The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-16

NEW YORK. February -EUenino-Money was
dull at q a per cent. for call loans Sterling Ex-
was weak at 43 1881 for 60 days and 4S6 q 1861 for
demand, Gold dull with all the transactions at 1l4s;
the carving rate per cent; loans were also
made fiat. The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day
so 600 on account of interest and S147 900 in re-
demptiop of bonds. Operations of the Gold Exchange
Bank were as folowsgold balances, ,SS2 cur
rency balances 81 100 2l5; gross cearances $4O1d,-
oOO The following is the Clearing House statements
currency exchanges $S1 ,S22,097 currency balances
$685. 246; gold exchanges ST. gold balances
1913 OPS Governments dull and steady. State bonds
dull. Railroad mortgages quiet and firm. Stocks
duller to-day than for time, the heavy opera
exacted BY the stock board meeting will be held
Thursday evening to consider the question OF organ
izing an opposition exchange. The market in the
forenoon was generally from with advance OF (9
ner cent. Wabash, however, weak and fell from
lag % 11a whilo Missouri and Pacific declined from
45f a. Al Later there was general decline and IN
last hour the market quite irregular, though the
changes in the general list was slight; WABASH sold
down 10 III, Missouri s. Pacific 43a. and recovered
TO AZ: Large Mo. bondhoders are said to have as
sented to the movement to defeat the proposed Wao-
ash funding scheme. The total transactions at the
Stock Exchange aggregated 10000 shares including
Erie 1900 shares Lake Shore 500 shares North~es-
fern $500 shares, Rock Island 400 shares, Paclhc
Mail 30 400 shares Milwaukee s. st Paul $500 shares
Ohio & Mississippi Il, 100 shares Western Uuion -,
Pacific Is 400 shares; the highest and lowest prices
were as follows: Erie at 2S5 %; Lake Shore 73t g
56S O 555 Rock Island 1888 a 1896 Pacific Mail S33
a. SCI; st Paul 354 S4s; preferred IS g 5Sa ono 21i
q Mississippi 265 "a Z64; western Ohlon iS4 " -,
Toledo Il Wabash 49, q 11s; Union Pacific aug q 4Os
| Indiana Central @ o.
The following were the closing quotations of Gov
eminent securities: ,o.
United States coupon 6s, 1881, ex-div. ....". 1873
United States 5-20s, 1862. ...........'.''''!i
United States 5-20's 1861. .....''HdS
United States 5-20's, 1865, DID,.
| United States 5-2Os, 1865, new, ex-div. 1iSs
| United States 5 2O's, 1867, ex-dv ........".1l9s
| United States 5-2O's 1865 ex-div. .ll94
United States new SIS eX... .'..''''li4E
United States 1910 COUPON ...,............"ii oS
Currency 6s eX in .....'.....''' .'''il94
The following were 5ne closing quotations Of
| Stocks: mi,
| Western Union Telegraph Cock DIV ..........729
| Pacific MALL ''''. %
| Y Central and Hudson River consolidated. l0ls
Erie.. ..''''''''.-''' '''''''
Erie preferred
Michigan Central. ,....''''.''.''.'''' '''' 20
| Gane shore ...,..,.. ,............. 731
Illinois Central, eX-div .....'..''.'.iVi
Wabash. =.
| CHICAGO & Northwestern preferred ........" Dos
| Chicago & Rock Island. ..................'- luo5
The following the quotations tor Pacific Kali
road securities: oes
Central Pacific bonds. So5
Union Paclfc..
Union Pacific land grants. ,............'''.'.
Sinking Funds