, 1874-12-18
Tbs cloaril,gs were 81, t,00o,o00.
DoSps AND GUILD.

Tho Cleveland l. rittsburg Railroad Company
havo negotiated &, zoe, 600 of their consolidated
stnk1ps iuud nottgngo bonds, proceeds TO bo ap-
,llcd to Tho paymout OF third mortgage bonds
luo May !, 1876; and they also Giye notice TINT
they aro prepared to pay, at tho Farmots' tonn
aud Trust Company in Now York, nll Of the SAID
Third nortgagp bonds Oh and after Dec. Is, at
par and interest to date Of pronontation, at any
ti,un before maturing.
DIVIDENDS.
Tho Directors Of Wells, Fnrgo 4 Co. 3 ExpreaB
llayo declared Bemt-annual dividend Of per
cent, payable Jan. Ii next.
Tho National Trust Company Of New York
hnyo declared acmi-aunual dividend OF per
cent payab1a JIM. next.
Tho United States Mortgage Company wll1 pay,
Tan. 2, mn nd Interim Dividend Of 81 per cont.
Tho coupons duo Jan. l, 1H76, OH slo rcnl-
sstate u.ortgaga bonds nosotIated and glaHttnsl-
pait on aud aftor Jan. at tho oflco Of tho Com
tany No. 50 William atreet.
ii recent meeting Of the Directors Of tho
Indianapolis, Bloomington d Western Hallway
Company, it was unanimously resolved that the
financial embarrassment Of tho Company could
best bo ucttled by Hosno funding rlan. No de-
tatla veto anttlcd on, but tho President and
Executive Committee wero instructed - to t,so
aycrv effort to influenza tho bonti'1oldore, md
also tho 1oating-debt creditors, to accept some
satisfactory funding proposition which will Givoo
such temporary relief to tho corporation aud
prevent tic sacrifice Of its valuable property and
privileges, to the great injury Of its creditors
and Htookholdors."
FOREIGN co1ss.
III. Christoph l. Co.. Bankers, u South
Clark qtreet, quote foreign coinH in gold:
victori. .ovoreign, 4s5; K tl,alers, 1856; 20
mark, 47a; 20 frances 1856; x gsildore. 500.
Mexican dollars, l0fl; francs %; Trench
crowns, 100; pruss!an thaler, 7o; English silver,
Ats; American ha!f-f!ollars, oi13; Spanish dol
lars, osc; francs, 1s11: tsorn,au crowns, 100;
guillers, 80; species, 1902; American quarter-
dollars, 0i1a.
New YoRR, Dec. 17.-h1onoy firm early In tho
day ut s@5, hut later became caeier, and closed
at 3931S. Prime mercantile paper, 6@7}1.
Sterling quiet md steady. with tendency to
dnllnees;. asi1G@4s4;24 for long bills, md
499g@@49o for demand.
Cold opened aud closed at 111115, with few
transactions in the interim as low Us 111s5.
Carrying ratio por cent; borrowing, I, 8. and
flat.
Troasury disbursements, 100000.
ClearinsH, $50. 0Q0.
Customs receipts. s11l,000.
Governments i!1ln. Railroads opened strong
and higher. aud cInsol firm. Tho principal tranA-
actions wero in Chicago 4 Northwestern consoli-
aatcd gold bonds, which roactad to 81. State
honda quiet aud steady.
Stocks wcro weak carly IN tho day, prices de-
cln.ng }l5@l5; tho ct.icf dccltne hcing iu psciic
Null. Al tho day advanced tho n,ariot became
firm and prices roee ]]GG9Ga por cent. There wore
number of hales Of Paci1ic Mail seller 60 days,
at ll@g{ below tho regular way. Market dull
and weak during tho Iast honr Of business, CLOS
ing generally ut the lowest point of tic day. The
widest fluctuations wero in Pacific Mail. Wabash,
Erie, Northwestern common. mud Columbus,
Chicago Il Indiana Central. Tlo foatl1re Of tho
day WAS decline Of IL in Wabash shares, and
per cont in tho bonds, reg,liar way, aud oYon
moro i" eoller CO." Tho full in Wabash waR nt-
tributcd to untnyorab1o run,ors about tie next
interest, Tho fall in Wabash and decline in Fa-
eifio Mail exercised mn unfayorablo influence on
tho ontiro share apecnlat!on, and canaed an IN
settled feeling. Transactions aggregated 100000
shares. Of which G,000 were Ere. 5000 I.alto
Shore, 10000 Northwestern, $4,000 Paoido Mail,
sumo st. Paul. y, QUO Western Uuion, Is, 000 VA
bash md 1000 Union Pacific.