, 1875-01-24

from $oo1, "A to S2o2 2s72: the amount dns
from other National Bauks from 951 Ia to s16
068 l99 SO specie, from sl4 406 56 to
legal-.ende1s from so sos to S2o,894.399 IN &C
count OF liabilities tte National bank-notes oustsnd
ing ara s24 84s .gainst SIS 29l ISL o;t. div
idends unpaid Il eo1 SO against s246eslss naa
vfduai deposits, s214 5u 5.s7 aganst $.o1
due 10 National Nanks SCI, ,sss, ,15o15 against so3
sA.76 duo to State banks and bankers. $6 e.1s
against s., 80 1890 Total resources, oct were
So, ,7ss, ,ola. 20; Dec. 81, s437, ,7co, TO-. p.
CARD FROM B. r. ALLEN
Drs Mo1rEs, H., jim. 23.-TAe following card ap-
pears here this morning from B. F. Allen:
DEs MONIES. ian. q, ls75.-1n this moment o. ofes
Hhelino cares and 1ety; It il impossible for me
to fve tue facts about the great mortgage scars fas
IN working euch mischief. VIII 40 20 NJ t1e s@es'
moment possible. In the meanunae l VIII s1y snaI sAnI
wheu such facts sra preaeoted, It will appear tnas
tbs yerT means by which sought to rescue the
Cook County National Bank from c1nbarsssments ana
which, but for bad faith on the rrt OF oanets ~ou.o
pension we'll as To attempt to destroy ny pelsoh ~
credit and my e~tate. prudent moderation on 1as
part Of all interested in the atter Will enAnlo re 10
save I'll rom tic possibility Of lose The record Of ny
paat life is Ill the answes have for those who assaal
my integrity. Ny present tine ana snetes Tq heE. a.
no fear for the conclusion. <9igned) b. F. ALLEN.
Mr. Allan assures Liz creditors that be Will uss tho
Last AGRA Of his estate to psy his just debts 1t s no"
known that tho nan who brought that mortgage here
tn ba filed xsa on tAe train which Af. Allen cana
from Chicago in hls company; that he filed the mort
eaRe went On the next train cost to Newton, hIed
there and then nvtioed Mr.. Allen that be was on roae
TO this city and to meet him at the depot which A1
Alien did, escorting him to the hotel suppo6ng him
to coma direct from New York With important mes
saaes It Wa not till Legal steps were taken to recover
possession Of the mortgage that tue dupcty WAS dis
covered and the mortgage found In possession OF this
man.
NEW Yonx. fan H.-MoneJ closed 1t ~ peT
cent
ForeiRn exchange, although dull, ts hrm, thu
non,iunl rates for prime bankers sterling being 4s7
and 490k respectively. Ths actual rates ara 4s6A9
486k aud Abou. A8sH-
Gold sold ut l13h@u2h, The latter having been shs
opentng and closing quotation. The rates paid tor
carrying were 2 az, 5, X, l. and 1 per cent Loans
were also made fat. Olearlngs, s4s soooooo. Customs
receipts $6s2 0oQ The Assistant Treasurer disoussed
SOL oo0 Imports Of dry goods for the week, 1435,-
es3 merchandise, s4,sf3.oss
Governments sheie stronger.
State bonds steady
The stock market opened dull, bat steady and ths
latter became strong and prices advanced from to
IA pes ceut with the chief advances In Hannibal =
St, 10 and Wabash. During thp afternoon the whole
market was weak a. result Of the unfAvo14bls hznk
statement, and prices went Of A@l per cent. with
Western Union, Lake Shore, and Wabash leading IN
the downward Increment. The decline tn Western
Onion was assisted By the announcement that the At
lnnuc pnct1c Telegraph Company had finished thetr
line to New Orleans, Tnc lrEet closed moderately
sctiye and lower. Ths transactions aggregated
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