The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-01
FINAycIAL Avn coumARcIAL.

FRIDAY, March SIP. M.-The opera
lions at the Stock Exchange were characterized
by a lack OF wel-de1ned speculative spirit, and
the dealings comprehended nothing more than
active skirmishinR without practical results. A
drop OF n cent. In Pacific Mail to 1gH. and
decline OF IL 10 st. Paul TO 40h, together
with sales of Erie, on lower London quotations,
from 1914 to 1914, we're the conspicuous features
OF the morning, though the larger business was
noted In Lake Shore, which rallied n cent. TO
Coz, while the strength OF Western Union,
which at the same time rose y to 6s'., also
served to further confuse spectators and occa-
stoned decidedly irregular market. The
break In Pacific Mail was due to rumors, AZ.
terward cOntradicted, that this company was
Indebted In notes to the extent of $l.UO0OOO
to the Panama road. and as an Offset
to this canard, the latter stock was successfully
offered down 10 q cent. to l2l. without any sales
except at LIS. The bears appeared o have been
satisfied with this demonstration, and the gene
raj market In the late trade was aIlowedto re-
cover y to Z = cent, the extreme having been
observed In st. Paul preferred, which allied
from So to 81, having sold earlier In the day ut
61A. Ohios Welded y to 1917. but Pacific of
Missouri reached 10. and Rock Island was = bet
ter at llO's. Northwestern ranged at Al l.iL4lL,
and the preferred sold at G2kuG2dGsA, out the
other shares were not prominent, except Pro-
ducers' Consolidated Land ana Petroleum Com
pany.which further improved 10 1855, aud Union
Mining Copper Company OF Tennessee. which
has sold up from X recently to In TODAY. The
usually active operators are just now occupied
with the gold suit before JuIge Barrett. and the
market Is controlled only by the local dealers.
The action OF the freight agents at Chic Igo
was not important, and exerted no special in
| huence upon the transactions, but another
meeting OF the representatives mas been called
| 10 this city for saturday, when something more
definite will doubtless he announced.
The total number OF shares dealt In was no.
,c5; Of which Lake shore represented t2,S35 Erie,
| flD; Pacific Mail. 1850; Western Union. TO-
40; st. Paul 1900; the preferred, 1875 North
western, 1850; the preferred, $40; Rock Island,
| cnc OF Missouri. 100 Union Mining COMPANY,
1900; Union Pacific, 700; Wabash, $50; QUICK
silver, 800: New Jersey Central, 30; G. Il; ana
| ~ al ana 81. Joseph, so; Maryland Coal, 30O I;
Panama, 800; Producers Consolidated Land and
press, Us; c.. c., c. and l., 100; Illinois Cen
| trail. loo; Missouri. Kansas and Texas l26, aud
The gold market was generally quiet with n
heavy tone, the price declining from 49, to
to iias.; tnoush iatsr reeoseIih1 aud closing at
| nounced the passage of the silver bill by the
House REPRESENTATIVES,. and tue subsequent
| discussion IA tn Its probable effect upon the
| premium animated
rhe following were the principal auotauonr
1919 1919 Ssiii3 1919 SMiiis. MNiIIIss:
Ia l9aes the rates pad for having balances carried
werr !, 2 ~ .. ga and cent and hat.
ssiS.7 900, gold balances ,illosoO' agd cuireney
ialauCct tl.-ffs.H Inc SUI Treasury redeem
coo 10 ed boa and paid In CON rest On tns
| puDllc 1ebt t0t.OOO.
The dsy. business AZ the L. 8. Sub Treasury was
G9d FsGse' tisi III q s d. Paymens ss5 oIs3
| 2Soe!; do. payments, sG0H 5s3 50; 40 balance 81,
| V7l,3l2So CuAtOms, fili.pn.
ne in.ernal reNeuue receipts to-day footed $500
| 90, Tor the mouth. tssocpUVi, and Tor the nscal
year to date. fS3 10000. The customs rec ps to-day
| ere 10000; for the month. t1i,DOOOb1 ami for
t,e nscal year 70 cate til3jOootD the Treasury at
Warrington received t5ooO ~ national bank TOR
rrenpo makiuea total Of $1,000 200 for the month.
Inc imports ~ dry Roodr, gutd vau for the
ending to-day amounted te2OjOO5, and t2lO557S eas
| marketed
Foreign exchange hecsme hrmer At an advance to
Asie Tor co days oils Snort sgnt wac, however still
/ quoted u fi.OO.
Money rued more active at the close call loans
were negotiated at 4c5 but Lake Shore In demand
al lbi for use because OF thr Closing Of
SATURDAY. for the annual election.
Discounts ranged AZ a'xSo cent for prime mercsn-
| tile sign itures.
The market for Government securities though tame.
closed steSdv at advance 1910 coupons 10 iiQS
Coupon 1855 snew sold az lig9llSt aud currency o.
| at l25ts9ledll.