, 1876-05-04
Bank Business Moderate, and tho
Loan Market Easier.
New York Exchange Firm..-The
Clearinga S4,6OO,oO0.
Provisions Btronger-~.Wheat and Corn
Fnmer, but Close Tame.
The Produco Markets Stcailicr and Less
lnt11e--.More Activity In Grain
Shipment.
FINANCIAL

F"fffIf~"'-
Thera vers no new developments Of tntersst IN local
finances. The banfs generally report thai the Offer
nes Of paper arc comparatively Light. and that In the
Ast 1hzes Or four days tho evident tendency
h financial circles haz baen 10 greater easc.
eut the country has not Jot given any signs
II ac,ity, and stin rstAns the large advances sds
hy tbs etr banks. While tho largo amount Of funds
hsld By ths former IL still employed In carrying stnn,
hs surplus Of tho banft cannot become burlensone
Ths principal activity Of the banks this week has been
IN accommodating Hoard Of Tradb men WHO netted
snnds for their monthly settlcmcnta to which Cause
also dts ta henry elsariugs Of ths lat Two or
thrbe daJ1. Mercantile t.ada II dull And the supply
ef new hnhnoss paper Of all kinds restricted Ms-
turing kills receivable arc IN the majority OF cascs
promptly met and renewals ara asked for mainly by
country customers.
Ratas II discount a.e sR1o Per cent At the banks,
Loans ara to b. had Il lowor ratea for call short
soAna on indaputsbIe security. ..
On tho street good papAz il in acArs request Natcs
arc In 71ie pcr cent.
Nav York exchange was sold bssvesn hunks At eoa
too par 8! Coo pro,niuul.
The claasing3 wota 81 10000.
fuE CLEARINGHOUSE AND Tu1 BcAnoTrr or
Less than s. o0 900 Of fractional currency hhve been
1aoesned Up to this tipnn but the loss to tho country
Of ansll chang. been mitch greater. The ailycr
santtto h.4 only partially Rons into cIrculaon-
'ece me- s,.. 49, es , =. oot"R ne~su . - - -
e"tF7 dnecs1oh- Ina damage to buA1noBs that IL
" tno ss'p9 approaehoR famine OF s1ns!l
elange u eeEous enough to attract the attention Of
o"t osnAass' Ina clearing honae ehotl!u formally
su uPoa 1po ca1caRo lepreaehta.''os NJ "hahng'on.
os .n0 tionso oAa&1hg comhastee' the haopt'on OF
a.. .oo'' "tocay sho o'usae,oos pan l$ eSesan8
that Ia upon It would b. well 1or thc Clearing.
Honac, II they have practical suggestions to mako
On the subject. to cffer them. TWu rlAns aro pro-
pseo. anu aso no1 nnacs eons,uera'ioh ~ washing
sou' uns 70 isaoe h'er ICE ieR"isehucss' And uso
.no 'Atee 20 feaeefa 'fsetonai currency which Ia
ae.eupon 70 % aeetfo1e another plan Is to put fn'
70 circulation nome mora fractional currency. Thera
Is IN tho Treasugy large amount Of unfinished frae.
honal eurrancy on which great t1oal o, money has
Een spsn.. anefe arc "hiohe Of collars Of H. and
III coss Will all ba wasted unlcss It IL used IN tht xay.
mt tb,s cnrsrncv ,nto ,nn,oai.ta cdren,s.;on
- ...-as -. A" -.
,u,nss. EAmton H. o',... npL.Ssss ~ IN e,1irnhS1A.
tart,.a Of April 27 says:
pullnes. to An ,,1usua aecrc, haa n.r,o,,c5 +r,..
Transaction worthy u uotA Las come 10 The 1,rfscc
ard "dnil. fs.rfnllJ dull Is beard on eycfJ hand
a. rriMaT snt TX. LIST s.sr. o ~ 10 maae
esce On basuess tending to further rssfrjct IT, ara
tons uu tls financial ordea, ala llaye bren bstdced
sYes. Ins gafstoo OF trade Which has becu 70 strk
"a fsn,' within rr.T 1ms n,-chanto eears
ton ii period whom tteir utercsta most need cory
fui Watching.
F1wAEcEs tn NEW ToRx.
fhs disbursements in Now Tork on account Of thn
ay interest will ba shout 0oo At tho cloae of
business Tuesday about four ftbs of tho 70 Cpo mn
gold aold on Thutnday had been taken out OF ria
Treasury md paid for. All the adnstod clnima under
thu Genera award. and for tho satisfaction Of which
tho Treasury recently sold bonds, Will ba paid in
checks On tbs United Bsatea 6up-Treasury 1t Nav
FORK; tha amount 10 to bs PAID the t,afts drawn TO-
day. Ia e, 800 Soo tbs manner Of paJinx tlcss
Is doserbei ~ follows by The Washington eorrospon-
cnt os tho New York pdsty BuAstia:
They are Il! drawn on EswYork Ihoy an do,ixcr41.
Mnen Axea foE here to the pcraop holding tho laak