The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-28

TUESDAY, Sept. 27-P. M.-The dealings in
railway shares were quite active in the Northwest.
ems, -. Pauls, and Rock Island but beyond these
the transactions more than usually limited.
In Northwestern common there seems to be q litc
short interest, the difference between Gales cash
stock over rcsu ar being = D cent better tor the
former, and borrow crs OF this stock experienced
uch difficulty in meeting their requirements LAX
Saore, Central ant hudson, Reading, and Wabash
attracted no attention whatever, tao balance Of the
list also erg With feature. In Rock Island the
advance OF yoftcrday was not susliued the price
dropTinc 10 10, though rayinG r.lr at the c.oac
Tho -. PIus were strong early IN tho dlt. bu'
lost their buovarcy late in the a'terroon with FINAL
les az the sarly price,. The Directors Of TIC RocE
island company TODAY voted a cash dividend ~
4uer cent, payable oct II, ard at the same time
doc ded to Increase tie capital stock one million 81
dollars which will be sold TO stockholders OF pa,,
in the ratio OF one Aare Of new stock for sixteen
shares Of the CID Thi- issue OF new stock Is to
rroviic for tho expenses incurred In building their
new bridge across the Mississippi River, by when
they viii connect directly with the Pacific rai'rolda
10 San Francisco. The trarsfer DO oks will close
Oct. 3. aud Oxen on the 81 or November.
In the gold market there has been an actre husl-
ness during the afternoon, " consequence of the
calling in of leans by the firm sal to reprS sent tie
Bank Of Montreal in this city and quite a scarcity
OF cash gold thus occastned, IA was evidence ell
by tie payment Of \ OF g cent. per dem for it-
use until tomorrow. The larger dealings were for
cash. until after the shon interest had been pro.
vided t0r, when the market subsidized into quiet, aud
the dealings became insighi1c ant. Tho price. how
ever, quickly .lvlnoc |, until reaGiin, ll3G,
rise Of 4 q cent. as compared with the earlier
price,. Closing sales were male al il3H 10 1l3N
with Tho former price BID at $3.50 p, NJ. The mem
bers OF the Gold Exchange held executive session
this afternoon, and voted ~ make next Friday q
clotc holiday for the purpose OF tttenan2 the OBJ
secuies Of the late Admiral FarragR.
In the gold loan kc.i the rates paid for the use
Of coin to deliver on speculative sales were and
y cent DER annum, AMI l-39 8 o., 1.1G, and = OF
p cent per diem alter Clearing House the rat,
foil of 10 l.Gi. A. the sub-Trcasury to-day the
gold receipts wero 81 OS0,s7l ~ gold paymenti,
$505ttOt gold balance, = 3i).e,lS5. Tue currency
receipts wore G. aj607l 20, currency payments
s87s 57G,7G; and currency balance, s7,539,lOi 81
The customs rccn'pts amounted to S6s9 OO. The
Imports Of specie Of this port for the past week foot
Ell up Iljb901, a tota since January / of = JjLiAl
against Ell ,O9i t2G for the tino in 1869 50
F9 27O In 1868 t2,4sl 900 in 1877 and tG,as775 II
1919 Tue total Cleatngs at the Gold ENchiine
Bank were s45, iGG 900 gold blrnces $sos, 63l; m
currency ba'anees, 81 OII,Oo9 The prncipal quoA
lions we're
lOA M...,. itsx li5 p. M.."..'isHtP My;..;,,il9..
Ai5P h.,....llSA.5f. M......ilJGlhN +. h.'ll3hhid
Foreign exchange has Dsfn weak, and leadin
deaarS have reduced their rates, though sales ar
made freely NJ concessionsoi t-1OlLh OF " cent
IRON REGULAR qnotaionA, which are noIninaly as ol
bills, 1907; Loadon prime bankers, sight. i10al
good banken' tstlays. f0eNGaloek; London prlIn