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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
GENERAL. MARKET REPORT.


AsHEs-In some sane steady Pot, 49c, PeaIls Sac
few exporters very backward Western 2Gd26hei
Southern. 2Bi2d21c.
BROOMCORN-D wholly nominal
CANUIES-In lObhing sale, steady.
CHICCORY-Steady, far business Prime Gernans nom
store 57sc.: English G9la7c, both gold.
COAL-Authacte firm more active she curtaied NO.
BY the combination So alci-
pste higher prices; Bitnmnous quiet sltaey , Liver
pool House Camel. Sl2dSl3: Liverpool Gas DO, - 80
Cakug SO 1J0S4 English Steam, 8iati 23s
Provincial. "a ~ So currency; Pcnnsyyalia aud West
mOreand Gas 81 5OGSGi West Virginia do, - 30 cum
berand Broadiop and Clearhed. $685. 25' AutfacItA
CoCoA-Quiet unchanged; Caracas. iTd2ic; Mara.
caibO. 30a3ic GuayaquI H&@l9c.i o. Domingo H.
like.
COFFEE-Siixed grades firm. in fair request 500
Mexican 4U2 bags MaracaibO former quoted lyllc
gold Rio GRADES quiet not steady Of late city Of RIO
JancrO with $1,000 bags. Adyices rom the primary
markets somewhat mflyOrable. Quotations: RoOrdingrY
cargOes IL qc Fair. l62c Good lie. Prime l7sD
II eC Santos, Fair % Coed. lGai6tc: Java. 25aG25c
Marucab0 1Si2dl7 2c. Laguagra, l4dlB2c: ~ Domingo
l230l34c.. Porto Rico, l4dl62c; Costa Bca ItGl Tc
Sayaniia, l30i6lgc, gold. Wright 4 90 TELEGRAM nom
Rio JaneirO Sales for the United states since 2ist
inst 10000 bags shipments 70 Atlantic and Gull ports
2aOjO bags stO,k az cate 10000 bags average daily
ceiut - 600 price, SS-On: exchange, %
10 baltimore clearef with 81 900 bags."
COOPEEAGE srOCK-Alth0ugh very quiet prices re-
CoRDAGE-ouc at list published IN Wednesdays
issue. ..
quotabe declue 1877 bales Of which l07i last
evening all consumption Receipts az the pprts, 65ji
bales against i.lj7 tins day last week and ts la-t
Total September l. 425l,Se7 bales against 39ij02
bales same time last year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
BIDS FOR CHARLESTON HARBoR JETTY.

Bids were opened by General Gilmore Thurs
day for constructing the apron foundation Of the
north jety the harbOr Of Charleston C. The apron
will consist Of a platform OF logs about one foot in
diameter laid close together side by SIDE or laid with
one foot OF compact brush projecting ten 10 twelve
feet beyoud the ends Of the logs on either sde the whole
surmOuDted with rp-rap stone. The average width OF
the log platform Is 1ffy-twO feet
Bids were submitted TO construct the apron fOunda-
ton by the neal foot the risk Of the United States
and there we're separate bids to put down the work and
guarantee its stability for nine months from the date OF
fhe completion of the contract The following are sew
eral Of tue lowest ads the first price being with guar
antee, the second without: Eli I. Bangs Moses
Dolby, New.SOrk City, S21, $18 Mark 7. seymour,
New-York c ty S25. S2I "a David V. Howell New
York CITY, szf AZ, $1S 50 ROderick q. Ross, Whining
ton N C.. SCI 49, SO 80; Willis Hey, Fulton, n y,
S27 $23 20 Waiter DOty, Fort Edwards n y S29 AZ,
S25 SO BrOtl & NorIis WasblngtOn, ID. q, 80, vi.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31

FIsH-Genrraiy dul prices weak, In Wow Of excessive
''FR0Tn AND MEAL|FL0UR-Safke more active
Medium 1. sns sS SH iRs h I9 Goo SS eanrs
ing 300 sb.S CITY MIL y iqas SO 100 ee, a,.,,sa
sl75as5 % Ccar % 59ss' sS ss,1irhL 70 iS"s. Soi
y so Including New, g AoasO so5 COZ sDls- 30
" Sos ezra ~ 20 9' & eha siSsl 6ioaons
-Commen 70 E.tr Es'ta stale tieti g Fat a, %
Common % 99ed aSte Ms s - ,s gIG ,r ~ S' -
u 2S. iWe mvtnre q 75as5 y hoce Do - u 80 %
% sr EssIs s4eti 30 r. 20 s;s q 5iss + S Sga
steady sales go 'us . SSnmsg 90, 70 ff t haads
q Ghoiee Fancy Fi,siJs y 50 -. 10y q
FIouR saale lower. larry e. ysi sales 20 hbs'
tive ssl - LOO 1bs, Y % BnSgine y lost2 q
n , southern Whlte 9note1 a iadfl 20 per i0l D.
f0hEIGN tHI In Dried @s 5 g,s s'sal 4@'i'.
loose 81 ssasI % yac9ca s',aste. IuIksh lr'ges.
tvra It.ci Waluuts i2hal3e. Brazil Nuta 3aatcI
ohd 10 . al i5 ~ o ,r ios irsass. ss III. sef
box ana s64f7 b. per DBL cocoauu se5asss 1000
'GVSNiEs-In aodcraie sale steady. iosa1se for DO
LAY ASD srRAN- Prime GA aud Nss Hag o fair
.tiA 1,,a'l 9lu'i st ~ a. teit ara,ts rls,,r
s6aoS@ sii s6dl0c straw Ong ave aofsie shari Do.
GRiiN eWrEAr-sp rug ssse es.t-r. Foaa es,a,na
s,st ana of eard dettv ssic i,2ut0jl bush lniaans
II S'sp3e S sl,q h. III s II OF" So 90. n lots
81 Nv, 40 Do, closing ai laiiri tfrt ~ tf7Fl u
Nch,'.n n dtas IA Tnsradai Amber b ioari I0t.
80 do. q uGaafi 81 NtsaHer ho AtI =. tsHfl IT
S Ss 40, VIII 81 aossi ~ Isis 49, u 10 st5m
so 2doi ~ i4afl lUa -icamet 30 J 90 "A 20 aiie
Ears willie cars sspl,nicr rr aiu ioia.. ol,isa III 4
md. 10000 ha.e. No ! wife ail,t' f'@s. ,e 10y
6iss do ory ortaier aelne prfsit igsat quai .ait
I'd 2Iafi 81 $40 Ubush 80 i.''i 1r1 A!.et ht.i
bust. So Waite hei, dehtgu early nt,t We.
sllls' 500 ea'A' 1850 os5 s8.sa S s,',f .n
nrsi hl.f september % lnsl 20 otlHa 81 80 -fIi
e "A 0ldsi uOn ii O1p bu.h on, trlltflb' i d. a
gUih ai september ID Uli 49, Nu hifh hfH so = fa
ne. af KY. ,.is ~ ,iitste sf,ast Al ~ 81
~nnng -rpftuit3 IA iNHfl rlu tfltFF ~ ~ id
,,ssg gs,o',f ~ o', sl'' "a 'e III as ca $40
sskel. ocobl. "a o5 Ny e. 81 go o. 80 y, q
iad n ig esi,dl sepisnbu. u ipsesi ~ ge.sg
% iOA td ~ aus a.tlN ufit~h ~ ~ ~ ~
s.o'llSos s.i io.t sss 70 y i6 sd d lef a.e ~
icub,r n Oe tsi Oiih cifsng ~ tgt mati ln t.i,a
Weston, glscj csf %. sie,s sa ~ "a -
ss .t , ss'.'a si,,s A ss 81 sa ,ss a3
qoaied 7taa1le afrrn Faas, FL sptN q. l..it.
i s,,ssS s Isqs,. ...as s.asr & ts ~, ~ s,6
Vty quiet s,ts aa5iuie buat, df'phN if pi.. ts
aai,.g ie, rs Nv Ssrs Sa y ias So NsfS. tl,sa.l
Mixfd Aufis', ipr lia.iDe f7e. hih tt'r ettl rii
saane Eii,e al t3e isisa SsvNofA So j
Aagast. tpi,e. clesns fgsig hd De a.tef r.n.
s.' az sissine sse "a 3. IL asss nAIs isls aligo
prime remains AelIum ani ffslil ahaa leh
81 gfi,s s5s Na n ,gl.asfsa 80 white. so 'fitti
So D. A2cf So willie, 11tti No. tiFe $50
aI,a s s,ss Sslss wn,s ' ds 1issf,s nStss
dali cneire NesiuHis ~ h41Hfi eti. Ma. t,@
sss ' sss,i " =, s ss. y ''Nf' ~ N''|
m.s . s sas;. :; ' ss as' s 's
81 nl6 IS s I ssil,s hos, ss ss soo ~ ass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31

Money has been easy ali the week at unchanged
rates The demand for mercantile PURPOSES leyer
was lighter and prime three months bills readily
pass at 3l2 per cent and upward The United States
Treasurer at Washington to-day received $500
National bank notes for redemption. The customs
ceipts 1885, 900. The follow ing is the Clearing
House statement to-day: Currency exchanges,
S50513, 40; currency balances 81, 346, 729; gold
exchanges, S8, 1872 1886 gold balances 81 ,413096.
On the London Stock Exchange, British c0nsols
have huetuated with range of b per cent closing
az a declin' from last Friday. United States bonds
have ruled fGm, aud generally show an Improvement
for the week. The Bank of England made no change
in its rate of discount, which remains at per cent
To-day there was no quotation for money any bull
silver is quoted down to 52lsd. per ounce and Next
silver dollars at 507sd. per ounce. The following
the highest and lowest prices of securities for
the week, and the closing sales to-day and week
o0o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
RrEAsEp PROM rHE cHAReE OF ARsoN.

Captain Woods. of the Long Island City
Police, recently arrested Henry Roster, the
owner Of the tenement house at Jacksonave and Sixth
It, in which four fires have been discovered within two
weeks. Before Recorder McArdle an examination was
held Thursday The frequency Of these fires has caused
panic among the tenants-three families beside Kos
teswbO live in the house, and they began moving out
yesterday The house Is insured for S3OOO ana his fuf
ure for 5000 additOnal and there are MORTGAGES ana
hens upon tie realty OF about $1,000 Peter MinnOcks
Of the tenants testified I'm regard 10 the first three
hfes, two OF which occurred on August 81 Clothing or
bedng each had been set on fire. Roster was re-
ported TO very Indifferent ia regard TO The safety OF
tue house. and have made efforts 70 PUT out the
fires. Several other witnesses we're examined, whose
testimony threw additional light upon the matter
Roster made a statement I'm his own behalf lie was
discharged for lack OF evidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
SECOND noARD-l O'CLOCK p. N.
SAILS FROM -l9 O'CLOCK TO CLOSE Of

Chic V & Quincy
lOO....bc- 100
Ohio q Miss
lOU...bc. IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
DECIsIoNs-Aueusr 80.

SWDerior CoRri-SDecidl TcTm-Bv Judge SpeiT.-
DepnisOn ct al ag Handren al Motion for preliminary
injunction denied with COSTS see memorandum Bond agt
Wesh-COunsei viii present order 70 for settlement
Monday next az - o'clock see memorandum QIirk agt
ct ae receiver be appointed order 10 pc
entered Shilak ag ShillakReerees report is
sent back completion Waters ct al agt Brockey-C0Jl-
mission ordered Gettysburgh National Back KEEL
erOnered short calendar for october IS HiTscler
ae KOeher a-Order OF substitution. Spret agt Grant
Burnett WllOek Hoffman agt. Hume ct all MODhelm
ag Schneider; Waters aet BTOcEley; Miller agt Lewis
KING agt. Kng-Orders granted.
Common PleaS-SDeciGi IeJH-Bv Judge j. F. Daily.
in Of the accounting OF MunseWhere are the
vouchers mentioned pettOni Cushing ag Carpenter
Motion denied order.
Judge Van HOeseT.-BreWer agt HATd.- signed
Tfmmns agt Turnb 1dge-Apphcat0n granted and order
fprlad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31

convenient TO carry the entire market let go their
hold of these stocks with aresnting break in prices
ranging from 2l per cent for Northwest common,
to 5ls per cent for St. Paul preferred This decline
was not without its momentary effect upon the
prices Of all stocks and general fall ensued. But
on the last day. there rally to the sup
port of the Eastern railways. the coal stocks and
Western Union, so that the final losses and gains
for the week are about evenly divided. although
the closing puces are generally below the best of
the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
THE GRAM TRADE

LIVERPOOL Aug 80-A leading grain circular 1.-THE
Wheat markets TUESDAY wen supported IN
0uepce rain which II beginning seriously eOpadize
the unsecured crops while consumers inactive and there
"a no speculation there exists general dspnsnn 10
crease stocks the whole Uofe business has been doing
than days ndpce under the circum
tand,pg in sellers favor particularly white. rOury and
red descriptions American Five ocoast wheat carEocs
were for the Continent Several others ap
treaty. Maize IS held Tor more money Much q the arrivals
90 into store Difficulty select parcels rxquay
ase perfec condition Ic arrivals OF Flour very small
and II becoming scarce There moderate attendance
I'M this market to-day! Upon fair " the transactions
there penny advance cehal on old wheat aud plr
tally on American whites and reds Flour steady
viii fair business doing. toierahy good
slImptive request at a shade Tucsday'sra1cs."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
THE FAfRvIEw MASKED BURGLARS.

Crowds of people collected on Mulberry and
cenrre-s,s yesterday morning. when the four hand
sd burglars arrested for the Fairview robbery.
marched from the Police Central ONCE to the Tombs
Police Court. Inspector Murray, accompanied by five
oaeers kept careful watch upon the prisoners to
thar no combined action OF their friends could aid them
An esea,,2a Assistant DistrictAttOrney Herring and
,he men bers OF the Engle family After
short consultation Justice Wandel again remanded the
sSrtsoners setting down the examination for Monday
nmerning Mr. stacOm, counsel for Ladue, has served
rt of habeas corpus for his eliIn Teturna0le Mon
Iev This for the present. will prevent the removal OF
Ialue 10 New,Jersey upon requistiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
snrmnE rN rHr HARrEM RIyER.

A body was found Thursday floating in the
Harlem River at One-hundred-and-wenty-s xthst. IL
was that OF a about lty-iye years old, and some
what under the medium height with clean shayen face
and brown hair nged with gray The body was dressed
Light eolored coat dark wastcoat and trousers, and
white Undertaking. white handkerchief tied
tightly the eyes, and this taken 10y the police
a. evidence OF suicide. There nothing found for
identification. Deputy Coroner Cushman examined the
corpse, but OF violence could be discovered,
ne eoneurred in the opinion Of the police that tie man
had drowned himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
cor TRADE REVTEW.
Eyom me Engineering and N",fag Journal tug 81, 1879
ANTHRACITE.

Iyra The Engineering GHd Mining Journal aug 81, 1873
ANTHRACITE.
Il We predicted in cur last report. .Ae auc-
lion sale Of the 2sth showed the receipt Of somewhat
higher prices for coal These sales long ago censed 20
he looked upon a. representing the actual condition Of
inc market Tor has been too evident thltthey were
manipulated % suit other ends. whether the last
sale was genuine not u currently stated IT.
ter the sale coal could be bought below the pces
uaid at IT, aud the Pennsylvania Coal Company issued
mellow the auction prices. while 90 Is minated Gl some
parties in the trade that ptsiOn coal can bc bought
from second hand at less tlan CONTRACTORS cr'ulhf
me curtailmcnt OF production ordered for September
Is already producing some good effect, AMI were 20 pc
that prrrs have been advanced, Hnd further advance
tHteatrnod the demand Tor manufacturing purposes
ness Of the country hur long lesfd lhe thiuhE
point, and l. even NV quite good though pricts
ose tbnt the statng facts of the production az auihI
etc having faeu on over 2OOooOO tons NOM that ~
sigsdily Increased durlug tae peso 10 ever plu
of the county. would st the wise uen Of the cOuht
, na.iS" pSspomana. Il Is clear that single
cause crpressinu tn business -e ond Mt ufo
hirh cotnc forward With exclamation ahey say !
We Have 20 pas 40 ceuts ton mofe io our coal sne
Ne cannot stand a. and ~ euud NOT ndnee the cu
companies eve us liked season PRICES, of trfs based
wear Ne fp unabe 10 make contracts anpad. or ai AL
al prices necossary 90 lJd tue trade" They say tis
tuiid.a up rival works iu me West. whlch viii later
ccpt entire Western fude' on wien taiy loimtip
! @Rss1 ~ .aiiprescryatiou whlsh makes the 60
companies grasp at the t,ifswl iast eeut WIZ
- go, ,o latt naryrl az tne short-slgifedusas which
\. surrlY DESTROYING the iodndatons h"gh .whieh
4 based tha prosperity 81 the anthracite iron . tc ana
Nfth "a mat ~ the great coal eUmpanies themselves
With cvety advantage possis ~ the price ~ COAL ann
teil,tt i psaniainre themselves aaninag thn rivalry
Of the cole furnaces bus as Il, sac basiness ~ sipging
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKErs.

LONDON Aug. 3O-Tte Times. financial article
sAthOag transactions IN silver Indian account and
have timr consr uosy assent the market tor
bars become ds5rgaul on the announce
meu the India Council about % increase the amount
Of bills 20 be offered Tor sale"
LONDON. Aug 3u-l2.}O o. m.-EUe Railway shafrs lCi
do preferred, 80 Reading llau ad l6ie
LYNDON. Aug 3u-lBu o. uIPari5 adyccs quote hve per
cent renfes 2 30 ccntlnr- iOr
LONDON Aug 3O-33O b. m.-Erio RAILWAY SHARES 10.
LONDON Aug. 80 ui.-- L. q. bonds lSbls lNI Erie
Railway shares 10 do preferred 322 Illinois Central 81
Reading EarOad 1914 Pans adyioes quote ave prr cent
rrntos 2 francs 10 ceuiInies Tor the account.
PARIS Aug 3O-EXCuaugc London, ~ francs ga cen
i'm short sight
BERIN Aug. 3OThe Imperial Bark Of Germany has raised
Of discount 90 cent and for short loans 20 per
eguf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
THE COURTS.
; oncING-HOITsE OWNERS COMpLAINT

ALoDGINGHoUsE oWNERs COMPLAINT
A suit, suggested, perhaps, by the baby
..riaee suit came Yesterday before Judge speir in
s,urene Court, Special Term. Charles DeDnisOn and
,en Deunison owners OF property in Albanyst. have
suod John W. Hsndren and others, machinsts to stop
en- noise Of the rvetinR Of boilers which the plaintiffs
cav goes on at night and Sundays, that the tenants
~ the property driven away. The defendants deny
charge ms 10 nights and Sundays. and say that the
oe Of their riveting drowned by the
mt their shop is in part at the city gwen up to
ecbanieal trades, and they have 100000 invested I'm
a. Jndge sper in view Of these facts and especially Of
be tact that the defendants business has been carried
=, nearly i've times long the PLANTING lodging
house concludes that tie questions in the suit should be
fred regularly, aud that no preliminary injunction
snould Do granted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31

Futures active request though at irregular
ptlces receipts the ports heavy ami TIE liver
poo aaycas August closed 10 prints lower aud zoe
next sales YESTERDAY ffer
9 p. m.tAagust l2l9. 1918, lsl6 scplember ll6d,
ber il3S ll32. ll.38 lL32. ll.Sii November. lib,
liz December. ilO2 ll.Ost January lLl0i bel
i2iG I2ii, 1918 la.i2 1905 September 90, ll6l,
IDOL lle2 October. ll39 ilI5 ,S2 ii3Y5i y So.
December lOi l1o5 January, HOS total ~ 500 halei
grand tqt 3GO.O bales Pint Cail-october lla2 total
third Cal-Aagust l2Osi Total 400 bales Fusnfes closed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
,IFICIAL REPORT N. l. MINING STOCK E1-
UHAHGE SALES. AUGUST 80. 1878.
rlRsr CALI O'CLOCK A. NJ.
THIRD CALI-2:30 2. VI.
FRIDAY. Aug. 3O-P. N.

The transactions in stocks during the week end
ing 60 day only aggregated 4S2,25l shares, against
G7g 1913 shares for the preceding week, and 7732ls
shares for che week previous to that. The fore
going statement would seem to charaoterize SUM-
GENTLY market which has been gwen over to the
matched orders of three four operators. The I'M
;,nnortant although widely heraded grand results
or the Saratoga railroad convention fell
DAT upon the market. because, if the re-
sults amounted to all that is claimed
for them, they had been more than discounted III
the market By a rise of 10 per cent IN Lake shore
and Michigan Central stocks, aud OF . per cent III
Central and Hudson. Until after the middle OF tue
week, the fluctuations in prices generally were aI-
important aud undressing; but while the shares
a. the Fastern railways and of Western Union were
firmly held at full prices, there an inclination
by the Wisconsin stocks TO yield continually to the
inexorable logic Of events And finally, the
cliqges 10 the other stocks, seemingiy hpdlng 1t r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31

State of NPw-York coycred :: Gold cleared. 81
co., 600, gold balances, $s00,000; currency bal
anees, %894, 1852.
F0reiRh exchange, after being lower early in the
week streus thencd, and the rates were advanced
three CIda To-day the rates were firm at the
following tglatafOuE:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
EEL ESTATE.

NEw.YoRK. Friday, Aug 80, 1873.
The following sales were held at the Ex-
change Salesroom to-day:
BVL J. q T. Phillips.
5-etnry brick buildings with lots, Nos 81 and 90
Leuissi, cor OF Nos 203, 2932 aud poo
StantOns each lot 25xiO0; Charles Renecke $50 400
BE- HBL ReaneliV
4-Rtcfy brown stone house With lot No AL West
22d.st s. 40 &c OF lOth-ave, lot l6.8x9S9i Jno -
aAedle..sss fOOO
BH BerldTd SfaVt
lots West lf3d.st running thrOagh 10 144th-st.
l50ft W OF Ith-ave, each 25Xl99.16 United states
Trust Co 1000
RECORDED REA1 ESTATE TRAN5FER3
YORK CITY
70 IsidSr saberski -. ....-...... sl 700
same property Jenuie Kanbrowltob TO same.... 1860
Ge0rge-af, 5 " (24th Wardl, 59NlOO.
and also FOTest,avf, w 5, 1864 ft Of WailsL 1916
x2O0j John + Re1Iney 70 William 4 Kemney-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
THE CnrTnN TRADE.

LIVERPOOL, Aug so This weeks circular o. the Liverpool
Cation rokers Association "The cotton market
been quiet throughout the week particularly at the close
moderate done Quotations % some descriptions
ara reduced. In moderate demand
which was freely supplied previous quotations Ia Isl
and " small bufnrsss 10 previous prices. Fu
ufes are very dult Inactive There considerable
prensure sell "Wednesday and THURSDAY, aud putcs de
clinrd b. III. irom the nrnylnuH IhnTalaY.a.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31

In Paris, the 3 per cent French rentes ranged be-
tween Hiss and 1920, closing at 1920, as
against 112.07l2 week ago. Sight exchange on
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Rail
way makes the following report of Its business for
the month of July:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
Total share, sold for the week. 1925
tx dividend.

While the Wisconsin stocks to-day continued
heavy and recorded further declines, the tactics in
the remainder Of the market were reversed from
those of yesterday, and prices were sustained and
even advanced. In the granger stocks, there
was an early improvement of about 4 per cent in
sympathy with the better tone " of the general
market, but later st. Paul common sold down to
2sss and is quoted closing at 2S3l, while it is
matter OF fact that the last saes-just one minute
too late to permit of the quotatiO under the rules
of the Exchange-were at 2Sl2. st. Paul preferred
sold down to GOas and closed at its
lowest price :. -. Northwest common fell to
preferred after selling down to 66s closed at 66ls
Rock Island was particularly strong, rising 10 1163l,
and both classes of the Hannibal and st. Joseph
stocks were higher the common selling up to l34
IA 1885, and the preferred to 33SiG3ios.
In Lake Shore dealings there was nothing new /;
the transactions amounted to 1900 shares, and the
usual claqucrs, who were present all the day-and
sometimes entirely alOne-sucCceded I'm bidding the
price mp from 80 10 653iG656s. Michigan Central
also rose TO 69ls, but closed at GSi, and Central
and Hudson recovered to | 12i. But Erie contin-
ued to stagger at 153iGl 5l2. The cash assessment
OH this stock, which Is 10 become payable before
October 81, begins TO look formidable as the time
of payment approaches.
In the coal shares, the elrly movement of the day
was extremely lively thu urgent demand for Della
ware, L1ckawanna and Western carrying ITS price
from z 525s within the first fifteen minutes Of
business. But alter tr there lull, with sales
as low as j2l4 succeeded 10y another brisk demand,
which lifted the price 10 - y, from which there
"a reaction 10 J25s Delaware and Hudson rose to
50ls, and closed at that hgure. But Morris and
Essex seems 10 have been forgotten IN the late
manipulation. because after selling mp 10 S3l2 IN the
early hours it was permitted to sell low as S2l2
closing at 81 "a bid aud S2'h asked Western Union
also was a special favOrIte, and rapidly advanced
from 80. its opening price to 03ls. After that il
declined to 90 p again To 93l4 at which latter
figure il was selling at 2:l5 p ~, but closing with
a sale of 800 shares &C OPS. The market closed
feverish and irregular. '-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
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