, 1877-11-13

from tho country for currency were small, and
ehfpmcnta Of currency weto 1nadc to Now York.
New York exchange was sold between eanks a.
Gn:e7ae pcr 81. ooo premium. Tho cleasings wore
81, 500, 600.
TNR DEBT or TENNKssEH.
Tho Knoxville tTenn.l Daily Chronicle sArs
with regard to the proposition OF tho atates cred.
i,ors to compromise It's debt. at tho ratio Of 60
cents on tho dollar, which ts to como bcforo m
extra rcsuton Of the Lcgtsaiuro3
rhc "ntIrc bonded debt Of Tho sta.e, with ac-
erued tnterrst. IL SAID TO- hc nhout S:i. 00o. oo0
sn.nclh!ug moso than q million must he deducted
@ s a iGs HI e a s ts ub
s,a.sn,snt made hy compt.oief u@aines, @ ntsie =
. IL oeo The a2abe is piopes,y T q hs sate
nccnIdnG 10 the last a'.essment i about s335.
per cent, will be ss2a o00 per annur. 90 II ap.
a 10 sss; T o VII ns e1 On @
sl0., GOO Tor thr eoat Of collection. The current
expenses Of ,hr stato lnu1t 10 paid, tut It il un
Ssient 70. M sGis Pr pnrnosc. nj ,le.s san % sents
viii he rcanirch to meet tho interest on the Atato
taac.. 70 cents viii be found mono loo large. iut
THIS h a lower tax than Ia paid hy a majority OF
the states IN Tho Unlun. aud ought not to bo com
Planc1 ut BY auy man who wants 10 act honestly.
RUSSIAN FtHAECE.
Tho journal de 81. Ieterttour1 admits that tho
Oriental loan Of 200, COO, 600 rnbles offered by
tho Ruea!nn Government ia partial failure. Al
neither 13cr1ia, Amsterdam. raris, or London
can m open loan be negotiated. The depreciation
OF tho paper tuble IL now about AZ per cent !Ac-
curdng 10 tho returns Of tho Dank of Rudsia, on
New ycar's-Day lnst, the circulation consisted Of
7!,, 600. 600 rublcs: on Oct. ! It amounted 10
III, IT, OoU. Hut this omits raa1 addition 10 2e
currency made by tho iasue OF "notes on account
Of tho branchcs," and ''notcs TO order" to the
amount Of .J01, 4Sj, COO rnbes- The cost Of sho
war up to tho end Of September Ia estimated at
500. 200, coo. The Russian Government, unlike
the United Slater, which Increased it, tavatiou
enormously whltc expanding ita currency, has de-
tc:mincl, according to tho writer In tho Journal ds
81. Tf'ers5oHrg, to postpone the imposition OF
now taxes until tho return cf peace.
TRADE aTATIsTIcs.
In tho lacs. quarterly report Of the Chief Of tho
bureau OF Btatsties there IL condensed statement
Of the Imports and exports for the last three fiscal
years, n folluws
i'.:s, ss,y year n'1s! ID, star .SsE ss;,. year
Total domestic
ddaea dusea 70 roid I'D
7sis totsiSs *'a'&'''1 ''''''1"''' '''3 ''"k
1a!ue.....@:... @ a,,se2,4os a,.s7ooss 2a,4saaa4
roT. gold .,., ... =. .... 49, -.
ro.s imp ' 95 o ID III ' IL sSoa. IL
voro u, s:.e,os go o.z saso az ,oa so,,ocs 100
srEc1x AID nrLt1on.
rsss;is;Ei: i IT, e g. 81 s 5;s 81. 'fs
4st:;isss; 4s': iHS;. q sl
E1ccss Of specie -.... ---
ANOTHER ATLANTIC oABLH.
Tho New York Joarndl or Commerce announces
that Mcw At'antc cable will bs proposed this
rvNc tn, TIA In yorn rtrH hv
Of the Azores, and Ia said to be superior 10 all
ether routes In safety md economy. Tho 1t ,rpo.
rutorB ot1er tho Government tho tree transt 'sioa
OF It's ollcial dispatches to the limit Of th ,er.
age amount expended by It on existing cable ind
agree to limit their Charge to the public 10 2E ns
aword. With reduction from that sate att. .
years
NRw TELE0RApn pRoJEcr....
The Indicator, Of Now York, publ
TINT Jay Goull had 1nado arraDget the ca
telegraph ttno running from New YAh, a..
mosc, rhiIadslpala, Warrington. af
cittcs. for ttanamisston ot mcaaages fFB9Lal
plan, and that ho had agreed to back up the c,
pnny 10 On extension Of its lines 10 bestop,
bany. Chicago, New ofeAns. and Ban Francatco
DANK or FRANCE. -
Tho rcport Of tho Hank Of Fruncc for Oct.
sltows cash on hand, $i2O, GOO, zoo; discounts,
St27. GIL tE]a; Government bonds on haud, &G:.,
l, 600; active uoto circulation. S484, 81, a:sO;
pnhl!c deposits, si4, l5o POS and private deposlts
$50, E0O, bs1.
HoNANzA NpLLION.
Tho shipments OF bullion from the consolidated
virgins Mine from Oct. IL to Nov. ., both In.
clusivc was s941, us II, and from tho California
wea 81, 41U, A9i, TO.
PHILADELPHIA RANKS.
The Philadelphia banks on their captal Of
9l4. .o20. COO hayo paid this year dividends to tto
amount Of $7ll, 100.
GOLD AND 0REENpACKs.
Gold waa 102Ai ftl02I In gsecnbacka.
urccnbacks werc D7a t077s cents On tho dollar
In gold.'
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
SHY daks. 5faAG.