, 1874-10-22

column Of Monday Inst TINT tho general trade Of
the city has been comparatively light, aud Mt De-
slining prices for most kun1s Of merchandise, tho
Mercantile failures during the week having bad
depressing effect upon busness Thnro has
beon ateady demand for Unitod Statas bonds,
And prices close Ut iAG0l$ per cent higher silan
last week. State bonds hayo been inactive, while
in railway mortgages there hRB heen a fsir batss-
osss without material change III quotations.
Lusnablo funds continue III ahundant aupppfy
md without change III rates.
TOLEDO, WABASH WESTERN RAILROAD.
The Directors Of tho Toicdo. Wabash Il West
sru Railroad Company haye organized Tor the
ensuing year, chnoAiny "x-Gov. JAsoh d. Cox:
President; Mr., W. d. Conncnn, Treasurer and
Secretary. md slr. =. I. Ham, .tssi6tans Treas.
prer and Secretary. The Executive Committee
Dillon, JOHN y. Tracy tall interested ia tha Can-
ada Southorn Ioad), and George !. s3cney. Of the
Metropolitan Bank. aud 4. ". White for mxtly
years identified with the Wabash Road. 1t III
said that the Wabash Company vii! promptly
meet ita interest obligations due Nov. l: al-
eAougf, the lnntter has bean made doubtful by
fres talk to the contrary at tho Stock Exchange.
Ehch talk has i,ee1 Of coitfae. III tho intoreBt VI
apecl,iators for lower prices.
TuH DEBT or SEw YDRI.
Tho Indictment OF the State Of Nsw York il
ssated hy the New York Sim to DO III follows:
Proportion Of debt nj tho United Htate4 8 ~ Goa
pt0t Of the Stue Of New York.. $50, tv6
Daht Of counties and towns. Gt,s29.it7
Total valuation of ta1a''lo prorsr'y in ...
1e7i ..s.,l2 c9u
Thus it al,pcnrs that the public indictment Of
the peop}o Ut the Htate ID more than n par cart
of their .axnbla property.
the aggregate taxation Of the townf, counties,
aud State in 1879 WAS s5J .44A BAG.
pIArRfuT or COLUMBIA BONDS.
The new District of Comhia tllroo-Alxtr
ives will shortly bo iasucd by tic Sinking Fund
Commissioners. Theao bonds were authorized
b; the last eegaion Ut Congress, amt g,latantoed
tereat February and August, aud are free from all
taxation. Tho iaoutitIg indohtndncss OF the
District IN to he fuuded in them.
Latent. :,
NEW ycnE. Oct. 2l.-.Money active, cosing at
i. rlmo molcantslp lMper, GGp7, for ahort and
Sterling firm at as51s for FIxsy-days and 1881
for sight.
Customs receipts s2l4 .0n0.
Gold opeued and closed ut l10t1, with few
usnsactiona in the interior at ny. Borrowiu.
rates, !. I, and It'll. Carrying rules. |, 2, aud
i.ally fiat.
Tho Assistant Treasurer lisbursed $a700o,
Cearngs, 4a5, 5,000, 00N.
Governments steady. Staso bonaa dull Rail
foadB lirn.
Stocks irregular during tho ilra hours of b,lsi
hess, but IN tho lnai'i weak. with limited trans
actions. After second call general DECLINE ou
Cured along tho entiro lHt hut towards the clos
general Improvement tooK place. Rnd " tir1ne
foellng prevailed. Tho widest tl,,utuatin,,s wer
II Wabash, L"ke Shore, Northwastern. st. Paul
Rock 1Blnnd, Eric, Western uninn, Union Ia
cidc aud Chicago, Columbus 4 1n.Iiana Central
Sales 175.o0U Bhares, of which 17,00O were West
ern Union, 10,0p0 pAeitic Mail t7OUt Eric 50 Oft
Lake Shore, 5000 Union Pacific, 18n00 NORTH,
Western, 1S,0ou Wabash, sntl 5000 olios.