The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-02
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

FRIDAY, Sept. 1-P. M.-Tbe stock mar
ket to-day has presented no specially prominent
oharp oteristics, the squirt alluded TO Yesterday
having exhausted its force IN the advance then
made, with unmportsnt exceptions. Notice.
aile among these was a further advance In New
Jersey Central TO AZ; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western to S4k and st. Paul preferred to
o6H. Lake Shore, st. Paul common, Erie, p cihc
hail,and the Northwesterps rec rded the highest
points at the opening, and during the day
showed decline ranging from \ to Y v cent.
western Union was comparatively steady at
oe%1T01s@09%6p70. After the early advance IN
Delaware, Lackawnnna and Western and New
Jersey Central, these stocks reacted to 827s and
9eH, respectively. while st. Paul preferred
dropped back to 65k, and the remainder Of the
list soon made the lowest figures Of the day.
During the final hour the market recovered
sharply, but Rock Island Ut l0.A and Ohios at
III. we're the only prices that exceeded the
record made previously. The market closed
Gull on fractional reaction.
The total number OF shares dealt in 10e.-
go. OF which Delaware. Lackwanna and West
ern represented Zl4l5: Lake Shore, 1850;
Western Union, E,loS; s. Paul. 59O the pre-
1884; Erie, $500; Rock Island, $500; North
western, 1,0O6; the preferred, 1450 Consolida-
ton Coal 600; Pacific Mail, 200; Wells, Fargo
Express, 500; Delaware aud Hudson Cana. 40 !;
Adams Express, 2OO; American Express GO:
& n Sna dsn2a e T. p and NJ Co. pre
ferred, 100; New York Central, $50 st. L.. X. Z.
and N. 100 Pro. Con. Land and Pet Co., 100 !,
and Chicago and Alton, IS.
The gold market has been steady at 1l0x to
1097t, opening At the higher price and closing
At no.
The import trade for the first seven months Of
the current calendar year amounted to tzl9, 1885,
yo3, OF which t8,2i2,t8S was specie and the re-
mdinder merchandise, a decrease from the
same period OF last year OF $8O,3s5.31 The
port at the same time amounted to 1884, 3gS. 1884,
made up OF domestic products, t3l2 ,557, 76j
foreign merchandise fp,O92, 6Jl and specie, So
6,.7SO, an increase over 1915 OF 81, 9O3,955.
rhefoiiowins were the principal gold transactions.
1000 A. NJ. .l1Os 1910 A. NJ .lOe1& $50 +. NJ. no
lOOl A MILO llO5 A. NJ. lilo 800 r. NJ. ITO
Ia 1ans the rates paid for the use of gold ~
cent, aud Nat. and for carrying l. ~, and cent
The total cearings a, the Gold Exchange BANK we're
balances t1O77 64 The Treasury redeemed 900
IN called Donas, and paid out IN coin interest the
puDlic debt tlSi1,O00
Tue dsyB business the United States Sub Treasury
0yl ~ gold balance f5d120 2g5.00 currency receipts
reSSs bs snce' csB s CUSTOM $500 cur
The internnl revenue at Washington today
Treasury at Washington received tB500OO IN national
bank notes for redemption TIL" bulnon In the Bank
OF England was increased S7OOo0.
Call loans were quoted at ls@2 cent? and discounts
3014 cent for best names.
70 lcign exchange closed at ~ .879t4 $50 for long
and short date bills, respectively.
1yernment bonus were heayy on large sales at the
following prices Registered SIS 1l7Ksi1s coupon
SIS, llSlt, coupon b6s, new, 1886 lisa coupon 7s
llUtsesll1 coupon Oos, llef coupon 6s OF 81 ll54a
And currency s. ~ The secretary o. the Treasury
terest on when will cease Dec. 1.
The following were the closing prices: