one lot, the market remains free of Barley. Rye is firmly held at 70c, but distillers notye bid over 65. A sale of 700 bushels was made in the slip al 64 There is considerable offering. Oats are firm and not plenty at 29 a 30, for Canal. The supplyloi Shorts and Ship Stuffs receives no accessions and we hear of sale, out of store of 1000 busneis of the latter at 143, for shipment, which considerable improvement on last sales. Shorts are nomin ally 10c. A: Alexandria, Wheat was 78c for prime Red. A Richmond 65 a 85, At Fredericksburg 65 77 HAY-Has rather an improving tendency. We quote 43 a 45, with some prime at 50. There is an enquiry for Charies tou and Savannah. HOPS-The demand is good to-day At previ ous prices. Wequote Eastern 10 a ll ; Western 11, and very prime 12c One lot of 100 bales was taken. TALLOW-For export considerable City continues to be taken at Sc. We notice sales of 70,000 lbs, mostly Boston Reudered at that price. OILS-No sales Whale. 35c continues to be declined.Sales 40 5bls American Linseed at 80c. SEEDS-Wenoticea sale ot 25 lbs Clover at 7c. Flax dull and tending downward. PROVISIONS-There is very little doing to day in Pork or Beef. A sale of 60 bols new Prime Pork, this State, the first of the season, was made at $6 50. Some new Prime is held at $9 50. Lard is very scarce and wanted at 63 a 7c, for export. The stock of Butter is large and ratber heavy but Cheese is in better enquiry. New-York Cattle Market-Nov. 28. [Reported for The Tribune.] At Market. 934head of fresh Cattle,S from Pennsyl vania; 30 Cows and Calves, and 200 Sheep and Lambs, PRICES-BEEF CATTLE SOLD at about last week's prices but the market was decidedly less firm and $8 50 a $5.25 must be taken as the range. 400 left over. COWSANDCALVES market taken at $20 a $85 which i decided decline. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Have declined- -sales of Sheep a $2 10 $4 for few extra Wethers. Lambs 75c to 82: 500 unsold. HAY AND STRAW-Hay remains at 621e. per cwt. with large supplies Straw is abundant at $2.50 per lond, of 100 bundles. D Hamilton Literary Association Lectures. Brocklyn, to be delivere the Lecture Room the Lyceum, /ashington-street, near the corner of CON ord-street, 1842-S. Nov. 17.-Introductory Lecture- R. H. DANA. Esq The necessity of right life to a true ppreciation of Literature. and the influence Literature on Lite. Nov. 24-One Lecture-R.H DANA,Esa--" Woman."2 Dec.1-One Lecture-Major G. TOCHMAN--' Russia and Poland.' PROWNSONGov.