, 1876-10-11
l.
No Important Change in the Local
Finances.
Good Demand for Discounts"--
Tic Clcnrings, SO, 100000.
Tho Produce Markets More AotiVe.-.
Provisions Steady.
Wlcat nn1 Corn Stronger, bnt Close
EasJ...Isnrlcy Weak.
Stocks OF Grain In Store in This
: City.


There was nn change In the essential tcalnrcso oI
tlc financial situation, although, as the cleattnga
show, tho counter transactions wcso diminished.
Tho packers have begun 10 borrow, but as yet thcr
pnrnr is made In small quantities. This Hoard OF
Trade demand In limited to the applications of tbs
receivers of grain. Commercial, manufacturing.
and miscellaneous paper is IN better supply, though
not TO quito as greatan extent rs was expecteds
and as would bo The case were tho fall trade meet.
ing all tho rather crrsyagant antieIpatious formed
about It. Tho applications from tho intof!or
for advances aro heavy. Tho orders from
the country for currency liberal, and fnsga Of.
fcrings are nndo Of country paper for ttdlacoune.
1latoa Of discount ara sGl10 por cent 10 regular
customers. Firttelass outside pnror l" tnknn at
tpcclal rates. On tho street thcre Is m active in
qury for good paper at bank rates.
New York exchange was fiat At 0s1.00 per
n, 900 discount between banks.
The clcarings were 81, 800, 900.
IMPROVEMENT IN NEW ENGLAND MANUrAC-
TuRRs,
The Boston journal of Commerce Of Inst satur.
day Is nble to statt that
The improved tone nnteI the week tefnrn RccHs 10
Sssiag ersaser yiisllty snd nfoatasns:: Am.;xess,
!Sss Hs's9 @ s es 6 SSS.
!s!sst s%s'ss!. eSse i:' ~ sses &
PIX and .stcr % l,d LancaMer dSrlInrd iraM G974
!s IT, saS nsHssif
uSfn4 41att ffft fhf.
mcr e1'N'e'' W s'''' ''' 'A''e ''''S " '"S
sIuHs or rgrTER TINES.
Wa have kept our readers constantly Informed Of
Tho improvement to bc seen In bns!pcss at Chlrago
and tho other trndo centres Of tho country. The
tenor OF the reports that reach us in tho leading
commercial papers Of the country continues 10 DO
encouraging. Tho st. Louis Dry Goods Reporffr
says: ''Thc month Of September for this year
shows large increase Of sales tho correspond
lnB month OF last year. Tho good cEope which are
being disposed Of at rcnuncrativc prices, enable
consumers TO purchase moro nbnndant!y, and NJ q
consequence merchants In tho country cities and
towns 1ro buying ltbcralsy, md to great extent
are takng tho usual discounts md paying eath for
their goota," At pittsburg, the Gazette, nfte.
stating TINT the volume Of business Is on tho In
crease, with satisfactory collections tcila Of ono
81 the leading jobhlng houses or that city that aa
made aggregate snles Tor September iootng up near
yaalnrgc an nmountAs during the whole Of 1875,
ind that, too, In tho face OF a decline Of 3oGb
e5 per cent In tho values Of thcif goods. The ST.
Paul PFonetr-Prets says ''lt really seems ns II
'thEnatlun had been checsmased by the revival af
:raae anil manufactures md that those who havc
'ecn navfng md honrdng for few years past Lad
como tn the 5cns!b'e conclusion that money. inter
III, was mado for more bcnodcent purpoacs." The
Baltimore Sun OF Saturday Asac1ts THAT 'ConIdencc
Tcrcases upon the assurances Of paying trade.
lnd the expansion Is Of that slow and steady growth
which 10 most lasting In its rosuts,"
The New York Duly Busttftn says that 'therc
h a fair activity In nearly nlt the prominent
oFanclen. WIN eteady' ana IN not a few Instances
apprecfatlng, vaIIen, accompanied by growing
confidence. which would seem to be fully Justified
as to tho future. The Indications on thu whole
then arc TINT thu fall trade when the totals come to
bo mndo up will be, 10 Aay tho icast Of It, fully up
to every reasonable anticipation.
The New York bank statements show TINT In tho