COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.

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The amount of the city debt o! Boston, IN Dec.
l.;5 was ll7sTl3 lGirom that is to be deducted
the amount falling due since ,ha; time which mas been


sd s4ia46 5Oeaving the actual balance atthe present
time siQt376S Go. The amount OF Bonds in the city
Treasury avaaOe for The payment o. the city deb. IS
S31j-4 20.


At Boston the money market IS rather unsettled,
while the regular customers of the Banks find little dif
fculty in obtaining the Usual cxcn, OF accommodation
other nviduals who have formed particular
IONS and have been in the habit Of relying upon their
chances in the street have been somewhat pressed
There s difficulty in the negotiation OF mortgages
excepting OF those OF the very first class This species
Of Investment; says the Wing has become object OF
suspicion iar more than il used be great deal OF
property has been entered upon for breach OF perform
oi condition The law OF Massachusetts, il such ss
10 prevent the possibility of orecosiug the equity Of
denption in loss than three years, during which time it
becomes necessary TO assume all the cares OF manage
that constitute the sefious objection in the minds
OK capitalists to the possession OF real estate. The fear
of being driven TO this necessity operates 10 check the
disposition make farther advances especially 10 build
crs We incline 10 the belief tha, during the last three
years the erection OF cdfccs Of certain descriptions has
been ovcrdone. We should mos, particularly specify
large warehouses and wharf stores and dwellings Of the
middle class Many OF these lying vacan, al the
very time when Other eorts Of real property paying
high rent They mostly 10 be found upon the re
claimed land in the outskirts OF the city. On the
other hand dwelling houses Of the larger class are
scarce and rather in demand.


At Buffalo the money marke, is exceedingly
tight the banks preparing for their annual statements
and curtaling their discounts. There is also some ap
prchension about the operation Of the subcasury when
goes into operation at the commencement OF the new
year and the impression that capitalists will keep their
money unemployed in the expectation oi Government
being again in market A; Kew Orleans the position OF
the money market continues very satisfactory Capital
abundant low rates OF interest undoubted
rites but there is scarcity Of good commercial paper
offering in the street the Banks inclined 70 take
all that is rendered. Texas Securities remain in
trcnely depressed state transactions show farther de
cline sale of ahou, $1,000 Treasury Notes II! l3c
Interest Notes lc Eight per cent. Bonds l6c Ten per
cent do l-c. the dollar Better feeling for Foreign
Exchange Sterling l0iiQl05i, Francs, 5fi7l 05fj2!
Bills ON Ncw.lork at 81 days 2d2i per cent disc.
Checks per Ct dis AT Cincinnati the pressure for
funds is still very heavy and domestic paper IS offered
in any abundance at the Banks. The demand as full
usual Eastern sight checks bought 10y tho Banks at
per cent prem Time bills more numerous, and
taken by the Banks at per cent, discount.