, 1877-01-03

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Excepting Chicago and New Orleans, tho increase
IL lcst than the proportion attributable 10 the great
er number Of business days In 1876 but the COM
pasIson shows traasartions nearly ns large In
three weeks Of December. 1878. II proves, In
short. that the tcnaeucy toward revival Of bIsl-
',s.s which aGpsased n ts II H., for WGto
uncertainties III November and II IL FUR to cay that
with that disturbing ron,orcd. business would
~ ln cfesy respect better fha3 1t waA last yeas-
7ht futtic, De. ~.
THE COLD xxcHANaH cLEAhAHcEs,
Tic Gold Exchange OF New York have decided
transfer thclF clearances from the Gold Exchange
3unI 10 the Dank of the State Of New York. Tue
arrangement ~ "a follows: The bank will clear the
gold for the Exchange md pas all expenses, charI
Ing 81 tor every S100. 600 cleared. Altar ,nnkng
SO. QUO net per annum, thu bank Will divide with
tho Gold Exchange ali the additional prootA.
PROPORTION or SILVER IN AMERICAN BULLION
PRODUCT.
~. Valentine, Superintendent Of the bullion
department Of Wells, Fargo l. Co.'S Express. hus
made up his aunuul statement Of the tFru4ute
products OF hs states and Territories west of tho
Missouri N!ver for the past year, summarized III
follows. Gold, St4 3a8, 00U; silver, S4l. 5Q 700.
Great care Las bern taken in separating tho gold
ftutu the silver pFuluct. Nevada e1tls with $40
0sl, 00o; California. SlS, a15 300. Ths statement
question.
MEMORANDA.
Tha msrl!ug Of the Natiouul uankors Of Oho q.
C{nctnna on the 2osh ult., to consider what should
b. done 10 tighten their taxes, was auended by
bankers from every part Of the Slate. llr. T. +.
Handy Of cleveland, presided. and in III. open.
Ivy remarks stated that 400 Hatioual tanks were
preparing to retire thess circulation The result OF
the convention was that two committees wtRe ~.
pointed 10 srcuru iegnia'lun fron tho Gsncrul As-
sembly Of Ohio, and from Congress.
Twenty Ave OF tho forty-Eeyr Ssw York banka
TINT pay dyldeuis in JnuuGry nn1 July have le.
clascd their dividends for the lust tz months, and
thirteen Of them pay ls.4. and only ons tthu Han.
oycG mort. than yea7 sge* The totol diiuinuiion
Of dislenda II Sd o. 0O, At tbs rate VI 81, ISL 0o0
for the yaaF. THIS representa- heavy ioss ot eapl
tal
ahe amount Of the dividend and interest pay.
1nkuts On uo,eEnmcut boads Stats bonIs, rail-
road shAtes and mortgages, banks and 6Iu irsur.
spcs Companies dony business In New York, aud
On miscellaneous securities, payable on OF shout
Jam !. tAat hAts been announced up to date
sxg.sgatss mot isss than $50, $50, G07. THIS sum
" clgssldta as follows:
GutsFnments 20, sal
r.. Yoir baass.. i.S.
New Avfk inauraace companiss...... ....., ~, ~
AltcellAp*0ue 1tus. 3ka
Tbs TfsA.ury dttectIres hars discosered u new
sioo counterfeit greeublck printed from plate
WE Of three years CID sald 10 haYa been The work
Of tho notorious Tom ballard.
Tbs Rses!res Of the Townsend Hank, OF New
Haven, ara having crest d'facuity In dispoa!ng Of
tbs uraold resi- estate of tbs bank preliminary 10
declaring smother dividend Ut ~ per csnt.
The Heading Railroad management 4l4 negottat-
ing $40, 600. GOO blanket mortgage. bearing per
cent interest, and covering tbs Is.cA Vt the buuk
rupi roiiing-mllls AMI sutufces now held by lhs
Company 1t Is Icing used collateral Gt 40 cent?
on lhs dolag.
The shipments Of apee1e from San Fraaciico ia
China aud Jspsn f1on Jan. ], 1911, 10 end Of
ona week In December, were $1l. 0u7, DOL,
: Tha luwss Chamber Of tbs Beigt3n Parliament
resolved that M silver offanc pieces wess Ia
b coined In belgium after Ihe elose OF 1875.
GOLD AND GkxEAaACKs.
Gold ur4 10dH Ql07 In GretnLaeks.
Greeptxtks usss ulT GkUJ.a cents un the doal
i1 gold. ..-
,! foAxl0x EXCHANGE.
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