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The sales were light to-day but there was rather better Small sales Bank Commerce, full, were made at Harlem improved per ment on Long Island being much smaller feeling. called ent advance. slightly. The than instal- was the stock ratber improved noder it. are firm with however but expected, Fives State improved stocks few sales. After State 1 per cent, Sevens sold at par- off the Board, City Sevens, 1852, were sold at 1017, dividend equal to 103j, a further improvement of 1 per cent. There is so little doing in Foreign bills that fair quota tions cannot be given. No change in Inland bills. Mobile 18 a 81--other branches 17 a 17j; Central 18: Alabama is not quite SO buoyant to day. Treasury Notes are wanted for investment at & premium. To-day is the last day for which any demand will ist for the broken bank notes of this State for the purpose commutation to the Safety Fund, and the effect is already and telt Many of the brokers would not buy at all to-day others at rates of discount varying from 25 to 30 per ct. The rate alter to-day will DO doubt go to 37 50 per Bank The fellowing are the rates quoted in Thompson's Troy Note bankable in Bosten 7 Albany, &c. 3: Jersey 3, Philadelphia t. Schenectady, List: Eastern, Ohio Baltimore 5. Indi- : Safety Fund and Red Back 7, Virginia 1j, a ana 41, Michigan 6. Commercial, Buflalo, 30: Commercial, Oswego, 50; Clinton County 50, Watervilet 50, Lewis Coun bury ty 10, Housatonic Railread 24, Bank of Buffaio 1, New port Bank 75, Bank of Lyons 50, Bank of Bennington 85. The following semi annual dividends have been declared by the banks named : Hingham 2) per cent, Taunton 3. Cobannet (Taunton) 3, Bristol County (Taunton) 4, Glou cester 21, Duxbury, none. The stockholders of the DuxbuBank voted to request the directors to call a meeting of the ry stockholders to consider the expediency of closing up its concerns H. W. Davis, Esq. has been elected Cashier of the Bank of in the place of David Scovilie, resigned. No in the Philadelphia money Rochester, change market. cheerful. Feeling Penn is a little better. Business men rather more sylvania stock improving. Fives selling at 48. At Pittsburg the currency is rapidly approaching a specie a value. The Hope Insurance Company, Boston, has declared dividend of Five per cent. A. W. Austin, Esq. has been elected President of the a Charlestown Bank. The stockholders are about to hold meeting to consider the propriety of winding up the concern. An injunction has been served upon the Pheaix Bank. Charlestown. The Bank Commissioners have published William a statement by which it appears that the President, in Wyman, and the Cashier, Thomas Bunn, Jr. have connection with others by a series of frauds during several the reduced the Bank from prosperous condition to loss years, of all its capital. The Commissioners estimate the good assets at $256,511. The Circulation is $172,080, Deposits $195,807, Due Banks $24,886-To $392,774. The house of Stanley, Reed & Co. owe the bank $544,356 The re. suit is as follows: $832,774 Liabilities to the public 256,541 Assets considered good .85,690 Doubtuut Liabilities paper.. O Stanley Reed & Co. part endorsed by 344,556 John Skinner The collateral security taken for this to S. Reed & Co. only about $40,000. There is no evidence that any The of was Directors were cognizant of these proceedings. supervision the of this Bank has been for some time back contided to Mr. Shove, one of the bank commissioners, who $6400 as principal and $7396 as endorser. The liabiliowes ties of all the Directors when the Bank closed was as principal $80,039 Enderser $20,456. The Cashier, Bunn, is deficient $2400. Markets Carefully reported for The Tribune. ASHES-There are no new bills out to-day and up to noon but tbere bad been no arrivals. Holders are firm for Pearls, Pots buyersare not disposed togive the prices demanded. inquiry. heavy and at previous rates. There is very little We hear of saies of sobbls at 69 which is decline of 61c. About 40 bbls Pearls have been taken at 6 00. At Albany Ashes were in good demand at 5874 for Pots and 594 for Pearls. Stock light. COTTON-The market is extremely dull, sales not of ex- the ceeding 200 to 300 bales per day. Prices are in favor it but a specific decline cannot be quoted Perhaps steamer. buyer, equal to 1c, and in some cases to, since the last 4000 The stock has ruled very low, having reached below O bales on sale. It is now between 5000 and 6000 bales. The crop there has been about 1200 bales received. Flo stock new new is about 300 bales. We quote Upland and a 9-fair 8j; Mobile 61 a 91-fair 87: New-Orleans 61 a 103-fair 9. FLOUR-Th market must be quoted heavier to day.The demand is rather light and the prices of yesterday not in are obtained without difficulty. The boats were al- in not morsing and consequently the supply was not large, though the sufficiently so for the demand. We quote Genesee a4 50, with but lew lots However at the lower price, the regular receivers asking 50. Fiat Ohio 4 44 a 50 for lot better than common. Michigan 4 44, at which a brands sold. Round Ohio 4 371, with of 300 bbls, a good article, 400 bbls, sales to some extent for shipment. A lot of Troy, 4 44 was offered yesterday, sold to-day 4 57). 431a for which Flour was quick at 4874 44; Michigan At Albany, At Cincinnati 62 and declining. At Philadelphia 412}, 438. rather scarce. At Baltimore, Howard street, 621, Mills 412}. Montreal, Flour was improving-Anie with conCity a 24s, good demand. At Quebec 25s, rican 23s 9d In this market Southern descripsiderable continue speculations. quiet, the sales only being in limited lots.tions Prices are declining, Georgetown new 4 621, and probably could be bought at 50-old 00: Brandywise 4 75 a 4 it Richmond City 5 75; Richmond Country 50; N. York Mills 87): 4 50, with sales 750 bbis for export. Rye Flour con tinues very scarce and is freely taken at 25 for North Riv. 200 bbls sold at that rate to-day, and some in small er: at S 50. Meal is plenty and dull-Jersey 2 811, Brandy- Flour lots S 00-bbls 13 25 cash, 13 75, 4 mos for hhds. Rye is wine steady at Philadelphia at 25 and Pennsylvania Meal at 2 621. GRAIN-No Wheat offering and some demand for a good We notice a sale of 300 bushels Genesee at 90c yes. article. Northern and Jersey Corn is plenty, with a very 57c limited terday. demand for the East. Northern is worth about Sales 2000 bushels Jersey at 57c for distilling. No meas. Southern in market. At Albany, Northern is 57c. Ohio 52 54 weight. Rye remains firm, with sales 2000 bushels at a Very little left in the market. Three lots of Barley 60c. offered and 1500 bashels sold to city brewer at 52c week and 1000 at 51c for Philadelphia. At Albany during the The bushels were received and prices had fallen quotations 40,000 were two-rowed 47 50, four-rowed 50 52. Street Barley 41 50. Oats are rather better to day and good Canal are selling at 28c. The stock is not Shortsabur. so largeand the demand fair. Canal 26 a 28, River 24 a 27. dant at 6 GA -Ship Stuffs do at 91c. PROVISIONS Beef and Pork there is a fair business firm rates. Prime Pork 37). Mess 37 50.doing at Beef 275 a S 00, Mess 50 a 8 00. Lard is dull, large operators Prime retusing to buy at present prices. nominally 71, but sales are different. Cheese is in moderate demand at a 5 64. Butter rather heavy. About 400 firkins and kegs have been taken for Boston and Providence with- We in a day or two and several parcels for export at Gtc. quote shipping at 6 a 9, Western ,11 a IS, Goshen 14 pails 16 18. GROCERIES- private sale there is only a light bu. siness doing with the trade. At an auction sale of Wines, 4 bhds Sicily Madeira brought SSc, 10 Indian bbls do 45, 10 qr a casks de 40c, 20 do Calabrian Port 31 3% 10 do Port 50 55, S do 80 86, 10 do Moscat Ste, 3 do Marseilles Port 36c, 5 Marseilles Madeira Sie, 20 Indian bbls M useat 24, bush