, 1876-02-17
Wheat and Barley Active and Weak
--.Corn and Oats Steady.
FINANCIAL

banks A. Too discount for Il ,QDO.
The movement OF currency II ANAL. |
The elenrinas wers &, 3,O00,0 900.
NOT Epsuu1AttNu a. hUcH Az THEY WE'RE.
II ia calculated that the sbr1nks9s 10 tho vsus or
foreign 0ovetpment bonds on tho London Sock FL. /
change han been $55s 600 $50 In tha last fne 5rasS
xbe experience Of tho speculative public has been 40
bIttctiS unforunats that Il Ia impossible 10 Roat
my doubtful securities In London. Tho atagta- |
ton In Iombara street Il profound ~ thai IN Nl
..rcet Various plan. laye been Proposed y rar)ta+
n,enl,ry Investigating Committees TO protect 1ho pal-
liz from tho hwndllug schemes which arc PITT On Tie
fuaskct but II has lces dacie! 10 lcAss tlo matter
untouched by ee4laton. Nn laws can sasa the greedy
aud creduous from tlcr foY. 1t ts Significant faca
shut uot sugls railroad or mnpE eomliuT II aaFor-
tilfng Ia sharcs for Rals In tho london pal'ers.
COMPETITION nErwEkS KNaL1su AND AhEh1cAa |
HANuFAoFCREH5.
Te Increasing SUCCESS oG American manufacturers
Ia their competition With fnglist manufacturers IL
Of tho subjects widely discussed BY the Engsh
newspapers At present.. III recent nunibcr Of ths
Ioudau Timer We ind report of the remarks Of tie
uAvly.elected rtesldeut Of tha shcHlotl Hoard OF
Trade:
Ir z.l recent alricrs from America lc him 10 The
a mty tho tss e1artsnt s rs shIei now pre.sst .
h,nytly nrou she(leil goods. But from Whist le hsl
from whit ho knc,s Of thc eonnsry, 10 did THU: !,
uaa at Ill likely that Hhetleld would rr.Ar Sgain hsss
suShqg ss Tue traa viii .ha Mnsea e.. s.e, y ~ ~
portion Of ahsft,c!d goods 70 aerman. franch. mud
American manuf.e.ursd eoods sol.i IN tae Cni.ed
Hhsiacli Or isGa-lozen shenieida. to hare supplied
american store for tic salo Of hardware had ll.to
space u Tue lack part q tie premises for few ltts
store wa devoted to shetelj, nstnnghaio, and VOL
ycshampton hardware. within twenty H. {eass % u thst
turss @ Of shctlsld ind nirnshsm were put into The
coFnaF, and the inhnusaeturG" of Amor1ca aud Ger
,nAnJ h.a e1teniod 20 ~ to m almost Tho whole aate
lAhea American manufacture that wAs not 9nd Of ~
Kind. They bad triad Ia make somo thinRa by rnech
and hs.e sesn ssng fe n,ny ~. rhsh hanS
10 that T psrfeet'on sh,ch ies bad aeaused viii eiT
II ss o " II o
Sheffield thought ales could not res.Iby bs made e1
manufactured BY machiaery. hit hs now learned
TINT the Americans were rrducinK really hrht.caaa
shsnsd ales. ana % IL al m pros.bilsty Se.Ssii would
cso tho bit oi fiie trade which ii had, jast a. 1t
o Tho a NY tfsat q os,on lon ef ahe
srcr modification wa made, they would have at.onY
sotnretitora IN tho manufacturers Of America.
rrB1IctrY OF CORPORATION AcCoCSTr.
An sccurata knowledge OF the condition Of the af-
fara Of tho corporations uhoac stock Ia offered for
sao has long lean hs great need Of the inseane rb
lii These who hur theao Esocks hsvn right to know
vlAs they srs giving their 1noncsfor. Tho Nav York
Htook Exchange hiss On It's booAs . ru1c, uever til
enforced. giving IL tho right to call on any cor
poralIou is nss for information pf ,ts
affair.". Itbno attention has been disected
to the existence OF this rule. and tho Stock E1-
change haa At leligh decided to act under It,
sntttee hAs been srpointcd to obt4p from Ill Tho
panles vhoss atocta bought and sola On Tho FL.
change sistatneMss Of their sarnings md expenses.
Nearly I'll the companies hare given the Information
asked for Commodore Vanderbilt, contrary to Gen-
eraf erptctatton gavn The COMMITTEE civil respontc.
The e1prrss c0mpanias Ware Tbs only onts that OBJ
jeeted 10 rnl4hipE tho statements called for, Thu
f7nama Railroad was willing to comply with the re.
quest Of thu tock Eaehange, but alleged that 1t ,-
iosslbls, rs 70 mitch Of leis busncss wss 4opn with
foreign steamship lines.
REDUCTION OR NATIONAL BAsK CIRCULATION uI
10 sEH. l. 1870.
Tho following 1nayGia 0f tho operation Of the acta
ss Innt 20, lbi4, and JAM II, lH;5, regards tst
Sstiunat Nark circulation is based On official bgurcs
IAlance OF legal.tenders III Treasury on
june 20, 1B7t, to redeem nutes oG tusoIycl.&
sna h1ulaAtina eanxs. xs.................$ aHI3els
Add !egaltentisr1 deposited from juno ~,
INA, 70 Feb. !, 1875, ia reAsen Nltioua! ,.
hhhk catcuat1oo oos.t...s....st.......+.... D2"t 4'
ui!.s total dspost on this ueeeuns.... ,,Hua lo'
deduct le9Rttcnd4r ndtsa rsth2ulu9 10 de-
poe.t Feb. !, ls7d.....,..........."..,.. s3
Leaves amount rstirel BY United st.tsr =
Treasurer :$.l,ass, st.
direct to Comptroller, without relssue.
from 1ans ~, 1874, to Feb. ], la7d."..... 1e!-As
firsa gsoss reduction Ut circulation. al o1
so.is'i 10 fsS j, is75.. 1890 1s.l's,G
iren Jnne -. is1i. u fsb. !, ISIS. Is 7cse,c
Add rnlttd fta.e4 uoses Cancelled during
iv7a-s0 ps1 49, 1o,':us
0i1ra setua} mol reduction Of o,.istand.
ing circulation from June 20. lH1j. to
ovauct ci.cua1jon IF in.olycnt mi iin,iis