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Show What surprises ua not a little is the fai t III nt this large amount of gold has been furnished without that least distur bau.ee tn the money market. 'J' he banks have found I J far the larger part of it, ami have dona no without udvauo-ing udvauo-ing I he rate of interest aud without seeing any reasou to throw any obstacle ob-stacle in tin) way of shipments. Iu fart, they scemi to think ttictt w could ship nearly ad much more without imperiling im-periling our market. We have had money ateady right along, with fl per cunt as tlm highest rate during the week, and balances lending an low aa ;i per cent u some day. There has, hutvewr. been a little more Iwpiiry for time money, and nothiiig ia done at lens than ll percent, except iu a few instances in-stances where the collateral ia unexceptionable unex-ceptionable ri a. 1 payment iu gold ii stipulated. There ia more coinmercial pit per offering aud rules are stilt. (New Voi k Mail and Kvpics. How would it have been If we had had i no silver coinngM and no issue of silver certificates during the past twelve years? The Mail and Kxpres.s is ur-prised ur-prised that the heavy exportation (vthich lias been occasioned by the unusual un-usual deiiinnd from llussia) has not disturbed the money market. If we had. beeu without the 1,000,((M) of ilver audi shipmenU of gold would have caused it Hurry, if not a panio. The paper quoted is one of those which are bitterly opposed to free coinage of silver. It ought to get over it surprise respecting the gold shipment and recoguio tlie fact that aiher is a blessing bless-ing to the country and that we cannot hat e too much of inch a good thing. |