, 1877-04-20
Boston Bank Movement to Charge
for Making Collections.
The Produce Markets Generally Strong.
er, but Less Active, and
Steadier.
Flour Scarce.s.4tll Ccrcn1s Held Higher
..-The Wnr and Danubian Corn.


bahKh 10 fcRuIaf cnetomtfo. On tho 8tfctt bnsl-
ncsa Is restricted.
New YORK exchange WIS sold between banks ut
b0eb7ac per 81, GOO ptcmium.
The clcar1ngs wero 81, GOO, 600.
BANK COLLECTIONS.
Tho Associated banks OF Doston hAvn appointed
committee Of i've IN examine Into the cost 10 tho
hanks OF tho country collections they haze to make
for thelr Customers, and TO devise some plan BY
which 1t eau bc reduced. Tho Committee hare BE-.
fan eorrcspondcnct to ascertain tho labor and cost
OF lhe buslncss. They have not ret mndu a report,
but have expressed tho opinion that tho method Of
making out-of-town collections, at present pur-
sued, innposea serious burden upon The banks,
and ono that shon!d, II possible, be materially
lghtcncd, "pastlcnlstly In view OF tho exceeding
II depressed condition OF banking Affairs, caused
by War taxation, low rates Of interest, and high
risk OF crcdltA, csc When tho extent Of the husi
aud Its cost To tho banks shall be made TO ap.
pear, they hope to bo able to tuggost Practicable
remedy.
MINING M NOVA scoTl..
There wns decrease In tho amount OF nearly all
minerals mined In Nora Scotia last rear, ~ com.
pared With the outtnsn during three nctt preceding
ycnr. The product Of coal particularly continues
10 fall on year by ycat az nlso does that Of gyp.
sum, each showing dctlct In 1876, aa compared
with 1879, OF NJ per cent Gold hns sprc,yhat IN.
cscascd: II, GOO OUNCES valued In round figures at
$40. goo, was taken from tho quartz. Iron, too,
shows very considerable Increase In 1870 over
1879. Lead In nayfnu quantities was only dtscov-
s.". ~" ~" n'"e eo"e uapo,sea were
na.s ,I,.t. WV :" w.. - t'o 'a''u W .,e "'seotet!.
,hna.., *s ~ 49, ~ ~. W s "'aneJt WINS
.a,,a -, $500. ~. sn ~ ee"s, 'no
ttone $50, G00 suol deal of prospecting 10 being
carried OF all over Novn Scotia proper and Cape
breton. The value Of tho mining areas Of Nova
Scotia nlone amounts IL fabulous sun.
1' 'o"" unn.,,. .rA' HAVE "o"s GALE
MI. ,u,,u,,. ,,..,,,. s,,.,
,c,c,,re .crn,, ~ .t,,er .,p',i,,ta a"as. s,e
morr in,urr n"d ,,o.s s,Ts.n" @ ns'v 49, "souxnt
than ali other ca,,vra eo,bined ~ nav" pSo.
how few slrcw1 nnscr,,nmlnr. ,n., naso .a,.sI
r,,.. n ,ec,,,,I.. ~ u,'..sst s" AVE." "1'o area
than three m,IIJona uf ,inIlnrs ~ asu am nm mi
ATTEMPTED to sell tl,on, mi tn III, tuh'tr ~ ,sa,t
did they nlay their pnrt lint tbev rorvI,coa MIN,
out of ion OF thore wa litf.ncd In tb.r .,nr,.. ~
tmuenpo wealth Jlscpysr,t, In xnrttu. n,Jvo. or.,
from limo 10 time, by uersl.tent n,aninnIn,tons
md faleehoo,1. OFTEN rc,eatrl i,ov I,r,v i.,,s
their toll. 10 roany mru. women, nn,i cvrn ornh.u
ch,ldecu that they I,nye uctnallv lrnincI ~. ,nr
try Of ts life. b]ocs and to.dnv. thonr1, thar, i.
n,ore moncv In N, l,,n1s +i,,r 80, ,.,tcs. .sa ~
1norc suffering md novns,y sh,n ~, ~, w. ~
foro known. md III. tnr ,,nt,,lt,sto, ,atn,s ~.
cexslun Of bount1ful hnrvc.t. nn1 ~, nr"oe.1,is1
yield Of tho mlucs, s,-san t'rnnd,ro 1arosiri,
LAY comm.
Tho Ncw York ,youruu, NJ f,a,uu.-.. 49,. .t..
thu fenrs or ml.uso NJ ths 40 nnm .h... '"a! .,a
Compun<'s etock In thc Tnct 1.Iam " ..',s w..
ucycr hayn bccu fcIt hnt for thn .n,.s~as "on'u
Gould Into tho Iloara Even f,on,o n,I1bt ,,,,.s ~
rcadn, nuch ,,r,cr,,h NJ .h. s.,I.,.,.h n,r. un
IL sone of many nv ~. s,,,o t,,.a -. "ne'.
..Mr. Cou1d win ,,n1cx. n, v,I"a,".ta rnpss' .pp.
remain In Tho Hoard NJ n,cr,o,s nn,,s H., tnss
A, ntho :. ',.ss.,. " , us'i sune. .s's.
eou.nus, provided tno o.nr, % ns,,e ha WI. ", no 10
Hoard aro watchrui, aa II IL nopud and bc,,ovcd
they viii he. Rccent cveut.-the n,r,JnI t.i1ss. -,
the new loan and tho decline In tha s,ockinJirxtn
pretty coneusIye]y Tint his a,mJ.,ton ~. rn,.
tako Tim dam.gc Il hon. hut ~ t,,a. -. ..a...ns,
Oy ccaselcss Vigilance on TIM nrt NJ I'M otpr M
scctors. who aro In nntnr,tr sro7,f,nt,. ,"".o ~
override any wrongful oct.an of Mr an,1d !,
prusov.,
The 1,o,ton naner, snno,,nro a.. ,.... ~,
day Of Mr., Henry H. flrovcs- N, Msn,ner ~ v sh,.
no.,nr r,.,,,na, ,no... nv hanages OF shs
enton ~ In Wn.,n" 1,,.1. ~ y. Inv "Aeo'
uMr. Groves In. hc1I nj. rn.ttI.s 49, '.srA .Aa'
enen thc o,ounlznt,on ~ ~, f,,aa.," W. oesse,
hIs ,nlrlIIrrnt md og,r,ort ss,vtc.. ,s, ano
tInci tho onecncc IN ,nno ,.rrsat T.. ~, 4y 1M".
banL.." '>F~N 80 '"A' " '''o
ROCK 1sr.sp.
Evrrv cnc ,v1ll r,,,n1, ,i., ~.
anuy ha. iunroycd il. uo.,,lnD hv ,i,ctss ~ ~.
tun,cs OF Mrs.rs Dows and Tows M trn.taa. >t ;.s
,nisaucd stock; but Tic objection t,tIf rcrt, IN,
Tic Hoard Of Directors can usc thr .,ncL ,.,1ant
Iolcu 10 tho market, ktjt n tho Ioari1 Ind Iono
on Thursday laas What Il did on Friday and To-. uy
the whole 81, 900, COO OF Il pcr cent hopd. u mi,
probably have been ulacod on gatu,inv a, : w.
+,retaLlc prcmlum TLu Iude ojslon and dutox ~
Tho Directors ]caycs Tho f,omnnrr oTsrJw, q, ron
200 Of II. hun,ls At rar; Ia Wv % no,hins ~ M
tar,ugo done 10 tho standing Of ,ho s .,ort " no
lofG lIor!d.
SALE or nAaK or CALIFORNIA STOCK.
sa.e. y, nahk or california from private hands