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FEDERAL OFFICE NOTES.

In Custom House circles an absorbing topic seems TO
DO the runored change in the Surveyors Office Tho
Of Office Of General George Il. Sharpe, the pres
ent Incumbent expired on the 18th OF last March, and
before and since that time the number OF applicants
Tor this post has been enormous One day Judge Dit
tenhoefcr Is ahead IN tho pools OF discussion
Police Commissioners Disbccker then General James
W. Hustled, OF Westchester; General Merritt, an ex-
Surveyor; Senator FentOn aud, last Colonel Drake DO
Kay. General Sharpe however remains III bisstui
ignorance of his fate and wtha appears about
the prospect of his remaining IN olhce.
The additional removals of fourteen inspectors and
four lady inspecircsscs from that department Will not
vacat
AT the Custom House curiosity shop, known rs tho
Seizure Room, twelve demijohns OF jamaica rum,
received yesterday Inspectors T.. u. CoDnery aud
SDeldOu also seized a cusk of French brandy which
was being smu- gcd from tho steamer Hcrder, and
transferred II TO the government lookup.
General Max Weber, Collector Of the Third dis
tric, reports having collected during the month OF
July S33S, 600.
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HERALD SUNDAY AUGUST s. ls77-oUADKuPLE SHEET

week, 81, 3l5 900; snouut Withdrawn $3.50 900;
tional bank circulation ,us.andin g-Currency notes.
s3l6 ooo gold notes 81 425 900 The revenue re-
ceipts to-day $42o o0o customs receipts to-day
$500 900; bank noscs received $s4ooo0 total for
week, g. $4,000 There has been deposited In tho
Treasury to secure bank circulation So 600 900 four
per cent bonds, for which six vc aud four and one.
half per couts have been withdrawn
RAILROAD WARNINGS.
The earnings Of tho ST. Louis, Kansas City and
thern Railway Company for the week ending July u,
1871 s38 l34 81; corresponding period last year
SOL SOL 03 decrease 1877, s25 800 66 July TO July
81. 1877, si.sos,sl4 81; July l to July 81, 1876,
81. 1854 e3 81; decrease, 1877, si1l.579 20
THE rorgicS NARkEr
The London sdv,oes report consos arm. United
States bonds shade lower and American railway
shares steady. Al Paris reutes were slightly weaker
at thu opening but aiterward advanced a fraction.
The closing prices in London wors:--consols, for
bonds, 1864; nve-twsnty bonds Of 1867, 1867 a
1865; tsnforly bonds, 1lOjs; ives of 1881. 1919.
Erie common shares, ~; Erie preferred shares, Is /;
New York Central, 92h; Illinois Central, 59h q co.
IMPORTS AND EFFORTS
The foreign commerce oil the port for the week was
as folows:- General merchandise imports, including
dry goods s6,e2ss 67 produce exports, $5,I40 1876,
and specie EXPORTS Sos, 900
The total imports OF merchandise at the port since
January !, this year, were $203, 49,, 093 against
$l79 3o4 tor the corresponding period in 1876 aud
$2ll, 69Ol27 In 1875; the total exports of prodacc
were sl57 67s 1885, against $l5s.llooss In 1876 and
$l49 277 500 in 1875 and tho total cxpor. of specie
s2s, l40, 449 against $S7. s4s,72s IN 1916, and
SIS, 293, ga In 1875.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
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The Stock Market Dull and
Without Change.
GOLD los IL A 1O5 3-S A l05 IL.
THE BANK STATEMENT
Government Bonds Firm, States Steady
and Railroads Dull.
WALL SrRExr.
SATURDAY. August 4--d p. N.

WALL SrRExr. |
SATURDAY, August 4-6P
A. In old Roman days tho popuace Hooked to the
arena to witness the gadiatorial contests have the
Aoi pouoi OF the street requensd tho pureus OF
Stock Exchange expectancy Of seeing 'turn up"
In nuancal way, between tho belgerents Of Two
days back. Opinions differed TO which force would
prevail whether prices would rise or fall, whether
Kcene or Gould would be likely 10 win Not that the
small spectators cared iarthing either way so long
as they had backed tho winner They wore ready,
with simon in the play, to put their thumbs up or
down as their interests dictated. In fact tho small
gamblers at The board free from any petty restrc-
tons as to morality aud willing 10 accept ali the
penal chances between chuck farthing and
granddaughter, provided penny, honest
or dishonest. is 10 be turned by taking the
risk. As things have turned out no chance
Tor flyer has been offered either the long short
side OF the account To oil appearance the combatants
have as summarily dropped tho matter financially,
Gould dropped corporeally, into the dry moat Of
the oarbers shop Neither has made sign OF oneusve
action and accordingly the market lay dull and neg
lectcd, like neutral ground, which, though peaceful
to-day may be the scene OF a fierce encounter to-
morrow. How undsturbed 1t this morning may
be gathered tho fact that the entire dealings only
aggregated 73 900 shares Of stock Changes Erces
were as restricted were transactions and may DO
summed up resulting In u decline, q subsequent
rally and further Groop at tho end. Each OF these
was OF the narrowest kind and duo solely to the
permeual practice OF small gamblers who thus passed
their time waiting for demonstrations the cnet
manipuators, which never came.
TIE SALES TO-DAY.
Tho sales Of active stocks at the Stock Exchange
to-day aggregated 49, a95 shares which distributed
as iolows:--Now York Central, 400; Eric, 1000;
Lake Shore, 24O00 Wabash, 700 North western, 600;
do. preferred, 600; Rock Island, 1900; Milwaukee
and ST. Paul, 1900: do preerrea 1900; Pitlsburg,
200; Delaware. Lackawapua and Western, ZOO; New
Jersey Central 400; Delaware ana Hudson Canal,
2 100; Morris & Essex, $3.50; Michigan Central 2, 2o0
Illinois Central 100; G., U. and ]. c., 100; Hannibal
and ST. Joseph, 40o do preferred, 700; Western
Union, ~ 400; Pacific Mail 500; Quicksilver preferred,
BOO
OPENING. HIGHEST LOWEST.
Tho following table shows the opening. highest and
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON SPOT, SLIGO. LOWER; FUTURES CLOSED
sTEADY-FLoUR DULL-wHEAT. QUIEr-coRN
EAsIER-oATs sTEADY-wHIsKEY NOMINAL
PORK DULL LARD QUIET = PETROLEUM
puLL-sPIKITs TURPENTINE rIRM-RosIN
NoMINAL-orLs QUIET--coFFEE FIRM-sUGAR
NoMrNAL-FKEIGHrs QUIET.
SATURDAY, August l--6P. NJ
Business was almost everywhere moderate to-day and
the markets wore their usual Saturdays quiet appear
ance. On Change cotton dull. Flour dull
aud IN buyers favor. Wheat was dull and unchanged
Corn was IN moderate demand aud easier. Oats dull
but steady. whiskey dull and nominal. PORK and
lard duh aud in buyers avor lard quiet without de-
cded change. Freighu were quiet. Cotton on the
spot Size lower Futures closed steady Conec was
firm. sugar still nominal Oats quiet. Petroleum, dull
Rosin nominal Spirits turpcntine nrm.
corrKk There WAS no change in Rio The demand
light. but prices we'll sustained Mild
quiet We quote; Ordinary cargoes. iealc allie. fair
do Ice i9&c. good do l9se. ies4c prime do.
2o'4c range for lots i6s4c 21c Santos
good. l9c loc. gold 30 days. Java goverumen. bags
2:5c. &c do. grass 24c. 2oc gspore loc
2Olsc Ceyon Ice 2ic Maracaibo. lsc zoe. Laguay
Zoe. zoe. Jamaica, 17c 1879 ST. Domingo Ies4c
al7e.; Porto Rico, isc. zoe; Costa Rica Isc aic
Mexican. 1859. 2Dc. Macassnr Ice Gle; Angostura
islsc a 2o,sc, scvaniila. 1856 a0c Curacao. lie.
zoe.
CouoS.thc market for cotton the spot dull and
and iiSc lower. Futures opened easy about
points lower Under heavy pressure sell the mar
noon i ws ss. ase ha . hHs a. S.Vr s
was Supposed tosbave been long" In September aud
iiort On the later months the trket grew steady aud
pdccs advanced ooiats August and points on
remained SO rntl Just before the close when prices nd
vanced about points aud tho market closed steady with
septem and ii is points on the later monhs The
closing prices today compared with Fridays were AS fol-
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A DECAPITATED CORPSE.

fIIoHTFUL DISCOVERY IN GEORGIA WOODS.
from the Atlanta tGa) Constitution, August q
We learn from gentleman from south western
Georgia that great excitement prevails about Americas
over II mysterious murder recently committed near
that town. few days since a mutiiated and partly
oecomposed body Of white man was found near
deep pool In the heart Of dense wood this city
Every particle of clothing had been stripped from tho
body and burned only small piece of shlrting aboa
an uch square, with the edges all scorchcd was found
The ctd had been torn NOm the body in tue most
bvutal manner. IL appeared that II had bccn hacked
at OF cut around the edges until tho grsty part the
Cart age was reached. ms apparently proved too
Unborn Tor the dull knife aud the had taken
the head ana twisted 10 on just wouid twist
OIL the head OF "a chicken. The muscles were all
strained, ana tangled, and knotted. ana the bony
siistV pat. OF thc neck Stood out iuy Tour inches
above Tho iieshy fat part OF the body. WHAT was
done w'th Tue head no one can iinsglne IL was not
thrown into the pool, and cond not have been burned
IL was doubtless taken TO some distant place by the
murderer and then concealed. No trace could BE-
found OF tho assassin except one single footprint THIS
showed that he had small, well shaped foot and wore
box tocd shoe. pointing TO the TACT that IL
whlte man ana not a negro. Tho most MYSTERIOUS
thing connected with the affair IS tho fact that NO clew
found that will suggest the Identity oil the mur.
dcrcd man. There Is no one missing from the city or
the ncigHDorhood Amcricus Is 30 small that cycry
mau knows every other man In the city or the
country around. II Is positively certain that ths
murdered man IS not n resident OF tho county IN
which tue murder was committed Few strangers
VISIT the town, aud all who have been there lately are
satisfactorily accounted Tor. There few pedlers
moviDg abodt through that country but mono OF them
have been seen Tor months A supposed clcw 10 the
murder was followed day two since but IL led to
nothing. Aclgar manufacturer who had been soiourn
ing IN the city Tor some weeks, ana who mai some
money, left few days before the body discovered
accompanied ny hls journeytnsn. They failed to re.
port IN the town that was their oscusiblc point aud
u was thought that one oil them might have been
Killed. Both OF them have boon definitely located,
sS~svs r. and sns :s:poos :: .sSsy -ssr
heuvoo are voxklAS ne mAkAs
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EAST RIVER BADGE.

Tho work or the two strands Of the south cables
now in process OF construction stopped Friday
evening by the breaking OF tho iron shaft Of the large
driving wheel on the brooklyn anchorage, around
whcu the traveller ropes pass which carry over tho
carrier" wheels with their skelns of wire Waen tho
accident occurred the strands were within fcw wires
OF completion and in hall thrcequarters OF hour
they woui1 have been finished. On examining tho
broken shaft 1t was found that there had been bad
flaw in tue iron Tho piece had been supposed OF OK
ccptiona quality, having been previously used IN the
casson work. me stoppage OF tho caDe laying Will
only be Tor II few days. those in charge have SGT
about repairing the damage rs quickly as possible.
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reserve $7Lso9, 800 s,ae7, 900 Doc. x2,sll 400
TT reserve
Reserve re-
quired ag'st
deposits.
Excess OF re-
serve above
laoal ropftp
ts, &c., 2S "a, 1906


egai rcq'ts. SIC o4so75 $la go Dec g. 1885, $50
STATE BONDS.
state bonds at the Board steady for North Caro-
lima sfxes, now april andDctober) whicn dealings
wore conhncd District OF Columbia ao5s sold at 49,
RAILROAD BONDS
Railroad bonds wcrc dull, and the following we're
the cbangcs:-An advance OF = in Milwaukee and st.
Pau liza Crosse dvison) and Unlon Pacific nrsts and
x IN do sevens. land grants, and decline of l per
cent IN Hannibal and 81. Joseph cshtS convortibles
aud u in ST. Louis ana Iron Mountain lrsis.
UNIFIED STATES treasury.
The Treasury now holds s3e,,b7JoOo In bonds to
secure bank crcuaton and slseoo 900 secure pub
~ dopositsi bonds deposited for circulation for the
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COMMERCIAL

LONDON. August - r. N.
Refined petroleum. lOsid per gallon.
ASrwsnr. August 4, 1877.
Petroleum, 2eiaf for fine pale American.
PRODUCE LxcHASGk RrroRE
LtvkRrooL, August 4. 1877.
Pork Eastern duh NJ 7Us. Western steady Ut 54s
Bhcon-Cnmberand cut -teady AT 30s short steady
3Is I'D long clear du AT JIs. short clear duh at 3Ss.
iiams-Long cut steady AZ 5D shoulders steady al 3i
I'D Beei-india nes eady vt 92G steady
lois prime mess sseady ut s6s Lard-Prime western
dull AZ As Ia Prime city hrmer u los Cd rur.
pentne spirs Gull at 2js I'D. Rosin Common duh at Is
fine duh At los ChsessA~rcan chocs aull 52s Lard
oil steady at 4s Fonrkxtra State dull 2ss Wheat
No. spring steady at lbs. No do. steady lis Id
winter southern steady ~ l2s Sd winter Western none
la the market. Corn-Mixod son 6rmcr 26s
MIsciNG MARKETS
LONDON, August 4, 1877.
been much animat and prices sonaiy favor
Of buyers There has been little disposition
ate in sugar Most descriptions OF have declined
crystazcd sorts steady There has been good bust
ness IN ebQed at full rates Rice continues hrm and al
houh arrivals OIL the coast have been extensive
lions have been NJ full to slightly advanced quotations
There has also been inquiry for the
The Improvement In medium to line M0ning has
maintained and lair amount oil business done but Foo
Chow sorts are much neglected Coffee sold at full
lions for good and fine coloury but other Kinds difficult
OF sale unless At lower rates Saltpere quiet Tho
stacks OF pepper are large and prices have downward
dency.
FINANCIAL.
LONDON August Al 80 p. NJ
Paris advces quote i've per cent ren-s lo6 SOC for
tho account.
PARIS. August 4, 1877.
EXCHANGE on London. ISL 12c Tor short sight
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Tho closing quotations at three p. NJ were -

Money lent easily at per cent call and In spite
OF an attempt To strengthen the Market fell TO
IL per cent. The following the rates of ex.
To-day
Savannah, buying ~ selling 4 premium Charles
ton easier, y 3-l6 discount, seinH516 St Louis
par; Cincinnati firm, buying par selling Ito; New
Orleans, commercial u, bank 4; and Chicago SO to
IS premium. Foreign exchange is dull, with actual
business at ASA 4S4 Tor bankers sixty days stcr
ling. and L. SO a A. S6ik for demand.
MARKET.
Gold opened and closed at 1857, with sales in tho
Interim at 1855. Tue borrowing rates were TX, 2
anu per cent and aat
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Closing prices oil Philadelphia stocks we're
MINING SHARES.

The following were the opening quotations for min
ing stocks at San Francisco to-day -Gould & Curry
8; Savage, o; Choar Potosi, 2S; Ophir ISL; Hale 4
Norcross, "a, Grown Point. a Yellow Jacket, Sls;
Belcher, 81; Imperial, l; Virginia consolidated II
California, 20; Overman Is; Raymond Ely. IL; Eu-
reks G. w. 3; Best Belcher, l61s; Rcntuck, 4, Union
consolidated, 8; Alpha, IL; Meadow Valley, TX; Sierra
Nevada, AZ; Mexican, OK; Caledonia, 81; Silver
Ill., 2; Eureka consolidated, IL; Justice 0; Julia
consolidated. TX.
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EXPORTS OF BEEF, MUTTON AND
LIVE STOCK.

The following statement shows the Quantities asd
values OF fresh beef mutton and live stock exported
from the United States TO ports In tho United King
dom, from January !, Ism, TO August T. a. compared
with last year,
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STOLEN SiLVEkWAkE.

The apartments Of David Packer, at No. 90 Fifth
avenue, Brooklyn, were entered by thieves on the
Afternoon Of the Both ut and robbed OF $ll7 worth OF
siivcrware Mr. Packer and family wero Oh their way
TO the country at tho TIME.
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w heat dull without decided change The sales
= Az s .al for ~ winter 81 Aaaa 81 8 for
sops%Ssr Rye was bushels s's
sola 20 arrive soon r. 7oc snd aScs. 1000 DO DO
malt we're anIss Corn was modsfs.s @a ss%as s
al s ing spot nss "SG p %
GO 6oss mxsa and S4s eis for "ns%.aed
steamer. at ssss and 5000 bushels 10 mixed for
aSa It .so 9s.s we're Ss S %n al. ns
range: Extra white, 5sc. 53c No. do 5sc No. DO
S DO SS %'.ss IOS set ss &c DOC
HEMP Asp gurr-rhe market was SIN quiet Tor hemp
%a asi sS Sis ss'; H
Currency casn SPOT. hemp IKE ''' Sc si.s s
AoIAssrs.-fh was no change in domestic or for
asc do clayed, sec. zoe: mnseovado refining 49,
fSs Ss sss oss ss s Prime sSs
supply. Kosn dull and .onind. Tar remained
firm. Ne quote :spir.s arpen,ine. mereaantabie or.
men me, s sS 81 % p.sh rs " s. Sdvess from from
LIZ: g y is %;'i"i%s s g"
mss yshss old ss ssSs rI tasg; w. lssasi
ass sperm erSas ss.esd white ;p. ,sn
erp, eoc DO s,utheTn, Sc beachea winter zoe naia.
phan sMam Winter winter
Ale a45e.; crude fish, SIC.
NIL trade a, the Petroleum. Exchange very as'ss;
10000 bbIs regular sold a. ~ 23 and 300 DO. NJ ~ 2
E "a s Ss % o ao a e d. in e sss.
az ae Ss "SS na". tor tor
POULTRY was quiet bu. whca radical change IN prices
Site and we;ern l4c 's T"r.es ana srssy
IL sS'sa IS si' rs pair s''bisy :.
Es ss.
gSga prime Ss.,s,n and BE ls e, 4. far 70 god 90
Western. Game Pigeons QuVtcu ~ 81 81 b3
per dozen Tor ieatlcrsd flight. sqaabs-Phadc phia
Tsovsoss -Escepts-fos, e2l ebis lara 4os tisrce,
Sss aaa and
ro,. vas dull ana nominal ips,ns At The sse.na call a.
% "ss5s s were $50 Sb s'
I fss Ss' %ss ssrs 'i, ssasy
Se oq loose nssies n.ms at rs io"" S rscea
eac smoked hams we're, q"otea At i2'ae a l;ic, and
smoked sr " S sns At es and % r we.
Beef Tsss All S %ss 81. w so
were quiet S At vi vi for choice we.s!n
sss Ss. aa s sso sss
eSsm Ss's s. SS ss
~ s1s asked Noyenser: 50 % bid 81 20 asked Dscem
81 z as 80 s' is sale. ' "ss s 50 tor
Western q" - aays 81 a. and SO do. do IN OK.
S.. qus p'vs's sold
'oI 1862 Receipts l.r the week
oS gaj do shipments the week. 1850 DO. The
wa. quiet and steady ut I:Ic. 26c. for tne
state loc iSc. tor common 10 line Western Cheese
cepts Si ece pts Tor the wees, 1887 do.
shipments Tor week. 40 i24 do. Tho
NJ auotatiou We quote state ~ los Osc. and Vest
wrek ~. do Market quiet We quote - Long Island
Jersey and nca-by. Isc. ioc state ard fennsyl-
vnnia, lie. Western. l.c
RICK lair iotbing demand aud steady We quote =
Carolina lair 6snc 6sac. good Sac. 61sc. prime,
65Sc. &c louisiana fair to prime. sac. 7tsc; fatna
Tc- 7sc., currency; ksngoon, In bond, Sac. 3.c,
gold
suoAR-Ths market os raw uss stm dull ana nominal.
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aotit AS 10 6lS
For future delivery the sales oowx:Yeserday
II 7sc 200 ut ESQ., 800 at II 7oc September 100
ll.56c October. 500 At l3ic.. 100 IL 3ac 200 at
Ii27c 100 at II 2sc December. 20 1t IL 1sc. 200
IL l7c.. 200 al Lilies 100 st ILL., Total, 800 bales
II 5Sc. 200 ut ll57c, 100 ll55c, 700 l54c, 200
At l153c 200 at 55c 100 IL 0c. 800 at III 4sc
september 200 At 1850. 600 ut ll54c 100 II 53c..
800 AT 90 POD NJ L5ic, 900 at 50c 200 at 49c
300 4sc 800 1T II 47c 100 4c 800 ut II 45c.,
800 at Life LOO :, li43c 500 NJ il.42c 100 ~
33e 200 at 1i37c; OctDper. 100 il24c. 800
IL DIE. 100 at IL pc 800 at 2Oc 900 1yc 100
H. lsc, 800 At lll7c 800 st Igc., 300 H. &c., 100
14c November, 100 a. IL lie 2u at ! Zoe. 100
Ole, 1OO ut .O5c., $40 Hoe 800 at OSc 500
at O7c 200 At l06c, 100 a. ODE 200 ut O2c. De-
ceber 800 lOc 100 Mt II Use. 500 IL O5c. 100
09c, 200 at II loc 400 at Lose 2OU at OS Janu-
AIRY. 200 l121c, 100 at l20c. 800 At IL l6c. 100
1di5e "a March, 400 e. ,l4Sc 800 =, .i4o
The receipts At the ports were as follows ,iavesson
Wilmington SO; Norfolk, Phi.deiphia "a. Total, 3Os
This day last wecN, 2l3 This day lat year. 96. Total
since September 1885. 40 bales Cotton frsghts
rs ioll"ws:-To havre. by Nenin 1scs compressed 10
IamLt,rg BY steam, ac., compressed. 10 Bremen, by
steam, 9lGc., compressed. 10 Liverpool I'D 932d. by
steam W sail, lic.. compressed. iar~et quiet.
FLOUR GRAIs.-neceips-Fl0ur. l2,Jl7 bbis. wheat
33 $40 bushels, meal, ITO bbs and 10 bags corn,
1888 1854 bushels; oats 1880 do rye 29O The hour
were about 1850 bills, including state. Western ard
Southern, at the annexed quotations Rye flour arn
with sales Of 800 bbs Corn meal ruled firm, but ouet
about loo bags:-
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Horses, 1880
Total expo,ts beef mutton, 1c. g. $50.
FRGOaiFIQUE.- - rslterman
that he expecting daily to hear Vt the oths
LISBON with her %. south America
All with her present.. The Fresh aud Pre-
served Meat Agency has vast rerserating chambers
their cold wharf ct compile on which
will be In readiness receive Frigorihaues cargo
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COvERNN ENT BONDS

GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds continue firm, closing at the fol-
lowing quoiaions:-Unitcd States currency skies,
1245s l2o1S; do. do, skies, '8l, registered, 1llx
MY; do do, do, coupon, 113l l12js; DO
do, 65, new, re- istered, 1861 1914; do do,
do, do, coupon, 107 1918; do. do, '6,,
registered 100 1895; do do, do, coupon, 1001
1904 do do, '0s, registered, 11l9s 49, do do, d.
coupon lllsS liz; do teniortlcs registered l0ex
l0oH 40 do, coupon, 1l3 1875; do 1vcs, 'sl,
registered, ITO 110S; do do, do, coupon, ITO a
lloH; do AIS, '9l, registered 1os5s 109; do do,
do, coupon, 10sS 100; four per cents, 1864 1851
RANK STATEMENT.
Tho weekly statement of the New YORK banks shows
further large and not unexpected decrease In tho
surplus reserve, which $I3 600, $50. against
SIG, 43,075 last week. Tho following Is n comparison
OF the averages for the past two wecks:-
July 2S aua 4. Di6crenc.s
Loans $249 1863, 800 s2i9 7o7 500 Inc $685. 200
Spccie....... l3. 9S4 100 l4.lo5SU0 Inc ISL. 200
Legal tenders 81 ,325 200 54 2G2 100 Dec 3O63 100
Deposits. 22l 064 900 219 1876. 500 Dec 1sos 300
Circulation. l55l7,900 l5.5s5,3O0 Inc. 81 400
The following shows tho reatohs between the total
reserve and the total abties:--
Specie .... t13, 1854, loo slI 1876 500 loo 1851 700
Legal tenders 573z5,20o 54,262, 100 Dec. 3O63 100
- - -
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SATURDAY. August 4, 1877
l0:l5 10 1880 A. NJ.

"a $4,000 u 3 SIS 1910, r. 1925.
& 2oJOc U s 43s's, reg ~ lOs7z
- 2OOO do. -. =. 100
10000 o i sls's C, '9l.. 1851
5000 do. 80. 49,, lOD
1000 L 5 As, reg 1907 1867
4OOJ U 5 6's, currency l2j
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BEFORE CALL-lg:3O y. NJ
SECOND BOARD-l P. N.

4OIs 300 shs G 4 = guar. .s3 81
2JSn 100 Chi x n ,bc.s3 %
73sG IUn do .. 22a,
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