The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-01
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

THURSDAY. Jan. 31-P. M.-The opera
tons at the Stock Exchange reflected n better
distributed business. and prices Of the leading
shares recovered about | r. cont. H. result Of
tho action " tho representatives Of the trunk
lines in practically adjusting their differences
on Wcst-boun freight The transactions Of
the day. however. were principally confined II
Lake shore. the Western shares. and the coal
stocks. the first named advancing to 90 under
the influence of liberal purchases for the shorts
whilc ut til" same time Northwestern common
rallied 10 36 s. the preferred to GA. 81. Paul 10
3s's. and the preferred TO ca New York
Central recovered Ia LOG. and Michigan
Central 10 81 Delaware. Lackawanna aud
Western having advanced 5, TO jO's: Delaware
and Hudson Z, to jO',; New Jersey Central s.,
10 lGs; Illinois Central = TO IS is; st. Louis
Kansas City and Northern. a to A.: and Wa
bash also a to 49,. Western Union ranged at
77is@ 7G'sm 77%@77; and Eric at 9A@g's for 40
shares. and o.. buyer 3. Hannibal and st. Jo-
scph Preferred sold at %. buyer B. and "a, reg
uar way: Pacific Mail at 80; Union Pacific at
81 ,@f7A: Rock Island nj 9g't a 90 w. :and Ohios
nj 7ismf's In the final hour there were FREQ
offerings to-. rrnlizn the improvement in the
market: added to active sales Of Northwestern
Common. ST. Paul Common. and Lake Shore,
hy operators recently identified with the bull
movement " last week. which caused the prices
Tho remainder Of the list was not prominently
dealt in
In The Mining Stock Exchange, an active
speculation was noted. Bertha and Edith stock
further advanced 10 -. buyer 60; Moose selling
uyer sS an AH 6ynr G H"1 inE n, s. Soa
ton nj 2.l0m lao; ana King Mountain at 3.3jer
3.iu. buyer Is.
Tho total number Of shares donlt I'm WIS
j.l1l. OF which Lake Shore represented - .32j !;
Delaware Ihckawunna and Western. II 1871 81
Penn, 1900; 10, prni,rrcd. $40; Northwestern.
3Gm, New York Central. 1850: Erie, l.i3O;
Delaware aud Hudson Canal. | .sG2; Illinois
Central. ll25 s.. Louis, Kansas City and North
trail. 700; Rock Island. $40: Mnrip.sa, loo: Nor
RI and tsssN. $50; ohio~ 39o Wabash, 200;
Union Pacific poo; hannibal and ST. Joseph
preferred, 800: Cleveland and Pittsburgh. 21l !:
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy. 10; C.. G.. G..
AMI l.. 100; knnsas parifr. 100; Michigan Can-
trial. 10: New Jersey southern. poo Pacific
Mail. 100; Ontario Silver. 100; and Fort Wayne.
Tho gold market. under the influence Of lin
crnl offerings hv spectators who desired 10
rcali2e the r"rcnt advance. added To- the rcduc-
ton in the Bank of England discount rate to 2
e. cont; became weak. aud declined 10 l0l -.
The volume of business. however. was loss inn
portani and th' fact that the further considera-
postponed until Monday noNt inclined the mar
kot To heaviness and dulness.
The following were the principal quotations.
il "2 i": tx tx I"s 3 @5FFNH IlSI
In loan. ihc. rates n,i ior having balances carried
Wtfr . 4 a.. =. aII q V cent
The total Hf ie gold Department ~ fhr Stock
Fschfn-' wcu 50 HOOD. cdi balances ~ - o..
amt currency balances. ~ ~ al Tur Sub frca~ntv
rifnDIur sIiirFt if ticd hnl- and lAll ot n cola
interest nf. lif. public dthf slfgifn
Tho days business a. the United states subTrea .urv
Wa. Gold Receipts. s2li 1~7tf. sold payments tpHi
'sa ~. gold balance. tlu-,wl ~ ". vote rccrint.
sf,- iettf note pRvWs-ts siai.ti 49, note balance.
So 81 ~ 90 customs. S1H.Hsi
TIE Internal revenue Receipts ~ Washington TODAY
utfc ~-lNuln ami the customs recent. s1lHtrH The
Treasury also received s-F.uu in national bank
fof roNtununn
The Rtnh of En.iaud gained in specie ciiFor1 during
tn past week. hut the Bank of France lost "lefep
trance dufnl iuc .tu' period
rhc r'lrcop'. a. ne SUB Treasury 'or the month Of
iauuar, urnHufr o. SI t,~ 80 ~ AMI the fuHl di.
hnr.cmrni. footed ur s7'47oo.. fne receipts tor
customs Iurin- the MONTH wen ssaiAi t ~. a. ere
~ i~' as compared with thc corresponding period
/ Of ISL
rof,4n cNchansc ruled heavy n - ~ for oo davs'
hl. uut demand drafts were reduced rom - -, To-
! ~ ~
! Do tho money market thcr was ample supply of
lNanH''. iurh~ Ou rl Af tsi cont aud prime upr.
! cunfl' Ar cpfaucN~ passed 90 1nfis
tNNt rful.rf hnfi- &C. HsrfOd weaker tome tn
lhfNN with ~ lthNui of guh tourln l7- solt 40
l.ns fiNA Registered dt ~ lnfi coupon i~t~
IT, rDll.srtt . f i-si a. itsi coupon do 40 If.i,
r.I>'f. is on l~~i NJ iIi .sp. cuuron do at n1s.
r-I rtt inil. 81 lN-'. coupon a. r cents iiHs
| i0'i u0... ant coupon - At lu1 The market Wa,
| Nrfu,t At tie Gloss
| Iat f.ll.,Nttts "a, - ,ta 4 y N CLOSING uri,cs.