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The Greeks use q

The Greeks use a
great deal Of paper
money, and Athens Is
tie oaly place in The
world where you can
cut q one-dollar bill IN
two aud the half OF il
viii pass for 80 cents.
] found these half bills
were generally current
among tie Greeks. aud
~ one time, wanting
10 make change, q meF-
chant cut a $40 bill
il two and gave TBe
hsif OF Il. ] demurred
az first. but afterwaTd
found II was I'll right.
gaW 50 -. HEfsH IA
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HE Imperial Ottoman
Bank OF Turkey Is said
90 be on the edge of
failure. This is the
bank which the Sultan
patronizes. 1t is the
great Govern m en- {
bank of the Turkish
Empire, and il has its
branches all over the
East. It's house in
Constantinople is built
almost like a fortress ;
soldiers. with swords
Httbeir sides, guard its
doors aud there is
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4 good percentage for doing 50. found many
Of these money changers in Jerusalem and
never got piece Of gold changed into silver
that ] was mol cheated IN the bargain. In some
eases the coins given ne would be punched.
aud in Others they would be counterfeit
found the only way 20 do was TO scratinize each
coin carefully snd 10 ring il before taking IL.
Even then was given some Greek silver every
now and then. and as this was about Is per
cent. below par / lost that much upon il.
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oih'hn SsbDnn 'p''f%hi"h OAAV"AN lam
percentage to make them. The old coinage of
Siam was in the shape OF little round balls ofsil-
ver, and you may find many Of these in use to-
day. Tho old tecal is a silver ball as big as the
end of your finger. II makes a pretty button,
and ] saw an English Archbishop of Singapore
who had his coat and vest buttons made of
these coins Tho common thing in use among
the Siamese is the cowrie shell, which Is about
half as big as a thimble and which. / should
judge are worth about 10 cents a pint. 1t is
used largely in tho gambling houses, and you
find tho poorer people buying their provisions
with them.
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Siam has a number of valuable gold mines,
and the King has lately organized q mint at
Bangkok. This mint coins tecals and the
smaller denominations Of Samese coinage The
tecal is worth go cents and il is round silver
coin little bit bigger than our hafdolar. The
King buys Mexican silver dollars and melts
them over for his coinage. Before melting them
he has tho dollars roasted in order to test their
genuineness, and his own coins cost him quite n
The National tribune., 1889-12-05

There are few very rich men In China, and
the country does not know of any of its people
amassing the mighty fortunes Of Vanderbilt
and Gould. There was a few years ago man
at Canton who had fortune of $50 900, 600, and
his descendants are still worth their millions.
This mans name was Hoqua, and / met his
millionaire son when / was in China, and had
the pleasure of q chat with his mother. j was
told that he had 400 relatives living upon
him, and this worship Of the family which ex
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Korea is worse off for banking facilities than
any other land through which / have travelled.
There are no National Banks, and only few
private ones In travelling in the interior you
have to take retinue of mules TO carry the
copper coin which you must use in all your
transactions. and there are hundreds of thou
sands of people in this country who have never
seen gold in the shape of money. still they have
some of the richest gold mines in the East, and
their material resources may at some time make
them one of the we'll to do nations of Asia.
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The chief coin IN circulation along the coast
# China is the Mexican dollar and the copper
cash. II takes from 900 to ]. 500 cash TO make
a dollar, and some of the coins In use are so
poor that you can break them in Two between
your thumb and finger They are Of the size
Of an old rcd cent, and have a square hole Ia
the center, in order that they may be strung on
string They are made in different parts of
China, and the NIceroy Of Canton ia now build
ing a mint with modern American machinery,
which viii turn them out By the million. In
the interior Of China these cash aud silver aud
gold ~ the lump form the money. The stand
ard OF weight for both is the tael, which weighs
about an ounce aud the money Is cast i'm the
shape Of ladys shoe. Ten taels OF silver
makes q lump of about the size Of q Chinese
lady's foot, and IL you want 10 pay out less than
this amount you take your knife or a chisel and
pound Oh as much as you want. IL is the
rudest way Of doing business but the Chinese
are very suspicious Of coins, and they like the
pure metal. Gold bricks about an inch long
and half All inch wide aud Of the same thick
ness are also used but you have 10 watch these.
as you do everything else in the shape OF
money in China. Ina South China you will find
chop dollar, out Of which little chips OF silver
have been taken, or in which holes have been
bored and these holes filed with lead. You
viii find coins under weight and chunks oil
metal which are counterfeit, and the result Il
thaL every Ihlnese Dnsiuess-hOuse has TO keen
one man whose business is 70 detect counterfeit
coin. This man is called the schr0f, and all the
money Of the establishment passes through hit
hands. He gives big bond, aud he is rcspon
sible for all the money he takes in. IL he makes
mistake u is his loss, not that of the firm
You will find these schrolfs connected with oul
Legation abroad, aud they may be called The
cashiers Of the East. They are always China
men, and the foreign banks IN Asia have al
fhg9w Ffr4F aFaA tlszfa ~
made by Cinnamon. The Ghnaman does THU
with his little box Of buttons strung on wires
he never makes a mistake, and he is the grea
/ arithmetician of the world
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here that the annuities are paid to many of
the ladies dependent on the Turkish Govern
ment and 1t is curious sight to see these ex-
beauties coming for their money.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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lists throughout China has kept him from
amassing greater fortune. Whenever n man
makes pile in China all of Lis relatives, 20 the
46th cousin. come 10 visit him for the rest OF
their lives. Custom IS such that lac cannot go
back on them, and the result Is IL he has mar
ried into a large and numerous family, he finds
that be is supporting half dozen villages
Hoqua made his money in merchandise. lie was
straight as a string in all his transactions and
al one time be gave fortune 10 pay the debt
Of a Chinese bankrupt at Canton. lie was the
Coreoran or Peabody of the Chinese past, and
has lIberality will 80 down into history. His
sons, like many other rich Cinnamon, are, am
told. making some investments in American
securities. They can in this way get a good
rate Of interest and keep their money away
from the officials. The amount Of their invest
ments is not known aud they can evade taxa
ton, as do many Of our own millionaires.
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ORIENTAL BANKS
How the USurers Of the Far East
Make Fortunes at High Rates Of
Interest.

The Greeks and Their Paper Money-Japanese Ma.
tional Banks and Their Big DiEidends-The
Chinese PaWnbrOkinE Shops and How They are
Managed-MOhey lending Associations Among the
MoHROIians - Asiatc Coins and CoinRge-The
Silver Balls OF slam and the Cash OF China and
Korea-IndiRn Bankers-A Lock Mt the Killings,
the Money -lenGerS of HindoostaH--The Parsees as
BaHkers-And Other Matter about Money and its
PrOfifs-IlOW One Carries Money In Travelling
The Letter Of Credit and its Advantages.
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As TO rates of interest the pawnbrokers can
charge the highest legal rates of their class In
the world. On clothes, silver and precious
stones they will advance you money ut the rate
of 3 per cent. a month, though If the Winter
be cold and the times be hard they will cut
down the interest TO 2 per cent, or "a per cent.
per annum. These shops arc usually run by
private parties. There is another set of pawn
broker establishments run by joint stock COM
panies, the interest rates of which are from 20
90 80 per cent on all articles worth more than
$14, and of higher rate on things of less value.
There Is another class run by ex-conyicts under
the supervision Of the police, and these charge
a very high rate of interest and usually make
loans for only a short time. After remaining
a certain time in the pawn shop after the time
for the payment of the loan is due the goods
can be sold, but this must be by auction and to
the highest bidder. These pawnshops of China
look like prisons; their doors are of iron and
their windows arc covered with iron shutters.
Every care is taken TO protect them from fire
and thieves, and on the tops of some of Thorn
great pots Of vitriol are stored, and there are
syringes which the owners have to squirt this
into the faces of any mobs which might attack
them. Such precautions are, however used
only in case of rebellions, and troublesome
times.
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INQUIRY OFFICE IMPERIAL OTTOMAN BANK
last Of the Gre.worshipers Of Bnrmah. and they
were driven out of that country when IL WAS
taken by the Mahometans. They still stick TO
their religion, aud they carry on their worship
of fire in Bombay. They have 81 fre.temples
In that city, aud their worship is the alteration
of the Almighty through Ere as asymbol Of his
power.
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Speaking Of banks, Ii may be interesting 10
tell how one carries money for "A trip around
the world. i took mine in the shape OF a letter
Of credit by which ono Of the leading banks
Of the United States authorized me 10 call
upon It's agents throughout the world 10
the amount of $4,000. All Of our large banks
have connections in London, and also in nearly
every one Of the great cities of the world. and
such an authorization practically gives you
deposit to the amount authorized in any one or
all Of these banks. You put your signature on
your letter Of credit at the time you get il, and
in order TO get IL you usually deposit with your
American banker the amount Of money called
for by IL. When you make draft upon il, the
banker OF whom you get tho money sees that
your signature corresponds with that on your
letter Of credit, and IL is this which forms your
Identification. When you get the letter you
hand the banker d halfdozcn copies Of your
signature, and he mails these TO the leading
banks of his correspondents at the great money
centcrs. ] was able TO get money in nearly
every country and district through which /
Travelled. and when there were no banks the
leading foreign merchants were willing 10 cash
my drafts The only place where had any
| trouble at all was in Cairo, where the cashier
said my signature did not correspond with that
OF the letter Of credit. / informed him that
the points of dissimilarity were an evidence
that il was genuine; that no man ever writes
| place my letter of credit on the counter beside
me that ! would copy the signature so that he
| would see that IL was one aud the same. He
| demurred TO this, but finally gave me the
money. think it was $500, and he took my
| draft for IL.
The bank at which had this trouble was
the Cairo branch of the Imperial Ottoman
| Bank Of Turkey. This bank is the greatest
Turkish bank Of the Orient. 1t does business
for the Sultan, and IL has the management IL
certain extent, of his Majcstys debts. The
Sultan has an income from his private estates
of millions of dollars year, and notwiihstand
ing his country is bankrupt, his palaces never
lack sherbet plat, or other fancy Iurish dishes
His money is deposited largely in this bank
and its siyer-cellar has bags of silver piled W
in the same way as are our Treasury vaults al
Washington. The ladies of the harem Of Tur
key have, in many cases, their private bank
account, and one day, while ] was cashing
draft, saw two very pretty Turkish ladies a
the counter throwing languishing looks at til,
handsome cashier through tho slit In thei
| walls which almost covered their faces. 1t il
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Tho Chinese have money-lending associations
based on somewhat the same principles as our
loan and building associations. They often
club together in parties of 10 and put their
joint money which, we will say, amounts to
500, into the hands of one of this number.
he is TO use il for year and at the end of that
time is to hand il over TO another member of
the association. who has the right TO use it for
the next year, and so il goes on until each of
the 10 have had the use of 500 for year. In
some cases interest is paid for the use of this
money and il is always given out by lots. The
regular banks of China pay interest on deposits,
and they will give interest on the daily bal
suce of any client. IL is customary to grant G
depostoT at the rate of interest current for the
day upon his personal note. a sum double that
standing &c his credit. When money is with
drawn they pay interest mp to the date of with
drawal. Much money is lent upon mortgages
and great honesty is observed in keeping of OBJ
legations Chinese honor stands much higher
than japanese honor in the business world, and
] am told that a Chinese merchant can get
credit in London easier than an American OF a
German.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
GENERAL.

It is said that President and Mrs. Harrison
| will go to Chicago this week In company with
number of Cabinet officers and their wives to
| see the opening of the Audtorium.-Presi-
| dent Harrison is reported 60 have told Senator
Sherman that he would not appoint a Supreme
Court Judge from 0hio----The conflicting par
| ties in the Montana Legislature are no nearer
settlement than when tho fight began.--
| Henry w. Smith, n Newark N. j., inventor.
has constructed an electric railroad to demon
strate that overhead wires and continuous cur
rents can be done away with.-The British
Government has prepared new Extradition
Treaty for submission to the United States,
from which il is hoped all the Objectionable
teatures OF the treaty rejected by the Senate
have been NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. custom Off
GERS calculate that tho United States Govern
mont is doirauded of nearly 81 100000 year
by opium smuggling from British Columbia
across tho border.--The Silver Convention in
ST. Louis adjourned after appointing general
committee and issuing an address to the coun-
try.-The first annual report of Postmaster
General Wanamaker, presented to tho Presi-
dent, recommends the appointment of a General
Manager at salary of at least $4,000 gear,
the appointment OF n Fourth Assistant P0stmas-
ter-Genora, and even Fifth Assistant; the es-
tablishment of q limited postal telegraph serv-
ice, postal savings banks marine postoilice sys-
tenn, double postal cards for return answer, and
u postal museum. lie says that penny postage
is an easy possibility of the near future."---
Supervising Special Agent Tingle recommends
that all the naval officers at ports Of entry DO
abolished except at New York, and that the
name of the officer there be changed to Comp
troller, and also that the Surveyors be abolished
at those places having Collectors. -The Inter
national Marine Conference completed consider
ton OF the report of the Committe on Lights,
and made several changes in the rules regard
ing lights for fishing vessels. 1t is said the
committee having the matter in charge will
report against the establishment of perma-
nent maratimc ommission.---Virgl 7. Clay
ton has been appointed Postmaster at Columbia
s. G. This Is the appointment which called
forth bitter letter from Senator Hampton to
the Postmaster General. Dolph,
Chairman of tho Senate Committee on Coast
Defensos, will make an effort to get an appro-
priation this year for permanent work in this
direction.
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either Turkey or Egypt, but foand IT in
Hse all over India. Great care had 70 he used,
however, ~ carrying the paper from one part OF
the country 10 the other ~, Notwithstanding
the Government stamp Il materially fell ia value
outside Of the district where il was issued.
The Chinese use some paper as money, though
This form Of currency is issued only by private
hanks. and one has - lose when be changes u.
The notes Of tie larger banking companies,
operated by foreigners. are generally good, aud
pass for their face value. The H0ng-kOng.
Shanghai Banking Co % China has a capital OF
100000, and IFS banks are as Gnc az those OF
New York. IL has hundreds Of clerks. and IL
pays I've per cent interest on deposits. JUS
notes arc good anywhere, and they are In use
Ei al the Chinese treaty ports. Japan has now
national banking system modelled on about
The same plan as that Of our National Banks,
and there are now ia Japan nearly 80 banks
carrying on business under this system. At
the head Of them ID the Bank Of Japan, which
IL q chartered stock company. with capital
Of 100000. This bank lends money, dis
counts prOfissOry notes and foreign bills Of eX-
change, and acts as the disbursing agent Of the
National Treasury. The Government gives It
the right 70 issue notes, and it is sort Of cross
betweea our National Banks and the Bank Of
England. National Bank notes are good every
where in japan, and the banks are, generally,
making great deal Of money. The National
Bauks alone have capital OF nearly 3J9SJO,-
600; aud, iD looking over the stock quotations
Of dividend paying stocks IN Toxic, ] found
many companies which were paying over 10 per
cent. and some which paid 20 per cent. and
upward. The japanese yen Is Of about the
Eize Of our silver dollar, aud il is Of the same
shape. IL contains 50 cents worth Of silver,
add IL passes at par with the Mexican dollar.
Japan has big mint, and she turns out her
Own coinage. She las copper coins which look
not much different from ours, and she has one
which is Gbout as big around as your little
1ngernail, and which is worth just one-tenth
Of 8 cent.
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DABY,S DIAPER SUPPORTER and Com
plete Wardrobe OF 20 patterns With full instFuC-
lions for making, etc, only soc. DIAPER SUP
PORT Err aud 20 pats latest style short clothes, SOC
Ladies' supply Co., 2S3 W Washington ST., Chicago.
Mention The National Tribune
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lOOrrmeHrED By FRANK g. oAErESrER. Isss1

Special Correspondence NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. December. 1859
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The Chinese are among the great banking ma
lions Of the world. The Chinaman fully IN
6erstands the value Of money, aud IL he have
any be makes il breed more. You will find
hundreds Of Chinese LaBks ia every city. Col.
DENLY says that Picking has 400 of them, and
there arc probably as many banks ia China as
there are in the United States. The country
had banks, according 10 It's own history. 5000
years ago. and the Chinese used paper money
when Buddha was baby. The Chinese are
great spectators. They will bank everything
On their own judgment, aud they make no
bones Of borrowing money az high rates of in
tsFest. The p2WnbrOkers Of China are among
the richest people. They are recognized by the
Government and their buildings are the high
est buildings in the various cities. The keep
ers Of the shops have 10 pay a license Of 5000
every two years. They are SAFE and they are
patrOnized by all classes Of people. Many oi
the Chinese pawn their Winter clothes az the
opening OF Spring, Ia order that they may be
well taken care Of. The pawnbrokeF has To
give them back IN as good condition as they
were when he received them, and ia the case OF
furs, which the Chinese use 60 largely, this safe
Summer storage is quite an important item.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-16

Nov 15........ 1879 444s9 2o.44o 1925
BAcoN-Market steady. good demand;
dry sailed clear rib sides, 614c; long clear, SIC;
bellies, 614c; shoulders, 515c; hams, l2140
1876.
BAGGING AND TIEs-The market is easy.
Small lots: Jute bagging. 24 lbs, 1Os4c;
2 lbs, 10c; ~ lbs. 94c; according to brand and
ply at 14015c; cotton bagging, d inches, q
ID, 131601334c; smaller widths, cheaper. Iron
ties-Sl 1901 20 per bundle. according to guam
tity. Bagging and ties in retail lots fraction
BUTTER - Market dull; fair demand;
Goshen, 16@1sc; gilt edge, 2oG2lc; creamery.
CABBAeE-Northern, 901Oc.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand; f10
12Iac.
CoFFEE-Market higher and advancing. Pea
berry, 2l15c; fancy 201kc: choice, zoe; prime,
1916; good. 19c; fair, lea4c; ordinary, 171ac;
common, 17c
DRIED FRUIr-Apples, evaporated, 1Oc; COM
mon, &c. Peaches, peeled, 1870; unpeeled, 517c.
Currants, &c. Citron, 22c.
Dry GooDs-The market is quiet and steady.
Prints. 40615c; Georgia brown shifting, "a,
41c; rs do, Sc; A brown sheeting, &C; white
osnaburgs, 719s11c; checks; 5@51kc; yarns, CSC
FIsH-Market nominal. We quote full weights:
Mackere No. 5, half barrels, nominal, So 90
@10 90; No. 2, $40 00012 90. Herring, No. /.
2ic; scaled, 26c. Cod, e6sc. Mullet. half
barrels, S. 90.
FRuIr-Lemons-Light demand. Choice, 50 so
03 25. Apples, SO 00@3 25
FLoUR-MarkeG very firm. Extra, 81 90; family,
81 95; fancy, IS 10; patent, So 90; choice patent,
So 10; spring wheat. best, So rs; bakers MKT
ure, 81 s.
GRAIN-Corn-Ma steady. White corn,
retail lots, toe; job lots, SIC; carload lots, SIC;
mixed corn retail lots, SIC; job lots, 55c car
load lots, SIC. Osts-Retail lots, Acc; job lots.
Csc; carload lots 34c. Bran-Retail lots, 81 co.;
job lots 9Oc carload lots, S5c. Meal 5714c. Pearl
grits, per barrel, Sc IS; per sack, 81 30; grits,
HAY-Market firm Western, in retail lots
81 90; Job lots, 90c; carload lots, Sc
HIDES, Wool, Ere Hides-Market very dull.
receipts light; dry flint, &c; salted, DC; dry
butcher, &c. Wool-Market nominal; prime, zoe:
bury 10015c. Wax, zoe. Tallow, 394c. Deer
skins, flint, 25c; sailed, zoe. Otter skins, 50c0
IRoN-Market firm; swede. 4>1G5c; re-
LARD3Market steady; in tierces, 616c; sod
tins, 65zc.
LINE. CALCINED PLASTER AND CEMENT-Chew-
acala lump lime in lair demand and selling at
ST rs Ier barrel; Georgia aud Shelby, 81 25
per barrel; bulk and carload lots special;
calcined plaster 81 IS per barrel: hair, 4Q15c;
Rosendale cement, 81 900 80; Portland cement.
IIoUoRs-steady: fair demand Whisky,
per gallon. rectiied, 81 0801 20, according TO
proof; choice grades, 81 50Q12 co.; straight,
81 5O614 90; blended, 80 O006 co. Wines
Domestic, port, sherry and catawba. low
grades. GOOSE; fine grades, 81 00Qn. so;
California, light. mt'scatel and angelica, 3! so
NATLs-Market very firm; fair demand; 81,
az 10: 4d and 3d. 81 30; Cd, 80 20; Sd So IS; 10d,
& So: 12d to 40d, s. 10; SOD to cod. go Is.
NUTs-Almonds-I arragona -l5121c; ivicas.
1e0lsc; walnuts, French, 15c; Naples, l6c;