The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-15
FINANCIAL Avn COxMERUfAL

THURSDAY, March 14-P. M.-The opera
tons Mt the stock Exchange reflected Vows pro-
sentcd in this mornings columns. but there wns
show Of strength in the earlier movements
which indicated n desire on the part Of holders
81 make n market on which they could further
unload their holdings. Nevertheless some
specinltics. such rs Lake Shore, again resisted
the decline. and this stock dropped only from
63'i to co.. while the remainder Of tho list re-
corded n more important depression. Tho
break in Pacific Mail wns exceptional. this stock
dropping a, y cent. to 49,, as ngninst 2ih yes
tcrday: but Western Union. II may b. added. was
per cont. lower ut 1914 and the Northwest
erns fell away also per cent. to Az for the COM
mon. aud to 6st for the preferred The short
interest. however. in Pacific Mail WINS much
greater when the Exchange closed than usual.
and the benrs innv possibly he Nv strd hy this
simple fnct, Lake Shore stood mp remarkably
well. IN view.2t the large AMOUNTS. which con
predict Considerably higher prIces when The
present furry s over; while In the Northwest
ems the drop + natural IN view Of III" int that
only n few weeks nvc the prir"- were 81, and
59t ior the common and prrferrrd respectively.
In the ~. Paul sharrs there were n An consid-
CROFT "a, 1ns wn ,s ,n TO- PROV oyrr.
parntvriy firmly held. ia will be- q. served IN the
changes below. The 's,Hl stocks. although weak.
did not enter prominently into Tia" movements
ofthe dhyi IN, In The. iisc'llnn"9us shares. g.,
C. 9gl ,lr2nisa ,s H?; AMI Err ranged
PITTSBURGH -"ld Mt 700 So iaT0' Il ,sk island
49,. ssll"r 5 for 50 snqrrs aia. h,ly"r 81; chi.
@iOlS for 400 amounts. a lO2 for B5-shnre lots ;
hut Wabash took downward turn lr'an y To
r fS. and a2s RI o oSE,F" n, 4 "a!
Union ParIll' took II further upward turn OF .
{ cent 20 =. closing ut thu best figures Of tho
DAY. The changes In the other shares viii bc
in The yew York Mining s,o.k Excnopgc.
% buyer 3, ss5a6':: and Plumas was also very very
strong ut IN advance 10 1895. American Con.
solidntel sold ut '.@li'., buyer 80: md I5..r
Lacrosse apcrnt ions. however. although prom
inent reflected considerable manIpuIrtion
among thor" who nrn loaded NJ with the stock
who arpsnrad anxious ~ really.
gsoi q Shiich Lax sseors represented q 'lsj {;
preierrcd 4 500; Wc.,ern Xnion. 2S'5o Ds 9,
M Eq s Sa Esq. SrraSsE'E sl 9th oGt
and and pisSGr u Pa t. ia eG, Gfvsrna
Pacific, LAS; Atlantic and Pncld, Telegraph.
$50: Chicag1. Burlington and Danny. ass
trni. SO; Sew jersey Central, SIS; H. Louis.
hannsss .!ty AMI Northern. 200 DC: preferrnd.
Ontario Silver, ioo: and United States EXbiress.
80
The gold market opened strong. and tempo
rHry advanced to i0i ,. but the bulk 81 tho
business wns ut l0i. with final transactions at
the lower figures,
The home and foreign navires. So far as nj.
fectinE the market. were unimpotinnt.
The following were the punciral quoiauons
iOOnA ............ lOi IIltiuAN inl
luul ..... LIN. lInp " ........... lOI
In i.ans the ran. pail Tor having balances carried
were 3. ~ I. a., aud L cent
E1e ss is s ssS.i g. ~ Of a &c.
AMI curreuc, balances. 81 fsp'< Tho Sh0 Treasury
redeemed ssNOr IN rltd huiis aud PAID ont IN com
interest m thc public debt y 1.up
TIL" dnNs business ~ the tnited states Snp.rrcasury
va cod receipts. sim!nia; gold r,vmcnis. $40,
~ 81 enlh balance. tiA I5i-+ ~. currency rcr,pt
t5lnoi2 ~. currrnc, payments. s1s7 Sti ~. currency
balance si2 ia. fa7 m cu-tnns t2fnibt
The internal revenue revenue rrrrpts ~ Washington
today were sijOuo. and the custom receipts spniDi
The Treasury al-n received ft,tDl national bank
nuies Ter rdrmatinn
fotegn exchange ruled nrm at ~ All md - So for
time AMI demand dtnis respectively. with -sht con.
cessnlis IN actual business
~ ne money market call loans were offered ~ t,@t
cent, and prime mercantile ualer passed at isst.
tnNcrnnicnt bonds were active hat luNcT.
1urncc ~ reai,Htinns printipally IN tho a., CENTS
Iher" was also an active trHdr ~ iT- ~ ri iSs and
the lutns
Tho following were IA. 4 chasing nrtcas