, 1877-08-17
FINANCE AND TRADE,
No Change In Local Financial
Affairs.
A Very Small Counterfeit
ing Operation.
The Charter Oak Lffe~Insurance
Company.
The Produce Markets Less Active---
Hogs Firmer--.Provisions
Steady.
A Heavy Fall in Cash Wbeat-FIour
A Heavy Fall in Cash Wheat-F1our
Weak-0orn Easier--Barley
Strong.
Stocks Of Provisions in 6tore--.The
Worlds Outlook for Wheat,
FINANCIAL.

The rate is nonually 8ae 1oper cent, hut ths gh-
er figure j. thsletcd npun by como Of the banks on
smal, loans. and from those whose paper ls = shade
below best quality. Most bankcts rrHntI tha day
when 10 per cent will 1,c tho uniform a1nro A.
likely to ba At distance In Tho future. Money
ia abundant for all legitimate present transactions,
and the banka arr steadily increasing tcir rcscrsrs
Of currency Ia mrct the wants of country Gus.
toners when few weeks hence The crops begin 10
move In large volume 10 the scaboard.
1tcncn New York exchange continues f}ht Tile
rate waa uniform at sil discount. To customers,
par ~ usual. VIC hear that most OF tho banks nrc
ordering currency from New York, rather than TO
run around prd.,i{nR ont theIr exchange when Gal.
ancr- at tho Ceurlne.!louse arc aga,nHt them. OF
course II will be all wanted In week or two at
most
The bunk clcartn1s wcrr 81, o0O, 600.
QUEEN vIc's rfItz IN A NEW HoLH.
Yesteslay one Of our Trading citizens, whose
aspirations for tho maucnt Tor news ross up only
to the .fonrHat standard. handed q strickland
dime for cnpy IT Tint sleepy old sheet. Thu
urchn gave copy and returned Canadian hntf.
dime with Eood Qnccn yicior'as medallion, bright,
benevolent, and beautiful upon It. With thrnEhts
Of all thai IL l0se1y In tho character Of EnEanAa
Queen, hu slipped tin Liz ,ocsrt. Needing
twentieth f!actlun Ut the "1oInr Of the dalLlcs."
rcrInps for : glass nf anscr. ho was sur.
prlaril TO find OIL Tho reyerse side Of tho
dmnutist coin the wclT-known three bars OF
3-ccnt, Is-usd by oHr. venerable Uncle Eamuei,
and icEal-sendcr for that amount OF nil dcbls.
public md private Now, who has enEurc1 10 Tho
very conempt'hle business Of stamping VIclofiaA
face on ouF 3.ccnt pieces, or ls II out and ont
cnnntcrfettr In either case, very small business
aurely.
TIE CHATTER OAK LIFE.
Speaking Of tho management Of tho Charter t,ak
Llfe-lnauFanfc Company. the Hartford Couraht
OF Montay says:
u vii I've rs,ncEl'ercd TINT Mr.. Carlton 7.
.t tdui t!t W ,, te snaIioss ti ~ LII. inhaf
ti Sn"v i"rI.iatnrn III mt"t"r ,h,t IL ,tai ~
an Important pnrt In bril,v11s about il,c
ctlangr OF management in the Char.
tS* iv! Sa* ia!e.ahsufaneS eohaphhSt Mhlrh
Hrr nud x,i% thnt hc rcrcIsSI s1, i'm f+m \,
W.e:n. sn', St. OuJ from III. Whte Treasurer of
The Company. for hlt services In the tEanxaetiun.
a 1 1t.1t e. ,S S"anrts m ,t tnt ~, hsw'A
',ts o.i ~ ne IN; - ~ ;o' U, W
S' Ss!"s VIA! @ te % @ t;stvs as s S'sse; 'a ts
ann the lnafs r. say.: Mf, At iHwl.. y rcn,osng TIL.
LIZ s"sG w GtaHss @ a't. tnams!M! IHpaiaaoh NhicH
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n S' til. IL ey ,'ssy It = IL. ie.dsa
pGrsans "h9 M fscrlssd. e'thet ~ s9cGh"lders G
= t ,ta m""oa , e anaSolaeai. aid
y ht,hatSS that o''aehee to III existence to mako
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soinphuy' UNI " ~. tneiA ~ tus ie"'te'"'ary,
uA1.sy ,.r "aa' "e'.ct" rols. sno'ae!s expect
~" ana NV W" .see ts., ~ w. i,a.''
~ 49, 80 49, '4~~ -. 80 s'N'' P'Asu"' -" s"o
~ aA, IT, '.'..' .nsusa'anes ~ 'a'efes taco
k1o"', ~ u.I wv" %nHn.Ats. ~ ~ ao'he .ae
enn icsa!n INC cohtdshle OF tne pubic IN The
kQuNlnc9e of Connecticut lay. and tho df4hoxttlnn