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Hebu Orleans Money Market. CRESCENT OFFIE, No. 70 Camp street, Monday Evening, Sept. 2, 1861. Nothing of a money market to-day. Some disposition is evinced to speculate in Treasury notes. Very fortunately, the would be speculators on the wants of the recipients of these notes are likely to be checked. Our banks will not loan on deposits of these notes, because that would be encouraging the shavers and dealers to keep them below par. It is bruited about that some of our folks who have a few thousands of dollars idle are disposed to buy up these notes at something like extortionate rates. True, they do not enter the market openly, but they have an advanced guard-a picket guard on the look out; therefore, when our banks are approached by a presumed owner of money, who desires a loan on a pledge or deposit of Treasury notes, it may at once be inferred that he is in the market for bargains.-These folks are attempting to make a regular business of gain out of these notes, and attempt to discredit them. Some of the brokers and dealers meet the case promptly by declining at once to meet the offers to purchase. When a supposed capitalist enters a bank parlor with his hat full of Treasury securities, and desires a loan, it may at once be taken as a fact that he is on a self-utilitarian operation. There was nothing done in exchange. Sterling is heavy at 102@104 for good bills. No inquiry for francs. There is some little demand for small sams of exchange on Virginia. These are furnished at rates much below par, being payable in current funds at the point. Rip Van Winkle has come to light. Nineteen years ago the old Bank of Orleans was placed in liquidation by the order of the State and the Board of Currency. The notes of the bank were a marketable commodity; they were sold at all sorts of prices from 15@20c. TO dollar on the face, up to 50 @60c. Some folks done well, The banking-house, at the corner of Exchange Place and Canal street, sold for $15,500-a splendid operation. It fell into the hands of Samuel Nicholson, Brown Brothers & Co., who obtained about twelve years rentals and use of it, and then sold it for $50,000. Enough said about the good Black Republican house of Brown Brothers & Co. The following is the notice of the court. Nineteen years is not a very long time to settle a bankrupted bank: State of Louisiana vs. Bank of Orleans : THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF NEW ORLEANS-No. 6479.-Notice is hereby given to the creditors of the defendants, and to all other persons herein interested, to show cause within ten days from the present notification, (if any they have or can) why the final account presented by the receiver should not be homologated and approved, the funds distributed in accordance therewith, and the said receiver discharged from all further trust and liability in the premises. By order of the court. aug29 sep26 OSCAR LEBLANU, Deputy Clerk. The following circular has been forwarded to the patrons and correspondents of the two banks in Mobile. One of these banks (the Bank of Mobile) never moves without due study and consideration, and the same remark will apply to the Southern Bank. The Bank of Mobile has a great prestige, however, equalled by only one other hank in the United States. It never suspened specie payments in the memorable convulsion and revulsion of 1837 to 1842. The Southern Bank dates its organization since that period: On and after the 10th day of September next, the is Bank of Mobile and the Southern Bank of Alabama b will receive in payment of their discounted paper the Treasury notes or 8 Pct. Bonds of the Confederated States at par, as well as their own notes. On collection paper payment will be required in accordance with the instructions of the owners; but after the above date no paper will be received for collection unless Treasury notes or Bonds can ( be received in payment of the same. J. S. GREEN, Cashier of the Southern Bank of Mobile. D. C. SAMPSON. si Cashier of the Southern Bank of Ala. Mobile, Aug. 28, 1861. an