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In Cinemnati there is a good demand for money, and bankers were able to supply the wants of their customer and DO change in the general fca ures of the market was observable. Rates of intere-t, on first-class and good paper. in the regu!ar way, range from 8 to 10 per cent and in the open market 12@15 for good and fair names. There was a continued good demand for exchange, and the market raled firm at 50@75 prem. buying, and 1-10 prem. selling. -The New York money market 14 more active, but per ccnt is the full market rate for call loans on mixed collaterals. First-class business notes are discounted at BII and a half to seven per cent, and good names. auctioneers' and others, range from eight to ten per cent. The gold market is steady, and loans command 10 3-16 per cent premium. The absorption of gold by government for custor e-due- IS gradually lessening the quantity on the market available for deliveries. The foreign exchange market is dull and heavy. Prime bankerr' eterling sixty day bills were sold to-day at 10614 to 106% and the arking rates are 106% to 106 good bankers' range from 1064 to 106% -The value of the imports at Boston for the week ending March 31 was $1,000,000. and the duty upon them will probably be pearly $800,000. -The Third National Bank of Buffalo has been designated as a Government depository during the week just closed. The total number is now four hundred. The only national bank authorized during the veek ending March 31, 1866, 18 the Miners' National Bank of Salt Lake, Great Salt Lake. Total number of national banks now in existence 1,644. Amount of national currency Issued during week endmg March 31, 1866, $1,430,500. Amount of national currency previously issued $262,610,370. Total to date $264,247,170. -The May gold interest on the United States fivetwenty bonde, amounts to something more than twenty millions of specie dollars, which will proosbly be anticipated and paid in April, as the coin is on hand in the Treasury, and will not be wanted for any other purpose. -The failure of fome of the banks in the oil regions, growing out of the suspension of Calver Penn & Co., is still an object of general comment. It appears that the Petrolenm Bank, is not a na. tional bank, and never obtained a permit, notwith standing the fact that the eign Petrolenm National Bank" is conspicuously posted upon one side of the building. -The Crawford County Bank, at Meadville, applied for a permit, but never fulfilled the condition of the act by depositpor bonds, and never issued national bank notes. The same fact is true of the Oil City Bank. Venaugo County Bank, and the Lawrence County Bank -01 City and Veuango notes are selling at T1tusville at from twenty-five to fifty cents on the dollar. Some of the C.awford County Bank notes are sclting at fifteen cents per dollar. The Titusville Herald, ot a recent date, saye: **The failure of Culver, Penn & Co., though tak ing the general public by eurprise, was not alto geiber unexpected by shrewd financiere. and there were predictions of their early suspension a week ago. The Collector of Internal Revenue here rcmoved his deposits from the Petroleum Bank on the 19th nit, but on the same day purchased a draft for $16,000 on Culver, inn & Co, which was protested on reaching New York. "Ata meeting of the directors of the First Na. tional Bank evening, a despatch was received from c. C. Dofield, Esq., cashier, now in New York anying toat the bonds of the bank deposited with Colver. Penn & Co., as a special deposit. had been appropriated by them. In consequence there of the First National Bank will be compelled to suspend payment for a short time. The Dank has assets sufficient to meet all deposits, which we are assured will be done as speedify as possible. The unexpected defalcation of Culver. Penn & Co., in the matter of these bonus, which was not known till after banking hours yesterday, changes the whole aspect of the situation. But we accept the assurance of the President that the suspension will be temporary. The New Orleans money market proper continues without any material change. operations in it being mainly confined 10 mortgage loans at 10@15 and 13 per cent. per aunum. and temporary loans on collaterals at 8 per cent per annum, in bank, and 1@1% percent per month in the open market. -The following are the name of the banks in which Mr. Culver and Culver, Penn & Co. are interceted, and which will be crippled. for a time at least, through the suspension of the latter firm: Culver. Brooke & Co., Philadelphia; 3d National Bank, New York City; National Bank of Crawford county, Meadville, Pa.: Traderman's National Bank, Pit sburrh. Pa.; Venango National Bank, Franklin, Pa.; 2d National Bank, Eric, Pa.: etNational Bank, Oil City, Pa: 1st National Bank, Corry. Pa; Citizens' National Bank, Loran. o. The following exhibite the traffic of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending 30th March, 1866: Passengers $32,013.29) 30,157.71 Freight and live e*ock Natis and sundrice 1,952.71 Total $61,123.71 52,259.811 Corresponding week last year Increase 11,663.861
