, 1877-04-14
Fair Activity in Routine, but Slack
Demand for Money.
Report Of Failures for the First Quarter
Of the Year.
The Produce Markets Generally Stronger
. --Provisions Rather Quiet,
BreadsluEs ieti1e.~Kheat and Corn E1tlled-
Hogs Pirmer.


the banks. The routtnc transactions keep up to
fair figure. Indicating moderate activity in the
various branches Of huanef.. The ruprty Of pa.
per remains light The customers Of tho banks
are mel In need Of any extensive accommodations,
and many Of them apply for renewals. There Ia
IN ample supply Of funds for all comers, aud
surplus bcafdcs.
Hates Of discount arc SOTO per cent At the banks
to regular eurtomcrs. On the atrcet tho condition
Of aiaits 10 stlll quietcr than among the banks.
New York cxchangc remains quoted at 6o016o
per 81, QUO premium.
The elcArtngs were %, 600, 600.
FAILURES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER or 1871
The Mercantile Agency has itsued u report OF
the failures for The hrst three mouths Of 1877. It
II "a follows:
Tem. fhiinrtA ltnhli,nti.
~ ~ is ;ss;s5Ssss
Thrrc haa been an Increase OF sixty -three in the
number OF failures, but The liabilities have de-
creased. Tho Agency do not think tho number OF
failures Is excessive compared with ths declfno In
business. "For The three years, from the end OF
1879 10 bee,nntnE Of 1877, the total NUMBER Of
failures in tho United States has been H. CO., This
Aonnts to less than per cent Of those engaged In
business At Tho end Of 1879. This II In ANAL pro-
rottlon 10 The decline In the volume Of trade. It
IL aifcHt to arrive at any dchnito conclusion Al to
the extent Of this decrcase. but II measured by the
4AAHA6 w u lutA4kst nuN kAp WGNsAAoHA NG~ttA'o
in The production Of manufactures, the Internal
business Of the county to-day IL less by 30 to q
rcr cent than 1t was IN 1879. 20 that the number
Of withdEawas from business, By failnte or other.
wise q fat less than Gtems either justtfcd or dc.
manded by the decline In The extent Of bua!ness to
be transacted" Tho disappointment that has
been 70 widely expressed on account of the dull.
ners in business this spring ID thus explained.
hut Il must not bo forgotten that for ut least two
cut Of The three months undaf review the g1eatest
political uncertainty existed and that for the re.
msnHg month tho weather generally hos been
unfayorabte for business.
DHtrlsu MINING DIVIDENDS.
The London Ainsng Journal Of Jan. 20 has
table OF twcnty-elght mines In GRAFT DrltaIn, and
the amour. Of dividends each has paid since lncor.
poratton, together with list of nineteen mines In
other parts Of the world. which atS managed by
DtIt!ah cApital. and the dividends paid by them
during tho same Interval. Tho general totals arc
Al follows:
nrttish utntn st home eot 100
NEik1A Hlue5 5bJt+ou
Total 80 ~. 90
The m'ncs In Great BrItatn arc principally lead
and copper, while thosc worked abroad sEe prtncl-
raliy Gold. Tho list tnc1udcs the following the
raciac eoast: Chicago, Utah; Eberharlt d Aurora.
Nevada; Rlchn,ond Consolidated. Nevada; Sierra
nuttes. Sierra County. California; Plunas Eureka,
Flamas County, California; Swcetland, California
1uR San rRAHcI8co NoRET-RRoknRs.
The number Of mnney .changeTs In this city began
to increase mnta rapidly than usunf about 4 year
.'diary silver was tho heaviest. The maximum
intl'rr "f these useful members Of society Mas
Eracl4cd about ths lst Of january. Tho wecding
Rsssins & ill., H. !.sS. ssl ssss ths .s;n "s y
.4ncss @ .s Affected ,bis M Class aa.s .ePoa:ly .nd
,''m'ct@ ia.y had g clo:e up snd retire ,o other
CIHtjIlutCH the uu3tnHH9 unr1nH thH EnAk thrC1
M"mtiy nnly question Of time when others Will
ia,c 70 5rtlfe, ~ ths volume Of ttansaetion. has
tua.-san hraactseo Bufiefin. Aprti0.
pAcIglc-coAsr COINAGE.
The sfnrcA coinage at the Carson Mint was $685..
GOO. MI sIlvcr. Fur tho quarter ended March IL,
1s77, tho coinage Of ths Pacific Coast n,nts wAs.
gold. 81, BOZ, 500, and silver. IS. 23a, 600.
THE LONDON s1Lv4A MARKET.
Mcssss. Mocatta ) Go1lsmid, In thels usual cir.
culnr, have this to say with regard to Tho nove.
1ncnts Of the bullion market during tho fortnight
ending March 90:
VIZ .sl ~ III bsos 'GSi I'll ssas
@ te II Snee n nm H., hS "
sGeunt. immodt.tely sssii.eie sa.snee; 10 ssEi.
~ # $s 4 IS
IsslIts st: aaa sSes. tds ssms pi!ss xiI rre6sSiy
= :}
q" oE q. soyssSns hSs keT.s n, shs ps' b tho
GOLD AND 0RKENDACKs.
Gold VIVA 105h h010G In gEecpbaeks.
Greenhacks were 04A1O4H ocnts on the dollar
roaEIoA HxcuANoE.
eterng........... Isl 81,
Francs 6i3a@