The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03
rIyiNcIlL IND COMMERCIAL.

MONDAY. July 2-P. M.-There was n COM
parativcy active speculation at the Stock EX-
change. and the hull movement which was or
gan 1od last week was continued in full force
during the early operations. This was I'M
douttedly an Offset to the movcmcn ts in West
crn Union. but the shorts in the coal stocks OK
pcrinncod some dim ouity in covering their con-
tracts which created more merriment than
au..ht else. because tho principal operators on
the short side wcrc absent from the scene Of
speculation. Delaware. Lackawanna and West
crn moved mp from 36 10 3sA Morris and Essex
rising a. Z cent. from 81 10 IS and Delaware
ami Hudson 3 o37is. The remainder Of the
l.tai-o took an upward turn. ~ was evidenced
i'm an advance OF New York Central from 90'4
10 81 y. aud of Rock Island from gOia To- 81 : St.
Paul preferred being 2, better AT IL 81; Michigan
Central T. at A.; and Western Union l "a at
5s-s. The other stocks were only moderately
traded in. and the actual business was in the
ahov' shares. OF course. in midsummer dull
moss. the movements are not rcgarde Il Of any
special importance, except from day t. day and
the operations are conducted by the local bro
kers. who do not usually assume any lmpor-
lance whatever. either by the volume OF hus
moss or their ability 70 manipulate the market.
when the greater lights are IN town.,
The total number Of shares dealt in to-day
amounted - l3g9i7 of which Deawnr'. Lack
rls ana Esse%, q 20: Western Union sGo6;
Lake Shore. 10 sO0; Delaware and Hudson.
: 500 81. Paul. 33j: X. Paul preferred. G.UN;
New York Central 4 S}2: Rock Island. 5000;
Michigan Central > 2Un; Hannibal and 81. 10
sruh. $50. do. preferred. 800; Illinois Con-
tr't. 300; Northwestern 100; do. preferred
! $3.50: Wabash. 800; lnciiie Mail. 800; Ohios
9nO: do preferred. 400; New Jersey Central
300: Nlntlc and Pacific Telegraph Compa-
ny. ZOO; Chicago and Alton. 200. Union Paclil ;.
200; Erie. Chicago, Il. and Quincy, and c., c.
Cleveland and Pittsburgh. 81: and New York,
The gold market was positively flrmcr, hut
| chiefly in consequence OF further covering of
| IN" short contracts. The price advanced from
| lOiA to los .. though closing at lO5s.
The following were the principal transactions;
io.io a NJ. io6., io,s II io6, sr .. los /,
In oaus the rate, paid Tor the use OF gold were has
| o. e cent afat
HE total c.arngs At tho gold department tho stock
| Exchange SlaNiSss. gold balances. FL ~nl 90,
| AMI currency balances sl-g-li~ The >uhTrtasury
redeemed Siisp called bonds aud paid out ia coin
| interest on the public debt slfsCu0
The DAYS business the United states sub Treasury
wa Gold receipts Slf,~ ga Do gold payments. q r1
'a1 gold balances s~Ntla3ln02 currency receII T.
| balance. S4r.t-i. I'll 40 Cusiuns S1"2.pn
The Internal revenue receipts AZ Washington a. LAY
were <70pu'r. AMI the customs receipts Siritsn The
Treasury also received Se5oo IN national bank notes
| tor redemption ..
| time anI demand drafts spccuNelv.
Ia ihc money mark tetl loans RANGED NJ log r cont
WITH AN ahundaut, W luanAhe funds az the current rates
| Frstca.s mn, rchnue paper passed AZ 500,
Government lnuis uIuNgh not rc'' efrg any unusual
in dealers and strong tone controlled the drAlins
1l.c following were tho % L. NJ. cuslu- prices