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Show TELEGRAPHIC THE OLD WOULD. How It is Gathering Its Gold tur AnierU-u. London, 6. Tbe revival of (he American demand for British exports, continues a principal theme of all financial reviews and articles. The Economist says there can be uo doubt tnat business is rapidly reviving in America, but that for tbe present it is not easy to say whether an American demand for British goods will epriog up io time to take the edge off tbe export of bullion. Tbe feature in tbe return of the Bank ol France ia a decline de-cline in its cash reserve. The bank is now selling gold coin ut 1 per mill premium lor export to London for the United States. No returns of theoe sales are published, but it is ; estimated that tbe fxports to London i ibis week have been 120.000, and 1 a further sum of 400,000 will leave for the United States by to-day's steamer. The gold shipped from France for America since tne purchases commenced this Beason is estimated at 3.000,000 The Economist aUosays all accouuts whico reach us respecting barvestoperations well nigh ttiroughoul Europe tend to prove there will be an increasing demand de-mand for American wheat. In southern Russia and Roumania, not more tbau half an average crop appears ap-pears to biive been Been red, The prospect cf a prolonged sbipmeot of gold across tbe Atlantic appears to be drawing near, although doubtless it will be gradual and in a measure recouped by supplies sup-plies of gold drawn from the continent. conti-nent. Further sums of American eagles have been shipped from England Eng-land lor New York during tbe week, and gold has been taken from the open market for the same quarter, but during the last few day? the movement has certainly slackened New York. 6 Tue steamship Oder brought f455,U0O gold. |