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Show Kvlrience of Improving BunI-uenat. BunI-uenat. New York, 7. The aggn gate ol the bank exchanges for August at sixteen six-teen leading cities gives an encouraging encourag-ing view of buxiuess as compared with a year ago. The gain at Now York was 14 4-lOths per cent., due partly to speculation. Baltimore Krtinfd 16 per cent.; Cincinnati. 2 3-lOihs; Milwaukee, 21 7-lOths; New Orleans, 13; Kansas city, 24 7 10ths;Columbus,Ohio,6 21 lOlbs; the loss at Chicago was 9-lllhs of 1 per cent., probably because of the early August Btrike. Pittsburg, from a niniiUr cause, loses 94 ; St. Louitt loses 3 10th; Philadelphia, 20 6-lOibs, beiug rather what Bhe gained by the Centennial exhibition than by any present depression in ordinary business. San Francisco is cred ited with a losa ol 5 7 lOths Careful comparisons indicate that tbe actual transactions, apart from thaae arising from speculations, were from 3 to 4 per cent, larger last month than a year ago. The im provement, though substantial, wan very slow, but the Itestimouy of merchants mer-chants and the genera activity witnessed wit-nessed on our streets indicate that the bottom is reached at last, and the upward movement is gaining accelerated accel-erated speed, Tbe signs of this are too many to be delusive. Not only are more goods bought, but better qualities are sought, snowing some relaxing of the recent extreme economy. This is especially apparent appar-ent in tbe orders from the northwest, where the immense crops evidently i 1 dispose consumers to greater liberality of expenditures. Southern advices alao all show a marked imgrovement, with better ability to buy upon the the more Btriugent terms aa to credit than prevailed before the war-Without war-Without anticipating the flush limes of fictitious prosperity all classes clas-ses grow daily more hopefully conii dent that an era of fair business success has begun. Attention is called to the fact that gold command ed a higher premium here every year from 18L'S to 183S incliuive, thau it does now, and it is urged that coin would immediately flow into circula tion except lor the presence of the irredeemable small notes, in amount largely exceeding actual needs, which block the way and prevent tbe assurance that the low gold premium will continue. While the imports at New York last week were more than a quarter greater than during the corresponding week a year ago, the exports have not correspondingly in cieased, but a very heavy movement Kuropeward of grain, followed by cotton, is generally anticipated. The Public editorially points to the fact that tbe treasury is steadily gain ing in reserves, wbile the New York bauks are rapidly losing their legal tenders, as evidence that our bauks are approaching a position which all consider dangerous. It holds that while the increasing demand for money to move the crops is making currency scarce, the banks aredoiug nothing to check the reckless speculation specu-lation which they encouraged when money was easy. |