, 1876-08-07
Tho following were tho clcasings fer tho week
sAU4s. 0AG.4i
2.W7.s8.@

Issa Iaar;;;s: x:;s ST. os4 $3.50 s1"s'o4o'"
.is ysss............ ae,oa7. .sa,st 2.oa7s5e.o o.
SILVER.
However theorists may speculate IN regard 10 tho
present Or the future raIus OF silver, the real fact
H. the people want It. The Jingle Of Il Is Pheasant,
aud rcm{nds them Of the good times long gono by.
One banker, largo country correspondence,
reported The receipt during tho week Of 200 letters
ordering silver. Some ot them wore very urgent.
One bank in large town within 100 miles Of the
civ had not $500 la silver and fractional currency,
al, put together. There can bc ITO doubt Tint
change n very much scarcer In the country thah It
Ia in the city. Tho city bank referred to sent 10
tho Sub.Tseasury and inquired how much alvct
could be had. The reply was ST. oo1s when $780,
oo0 would bs glaay takeu 10 supply the urgent de-
1pands OF customcrp. 1t Ia to bc hoped remedy
fan bc found iur this state OF things by the Coy
eminent ol,ccts during the coming weak.
TIE COINAGE ACT OF 1879 AND THE SILVER
DOLLAR.
The records ot tho Treasury Department and Of
Congress SHOW shat tho Co!naga set Of 1873 was
Hrat submitted 10 The Forty -,sat Congress BY tho
Department, with tho report ot ths 1spnsy Comp:
} q as 9FffIb esoa shen
Tinanec T Committee on Dec. 10. ls7o, and aga1n
5a1, 10. 1871, aud wAs printed by oSdef; of ti'c
llAubu 0, aan. ~, ISL IN FEB. Is, lb1 !hu
au w. r. Kyey .7S ,n Sn SEN n
ti5e 1mturc Of d sntstltute, when It was again
printed a,,l tssommi.tcd. Mr. Kelley asain INTRO.
cpnsicrnhIe aiscass!o, 4 was again rscom'nlt.ei,
and was not again rccoHsilere1 in the ilgnse until
The nex, scssyn wlsn On Fsn y is5:' T. sara, was
Fcb il. ls75,, reported back by Hooper
VIII ,,1 a. pGptea p av a1a y ,,1e 1e nn,
r. 1s?sNays., i1o; uoes, u; 4,hs lili Wv s:aia
10, 1s73; reprinted and reported with amendments
@ xne Sa 9f1n as sat e5 Sos se ~ IN ss
motion W of Mr. noopar. tic iii va again printuI
CONFERENCE conf wsrs appointed, and iha iii lnaly be.
esn,y !Aw Fob. e, lg7:3. substantially as oris-
nay preaSe4 At tho IN. h n5s
niece, and the report stated thv reasons therefor.
he silver dollas piece WAS omitted fron, tho bilt a
e % ssa M .a aus M rys1 as
senate subsequently substituted the present traas
ti1cs, nni twlcc il rcporta 'na,la by ths Deputy
COMPTROLLER Of tho currsucy-t thirteen tn'ss tnall
at Of %as a. eh ~
i've different sesslons. and discussed fully "
THIS AUSTRALIAN GOLD rRopucr.
The Melbour,le Aryas Of lRte date contains htn.
tlstica regarding tho psoducs In lH71 oi lt.e gold
fells Of Australia. compiled '5am tue quarterly e.
rs ri" urt.i hinm nn.i rnw rala rrut,rtrd tiMp
iu,. s7,; n,ntnnrA Il, MI 1t1 nx nF WHICH I'M i
OF WIS thu pts,ucs ot E!ctorla. The volume ot tue
~ iii nitt Thn Mini rrcufynl tinrnS iH7E :iHS
~. a. f VictnrIn HoIIi and iOI. w7U oz tbs rrnucn
NJ osl,eT t,,Un|rH. In return Il tssppI l. MN NtNI In
poi cutn. Thu t,,aniiiy III roll held by lis various
ani;s was tis iO u ns against lUi 7u) oz Ia etocE
nj Tic tr.nlna.ion pi the previous ycnr. ln or.er
il il nrcer.ery 10 tAkc tAa vxnur,N 0i Eirtnrian
mrln) 1tv, iii ox;Enld received at The Mint 3HS .
III. nz, u,ld gold held by thu hanks on thu J1st 81.
From tls must 10 deducted thu Htlant[ty On ha mi
IN Tie ynr,ua banks Mt thu onti Ut la14--ytx iUI
TU (which upurat!os, reduces the total ior lK;5
thc TrcvIuus twelve 1nuntlls. Thu apnr1x xlsnuta
Iyrrage number Of miners employed upus, iiu goiJ
ncldn u shs colony during 1s76 was 4. uo5.
' Tm,f:rss '''
rh. f,w Indication. Of a better fec,,no In III,
anutas:nr|nS .lissss,* ptsy"'sly sssoFlsd so
nn,ii.s ~ t"yiir. -. us} ~ ~ H. casI
~, M 'sSInS trn.i"s Asrmrd,nr ~ ~ H. n Wn
,"M, ~ t..s st .t1hc tn ~ snv M
S!sstev n;ams ,, ~, .utu ~ "'ee wv
asad iy n.n aa 1 AZ ~ oi wsch
H. 3at .oI n,narM a r@asu5 @ n h
iur.hYr at:c,y rn1,a,lsd' Which T. even vt g.
tip u!, ~ rn ,. n p, ,s ~ 'ucm sna.
,ao l,uch IL @ Nv y tiat no n, onv Emows .n.t;n
h4e srssht tutshea fcnaf,on H "a vPusaHGs H Wa5Gs
~ MtathS ~ ts'asR: u@s0 ny oses so!loWea ny
sal'is: i IL !'sss sss - sy @ 9:sd'ae1s ~ i
nrIx fn,aa tvis u n,'s.,t sat y, n
uF" @ M =. ~ ~ y oa ~ k;na
tlas t!o 1ntsSon.aM @ nstWssa aLoF a''d ealsa
a!n MG nus ae.n .', faas ~ iesMa' u
paFshe's " asn sess ptonoenssa s"an "as'
Tho hgatee "t tily Sosl eAtIyihs business fos the
4!et sA imoAths .. AatG ~ coMp9fna WIN th9sa of
nnu VII W. % ~, s4n WIZ shx' w.