, 1879-04-14
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Review OF the Chicago Financial
Situation Last Week.
The Produce Markets Fairly Active.
and Most of Them Firmer.
Wheat Strengthened by Kansas NewB-
Movements Of Produce During
tho Weok.
FINANCIAL.

Tito hnsgnrsa IT Tho Ct,tsaro ban,ts showed
legitimate tpcrcasc last week. The cicar!ngs
were sl7, .2o7. against flg. tg7,t} In the cor
responding week Of laet year. This iatgcr vol
utnc OF transactions is not due to nny spec,t1a-
Tive DEVELOPMENT, nor to any unusual actiytty
IN any ono direction. It Is the general md
natural rro,yth of the trade of Chicago
IN all its branches. 4 renewed actistty
in real estato 1,as contributed Its share
to the Increase Of clearings. Applications for
discounts haro been moderate md sery mis-
ceI,enoous, ono of them cou,tng from Lend
Vile for funds to buy minc With. Rates havo
rema!ucd unchanged, md range from 5A7 ucr
cent on call to 7@s Der cent on tisnp loans, with
eomo minor Transactions ut S6410 per cent.
There hns been q stcai1y nnd strong current all
the week OF remfttnnccs to Now York. Il good
deal Of currency has been shipped to meet It, as
the local supply OF New York exchange has not
been sufficient. The shipment Of hoard str,fl
ha. not been active, a1ul the supply Of foreign
exchange has consequently been limited Deal
t,rs in local securities haye hccn light. The pub
tic has not yet accustomed itself to the high
prices at which il.cse ose now held. There hayo
tecn sales OF Cook County per cents at par
and Interest. All TINT remained upsold by the
x.tw, .x,.. .,1,ov, ,ortv H., t,o ,voo,, hr ono
eonntsY were Lux Lake" ea'is III 'ae "eeN ~ o'0
aenier Mt paEi iAat-
Rnfrnat1 hnu1k in EerF Tork ThttfBtlay
-, -, ,, T. ~,
were !rleeu!as' Win !a1oo nos'hehs III Eso
consolidated seconds which. aftcr selling down
~ ua<s; ~ <aSI ,'.' w
fhc1uc Issues "efo strong, anu aoFahccu 10
115H for January and December Of 1876
,v,th ,,oop.rcrtttleotno. Il, 11t1< for eccnnd
t.sa.,.s,.s .s,tt oa,1.,, -oox+ ,nnoto.. ~ 1oe:a
1nss for ncny.r nir1sion. IN aas< for ins
s.aana. NJ ~. .,J T.. Iei[ ~ u, NJ r., Mar
.Iorsc1 Csutrn, cn,so,,date1 ar.ts oseortef1 ,,c.
s,,.of3 - GA: ,n1 -.,,1oJ -, en1f r oht1h T.
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.,".ad a as.a,..S ~ sa,| ., ~ saon.',.
~ oa,[ ss,.h fe.n.,o,nI r..s,..r,. ~ tho no..
r,.s Ts.,n" % ..... s.,,,s.aa1 =. ,Isa,s ~ ,s,t
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so,,d..oa n>,7or.t,,,a .x.co,,no,, f,ronnna ~,
w.. ~. - 49,, w.. ,o.anap,,, - X, raa,.as, @
ns1~, -, - aa' 49, III ~ ~ ~ snsI.
-. o. w. W. ns,.,.,.. ~ .,o..,.s. $500.
a.,es ~ 4oa,1 1s esa IueS.., .ae..,. ssns
nc. ,a Sns,o,amI ro1,,|o1,,,s 4. I,ttonn f,on.
~ ~ au ~" ~ e,1| "' "A' ~ 1A1'4''' 0s'-
sr,'a c., ~ r.s.,c,. s' n.,,., n,,,,.t. T., ,,,,,,,,
N.A I.a .s,.a. .n. ~ pa %..
1of Apsl', amounting ~ ee1o,tVo' saws:
More money has been demanded Of stockholders
last ycar, md yet tle outpu, OF bullion Aaf bccn
considerably less, and Of coutse thctu has been
as he IL hs n
stock IL being forfeited than usual. In few
may nny further tax, but thu exceptions quito
rare. It Is wonderful how tllest investors hope
nate
n Ia uo,v ndmt&tcd t1at fho Rnronst tr,,ctfnn
ca,nm,ttcc ~ m, nb,,, {. st,sa,.,,,J Ko;,ron,,
CoIHn''tteo VI 'ut oio u A'lsetSalpp tSu'1oau
Company. which has had several conference re-
Gently rc,ativo to tho reoreapIzat1on Of tls Com