National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-04-07
Natioual gepubIGau
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Finance.

wksHissroS, -. u, April ., 1877.
The New York Pos's financial article s,ys:
"Oold opened 81 r5, asd al the sales since have
been nj that price. The leading drawers OF ,,ertinx
this norninE advanced their posted rates TO 10 snI
ts, busineis having followed TO within YsY Of q
cent OF these yates. The strength Of the eseh,sxe
market 10 due siike to the small SUNNY OF con ar
clal bills and the enlarged demand for rouitsnse.
with which TO pay for the Importation Of called s. %
bonds. Money Is Sat for call loans, and S4slS for
prime mercantile paper. Government bonds ~.
strong and higher, the sdvspce ranging from ~
=. Tho stock market opened higher than Il ,oSsJ
yesterday for Illinois Central, aud Hsg for the e-
nainder o< the iist, the latter Lake shore, After
an sduonee OF In Pacific Man and u In MehIxsp
Central. Delaware, bsckawanns And westerp aus
Delaware and Hudson Canal, the market oeksn to
decline, and prices during the first hour had fallen
a@k, the latter Pacific Mail. Delaware and HUI
son Canal aud Illinois Central declined each. Deis-
ware, Laekawanus and Western z. and New York
Central aud Western Union Telegraph y each.
During the next half hour there was an advance Of
ft6b, the latter Michigan Central. Lake SHORE,
New YORK Central aud Pacific Snail advanced Y
each snd MILWAUKEE, and st. Paul preferred Y.
Since then there has bees smother decline OF xAg.
the latter Lake shore, Michigan Central and New
York Central. Pacific Mall aud Deiswase, Iaeks-
wanna and Western declined Y each, and Western
Union Telegraph and Delaware and Hudson Can AZ
v each. Panama sold a. d at the opening df,..en
shares-su advance OF ~ per cent. from yesterdhys
closing price, and has since faiien TO 20. A. We
write the general market has again advanced fr,c-
tion-S@S-snd is dull and steady" 800.
were: Gold. Gs,o7o,so. currency, H.oss. oss.
The sub-Trcssurer paid out account ofInterest,
$500. Receipts from customs, tls,oo. .H..
In New York to-day money was dull at aatx.
Exchange nrm 1T as. soid dali at 1850
io6x. Rates for carrying. iSiI.
Government bond, dull and strong al the follow
ing quotations;
e, ISL soupon... ,Iss 49,. ,ss ,,y
b-o's, lss7.."....... iiiS
state bonds ouiet and nominal. am.
euri,ies. as te'sgraphed from the New fork Seek
v,rsisn,, s; s:~ MN: ::SST, Il; is,,
w. q eoaai sfsiisd :Ssi:t.ss. S:@:::::
Georels s's...........le Leyee S,............ =
Seorsis eold bonds kisSsms ... g
I. C.roi,n.' old. rs Aisb,ma s,s".r..". y
E.C.r.. speeisi iaI: ! frfsnss; s;;...:: ...
=. Carolins, DID,. % Arkansas M.....a..s
y. Carolina. new. % kansss Cen......"
.. Carouna. A. y. ~ '6oid............ .....b,
Stocks active and strong.
Js tc oa the sp 1at;
sssss 6nicn.:: SiS6 sesSr ..,..iSc rs
sof'ss''e Paei..:: n Ss'P Ps:iac
s sa, Fss: ~ sf as Safas. 8.
n r. %, ,pref'... g; Jersey csstrsi 80
H.ssiSI 81. jo.: = Money 1885,, tx
The feli'SinS sre the total sale. Of .,c.ss a, The
Cooke, IT,, Co.:
Western Union. .Ss 20 L.ke shore: s.sS
sSfshss:n pref. SSie H si.. ssisoi liz.
SiS 1 .Sd 81 il &c Bs f.ss Va: i e
The following are the buying and selling rs,es