Show Chicago Slarkefis Chicago lBThe past week has been an uneventful one in business circles The banks have more money than customers rates being easy at > five and seven Eastern exchange twentyfive discount Clearings for the week estimated Saturday 840000000 The country orders for currency are small Local securities are firmer with some prices a little advanced ad-vanced The wholesale mercantile trade is getting more lively as the crop prospects become better Out side orders are pretty numerous and he weather ha iavored m rchants Building materials an stronger on account of the r ent advance in lumber Receipts are falling off son > Qwhat but sales are brisk at the yards and docks Dairy products are very steady The board of trade markets have ueen rather suldued but with enough movement to keep brokers and speculators watching every point of the horizon for pointers and causes Today there was a general advance caused by two prime reasonsthe war complications compli-cations in Europe and the decreased aggregate of receipts with larger shipments lira |