, 1874-03-19
MONEY and COMMERCE.



THO supnly Of n,unoy in this market continues
vorv abundant opl t,,o ,,rnancct /. that Il vii!
~, 80. - - II ~. -,.,n+
o'on noro so' iof tno tuaso sl1"s ,1,, 'no Ill.,"
pofN "ha provision epac1lat1ot, Is nos apsoro'"s
ouoation t,,e ,,nolorn aro. ana iayo boon, realz-
tro ~ \ i,.oo rx,nnt o,,,1 oro 1ooro orouna for
~ ~ .ko oasu.' '.,'a ., ~ s,Ia i,roo
.., aua,u ausessens iat ano't a, ',.o,, ~ cr
both In tho country and hero, haa auggostcd tho
n,Msi],lItv of a snanr1atiye movement In TINT
art,clo ,n1 thout,t, thoro aro nm to1[ontos OF it
w., ~, a.r,s a,n,,;,r ~ rnr,rn,inn wo,,lI ANN
so, "n 1aliy oon'ne =. n'ns'u" "J ,,.' 49,
rodt'co tho stock nero 10 uhna1a'lY stnatA o'heh'
siol1a, and induce speculation.
1t Ia ro,unlkca by bnnkorB that country banA
balances arc unusually lnruo lore nov, while uty
hanlloeH are unall. THO i,orease Of country
bank money alowa tint ,nonoy must DO abur-
tlant throughout tho Northwest. Tho acounuln-
lion I,oro, however, Ia probably dne to the
fact that, notwithstanding oil tho vlrtuons talk
nno H y90s oar1 ~ e baH.
Ing a6out as MITCH intcrcat on country bank bull
A,ieee as thoy over dill
The Northwest appears to be paying on ita
Eastern dobtB aa tho country ba'ak ordors Tor
New York oxchange wns sold ut 25o anil at 600
pnr 81 400 premium today, but tho supply IL
still Reanty.
Country ortlorH forcurrency hRve also Increased
raising SECTIONS Of The Northwest.
riIE 1NunEAsE OF Br1:urE AND UNITED BTATEs
COINAGE.
ing tt1o pan}o laat fall woro undoubtedly tho
means Of largely increasing the stock Of specie
IN this country. Tho total exports OF gold from
tho port of Now York III tho year 1873 woro
$4,000. 766. ad the total iulpurtn wofo nla.779-
927, thus making 4ho not exports from tint city
S2U 12u, t2G.
Tho Diroctor Of tl,c Mint, judging from osigial
information, nilttclpatoH tlnt moro Eoti Will Go
mined In April, Atay. and J'tno noxt than fur
many yoars, past recont Rnows, ~ their melting,
insuring oxtonded opor1tions BY Hydraulic mems.
New Orleans Mint, Tor Witch nu appropriation IL
proposed by tho Committee Oh Appropriations
ct tho instance. Of tho Treasury department.
Tho flow Of gold and silver TO New OrlcatlB Will
thus bo Increased. anu mulch Of tito coinage muat
60 to South American States IN tho collrho OF
trade.
It Is we'll known tint, all last full, the in,
crease ct epeoio IL tho country required
most capacty. This aotivity in coinhgo Is
still maintained, and oiiictal information Oh
talned ut Washington, up to March 10, bliows
tint SILL, ,000, 00n hayo been nddcd to tho goil
During the past mouth, also, tho San Francisco
Mint has boon confined to tho colnnge Or trado
dollars, making 275, 600 OF tllon. Ono hundred
and thrty-1ve Thousand have boon coinod ut the
Ihtlauclpnta Allht, III al Weighing twclVo IONS
Tho deposits of gold Mt tho San Francisco Mint
wore nonrly g, 000, 600 in gold during tho past
month, nnd 5000 600 Mt tho other mnts. Tllo
gold coinage for April, May, aud juno will ho
&3,000,000
THE CENTRAL RAILROAD OF IOWA.
Tho Eldora, lows, ledger snys that now rail-
~oad company liaH boon formed, with len1-
q1artorA at Marslalltown to tako possession Of
Tho Central llalroad Of Iowa, Oh behalf Of tho
bondholdors, whom they forecloao, which is now
dccmod probable.
Tho United States District Court sitting, ut
Davenport, Iowa, recently hold tint III tho case
OF bankrupt proceedings begun aubHoquont to
an actua! lovy on property Of tho bankrupt, tho
Assignee could not onJoln the levy. Thsln not