, 1873-02-03
WALL STREET.
Review OF tho Money, Bond, Gold,
Stock, and Produce Hrnrkcts.

Review OF tho Money, Bond, Gold,
Stock, ami Produce HInrkcts.
Special Dtspateh to Tho Chicago Tribune.
New YoRK. Fob 1.-During tho past wook tho
money markot Inns tonded to doaror Rratos
Foreign exchange was generally firm, declining
at tho close. Gold WAS notivo and firm early in
tho wook, when the price advanced to lax, but
lloayy fooliug sot In and tlero WAS decline to
1875. Government bonds layo boen 1oss actiyo,
and prices wore sustained until near tho close,
whom thoro was slight weakening in
quotations. First-class railroad mort
gages and otlor Investment gecuritiee
have boen In good demand at full prices. THO
stock market has boon generally auiot. with
s'asns OF activity in fow fayorito Speculative
shares. Tho wideat fluctuations and groatoat &C.
tlyity were in Atlantic end Pacific preferred,
Mail decliuod carly in tho weok from 10 to 7196,
but advanced to 74s6, when tho safety Of tho
Alaska was announced, and cloaod at TAX. Eric
hhe daH1 been active and strong, advancing from O.
Mnil declined from So to Q on tho o,mharraaH-
monta Of tho Company, and later rallied to 88z.
u. y: O. advanced to 4l19 and afterwards
reacted nbout | per cent: Northwestern pro-
lost part Of tho Improvement. Delaware, Lack
awanna s Woatorn advanced from ooM to 1O2.
on the riso IN tho price Of conl. Thp bituminoua
coa ntoclss favo boon veal. In Oontral, and firm
" ~ ot4ot huaIns uulon tAclilo has been a!ter-
9oG. Now York Central has boon less aotivo,ana
tho two extremes of tho week wore 10494 @l05M.
HI! Harlem advanced from 1199S 10 Iii,
but t%t .;, nftorward lost portion, Of
gg3ff, and then reacted about X por cont.
Wabash declined from 74H to 781I. but iator i'd
ganced to u. Rock Island was irregular, md
haotuatoa Pa,, botween 1129@ md 114 The g.
to ~ por cent. Ohio & Mississippi foil on from
49A to ~, but afterwards rallicl to 4836.
Hannibnl d st. Joe advanced Il to q per cent,
mud later lost the improvement, Tho Quioksil-
Union ADVANCED from 835s to 81, tho highest
quotations being current ut tho close. The
nuctuntions In other Rharos were within u to
~ per cont.
Tic imports for tho week foot up se,eo1, ,b9s,
This mnkea the total for January 83g, ,39B, ,2G7, OF
Which S12, ,773, ,o83 woro dry goodH.
MONEY.
Money was oaslor to.day: The marlsot opened
at currency TO gold, md declined to 3 in tho
afternoon. Discounts arc quoted at 300 for
primo.
g., Gold waa heavy and lowor, declining from
11914 to 113N.
being tho strongest feature. Union Pacit,o and
Central Paofiio bonds werc active and strong,
It ia believed tho completion Of tho Chesapeake
d Ohio 1nflroad, through tho Kanawha coal
region, will neutralizo tho Reading coal corner.
Tho initiation foo Of the New York Produce
Exchange was rnisc1 to-tlay from $3.50 to $500.
During the last month 475 new members were
enrolled.
PRODUCE.
Flour closes irregular, rathcr tamo for lots On
tho dock, and firm for store lots. The condition
OF tile streots checks local business. Wheat was
steady Rnd quiet, with some export inquiry,
Pork ruled quiet, with jobbing lots Of new mess
at 914.25. Gut meats exhibited moderate busi-
ness. Dry sa1tod shoulders wore weaker and
yiously sold ut 5S9c, aud 200 pioklod hams, Is
fbs, at 1oAc. Bacon was in como demand, with
Eales ofabout 500 boxes, including long clear at
70. and short cloar for lloxt wcol ut 75so Lard
epot; $50 April, and 694u May. Spot Is now
quoted at 811@836c. anu for March it iB olrerod