, 1876-09-14
A Vary Respectable Volume OF
Business Yesterday.
New York Exchange Weaks.-
Olearipgs, @3,3O0,OOO,
tn Pfsi1ta Harkets Eery Iregu1ar.~l Detllls,
Fsllewad ly o General ldranta In Friets.
Tho Situation in Wheat-Intrinsio Value
Of the Nsw, as Compared With
tho Old.
FINANCIAL.

Tbs "t1!ny spoil" does not seam 10 pass away,
for yelterday must be added to tho comparatively
dull days, ali On account Of The bad weather. VI
cousse, tho merchants could do only : l'm'Ieo
tsado, but 4 fair busncss wAs done 1t tho bauks.
Liberal offerings veto reported from country cor
respondents Of paper for discount. and sdnsipo
Increase In the 0slcra for currency was noted
TtAnsaetf0ns foe city customers wero mainly con-
hnedss country businest A. the amount OF paper
offered by them uns llmltcd.
Tho dlscount rates rcu,ain unchanged, viz. to
customers ANAL favora 10 per cent; larger about
per cent for unexecrtionRble papat. and with ap@
proved eolatcsnls some Of the leading hanks will
,cGspt 807 per cent.
On lho atrece. rates aro atlil nominal at 6GD1s
per cant. with l!ttlo doing. ..--...
New York exchange Is weak At to cents per
81, COO discount. somo Of tho buyers who ara
we'll supplied refused It at 76 OF, but no sales
were reported II that figure.
Fore!rn exchange IL steady II previous quota
lions.
Tho bank cleAslngs weto 50. 900. 600.
TuH TuREH OLDEST HANKs.
The Boston Commercial Adoerflser gives tho fol-
hwlng facts about banks in general and tho thrco
,ldest banks In the country In particular. That
.hese banks have lived through ali the financial
ssorms Of nearly 100 years. snows what careful,
conservative management eau do for onr banking
institutions:
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la! tic aAvsn bauks xsre 80 mans less thaa the State
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new fsrs. aud these ACCOUNTS aro continued u tho
CHINESE MINT.
II seems the Chinese Government Il considering
lho matter OF establishing Mnt similnr to that uf
the United Suites. Mr.. Seward, our Minister 10
China, las communicated with our Government
on tho subject, aud the matter was submitted to
Dt. LindetMan, wllo wroto to sccretnry 1irlstow
Inc iolloHiHE leLte1f HAIh '2* luSs VeeA suaue
public:
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