, 1877-09-21
The Country Feeling the Better"
Times More Than the City.
Moderate Demand for Disconnts-.-Activc
Currency Movement.
The Produce Markets 1rregular.-Hoga
and Provisions More Aotiye
and Stronger.
Wheat E1eittd..-fleEr in Better D.miud---othtr
BstadstuBs Sttadier.


Trade continues excellent, bnt tho loan market
i%9nfet- Country merchants arc h,yinR literally
IN nil departments, hat tho retail trnlc Of the city
IL still sluggish. Times arc mRch better In the
country than In the city. The agricultural interest
has been the Arst 10 feel The improvement In tho
times. No better illustration coud he found Of ,s
superior economic positfon. 1t II the purchases
Of the farmers that give the country merchants
their nbi1ity 10 buy Of tho Wholesale dealers and
manufacturers, and the ptorbcrity Of tho lattcr
bFinRs activity mil good times 10 all clnsses
OF city people, Tho 1unaence C: tho prosperity Of
tho fosth~cst Ia rupily n,skinJ itscf felt In tho
Wholesale branches Of tsndc and nuEacturea,
and must eoun be transmitted 10 the lower circles
OF the population OF Chicago.
Among the hanks the day wRsn qatet one. Ap.
nlleatons for dlse0nnts wera not numerous, and
great willingness was expressed By the baukF 10
take additional amounts Of good negotiable paper
The country banks ARC still sedlacounttng libcr.
ally.
Hates Of discount wcrc 8St10 per cent At tho
banks 10 regular eustomess. Tn tho street CALI
loans OF the best quality were negotiable at per
cent. and arsi-c Gloss time loans At 0Gt7 per cent.
The currency movement was lighter.
New York exchange wns sold between banks 1t
S0cIel per 81, 600 discount,
The clcaringa were 81, 200, 600
AHtSKER's rLAN ron RESUMPTION.
President Cne+ Of tho American Exchange M
tlona Hank, has proposed plau for resumption
wic', If described as follows by Vice. President
Thompron, Of the new Chase National Bank Of
ne" iors' Inc oahks' nnoes th1e plan, arc 10
p!aee 10 the crea'. o1 tno uofethsnent sl0o, o00
w" III Hoia' which, WIN tne specie no" tn the
treasury "ou1o iarh'en s2oo, wv oou AZ a basis
on "n1e" 'o rcs"'ao' 1he esed't Tor the gold FUR.
Batea +rcr.cons honls to be left in the Treasury.
The banks can claim The bonds al any time by
paying for them In gold. or tho Government
Gun maze ea,' on '0e oanks 10 lake mp she
s"hah "na pns N 0o'u' a. 'ass 10 me ds7etnmcnt
eo'a sna'' uaeappeat, IN INC .o'ampton o. green.
oackr' WE 'n"A7 wiz os cal'eu upon' Inc 0os'
s!nMe".' "a''ns ic.""1ea on gfeenhaekH. the
otMA' Istes'c 'uoHty III '.e ehaPe or sfeenbacka
W.. .ou .nc s"" W. 'oi 'ns"e kfeehhaeAt. Fhe
rtaet'eal working VIII p9oban'y oe contraction of
tns s.eehnaek ICY 70 INC extent Of say $780,
Wy. wv u -" ooo'o aaa alnelhh1ion OF Tue
Ho'u N 'ne tleas"1y 10 corresponding amount,
NJ "''cn pun ,no '3o'esn"ent w'il hhd It ncees'
safs 10 call on the b"nka Tor gold OF payment for
thc VT tenI oo.lus. ms panSe "tll ho'a q
Mo'ety OF tne sTeennsck Circulation, At leAht and
bc amply hbic 10 meet tue demands Of tho Govern.
mcnt FOR the subscription TO tho per cent bonds,
Wlthunt purchasing any gol1. and Tho Government
VIII oe placeu IN Inc stt'tade Of merely pay'n:
ucF cent year Interest for tic privilege Of bccom
ing depoeltoF IN inc ohnks."
me na"f'h efltie'scs tais plan severely. The
opelnt'oh eontcmPatee olacng TO the tho credit Of
.ne oosesn'nen, aePosl. o' so' wv ooo s1oo.-
IVY, v,oou o' Eo.u, "hen III tact inc ohnks wonld
hou onl5 .n'fo o. saa. snaoaaf. ana when That
.,, o"u.'ia ,ta'y oeones" 10 pflsate owners. Ihts
ne'.uoas ospo.,s ~, "ou.a oe tecRohea IN Inc coin
VI "' ltea'a.y' "nlen "oula 'nereoS I'M
"roa ..s "u'a ."o e"cal u possessing seiJ
',, euu eo'a .e'onsees "neh nennes neia
~. .o".a aoss =. ssa a. seJs tna n"te'n
..f.: ~ ~ W. 'sa .o'a reserve "o1lo
..,a, - 'asy y. .as uvaos " o'hot &C.
~. - ,,,a Sss,." n,a, .,, aspos'.oI
W." :" wv u""' "te" uuu,a no'e' oe tutneu 70
80, st. ns 4,u n.t.ua =, 'esanpaon 'sls
49, I'm namsM..a a"a .,s "sstp'9. :. .h.s
"I e."ss - .na' 'ss ilcasuty' a. II
.,, ,,, ~, wa. M'., soa p.eeses on de'
',,'1,a 49, ~. .t ,s,o"@, s. .' .nu ~ 'na' ~
..%.s ~. ~ ~; " ano *aa'1'
"s -, ,ssa VI su'a emoatras4 'ae BANKS,
.aa.'. :. -" uup', ~ ntcn 40 MAY oe
,,, ~ .'... ~. ..e. 's'. ~ WIS way ING pAnks
o .nu -. asa". so'a' oa wn'ch
~ -" u'"" noee"ea95' Anu'ne
.'h', I'AtH'' "ou'a w 7aie oRalnht arrangement