The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-31


wEpSrspAY, March SOP. M-The various dc.
rArtnents of tic Stock Exchange have been active and
eNcUed throughout the day. Tue gold marSet At an
cary honr exhbed mrch strength under the manipula
ton Of frcth parties WHO were heavy pui chder during
the morning, advancing the price TO i2A which
and ii2 tie market nuctuated with eAcepuonaitr
lions a. iis. ThS nrtnv' zone Of gold impaired
strength to the Government bond market, with
advance OF about l y cent tho gen.
eral Hat. aided by tho Government purchase
Of one million boLds to-day heavy investment
demand. lhe tchef Is becoming general that the con-
rictrF we've OF tho upper and lower branches OF Con
gref, Will TAIL to Rgrce upon the fuadiug bill At tits
session and assurances from Washing to-day would
seem to point to tlis result This impression has i'm
parted confident tone to var markets AMI l.
osrccialy marked the extensive dealing, IN Govern.
mCnt securities al the Boards In the street The
genera STOCK market enl, rned by the sharp rise
In Pacific Mail which contnued the feature OF tho TX.
change TO the close and which " morn fully alluded to
elsewhere The earliest recorded sale OF gold was
effected At nix from which rapidly to II!. re-.
naming strong the balance OF the day at u sl2t with
cutary depressi on " MY closing at r. NJ at IL!
Later the market was quiet and steady with little DO.
ing. the hnal price being il!s. There has been
considerable buying both for Commercial ALL
speculative account. The Hammonia brought In to-
day consirnments to foreign banking Louie 400.
coo franct equal to tS0C0O which somewhat initiated
against fuIther upward turn. although the shipment
was made during the late weakness IN foreign *.
change. In tie gold loan market 5, 81, ~, and
cent. tie rates paid for having balances carried
the nnal rate after Clearing House being The Man
haitian and Gina sailed to-day without treasure Ths
total cearings at the Gold Exchange Bank were ga.
tIto, gold balances sis2.l2s and currency balances
tlSi.'ss The rincirai quotations werei
i il a. n.niiS 2lo hii iiiS So y sW..lI3
Foreign exchange has shown the usual Wednesday,
dullnes prime SIXTY days bills the close quo ca
al iosk9iOsS sient bills a. io9sio9x, and CONNER.
ciLl sterling at 1914 siS.
The money market has been sbundantiy supplied, and
call loans were negotiated pledge OF acceptable col.
lateral at and cent the larger number OF trans.
actions being reported At the latter nguTe. There was
an improved demand reported In the afternoon, out
this was fully mot at tho above The Comptroller
OF the Currency has called upon the banks for
ment Of their condition close OF bus ness March
T. Discounts have ruled easy Choice aoceptances
meet with ready sale at las v cent, with exceptions
at6H good endorsed notes a. 49, and single nance
1t cent and onward.
The Assistant Treasurer received proposals for the
pufcn use Of one million POS TO the amount or o. 100
The light offerings. together with the lrmness Of gold
and the rise Londun OF Gs to 81 made the bond mar
ket buoyant ami strong The entire list has been
ty y dealt IN the hcaye.t transactions being in G7s
exceptionally wcs, dec nng tc NIX Under new lew
sale anu exchange INTO 20 bonds EgulJ have
iSlg cs1. wall . Mecf' report fS'fa at
s.f f. re i;. 20 a. soYp &c e, Aji s$
= IS ' rex eSHp Yis s,. g lGs
e. 70 e. S COUP lux i5H eSd SonG: %3
State bonds were moderately dealt H. being strong At
che INST Bosrd, uu heavy a. ilor or At thecst, New
Y cent TO So. New Norm Csroilni,. ailcr Sc ling al
;;sit' lei on TO- ~ me "a bonds adyancmE Ncr9 70
buds declinins cent. TO r., and Missouri c. 4
cent, TO r. Alabama SIS sold Al "a and lnuisiana g. II
154, Louisiana leyee rising \ TO Oi. Fourth Nation
a. Bans ,lare; sold at 10; Railway mortgages were
selling a. sHGSl5s Ono anu Missl.sl consoia ed
~ 6A IA. "ayne seconds olk, uuds 70, auu teutr1l
SS s:o Nc SSte sos sts p%!a ps 81 Sn9S
Is land gianl; '3f9ai aid nrst mo tgage, SiS%sk.
ne railway sai narkel has been stro lg though the
dealln wte nm ted, AMI confined 10 the ValuCTIlt
NorthwcseTn. ~. Paul Ruck lsland. aud Lac snore
the last named vahchH from sIS 10 S3X The dlroc,
several days At lie unnn fruit Company oiicc The
Auditors report submitted to-day SHOWS that the net
Company 20 into the new year win a surplus OF v
Gent lhe transfer oooSs viii cloee on Saturday, Ap il
Nay, at which time II IS runorcd Horace + Clark
wi be MADE lre;denI The Vanderbilt stocns
Sens carr 60 Sisp p S Say 4 Ne and oe ssT
~ TO ssH Harlem selling at ltfalla, The
common rBlns from IN 10 tx and preferred ssS 10
e. Paul common opened q ~ aad slyInced 70
and ii93 e l.o4. Reading va: nrm a. yESGx al
ono and Mlss,,lppi a. S.@, Ere oens dill ~ 25S
ESs Ts s a r x Ss boaa. MIC Es
z. ntr.l solq At 10, En-. preferred SS. Morris AMI
tls.ppi prelerreI 7Ox, and Bostoa Hartford anT Eric
Tie miscellaneous list snaro the advance OF tns rail.
70 cent. certificates selling al ~ oucksilver $40
Gsnal ~ i51 Express shares were dull with tsies Of
IheEeDeIai market cIosod tuoysn, and strong a.