, 1874-12-28
MONEY and COMMERCE,
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL.
Tho business OF tia banks wns interrupted
}aRt week by tl,o Christmas holiday, aud ahownI
NIL accumulation OF counter bua!esa ut tlio ohd
al Tho week, bMt 10 other special form Of activity
waa llotetl.
Tlle demand for 1oana 1laH beoM incroasod
somewhat by tito uocuaatttoa Ut aono at tho n,or-
chantH for fu.ula to titfo over tho 1st Of
january. Merchants aro giving their notes to
bottle accounts, aud tloHD bping discounted by
the talters, Moro commercial l,nper las bcpm
otterad. Considerable property will change
llattls oil lso Board OF Iralo at tho coSo Of tho
month. and there ia soino prospective borrow
lug OH llat account
rolectiot,g have boon 20 good that morcllanta
lnvo Ind Iittlo OCCASION tn frowr, anti the llirr-
cnntin den,nnh has therefore bneh very light
Regular business has becn very good. btt olis-
sao thcto is no uso for t'tr money IN anc anl1i.
mt supply. Tho 1oartl Of Tralio incll aro acn'it
borrowers, ab thorn IN no munoy III carrying
grain. Nntcs Of discount ara unchanged no1h!-
Nally at 10 yer cent to regular custuMels; out
Edo borrowers nro accommodated with coiiceA-
rons from this rate, according to circumstances.
Street rates nro aa1s percent. iseal-eHtato loans
alb aG0l0 per cont, ...
Now y"7I exchange Inns becomo wonkor,
opening ol, Monday ut tho Hhippiltg point,
ni,d closing at 5oe premium, l'etwcon banks for
Sl,0on. Moro oxrhango E6omH to llhye been
price Of provisions and nalca ilayo boon loavier
OH account of tho do,nand for currency.
hlolo tuoney has beo,, called for from tho
eonnrY tlan tho weoK boloro: Considerable
tur drcnscd h.gH. Tho receipts htvo also been
somewhat larger.
Tho orders Of lilo country banAn for Now
York exchange have been leaYy.
IUcAI ATOcks.
The following quotations., furnished r by A. O.; o;
local securities.
Hamaa. Selling.
asa as'sssa oiiy i.y ;s"t o,s 15 int. 81 III k,pt
,ni,aFo Clty cr runt rovergeluo l. Int. 1u1 Alnt
Chicago City per cent watcr~ -, 49,,
ohiaso a;tj oiiy pr cent s:tii: Ds' ~
ohisseo ciiy pr cent ccr '' '' WA A
reot cotniiy Dor eent iont. loos ins.i6i int
West pnrk ler cent hont!s..,.. :, % h iut.
c4!rsso city Railway, ss"th .,r,< ~
chiSass ass; Gs l;s@.s ,wesi siaa M ise
Chicago City Railway, Snr.h :.
Traders Insurance Conrany.1l =:
CLtamher IF C0tntcrcG........ 30
E'gsh Which cv!npany.....".. 10y
chleaso hEIe' aas Light o,ic Co.: ii;
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
II. J. Chtistbpil Il Co., baikerR quote for
clgn exchungo: London. d3GGE490!5 Paris,
5l5T@D5121S; 11nmbnrE and l}ronlen, 956n9G !;
Berlin J5GNyC; Frankfort, l05nG141t{; Holland,
a1@4lHHS; Denmark, 55}l; swoleu, 2716i Nor
'' GABLE rn.ssrEns
London a9a pulis. 5f0"9.
--LATEST.
New YonE. Dec. 2G-AIpnoy active this after
noon, nnl loaucd III, to i}S por cont.
Forcgn oxcl,nnse qtiot and firm at 4s5}1 for
primo bankors' sixsy-t!Rys sterling. ana 1880
400 for demand.
Gold opcnci mi, closca ut 11lM, with sales in
tho intorm at 1ll1{ and 1121s. The carrying
ratea ranged from ~ per cent to flat. Clear
inss. $3n.475.0 .00o. Tho Assistant Treasurer dis
0urseti 81 ,978800. Customs receipts, 3222 900.
Governments active and strong.
Stntc bonds qniot h1ld prlueB nolninnf. HALL
road bonds firm un s,nall transactions.
The stock marked oponcd ut slignt decline In
prices, but afterwards advanced x 10 x per colt
IN general lust. Lake Shore, however,, roso fro,a
79iI to e0156, Northwestern common from 45l1z
10 iGlS, alId st. 1Nn common from 3571 to 3r II.
Western Union foil of from 7s1 to 1S11, roso to
7H1i, but subsequently lost part of the improve
mont. On nud immediately after the
second call tho tnarlot was dull
and firm, but turug tic last hour Of huht-
hess stocks reactcd q fraction from tho highest
paint OIL yrcnt tluliness. Tic market closed dull
with buttor figures, except for Wabash, which
Has lower. transactions aggregated 10900l
shares, Of which 0n3 waro Lake Shore, 49, 600
Western Uuion. 1H,8O0 Northwestern common,
6,0uo Toledo & Wabash, l,9UU Union Pacific, and
4,aNO Pacific Null.
The bnnk statement Of to-day is us follows;