, 1877-01-13
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Disoount Lines Well Filled, and tho
; Loan Market Quiet.
The Movement of Currency Light
---Clearings, F3, 100000.
fks Predute harktts Atiite and 1rregular.-'f'o'
,i.iaul Iery Weak, Holders Ssfliug Ont.
Wheat UnBettled-Corn and Oats Firmsr--
Barley Dali:
The Supply Of Wheat on the Up
per Mississippi.

The Supply Of Wheat on the Up
per Mississippi.
FINANCIAL.
Al sne, tho discount lines OF the banks are wtll
filled. and outside applications arc rcfaeed. The
demand TO. loans 1ns not as Actse yesterday A. II
hes recently been, se most Of the borrowing ea<s
hnve provided fot fht!t prctcnt neccealtlcH. Tho
packers, provision mcu. md other Board OF Trade
parties have absorbed lc 1argcet part Of the onna-
bic funds Of the banks. This is not the season
whom mercantile paper "a offered most freely. md
IA collections have Improved. comparatively
eunll number Of mercantile dssconnts has tccn
made. The demand from the Interior for advances
has fallen away.
Rates Of dlscount were sGe1o per cent st the
,bsnbs. and 8 ros cent Aud upwards on the atrcet.
New FORK exchange was quoted atGoc Per 81, 600
premium.
The orders and receipts Of currency werc light.
Ceafings were 81, 400, 600.
DAKkfN9 CAPITAL or REV IoRK.
Al the ANIMAL meetings at the stockholders Of
National nanks In Scw York last Tuctday, tic
Metropolitan and Fourth Natiouat as already all
nounccd. resolved to reduce their capital by
n, 75o 600. In 1870, -. 100, COO Of banking cap
ltat was Withdrawn, making the total loss Of capt-
TAI s., ESQ, 900. Add 10 this dlmInutlon Of sur.
pae ~ Ao.o ""o"A..'h ~ wv: anu ue.
pseu ~ '"'u' y. 0NuN ~ Nv -. ne ,enuut a "
and We have grand total Of $iD GIG. 600 wiped out
THE nANK STATEMENT.
iae Hat'one1 nahkh ot thls Guy arc now pup
4'n.us' W aeeo'un"ea WI" ''c cnit u tne NoNp'
sso'4er, stateHeh" o. incl. conaHson on bec. ~.
ina 'hiotmas1oa contAnea !" tne" u tasee "eeRe
olu, Aaa IL htee ana unihteiessfhG' Hh 10 &c re-
gfetted thRt the cali waB not made that the re-
portA should throw some light on the condition Of
the loan market a. inc hme thes appeared. "a
'ong % 1he eaa ~ maae attet the aas on "heh the
conol''on o. tAe o"nks u 20 DC uspA5ed, tae naf'
poses VI thc ucpA.l"en. a9u eupsc1seu, anu !hefe
no @ppafeht reason why inc cal fnonsd not ne 80
co '1at Ine n1urca IL GALE OUT Hhou!4 % OF some
contemporary interest,"" ...-.--..
the BANK OF CALIFORNIA.
The Htnk Of California, which little more than \
rear ago suffered an Impairment OF 80 PER cent Of
~ capital - now rel'aoiitstcd. u has an actual
rad.np capital OF 50, co.. COO. The cash Assets OF
this Institution on the I'd Inst wcso so, S7S. 7F2 Of
which There was on hAnu heTe 81. 3.,, A2A, and
S1a2, Az at tbs Nevada agencies. There was also
on aeIost at1he saa Ffahe'tco al'nt bullion valued
u ssoa' w. Ihe assre2ste s'aets arc placed At
elO' W. Oo-' aad taefe 10 duo deposioFs aj03s.
o''' NEW ronx ,,.un.ucr
tene,s't. & Now xe,s h.7s y AZ ~ sSsisa: essaa,s;s
sursnec Department. This New York courts have
Continental Insurance Company, ws'sA WI. Al.
contlnnc IN delndc Western md o,bcr tnv..,n.. -,
lift.tnturancc long after IL VIVA ,e,f.-ytdcnt frnm
II. avn ,rno,t, that II M oht ,o ba w,nrl ~, rn.
S.w yo,E H>rold ,t,,es ,hc ca.c nn,,,.a1x .nJ
t,r,hfrliv ,~hcr n,,x.. ..Th, I.,,tlnsn,s,:. .n
III .,s,.m.n, ,n,ht =, INV tim. ,.,,,., 49,
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nn1rr ,ho sn,hod,v n, ,hc n.no,,,.a1t ,..ta.s
Of iii. ,hr Cnm,uny ronttnnrd II. hn.tro..
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.tt,or.. ,nnonne. II. ,,antrnuicv nua .,Ia., ~.
E.rol,or RI, ,rutor,t,on ~ nur ,ho,t,.a5 ...n
dcncc In the Now yo,l tr.ur,nce .v.,.,, +. w.,
hnxtr,rd by ~. f,l,ov. ~ 1,v t,nh,n,,, =. w.
york In ri, ,n,rorrc, .;,,i,s.. !, ..,o, T., $50.
tI.,ant mnnncr - thc xrht,c, H. ."<,,,. -,
f.roth ohnrt he ch.,ro, no.soI IL pH1 ~
49,. H.. A.. ,,t.s''.,.s.. -. 80 ~ ....t'.'
romnsnics ant III. trtnrnnrn D.pur,mo,, ,..,t NV :
nuticed. ~"
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. ,rh. No. 80. n,..a1.a d." '.
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The Inv p.ier Of ao,l ami ,he rrr.cn condition of IN,
Esnts n nil ~ irsst rsys ~ ;hc p % ~ ,r ri tmo
Inn h1rA airca17 itra,'ei M r,,rtrt Hill ~ - ~
Whttry - IL ,fons in t,is so ,: r.. . ~, ~
,nniMiHti in Ihc NV .f Jrcn trnC 10 }r A ~ IL.
rYcfluID an rGid tnf!.ly III, arr srs ,,,, III.
Hill shnl fhF INV ,ra~n ny,nts th r." hrns r* q
Ouy 1atn Gy IT, II IL matter veil worth tie rta,isS.
.ti6n ot every bank.