Show suspend scarcity of commercial gold four banks already involved and more expected to succumb 1 grave situation st johns N F dec 10 the commercial bank of kew Found land having headquarters in this city suspended payment this morning owina to the failalo of several of the largest aih exporting houses to respond to their ties to the bank this hag involved other anks and has crippled earne of S the largest concerns hero four have clomad their premieres premi ees and others will celoso tomorrow small aro 9 deni anding cold fram the union and savings banks and the eola reservoirs reser vois t beina steadily drained if alicy to kneet lie run everth ingv is safe but the chief danger is the difficulty in betting more gold into the country f at alie people are very peaceful and teem unable to appreciate the gravity of the situation men trying to effect an arrangement etith london bankers or with Oa nadian con corns which will bo urged to extend their business busi neES to this center |