National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
Financial.

| FINANCIAL
| WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 4, 1877.
| The New York Post's financial article says:
"Gold opened at 107, having closed at that price
yesterday. At l0:25 there decline to 106Is and
all sales since been at 1o6K 10. In the money
| market the quotation for call loans is 7@7gold.
| Foreign exchange is dull and strong. Government
bonds continue strong, and prices, where changed.
are a fraction higher. The stock market opened ~
higher than 1t closed yesterday for Delaware and
| Hudson Canal and u for Delaware. Lackawanna
| and Western, Western Union Telegraph and Mich
| igan Central. Northwest was 4 lower, and New
| York Central, New jersey Central and St. Paul q
each. The remainder of the list was unchanged.
During the first hour there decline in the gen.
| eral list Of 1@1H, the lstter Michigan Central.
Lake Shore declined =, and New York Central and
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western u each. Since
IL O'Clock prices have advanced 4@l. the latter also
Michigan Central. New York Central has advanced
! y and Lake Shore ". Delaware and Hudson Canal
duripg the first half hour advanced and later de-
clined a. When business opened at the Stock Ex-
change there were rumors that Commodore VAN
derbilt was dying. These were not confirmed until
nearly noon, and even then there were many per-
Tons tons who. having been SO many times deceived by
e were eei thew Sad al st
little fleet on the market his death having been so
from %Sh) occurred early in the day. and part Of
1t has been recovered since The three stocks
HUDSON and and Lake. shofe
d dne @ to @ s
O 1 sh Sa as 4
SsS. HARLEM, Of which there were DO sales yester.
day Was quoted Yesterday at 1s5t @isa and to-day
owner Of securities having prest mt market value
consisted Of stock and bonds Of the New YorE Gen.
irsi and Hudson It is understood that the bulk Of
has been made ma for the accru
ply at !. Exchsnse firm at sly. God quiet s"a At
Tie sub-Treasury balances at New York to-day
were Gold, s64 $50 I57; currency 80, 90. ss4 The
ssla teo for bonds $1,000 Customs receipts to.
Government bonds active and a little lower at the
following quotations:
s's. 1881; coupon. s-2o's 1855. ......-II5
5-9,s. lsss. new.....TSH io-4O's, coupon..""hsjs
sos, s67............1l34
rI Rs0T oa sss H. p the
change:
tennessee Tsnnsssss s. S. olS NJ
Virginia 6's......"... % Louisiana SIS. ...-.., 81
g: ee6:oi -: tet se' s,s. new: g
do; deferred. 6lz Levee SIS. ............ 81
S SsSTSis ars II;
9. Ssiomns' oid.."-. 90. M............" 6
s. Carolina 4. o.. 3 0ia'
State bonds quiet and dull.
The following are the closing rates for the active
stocks, photographed from The New York stock Ex-
change:
Pacific Mall. 237s View York Central. 10lIs
Western Union. ~ Ohio and Mississippi 625
Northwestern SO Wabash ..............
do. pref. 81 Union Pacific. 80. 81
Rock Island. .......1c05s Mich. Central. Az
81. Paul. 202aI sel. Hudson $500. 73A
do. pref...... 53R Jersey Central. ...... 1914
&C. and /. c. ........ Del, L. Western. 758
Erie ....:..."...... 81 Gold to carry.......
Han. and st. Joseph. u tMoney...............
Lake Shore. E6h Gold closed, ..,.,,,lO6zs
Stocks dull and steady
The following are the total sales of stocks at the
New York Stock Board:
Pacific Mail. ........ SEQ Lake Shore ~ 3s I'm
Western Union. .... II, 100 v, Y CentraI,,,. 56O0
Northwestern ..... 400 Ohio a Mississlppi 2OO0
Rock Island. ......., 500 Wabash . 2O
St. Paul. .........,,. 200 Mich Central - % am
do. pref. ...... 3OOO Del. q Hudson l300
Er1e..... 400 jersey Central. l. 100
ham, st. Joseph S00lDel., L. & West.... 0, 400
The following are the buying and selling rates for
Government securities: