, 1876-02-16
an Unusually Quiet Day Among the
Danks...New York Exchange
Firmer.
The Country Movement of Currency Light
...11le Clearings 81, 100000.
The Produce Markets Irregular
---Provislons and Hogs
Stronger.
Wheat and Barley Weak-."oats Easier
-.-Corn Firm.
FINANCIAL.

xQA nnkntl&I 6ltn&ton W&H FeEJ uU'is 49," '"''s
eleavihgs aro ndtx 10 tho restricted operations Of
tho banka. Tho demand for loans was but moderate
All cstses contributed 10 It, The loan sna discounts
OF tho banks nro kept comfortably full from DAY 10
day by tho current requirements Of their regular Gus
toners. Country aad city boFrowsra alike arc com.
pecd 10 borrow by Ihe bad condition Of tho roads An
ths kackneAs Of country trade. There Ia sory lstto
SURPLUS and the banks do not caro- 10 e1tena ACCOM-.
modations TO any extent to outsfdo borrowers.
1laes Of discount are s@1o rer cent at tho banka.
On the street ,oauAbo funds arc i'd good supply
1ases are Bt3ls por cent.
There w&s lAr1er supply OF Now York exchange.
Bales wore made ut SEQ discount between hank4 for
$l,O0.
Tic country or.1tts for currency wcro small.
Tho clearinga were 81, 70o, ,cu3.
REDUCING nEnEMpT1oH EZrENHEs.
Thu result Of tho nulice given by unlsod ssstes
Treasurer Now several weeks ago that parties forward
ing gool currency for redemption would hnve the coat
Of handling aud printing s,tch good notoo deducted
from tho amount rcn!ttoA las bocn that tans md
others forwarding nosea for redemption hhso sent
only auch the law conteplates may be received at
Government expense, snd the work III tho redemption
dtvaion II 10 for reduced that twenty-five empoyfa
have been furloughel, aud moro nra to follow in
few days. Tho OF tho Treasurer. II ID said, will
tave tho Government anuuallY largo amount Of
money.
SILVER RESUMPTION.
Tho Treasury now has on hand in The different
nlints aud subTrcasurcs g. 100 In small silver
coins. new vnult Is to - constructed in tho New
York 8ub-Trcaaury to mako room fot additional nc
unlulatuns. Tbs amount Of fractional currency OUT
handing is $40 600 $780, but it IL estimated TINT fl4 o00-
700 Of this yb been lost, md will mover 10 presented
Tor redemption. An issuo Of s3s.Oootooo In silver
ehaugb will therefore 10 lno to cover al! the needs
Of tho country for subsidiary currency. The lracton-
n currency Is to 10 destroyed as fast a. redeemed,
ExGL1sH INVESTMENTS IN AMERICAN SECURITIES.
Tho London inp sts,s' fanu states that In January
tho amount Of subscriptions to new tsal'cs of Ancs!-
securities wero Ss,l4I.750; and tho subscriptions
vnale to 10 called up III February amount 10 g. C00
this Ia total Of s7,3cs7so of English capital put INTO
American enterprises Il! two mouths. THIS amount Ii
distributed "a follows:
Philadelphia 4 1eaing Ini1rt'ad. COO 0e0
lsullo's daa.lGht an1 Coke Go. If Chicago. s1o
1ittsblrE CtiIiatt!sYilte Railroad eco
Utira 1naca L Ellura Railroad. d............. sJ,Tso
..et.Sooti9o
nuLL TINES IL WALL sTnEET.
The ontside public, who rosEeas Tho coveted dollars.
he nrtl into Ito speculative market Just now
nj nny price. This IL not insertion matle At ram
dom, but ia stated the authority Ut we!knn1'n
coa.misson.house mud tho bulk Of commission brokers
in the Board. Members who hava dcpcuded stppn tho
custom which springs from wldelysprraf Rpecula-
1.-Two spirit lind thtIr condition but little improved,
while they appreciate tho fact that certain chosen
few who The 1augers-on Of thu chief nnspsllaors.
obtain estsfe--s,s amount Of orlcEs. This proves
tho truth Of or tniou moro than Oncc advanced,
that tho ysgaricn Of tho market conrool sn1ely
by the professional operators who may elect to fofce
rise to-day compel fall tomorrow. It IL not
likely, however, under tho preseut aspect Of things
(which comprises certainly hopeful outlook, cpapled
with determination that, willy y.n!ly, tbs future shAn
10 better} that thofs Is much money to 10 1nadn bJ
selling stocks short.-FfnaHciai artIee Nes York 7lr-
aid.
DEcnEABE IN BAN FRANClBco HAY1S0H BANKS
1t-uf
Tho retur1s Of Lhe business nj the savings banks
and loan goclssies OF San Tsauclsco for the half year
ended Doc. H. 1875 show incEc11u Of o75 In tho
number Of depositors during TINT rezio+ In the ag-
gregase deposits, however, there wss decrease Of
S3oo5 96, about SIC Per head Tho average amonnt
for each deposition sBi4 go ngalnst $a7o in july
and $7 In January, 1875, Thu returns Of tho BayuKz
institutions In the interior Ut tho Ssato show In
crcazs in dcrusts amounting to saa),2G1 Tho caah
hand at tho clone Of tho year had augmented I'll vol
tron $7o926A 10 s, ,0s co. Tho hrcrAgc credited
10 each dcPoBor $3.50. GOLD. fsr larRer sut than
stands 10 tho credit nf sayn1a bauka' depositors In
any other rortiou Of tho globe outside Of California.
Says tie fan FfaHcisco Buitttn: These silent seml
annual messengers, indicating our progress and tho
post cssiou Of financial strength, well tho Lgh
premium paid 70 labor In this statc. apes.k with
eurhaHls which will be heard and felt In rauy other
luJg.t'
GOVERNMENT uofD5,