, 1876-08-04
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Vnintsresting Monotony Of tho Local
Financial Situation.
Now York Exchange Flrmcr---
Tho Clcartngs R3,5OO,0OO.
Tho Produce Markets Moderately Active,
aud Generally firmer.
Whent, Corn, nnd Oats In Good Do
maua, and Strong.


The Iocat loan market conld hardly be IN 1ess
Interesting condition than at present. This Is
s!ine when even in active and prosperous ycHts
h1nk officials nre thinking mote Of Vacations thnn
dscoHnta, and when the business Of the ycnr comes
To one Of it, most sharply marked dead points. In
this year. the dnllest kincc tho panic. mFdsnm.
presents m lntcns.dcd 1cprt.ton Of Tho quiet
Of previous summer scasoat Discount lines asc
barely maintained nj an average level, n0d this
co,lld hardly bc secured we're II not for the cdnFy
demand fat rctscuunte. This continues md snp-
plies the Interior with the means fuf cartyin. large
amounts Of stock and rs1dace. The mercantile
customers OF The hanks lAvc lltlc orcaslon TO huE.
row nj ship period. and are offering vcty l'ttlc
paper. Tho tatnc u true Vt the manufacturing anil
rnAcollnnrous Lorrowert Tho amount Of funds
arailahc for tlsr accommodation Of borrowers u
nsgc md tnCteasIng, a great deal Vt capital tint
I'll ordinary tines finds employment on the street In
buying paper IN nnw Idle and accommodating. Ildrr
nm! In tsc other centres Il IA ycxy ditllcut to Gct
the lo,Sesi rnics for 5onGy. anil It wond not
lie Auepr|ang II lttlr rivaire Of It began ronn 10
rnn nvcr into speculative Investments, and In that
case the r1vnlct may t,ccon,t hood.
Rates of discount At tho, bai,ks arc as tlsunl.
GllO ter cent 10 rc5nlar customers, and good inlc
pendent horrowars gst sttcct.raicp. q,
t!n Thu street, r.tcs asc o pcr cent and upwards
for liuc ionns.
New fnrk exchange WIS lt1nct. attA was sold be-
TWEEN bahl;s nj it,c per 81. gtD prnmiui,,.
, The clrnr'nEs were ~, 200, 900.
THE rlttLAprLrn1A STOCK rAHto.
The Rtnrk market here still cnAtinHca rancky,
ami ru,plr q! t,r suspended houses arc making
Efokcr. ] % asa' MtFsr,. Fos 4 kiae, ' .wi'o arc ne
y. I!u!in;M s c.; Ths nv VA pecu,tlcti me.tIy
slcayurng to n,nxr she best terms rofaiblr viii,
thc!r rrsnit":7, nn thsrc n at cxpfcssct e.ro to
nS 1'1"G Msnr q ,esf to " efssp; Mc:ss
was u nj one line reaidcnt ii tho as, r". ST. H.
04N' u" Il quite advanced In years, n,ld thIa l,a-
HI i. pga-tra'ea MI b,r nt sick,!nss. Tie general
ontri"u ~ l,rskers that lhc cuur.c pursued y l,on
s S'sr. Y 'IsSs .2 nnt H ~ stss
,ul thrrr - talk u ct,lcsilv criminal prusc-
c',.irn araln, Them. Not content will tic excite.
IL ,h* aflcrnooi ,eiter ot!ock, MID enr,ipg IN
,ie mar'rt 70 suddenly that se,eral parties wifi be
ef afSk as a stsSy ~ NJ Mepbsyssns bs. @
down 70 4ast before nry ono was hardly nwasc II
It, rhl. crcateh fse9t .rar1 md slie aa'ct were
frt allont that nuu,ber Of Fraudulent certa-
cate. were OIL ilr market, aud the bears had thnss
e 81 sss sspS sa; w'y VI. 4 'eS S IT, e.
trrly Aiyien. Of . per cent had been drciarcA, und
tas stock wegt ~ "a aos. at which figure {. closed
he madt on rnme othcr favositc stock. 1t IL sr
PLAYED now: and The pluck displayed ia quite ~
Ssfpiia Ce,rtspontsenee Ns,c iors TIn:.s, Aua /.
THE sfLvEK INDUSTRY.
With The advance III the price u silver, whicl. n
T. stch'i!y maintained az % ,xive aEsuraucs that
hopeful, view Of Thu situation. Work hns been
resumed in the mines. Of ruurso ut the old rntcA,
Ena for at 1cnst two nr thrro month"; somewhere
neat the isna nntnbtr Of miners will be employed.
Is fact known % nearly nll 81 our citizens that
tho mines neTer since thn!t discovery looked 30
well az they do now. and oil TINT h nacersary 10
aaanrc the employment oi a largely Increased force
, Of men, ND consequently la1se tnsrensa q the
remunrfntivc ptico for silver It ID true tho pus-
eibtliscs for tho winter present gloomy prospect,
but y ID naeaeas to borrow trouble. and We must
contracts for supplies for the Manhattan Company
hive hesn nnnullcd, and should they no. he roanw.
cd within the ne1t txty dnya the mines lnust shut
tsat tMs to ey In snnpy ot WOOD saa soal f..
nll however, ia TINT silver did mt fa ont Of sight,
bounded nn this fact has rculDvetl the fears enter
talnca By nlnny that the inastsy .of eiyer.mininr
In tia Siae va. doomed. cxccpt In ca.ca Of mines
producing very ltsll gradc Of ores, Or carry
I'll %s;s e'tf ugg gS*sSsn''ss e. OF s0''-'" SfFa'''
T1sEAsUnr corn nALASce,
I1uusc, stacs that tln available coin alancc ri liz
close Of bHst ncss on the s1th ut. was sui, 1aH,
:@"s.' H. matc up m foiows:
i so1d enn; i,;J ,n:7 70 ~
blIsrz e', lid bsin a,SHS71 8:
against which there were matntcd obligations pay
able ON ic:nnus!, As follows:
jIoas rsI'cI Or inaiart nni in,cisst' ' XVI q
Con rcrIcs,cs NJ 5s VI; q
Old dcn1aud aoscs.' ~, MI *
sEL74.o.l d
leaving balance III excess ot ail obltgations o