, 1876-01-27
FINANCE AND TRADE.
4 Slight lnorease In tho Demand for
Bank Fnvora.-.Now York Ex'
change Weaker.
More Currency Wanted for tho
Country--.Tllo ClcarinEs,
$3,OOO,OO0.
Tho Produce Markets...proyisfon Actlye
and lrregular..-Whcat and Corn
Still on tho Decline.


Xn3f0W VIII tnoT8 zctIFty IN sono departments VI so'
soan MARKET hut tho general atust!on still was steady
and quiet, Merrhlnta, manufacturers, ansf other cna-
TONERS OF The bnnks Aro complaining 9aol deal of
collections and 10 Tho slouneas OF those s duo largo
part Of The offerings nf paper. Tho eamo GAUSS has
drawn down tho deposit ttnea Of The banks. The
morn than osdinsrJ volume Of accommodations given
Tho country sud not Jet duo II third
factor in Ito. cloaeness apparent In tho 1nan
market, although tho eftuailon Ia at the
ssme Tine an exceedingly dull ono. The buanrsa OF
tho b.uts has not hru unsattsfactory their dis
count lines all we'll dllesi, snd they recctsn from
dAy To day no mora tisn Ia needed for tAo accou'rao
dation Of their ualono.a The hmnunts Of conasner-
cial, Misunderstanding, ana miscellaneous paper pre-
aenlcd for discount arc moderate auA M they hfe OF
good quality. rule. tt,oy nro readily taken.
Hates Of discount Bl jer cont ut tho banks to
regular cuatomers and Independent borrowers.
TN tho street binncas Ia uet. 1latos sGl4 per
cent.
New yort exchange wna weakcr. Sales wore ualo
brlucc11 banks ut 76Gt co. for sl,HW.
The otflera from tie country for currency showed
acme increase.
The c!earngs were s., 3,G00.0oA.
TIE BUprLY or SPECIE
1'fa for tho accumulation Of specln by The Naion-
II Government md by lilo Sationnl Dsnka nre bcing
introduced In CuugrcHs every lay. Dcfosp pcl poll
ytaadoptcd The Washington ntnesmon ought 10 cxan-
no tho condition Of tho Ftecu Of tho world.
ms sfse1lont at haud Of te Bank Of France Jan. G.,
IT. coin OIL haud arlouutcd to s}l5. $4,000. Tho
French Government Is apparently acting Oh the
belief that In iinnnco III war they must tc.a:d
themselves against tho Germans, and they arc. tAero-
Tore. pursuing iory Of PREPARATION for srcIo pay
eAts that ia very s,trG though sfso costly. TIM Ger
man Government is likewise hcardng specie, anil held
tloy5lu aoo Dec. II, hi. Tim difficulties which ibis
combined drain upon The god supply Aaa wrought In
Eutopcan nusnca would ut appear In finances
II We entered tho lists ns rourenrs for shasa Of
ppecie. The results In Eug'snd arc graycly dis
susscd as follows by tho London Times:
Thai two nations IT eAc cotIl1norcial Importance of
France and Germany should simultaneously aud per-
bistentiy have bccn draining Europs nt lis gold. With
tussns 1, 9f % soa5re, e. draining E1saud r. ,eno'nc-
more or eRs difficulty according 10 circumstances.
The circumstances which combine 1t ttc present mo-
hre. that while the balance Of trae with Franco to-
mains againEt ns, Aua ws continue generally 10 Import
nes to ho7ss gold the gold tAa il rent acr,Wa 10 rcttio
The ntoek ace9,.nt between Loulnn and Paris will
main tnere: THIS w. :. been e. goluK u. f1r oug time
btock tAiance has tsen In sur fayor hare not
ssTed bssk our ga'a tut snc e our t'es 'aa b.en
With the cu,ltInent lus been quietly diminishing
ou5 ssocs md sh.oEdag ~ most q !l,o s1,iysls.
CONSIDERING ias rselsar poaItlon Of Frsnco and Ger
Tor soms little time 70 come. because 1t wond appear
gold by means Of tho Australian arrivals II not much
II be depended Oh, while Germany liz much inter.
f$ad In taking these arrivals from thu market ~ We
Aro. The demands non for gold haYe in fact bteu
quite exceptional Of 1Aso In savernl Ways.
TIE STATE HANKB or NEW fuitI sTArE,
Tho annual report Of the New York State surcr.n-
1cndeut Of Banking has just been Hubrnit.cd 10 tho
Legislature It conains no reference To tho SAVINGS
ean&s, ia they bare not yet nde tlelr reports This
singular u tho Superintendent report generally
spysf1 thu Whoc ground Tho 1dtG bayIupa nix fatl,