The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-26

-four.
Foreign Imports.
HALIFAX, n s. Steamer Forest City-6 pkgs,
mdse to Swett's Express; % boxes fish te RYAN IL
Canada and New York.
PICTOU, Ms. Brig Kate-1SO tons coal to j. L.
G CLARE, MS. Sch Alberto cords wood to order.
Receipts by Railroads and kteambcats,
GRAND TRUl,K RAiLwAY.-199 cans milk, 1872
bbs -four cars clapboards, do shingles, do bran
do staves do hay, do paper, 1 do seed is do
bark % do corn do shocks, do laths, 30 do lum-
Shipment East 600 bbls. -four, cars sundries.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILWAYS cases mdse, lot of
household goods, II muttons, So pkgs sundries.
STEAMER JOHN BROOKS. FROM BosToN-20 cases
and 20 bales domestrs: IFS casks nails, 80 bars iron,
70 crates peaches 80 bags dyewood. casks rice,
capsan, % ca es sewing machines, 1876 green hides,
20 coils cordage, 10 pieces MARBLE 10 bills. beer IL
bids pipe. 40 boxes nails 80 do cheese, bbs. fish,
hid hams, 80 rkins butter, carriages, horses 100
pkgs to order. For Canana and up counry-40 bbls
pork % sticks mahogany, 81 pkgs furniture 10 bales
wool, do burlaps, ~ do sheen board. bbs. oi 40
bdls leather 10 do paper 20 bags lequoce bales of
Gambia qts fish, "a pieces marble, 10 bdls iron, 81
to order.
New York stock and Money Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Morning.-Geld 1929.
The following the forenoon quotations South
ern States securities:
LOha.Ssooo os, hcW lO3
xHgiua o., hew... .....'................"... Y
missouri o. Observation-Disclosures. 96l
louisiana os new. 81
Ca:oa os' lou
North Carolina 6s, new 25
South carolina IS. new ........................ 5f
NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-EUening.-G has ranged
only today from l12s to 1926 the clearances OF the
day were $50 500 900. The subscriptions to the
$6,ilS oO0 and private dispatches from London re-
port lhem at Lie per cent. premium in that market.
Among the subscriptions oy the ma ional banks to-
Providence, 1000; Pascoag, l., National, $40 900;
Greenwich, r. l.. National S30,OOO; LIST National,
Clinton ass, $50 900; I'd National OF Norwich, Ct,
SSO,Oo0 Caedonian National OF Danville Vt, $780,
00o; Merchants National OF Boston, 1000; Mer.
chants cha: National oi New Bedfs, si27 ooe National
City OF Cambridgeport, S46,000 LIST National OF
Springfield, Mass, $4,000; Tradesman,s National
| OF Waltham, S1O3,OOO; firemen's q Mechanics Ma
London, $55OOO; Norwich National. $50, OOo LIST Ma
tiona OF bridgeport, $l04, 900; 1st National Of New
Lonaon' $Sio00 Washnglon Na al q Wester
goo; National Mantle OF Westerly, r. l., $4,000;
Merchants National OF Portland, Me-, $4,000; LIST
National of Bath, Me-, 100000.
The disbursements Of coin on account OF the Sep
TENDER interest thus tar reach 81 100000.
| Governments closed quiet and firm.
| eminent securities:
currency 6s.. !l69
United States coupon 6s, 1884,. 11sa
United States 5-20's 1892.
United States 5-20's 1864
United States 5-20s 1861, new. 1148
United States 5-2Os Jan and July ...........1 13S
United States 5-20's, 1867. .............. 1133
United States,5-20s, 1868. .............. ,.114S
United States iO-4Os, coupon. l14i
| Money easy at q 8 per cent on mixed security
Sterling Exchange trmer at an advance to 1O9i "a
| 1881.
Stocks closed strong. the chief activity being in
| Panama and Western Union "
| The following are the closing quotations of
| Stocks: HN0'"''HS vi
Western Union Telegraph Co. ..,.,,,,,,,,,, 6.s
| = - :. 80 OL3
NJ f'Central and Hudson River consolidated. 9sS