The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-01
WALL ST. TO STAY CL OSED
 SOME TIME Governors of Exchange Will Wait for European
 Crisis to Pass ENGLISH SWAP THEIR NOTES FOR REAL COIN Banks of World Advance Discount Rate and Mon ey Is Scarce Abroad
 

New York. Aug. EThe New York Stock Exchange. closed yesterday for an indefinite period. remained closed today with indications that it's doors would not open until such time as the European situation should show marked irnprovement
 l There will be no unheraIded open ing Of the exchange according to one of it's officials, as every member will' be given at least 12 hours notice in advance of the opening This official added that it was bis. opinion that the exchange would remain closed for seme little time.
 London, Aug. 1-The Bankyof Eng land today raised it's discount rates to t10@ per cent-
 | of England yesterday during the rush to obtain gold in exchange for bank notes, were repeated this morning but on still larger scale. A few people cE yesterday afternoon spent the night in the vicinity of the bank and reach
 ed the quadrang1e at daybreak so as. to be first in line today The ma joriH Of people, however, caInesto the city in their usual 1eisurely manner and went to theb bank at the custom airy opening hour.
 The crowd increased as the morn ing passed and, an hour after the opening, some 500 persons were lined. lup. while the streets nearby were filled with curious onlookers- The bank porters had been sworn in as special policemen so that they. could more easily handle the crowds and. in case of necessity, arrest dis -urbers- strong force Of city police also was on duty to deal with the crowd outside the bank premises. Although some of the people were
 a little impatient to get their money so as to proceed to country and sea- side resorts for their usual holiday
 at the beginning of August, the first
 Monday of which is a national holi- day. there was nothing which could
 be described even as exciteme ent
 It was noticeable today that the line of people was largely made up Of clerks and included ma1y women who had received their wages in gold, as they realize that, with a con hnuance of the crisis, notes would become unchangeable- At holiday re- sorts, notes are usually refused and, in fact, in London restaurants and theatres, notes are changed at the best of times only for customers and others who are known personal Fly sog that persons whose pockets are filled with paper money often find them selves unable to buy anything.
 ThrOgmort street, where stock brokers usually assemble, wa8 desert ed today, the brokers having gone away for the holiday. Tn fact, the traffic to the holiday resol-ts was heavier than it had ever been, many who had intended to take short trips to the continent having decided to re- main in the, British Isles.
 The Baitts Mercantile & Shipping Exchange isEsao be opened on Mon day., arR unpf.ecedented occurrence on a bank holifAty.
 Amsterdam, Aug. 1-The bank rate of The Netherlands has been increas- ed from 1-2 to percent.
 Brussels, Aug 1-The National
 Bank has raised it's discount rate from to 6 percent.
 Berlin. Aug. 1-The bank rate of the Imperial Bank of Germany was raised today to six percent
 chicago,-Aug. For the first time since the declaration of war by Austria, the Chicago Wheat market opened in a normal way. First trans actions showed a change not to exceed one cent compared with the night be fore.
 Paris, Aug. 1.@The Bank of Franco today raised it's discount rate from A1z to s per cent. and it's rate for loans from 5A to per cent The Bourse was open but there were no rf11rf fiona