The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-01
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MoSDAY, Jan. Si-P. The gold market has
been destitute Of pceulatiye stimulus. ard all the aes
were made at i.lV .l2iG al2is The announcement
nom Washington relative 10 the programme Of sccre.
tary Boutwell, for February without effect upon the
premium. as up to the close Of business hou oslcu
notification had been reco vci at the SUD. Treasury
The rumcr however was confirmed by dispatches
nom the Treasury Department to prominent Govern.
ment hou'c tins afternoon. The programme embraces
bond purchases TO the amount OF only g. 10000 and
Nooocoo gold sales The dealings in gold havc been
very moderate and unattended Nv any excitement.
The immediate sentiment OF the street favor
lower range Of quotations. with Wow II p rchafln,
preparatory TO an upward movement. The ratcs paid
for carrying were 8 S, 81. I6A , cent The total
ccarings AZ the Gold Excl ban, were tii9Jo 90;
sold balances t135,s6, currency balances ts5s.ls.
The principal quotations were;
i sS + .i9lE Ni'..ii!I
The lAfe shipments Of cotton last week All the
seouent Increase o, blslon the market III. hal the
en'c q Inducing lower quotations. Tor 7 O. I'm TX.
change, prime sixty days bills being quoted ~ lJsI
i@, sight lie at ioJ4alosS, and commercial 90 iugr
leH The imports OF specie 10 ga port dui lie st
week were 81 S0Se9 total sine Jan. ot 81 ~ 20;
same time iSGo, tlh,'52; IN is,s, S!iiis5; In 100,
tlp,Se
The str ong statement Of the city bank. has b,cn re-
nec;ei In the In money The banks repor, ii.ht
70 ling of IN the receipts OF currency ON TIC west
though from other the rcmtanc,s are 4 on
liberal scale. In view OF the continued l''hora Of
currency at this centre, the banks freely Offer rs
OF notes free OF interest for several days Tho
rate On call loans Ia I@5 cent on pledge 90. United
states bonds and 500 cent. where railway gnl mis-
cslaneous stocks tho collateral. In discounts
there has been active demand for choice names
which have ruled at 5os cent, with the larser
Der Of sale att cent Late In the afternoon
current that the Governing Committee OF The stock
Exchange declined to aiJuilcate upon the cass Of
lie Roy, Nichols Co, Iwho were reported suspended
this afternoon on short contracts IN Rock Island.
The Government bond market was dun An lower at
the opening, under the lower Of gold and the
smH purchase Of bond; for the sinking Fund during
w. dsc pS AMI 1e,T Were Iand GG'oT3sd by tn n
very lsht, aud tie bu, ing movement con inuc,
excess OF the selling one lrouileht stock house ar
anu ho1Ty Clovis ca = Wan street report siSfM;
d, ISL feF."."iis,' iisc 70 reE.J&J,.iil2 iilK
& ylt d ma Nii: iiSS SIS. & & G soss, i.
t1os, ", coup....I5h lSSIi0iO, coap....il!I 1l24
In state bonds there was an active business in new
od down ., cent to 2., he Old Sc,ns se %V at
seIe Pa y}9t c tns ~ rini cent
lg MN ntis; Missouri likes o. and Georgla feyeis
tie q to az cty oaGE ,haics Soid as fGoW. Ne Ne
tot9i.tan az lGG5ii EnlI2h 49, Manus9t4terS aud
,o1s @ pha,Say @or's9 e. were '9ng win sales
10 active demand for exuoTI aud nvc' tn,ent '''S
The raj Wy share market opened sopF and 50 con
4
cane neayy and prices drel ned h@A v ecu, on III"
Rock Island continues the chief ire OF at "a, ION
an the tra1sactons are atteu TED with great excite.
ueut ,he number Of shares tpi to-day amounting To
$500 the opening rice was il2 from which i ap div
adyarced q l91 a. which point there were heavy
ton e. GEM. teng noted at tho close. The Van.
deihll tocks we're strong anu IN active request ~ \.
Central sIocs ranging from y5 toHi sand scrip from9A
10 N2k, Harlem being quoted nj la9, Reading arm
a. Phe.9N Lake shofe heng steady at SisGeAN The
Northwestern shares were extensively TIA led IN the
common nueuating hetween "a, and ilH ami the pre-
teTrel between ~ ali ~ tbs Company To dhy
ceycd D,d, for NC s'0ooJ cent. convert DC sink
Ing mud bouls, tho issue Of whch thoy have re.
cent noun, d ne si.eN Achauge Of The bd ag;rc.
gated nearly tlVUWO nj prices ranging from sly to
20 -. lne - PAU shares sold down = 70 cent. on
rta1n- sales lrom some NesteIn holders Of the stock.
Ere opened a. a. advanced 10 g. returned TO z? and
reacted to <4E at the clone, ONO aud Mssls-
SIM was dun at e5's@25A, ana Wabash at So
md advanced from aiA 70 goh Welding cent At the
RED. odd at 0o AMI dubuque ami sony Cly At 100 In
the msce llneous ls,, Western Union Tel grlpl was
strong. and advanced ron 3ik 20 a. AMI Mr. p7s pre-.
IL ret 20 lOs, common SC Ing AZ HdJ IL Can on at Il4
Is ~ ClmLeril 81 ~ 81 3. ant GuiCsS I've, At ia
pHc tic hal rang d Hom }lt iItl. ENpicst shtrC5
on Ct, with -altr o. lult9l state, no 81. .ilI4,
American EH 81 Wells Fai,u ncnr quo Ell at pa,
and Adams az o.
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