National Republican., 1877-02-02
Natiuual grpabIifau
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Financial.

wAsmsGTos, d. O., Feb. 1, LIT.
The New York Poa's financial article says;
at iooA, advanced at 1914 to ios4,
then fell by i0!2sto i05 ruled at ioStoSk until iiii
when II sold at i0i. All the sales have since been
atiotSpio6. Foreign exchange Is strong, and the
posted rates OF the leading drawers Of sterling have
been marked up TO ts5@p6k Money is easy. Gov
erpment bonds, with the continued decline In gold,
are lower, the decline being in '6s's, in '8Ss,
old and new CTS and SIS Of 1881, and Y In Io-io's.
The new SIS are to-day quoted ex-intercst. The
stock market opened ~ higher than II closed yes-
terday for New Jersey Central, for Illinois Cen
tral and y for Delaware and Hudson Canal; other
wise there were no exchanges. After q decline OF
Y In New Jersey Central, the general market dur
and Hudson Canal, IN for New Jersey Central, Ix
for Delaware, Jackswanna and Western, and x9
\ for the remainder Of the list the latter Western
unSn Tsegr,gh A the 1 ar,, e board @ the % Whole mar;
Hudson Canal had fallen 2H, New Jersey Central
Soik Sentrsi iA, Michigan Central TX. sna he fs
msindsr & Of The list A@h the latter L.ke shore.
latter psl.T.re 5 and Haa:op Canal: The market
in New YORK Today monsv was easy; offered. At
aai, Exchange firm At tss: Cod nrmer al ios0
VII 9se sS:frs..Sry @ Ssishess !. New York TO-DAY
werei Gold: 80, s, ssi; currency ga 4ss ia The
isS,as: FOR bonds, aO'ss. 'fS Customs IS receipa. i
GSvernment bonds active. unsettled and lower
at the following quotations:
Z Il: :: | | sis s7;;;;;: ::sSSi ii; @
ps Sat. SsnG: & ss TS1i S3 'sss Is ss 4.
change
EHHs::ss EsHnsss q: - S.a Ss & ee:ssn: es1S%s 2
Tenntssec. tcfles..... mlbsoufl .~s.1off
VrGiniA Gs.......... " Mo. St. Jo...,....iVS
do. new......... 30 Louisiana es. .... ..... ny
do. consoi. .... Tsl do. new........ s1l
do. Deferred. Levee Gs.............. 31S
aeorfa IS. ..-.s-... WS Leyee Bs. 31h
GCorHia Ts...........1Cif Alhbnma 6s.......-.-. 81
do. q. ............l05 Alabama 5's........ ~
North Carolina..... q ArkAnsas F's......... 10
n. Carolina, new .... u do. M............ 10
0. Carolina. oid.,..... %
State bonds quiet and nominal.
The following arc the closing rates for the active
stocks, telegraphed from the New York stock EK-
change:
Pacific MAIL. ....... 24N New York Central. .ioIk
Western Union...".. 164S Ohio and Mississippi en-
Northwestern ........ 3t}a Nabasn. ........
do. pref..... b5S linton Pacific ...... .... 6j
Rock Island. d..".u.l0 l0ih Mich Central. rit
btPsul. lbN1 Del q hudson GOV
do. pref.",.. 4sA Jersey Central. 2sk
&C. and !. q. ...." 2ADe.. l.. q Western. %
Han and ST. Joseph ,s y
Lake Shore. bbtA Gold closed. ........1oS
Stocks active and better.
The following the total sales OF stocks at the
New York stock Boarii
Western Unop..... 2s. too ". Y. Central. 100
Northwestern pref. l.BOOho Mississippi. 100
Rock Island. ID Union Pscihc. 19O
st. Pau. 80 Mich. Central. ..... 600
do. pref. 300 Del. a Hudson..... 1JU
Erie..... ......... so Jersey Central..... IT.to
Hannibal st dos. 30 DEL, l.. West.... 2t,Too
Lake shore. ........ 3b,lU
The following are the buying and selling rates for
Government securities;