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Custome receipts day $435,000. FENANCIAL. Gold Transfers. WASHINGTON. Auguet 27 -Heavy !rang fere of gold to California are being made by the Treasurer to-day in support of the banks of that section, upon official notifications being received at the department that the agents of the banks have deposited gold with the assistant treasurer at San Francisco, placing credite to 'the respective banks making such deposit in New York. Thus far over $1,000,000 has been trans ferred. n Blue Feeling in Oat Francisco The Struggles of the Banks to Heep Open. SAN FRANCISCO, August 26, 10P. M.-The general feeling about town to-day is rather blue. The cashier of the National Gold Bank and Trust Company stated to a gentleman during an interview this evening, that the bank would open in the morning, but might have to suspend during the day This bank paid all its gold in the after noon and a good deal of silver. It it can make arrangements to-night for coin it may be able to ride over to morrow. run 18 expected on the San Francisco and :Mer chante Exchange Bank to morrow. A meeting of bank presidents was called this evening to concert measures for rellei. The Board of Brokers have also called a meeting. Statemical of the President of the Suse pended Bank: August 26. Midnight.-The National Gold Bank and Trust Company have sent in the following notice for publication in the morning papers: "In consequence of the pabic and in 08 eibility of obtaining coin the National Gold Bank and Trust Company will close until further notice. The back has $1 300,000 over and above all, its liabilities. As soon as cois ean be obtained it will resume buei ness as usual. Ja the meantime any cred itor 80 desiring can have good assets of the bank so the amount of bis claim. By order of the board of trustees Later. August 27.-The Merchante' Exchange Bank has closed. The officersclaim the only tronble is the lack ot coin, of which they had $100,000 of $800,000 liable to draft, The managers of the London and San Francisco Bank assert their ability to meet the run. Business Suspended-Great Excitement. The exchanges are all clobed, and busi hess is suspended. Intense excitèment prevails. The Excitement Subsides-Condition of the Banks. The excitement consequent upon the fail are of the Bank of California seems to be subsiding. The crowd on California street is much less than at the opening of business this morning. The run on the London and San Francisco Baukhas ceased. with large supplies in the vaults. The slight run on the AngloCalifornia Bank this morning soon subsided. The First National Gold Bank reporte everything secure. The same may be said of the Bank of British Columbia and the Commercial and Pacific Banke. The private banks report no excitement. and everything is going on as usual. Generally speaking, all the city banks are considered sound, except the Bank of California President Ralston has said nothing in ad. dition to bis statement yesterday. Many rumors are current regarding the condition of the Bank of California. One statement. apparently from good authority is that the bank will pay the depositors in full and the stockholders fifty cents on the dollar. On the other Land. a prominent stockholder states the most the bank can do will be to satisfy the demands of the depositore, and scarcely be able to do that. There has been a elight rush at the Hibernia Savings Bank, but the demand was promptly met within the rules as expressed by the by-laws of the institution. On the whole, confidence seems to be returning It is believed the worst is over Little uneasiness is felt as to the affairs of either the National Gold Bank and Trust Company or Merchante' Exchange Bank. The former reports the probability of soon resuming, though unable to fix the time. They have an abun dance of available assets. which are only waiting the reception of coin. The presi dent this morning states that they paid out about $1,000,000 yesterday and have still a small supply left. The Merchants' Exchange Bank is be lieved to be sound, and its suspension 18 only temporary. It is stated on presumably good authority that some half a dozen heavy stock brokers are likely to go down. No names given. No commercial failures are reported, though a squeeze is expected Monday, col lection day. The savings banks during the day transacted their usual business, the deposits in some being larger than the disbursements. There is no excitement on that line. The Chamber of Commerce held a meet ing this afternoon, and decided that it would be more injurious than beneficial to take any action looking toward the post ponement of ordinary accounts or notes maturing the next collection day. The meeting was very largely tended. The city tax collector has $275.000 of pro tested tax moneys on deposit in the Bank of California, for which be has certificates of special deposit. The directors assured the collector this morning that the money would be paid in a day or two. Suicide of Ralston. Raleton. president of the Bank of CaH fornia, jumped off Selby's Smelting Works wharf this evening and drowned. The body was recovered The Effect is Chicago. CHICAGO, August 27.-The opinion of bankers in this city is that the failure of the Bank of California will produce little if any effect in Chicago The Failure in Baltimore. BALTIMORE, August 7.-The liabilities of Stirling, Ahrens & Co are $2,500,000, of which $1,000,000 is due in Baltimore to merchante, banks and private bankers, They employed 350 men in the refineries. At a meeting of the creditors of the Cal-
