, 1876-05-05
a Dull Day Among the Banks-..Coun.
try Borrowers Renewing.
City papcr Promptly Paid-.Eew York
Exchange Firm.--Cearings,
$4,000,000.
The Produce Markets gteadier, and Gan
orally Stronger.
HxuTieiona Lore Aotive---Lsss Doing
in Breadstufb.
FINANCIAL.


ona Of tbs ulsst that hss boen rsccny experienced
In banf circles Tho announcement Of tho fatura ef
ous at the minor y1Eooda houses known for aorno
Tina 10 b. wax. excited vnxy uta fnuafk Business
and auancth matters ara E@nid1y getting into con-
dttton wharf no failure, however unexpected, can
caxs sny perturbation. Ths situaton Of A1sErs 10
beootnng thoroughly undarssood-ths elimination Of
al unsennd and innsted concerns has como 10 Ia
SArded - lnovtAhle aud the community awaits The
eanpletoa o< tha nsoossasy quota Of failures With
sersnisy.
Tho 1oau rnasket Tas quiet, Country banks are up
holding discount lueA to some extent by ronsT1ng
ID Calls dus their paper discounted hsre They will
continue 10 do this to eonaderabs extent ~ long NJ
cattle and produce aro withheld from market. Not
v1thstand1nG the stownaas Of collections, tho city
toasrs an meeting their due hills With pzompuoss
Ts Board of Trade densnd b slight now that setsle
n'enss hsvs leen nado. Mercantile trado and other
Eusinesa h not 10 scttve ~ to furnish enough nex
papac for tho employment Of the funds Of Tho bauks
Tho surplus Of toanabfs funds IL constantly increasing.
1Atos af discount are s@1o Per cant II she banks.
bsttet rms are made TO call borrowers With 4rst-
etass security.
On tho Streets there Is much more demand for good
psref than can b auppifed Hatea 73le par cent
Now York cxohAng& va1 1sna " Sol37ss prsuaum
per 81 900.
Tia alesrlngs were &, COT, 900.
TROUBLE AMONG TuB BoNAxzAs.
NJ havs mhds our rnadeEs familiar With tbs ra1t-
sncs IN tho asasenans made BY tho mining monarchs
of San Francisco about The condition Of the Douhn-
Ess. It ssdent from the neecencaa md n1ep!dty
with which Flood and Keons, and tho lcssar Chiefs
contdht zach other That thero must 1t teaat b good
sro1nd for difference Of opinion. genator Jonea,
Iii h.a recent stlscr speech, said the following;
Il 10 the candid opinion Of man Who has devoted
ma management Of gold snd silver mnes That, 40 IL
- ths Constock lodt is concerned and hn IL entirely
!. s en nov NS ~ pr
bic dimensions aud bearings Of tho orc-produeing
ehimaeya and can very painfy foseeso their early
: Mr. Flood ha4 expressed bis dissatisfaction With
such to hia interests aud Offers 10 hypothe-
ate his sacred word of honor that tho mines aro good
as ever. It il fair to Flood ODrIen to zt.te In con.
nocou With 6cnstor Joncs' rc1ark, that he ta said
1 IL longer iutorcsol Ia Tho 1inca whose carly ex-
hnustton lo predicts. There may may not be Any
kgniacaneo in tho report that tho California dining
Company sre to defer tho payment of diyidcnua until
suno for tho Asowod purpoao Of adding to thrr rcscyo
fund. Tho following from tho hnsncisl column Of tho
6an Francisco Euletsn OF Trlay last will show how
widespread Tho weakness is in mining Stocks and low
muah prices haye fallen:
Thcro another bad hrcak IN mining stocks this
for ssne timo. Alpha sold at stn.ooa42oo, decline
u A3G0 tron 1CAtsrtlay noun, and $l5.pU from tho
utco on the 18th. This tho lowest prco fur tbs
asoek in six weeks, and the recent developments in tho
$40. and 1}e|eher and Crown Point .ach faoo Con.
Eondatcd Virgina szs active at $7;t0o(a7p co. b !
decline Of A.m from tho top ptIce yesterday, This
htoe4 now selling at the sato Ut Sl50 old issne
which II the lowrst prlca this yeas California wan
sseAdiet at s14b0A7G6e. doeltnn Of $%00 and ti.o
lowest pr1eo II four months. Confidence declined
$9oo,; Consolidated Imperial $loo, and E1chus,uer
x3.0. Chollnt-rato aoIo 1t <al.UO9e7.60 or from
$i1.c{9lG0o lower thhp yBsterdny. Two weeks aro,
ot1drcn were crying for tho akock al Sl+ they no
ft1ll cfJ1n1+ but from different astae Gould Cur.
RI declined s. co. and Savage Si.60. Halo No1crota
wat wofka1 on TO limited extent At 10 de-
cng Ct $7ea from tho ast rrnvlous sales On 1ucsky,
and $2soo Iowss than the pstce two weeks ago. JUS
an AFeraga OF &a1oo, decline Of $50 from the lxA
price Jasterlay morning, aud $1UO0 lower than tue
rate Oh Monday. Ophlt rea!ized $5!U0G3 S3,QJ d..
Cllas Of 500 and The lowest tits yesr. aierra No
tA1a thi on $1.to. 0varmau $ato. md Union Con.
eoNuated $tOh HcgreEated Ueicll4f snid At $6st4Ya
edG0. decline OF $ito from ytaterdsy. and fly1u
from the rate week aRo. ia!low Jacket VIA ies no
A9eltua u s. % from yesterday 1uliou deel!l.4i
ttp, Caledonia aud Julia zach Jim. Ca1tur't. stFuot
uaa aas 8ocn 10 dark 0 l2y tAtk 81 to-day.
GoHTllACI1OH or 7tlK GlInhkSuY.
On Tho 1st VI Ee'1nllrs the 4tender circulation
was 3a73 9S s1A and 1t IA now <iO e76 90 that the
con.~:uon Of logRLtendcrs hsa been 81, 709.5ts On
ths LIT or November the hank circulation was sa4,.
es6oa and II Is now s3ao 9Bo56g 80 that tho eontr.o
ton Of hank circulation his beep g. coo,aac. Mo1e-
over ~ a5oTe statea, tho amount Of on
de1'ohs for surrender Of circulation t1s tncrcassd
769 since Nov. l. that tho aggregate coutrao
ton Of currency has been el0 49, or very neasly
GOO pcz month. This does not tnc!uoo ths car
traction In ths fractional currency,