The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-14
FINANCIAL AND CoMMERcIAL.

THURSDAY, July 13-P. M.-The opera
tiop at the Stock Exchange continued to be
restricted, but developed a stronger market,
which advanced h61 u cent. and closed at
about the highest figures of the day. The morn
ing speculation, however, aside from sharp
rally In Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
from 10l, seller 4, to 1O3, and rise Of y cent.
in Western Union to rs, did not present any
features Of special interest, although the bears
in Lake Shore again attacked this stock, and
succeeded IN marking down the price from So.
to So. on sales OF about $500 shares During a
greater portion OF the day the dealings were
characterized by extreme dullness, but In the
anal hour there an attempt made to cover
short contracts in Lake Shore and Western
Union. which created activity In these shares at
an advance to So. and IN respectively. The
Improvement in the last named was also due, in
a degree. TO a belief that the u cent August
dividend will be paid. The st. Pauls. In sym
patty y th the above stocks. moved up a md
cent, and Michig IN Central recovered - TO
90. New Jersey Genital. haVever sold down
from ~. to TX, sell r 30, but the Northwest
ems on small trade were hrm, and PaciGc Mail
closed steady at 25's. buyer .. The remainder Of
though the general speculation was limited, the
dealings reflected good BUYERS. United States
EXPRESS on r.nsactlons OF few hundred
shares, fell oG from 15's to 73a4
The total number Of shares dealt In was 42.3S%,
Of which western Union represented l5,lUO;
Western, 3.l3J; st. Paul, loo; do. preferred,
1900 New JERSEY Central, 1850; Michigan Cen
tral. l,42O; Pacific Mail. 100; Northwestern,
100; do. preferred. 1910; Erie, no; United
states Express. 30; Atlantic and Pacific pre-
ferred. 30; Hannibal and II. Joseph, 10; do:
preferred, 40; Illinois Central, 2OO; Producers
Consolidated Land and Petroleum Company,
200; Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Isl; r. elk
leland, l5O; Chicago and Alton, 100; Ouius. lOO !;
Cleveland and Pittsburgh. & l Mon Pacific,
~; New York Central. ~; and Wells Fargo. 10.
The gold market presented wider fluctuations
and n active HDeCulattOn. Opeutng N
lily, the price soon advanced 60 lllh but on
added to free offerings, there was decline to
lll1,. A desire to cover contracts in the late
| business caused rally, however, to MY again,
at which ngure II closed.
The following were the principal transactions.
iOsS &iii i SI r Il lis $50 $50 r ~ .nss
The rates paid having gold balances carried were
Ihe total cearngs at the Gold Exchange Bank we're
TaS SUB nsS sSf, .ss
Gale hgnds, aud paid out IA coin interest on the public
The day bu.ine.s the United states sibrreasury
was; Gold receipts, s37sps3 - payments $500.
ed2 ISL 40. balance, t.S OUB ~ curren y receipts
sl6dl7g DO. paymcnts, toiYl4d.5l; DO ba4ance.
tS2.u77 customs. $4,000.
lut internal ne receipts az WasN 'ngfon to-day
wer' t25OOo ana the Gu tons receipts 5000 o. The
Treasury NJ Washington received $4,000 IN national
the close q business IN Washington Currency,
tlboOuO1 aud CON- eel 100000 inc uding tSl 900.
and Va incrcsscd eei5 6o1 Sad t1r the S.ek
A7sdooO hui q specie ln the oank OF France re-
Foreign exchange rule hrmcr but tie nominal
quotations continued at ti.s9 and ti.0l for time and
Money freely offered cal to the stock brokers
ngurc. DISCOUNT were quoted at iGd for prime sigma
| Government bonds reflected an active demand and
| yanccd MA cent. The inquiry to-day vas prnci-
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