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New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
1881. The popular subscriptions TO the new 4 per
cent loan continue large as the suboined table Of

These have been large enough to warrant the
calling in of the remaining outstanding 5-2Os OF
1865, which amounted to $10,996, 100. and the
next bonds to be called on account OF the
per cent subscriptions will be the 5-2Os Of 1857,
of which there are outstanding $3lO,6l4, 900. Inc
5-20s of 1865 have therefore disappeared rom
the list of quotations, leaving the 1868 as the
first of the 5-20s. The 1863 declined naturally;
and the quotation for the 18GSs, small loan @ ana
not actively dealt D also fell considerably ne
419 per cents were also easier but the rest OF the
list was steady, and 6s of 1881 strong all the wav
out. The market to-day was dull and without
feature. The following are the highest ana lowest
prices for the week. and the closing sales to-day aud
a week ago:
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
THE GRAIN TRADE.

LIVERPOOL. Dec 2uA leaGlng gram circular - 80
Wheat be inactive but prices have scare
given way Iu floating depsfimen rioss Rre houns.D
since Tuesday heat has iuilf nia
ianed previous quotations moderate trace wa. dons 70
dar ned Wiuef lenny ceBh ihan on Iuos
Jay Willie supporting that days quostions' Win fahe'
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Hsv.YoHK. Dec. e0.-bEEvEs- Receipts, including ~
carr for Mr Eastman which not reached the yards al
M but probably arrived during toe ,fter
nom were i2i cars 6Si head1O at Jersey City,
aua e0lhs Total since saturday lS.o head
for tho correspondence ak days last week,
twill be remembered that Wednesday the market at
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21

Tie whole market to-day wa que; and generally
easier. In Paris the , per cent French renicS
ranged between 1l2SO and 1926 francs. closing
M I2.gJ AGAINST 1920 "A week ago. sight cA-
change on London closed at 2j.3l the price week
ago having been 2Jj2l2.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
Total shares sold for the week $40
'34 buyer go days.

'3i buyer 90 days
The stock market to-day proved TO I've as uuccr-
tain as the weather on an April day. Sunshine aud
clouds as represented hy the rise and fall Of prices.
sncceeded each other in rapid succession but the
day ended with bright, clear sunset.
All the disturbing TumOrs ot the morning
in regard TO an issac Of bonds by thc
Lake Shore Company were dispcliod by positive
denials. and by statements from the company show
ing that no necessity for such an issue
existed. The dividends Of per cent on
the Lake Shore stock and OF per cent
on the Michigan Central stocks were announced,
with surpluscs remaining after the payment Of tire
DIVIDEND These carried Lake shore from Csc
lthe price to which il had declIucdl TO 70a COS,
and Michigan Central from II 10 l's. But
il was reserved for Northwest common
stock to make the most brilliant exhibition.
The St. Pauis. although less responsive.
we're firm and higher. Ere declined 10
1884 Central and Hudson Was without sales,
but was quoted at FROM 11Oaall1. Rock Island
barely held ITS late advance. Union Pacific, which
to-day sold ex dividend OF L. per cent, steady,
and Wabash dull at 207s02lii.
The coal stocks also were higher, although not
fully sustaining their advances at the end. Western
Union after selling at g37s094l2 closed at 80, eX
dividend Of | u per cent.
The general market closed IN Il fever Oi excite
ment, difficult to describe
RANGK or THB STOCK MARKYr.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21

LAKE SHORE AND MICHIGAN SOUTHERN.
The directors OF The LAX" Shore aud VI cliSan South
eru Railroad to-day declared a dividend U per cent Gu
a.. ruIl STOCK upon The o! the Treasure 70
estimated report Of the business ut the company Tor
year ending December 81 ISIS. The rrlOrt compares
with the Official report of 1877 ls follows:
1877 1873. Differences
cAuIGg7s sl3,JOj. ljb Sli.OD-GJi Inc tiJi1Jj
operating expenses ....- -..,o,., -. - ,5.,
and taxes ~ 1j,ibp ',lNAJ0o De'' '''''-
Set earnings ti,Jil,lyj t5,jlEIlI luc. st'bt1l7
bcdnCt for interest
debt. rentals
hakng fund and
dividend UH guar
auccd stock 3,O1J.b'I 5OthVb' DEC -'''''
balance - sL5I5s3G s25I7.7Il Inc. si.OO3,l7
The other charges fpr 1873 were:
PitisbuIg and Lake ,.,
ETr rtu- t-,WUyI
CorstTurtOl 2udOil
Ashtabula accident fh"I'
ToaI Si7G iG3
~. an,s remaining. 4-,JiL,A.o
Prom which per
cent dividend
paid August ]. -..
sm1untuE tO. Siol,OOo
s cent diV-
l.97SCG0
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21

evening 10 $40 bales To-day First Csll-January elA
Fe5ruary 029 $50 maaen. ots Agsi yos MN. sSi ~;
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21

A moderately active business was doue in United
States securities during tho week in the way of
Investment but less in speculation than last week
Dealings wers condocd CHIEFLY 70 the Us aud 5s OF
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
THE COTTON TRADE.

inquiry Flour unchanged Corn was fairly sold
prices turn lower"
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
sAS FEASCisco CLosIsG PRICES OF MISSING srO'Ks.
r..

Sierra Nevada opened at 4Gl2, and advanced 10 Ia,
at which price IT closed
The gross earnings of the Burlington Cedar
RAPIDS and Northern Railroad are reported as fol-
lows: - ,c-,
Second week of December s3gG37 $2Hi20 Dec Al l2uS
January to December l,lJ9oJI li5l4?2 Inc 27li1o
The receipts of nour and grain at the principal
Atlantic ports this 2Olh day of December were:
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
Dtal bush. 900. l82.689 IOO.lOo
900

The following are the imports of dry goods at the
port OF New-York for the week ending tins date and
the beginning of the year. compared with the
corresponding periods of prev yiOus years
For the week 1876 1877. 1879.
Entered at the port SG3l ,a96 SJ7iGOS Sllm.SO0
Thrown on market. 114,93S eJSUUG IL ,iIJ
since Jan 1
Entere at the port. II 4,53t 7Gs7a920 TJ057,S56
TIL own on market. 79iSl42O 77gi25ga 7iGb5. rs:
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
THE MONEY MARKET.

OFFICIAL REPORT NJ y. STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Asrported BY ne cold and Stock Telegraph Co.
FRIDAY. DEC. 90 1873
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
LIVE srncK MARKErs-BY rELEuRAPH

RlrFNLO Dec 2O-CATHE- Receipts to-day, ,292 head;
tot for The week ;hu. 974l head for the same tms
last week head receipts cons gned through 3z ears
incTpas In receipts for the wCe 90 demand far and
prices stronger for best grades: Common Bntcrs STOCK
Cattle lower sales, SiDpers steers u s. az ";
|ujchers' Steers. - 25dS4 Cows :! 229o3i Stokefs
G0dHl gO Neaiges So Bulls. 13d-z 30 70 cars Oh
Common Butchers gtalVs remain unsOd IN the yarls
.yuTEP ANu INB--Hecepts today 300 head to'M Tor
tbe week thus Tar, 1900 for The same time lst
week 2G30O bea!; receipts consigned through ~ ears
.et moderately prices unchanged, IAN shlanK
demand: sales Fa.c 10 Good Nesteri sheep 20 81
Common, 81 5rG 20 Extra, ~ lOdSl % western
Iami. = q - 80; C3B4da Limhs, ~ 3UGS3 81 ,
HUGs-eccP;s sy 54O5 head total for the week tHns
far IS 20 al; lOT Sie time last week 4Slloi
receipts CONSIGNED through 81 cars market dull and CO.
receipts; sales Yorkots, - 1Od1Z
= taS-S 70 @"~
nf,st Iigs - ~ 70 Philadelphia, 81 Ho9ss
F1sr IIRRRTY, Dee. 20 -CArTtE-hsceipts tohay
al head OF hFougi i.as3 heaa OF local stess 20
business 10 day except at retail. -, a., -. H..
Ho6s-Recelpts today; S35 heal total Tor fegr das
head SOrkers ~ a az 71i Phad"phas ~ - 3D.
~.iaEP-Iecepts today 600 head total for touI days
& ,Ub head none for sale.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21

The following were the receipts and shipments at
and from Chicago and Milwaukee to-day, as re-
ported by telegraph
receipts Shipments
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
THE MARX ETS.

TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
p,, North R,ver vessels and Rdiiroods.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
El,l Is4
leaving asurPius Of

Leaving Surplusm s"-''No
A.wc have md the sworn report oi the company.
made To- the -iatf Lus'urrs oi Now -lolk i'r nm"
fnnutl, ur lo september 80 1878. IN CHIEF .nit- ~
The prrsrit report centre, m the brsurss Tor tno last
tBrrr months, which II gives ar follows:
1871 1873
'ii.' iGr ycsr 49,. sis5O5.I5s sILoo2.Goi
Srgi. "a. -. g7Ci.29s IooIG5l!
"I'Is iS 19. sa7iseo sA9sGasO Inc. s2i5.52O
tor iiIrF ins Ftlr $sgG39G5 ss.isI.oss
'ioI.liGS 10 51p1' 20 aC'''"''' ' cG7a7ao o5o2e6e
" De- IT, s22sI2o5 s'.os22li Dec s3Jls0l
N,r r,irrrc,ofOrt. ,
to Ucs 81 ..--. %li1h.hh1 r-"p'"'' Inc N"''''l'
Ilu. showing that urr ia.i Of t!c increase oI -ius'
earnings ibrrrf uItAe OF hc decrease III o au"s
cvpru.r-, G over "u'h hl "i t"o increase ~ I" h.l
ell ruIpgS occurred duuu2 the las. quarter ~ 'Hc 'ht
will prove a ipr'," 10 rycr'Oar arqlal"t q WIN
he un',r, Il Ur bu ss 1ad the rates curing t'
prr. ID. II viii hC observed iHu U' instruction az
count /, s kcut upru. Eut FOR further ininim1'iln u
lIl m urcr, AIRY 10 wait the detailed rcpur; of the
corlrany. when VIII not nc issued until next May.
MICHIGAN Central.
The Michigan Central report IA for six months, to end
December 81 1875, and furnishes fewer particulars
than does that of the Lake shore Company The state
mrnt Is ~ follows:
Cross ca!H'Ugs .....- ......-..-...- ~ ,"v ,"vy, ,'
~, .,r,,,n,. ................ 81 Cs q 500 90
tpcr.st aud rental, ............ h2lHGJ 90
Leaves q 80 100 per ssjo5lO %
Paid floating debt In shape 81 note. "i .! tH S,'h
pI%y % %s .6 Ta' o SGl WsTs foT aa at 6aaIs , e5eso
p.,.nco ........................ s:Oe3OO 7.
A dividend Of per cent. payable February |. 60, oo
1919 declared. requiring ...-'-.''-''' F"'''o' wv
rosv,Dv sunln, Observation-Disclosures. s3s5s6 ~
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21

~ 49, .asassHsH
st j.. X & a. North
l0G. bcs3 62
st Louis and s FT
100 be. 4
IT I, q Sn TT pref
100. be. 4sG
Mo Kan e. Tex
100 be-. 6Le
900. ..b60. 6h2
& Il & q
80. he. .l07 u
Canada Southern
80 ...bc. 3S Is
Ohio ana Miss
100. bee. 7sl
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
FIRST BoaRD-IOIa O'CLOCK A.. W.

~ dtONOssssssss ~
North Car Us Ola
J 4 ]
1000. ...0c 1S p
n Cat Is Old A Il o
1000. be. 10 3
n Car Us new AGO
1000. be. IL =
Louisiana Con 1s
1000. be. 7O'4
n j G lst COns0l
as....nNnA
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
GOVERNMENT STOCK DEPARTMENT

FIRST cALL-1Ola O'CLOCK A. NJ.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-21

d tie sworn report Of the company,
ltr Lng'urris of ScW-loik 'ur nm.
l,cmb,r 30. 1875. IN chief .nt.,,-i n
r. centres 900 the business Tor 100 last
hlch IL gives az follows:
1871. 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
THE STATE OF TRADE.


LIVERPOOL 2l-Pork-Eastern, dun at 52 Western
dun at 40. BacOn-CumOerland Cut steady at % short
RIB steady at 29 Long Clear steady at 27E Short Clear
firm 29 Cd Hams-LOng cut 6rmer az 49, shoulders firm
9O; Prime Mess dull at l2. Lard-Pnme western
hTmeF at 30. Talow-Pume City dull az 81 TurDenune
AZ TO- Cheese-Amercan Choice steady at As ID Lard OIL
dun at 35 Flour-Extra state dull at 25 Wheat NO
Spring steady at 4d No. sprhg steaay az Slddddi
New steady az % 81 Cotton Seed Ol-NOne IN the mar
LIVERPOOL June 2l-l2:30 p. m.-COtOn dllli Midd.sng
Upanl cid MiddlnR Orleans 81 e sales OF the DAY G0OO
bales iuc bales for speculation and export Re-
cepts 400 bales including $50 bales American Futures,
sellers az isd. decline Uplands Low Mddng clause June
delivery al Uplands Low Middng clause July ana Aug
ust deyery "a Uplauds. Middling clause. August
and september delivery bAli pa,nos L9N Low s M sS'
September and october delivery bil li asO oy9 Opsha
LOW MDdmg ause October and November delivery bd;
Uplands Low Aiddhng clause. New CrOn pped Oetooef
and November SAIL 6sigf saes OF the Week Ots
exporters spectators took 5000 baesi total
stock $4,000 bales; American 665 600 baes total receipts
2gOJO bales American, $4,000 baesi actual export 1O0O
bales amount Cotton aOat 2l7 900 bales American So
bales forwarded from the ships size direct 70 spnneis
5000 nales American week. $4,000 bales The
including SuuO qrs American
LIVERPOOL June 2l-l: .. m.-Cheese 4Q per cwL lor
the best grades Of American Beet 72 erce Tor Prime
Moss 33i for American. Bacon, - per cWI
for Lon Clear Nddes and 29Cd for short Clear Mddes
% yEeP9oI; ~ 9 & m June o EZ Px IF Wesfs Wheat i6
per GENIAL Tor average California White and ~ dalOed'
Tor California CLUB - -. -, ,,.. -. -,
included 800 bales American Futures-Uplands Low MID
ding clause Crop shipped NJvember ana December SAT-
6sd The market for Yarns ana Fabrics az Manchester 10
LvFEro6i Jane 25 dull but steady.
LIVERPOOL, June 2l-6 p. m. Common kosln' asd daL
LONDON. June -Eveuing-Calcutta Llnseed 4s9d d49
per or. LinseedCak IS 1" per Ton ,,or
HAwBURG June 2-Lard closed at 394 MARKS per 100 D.
HAvRE 2l-Lard closed at47 4d4o francs per % kos
New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE,
Fer North Rirer, Vessels dnd Railroads.
ERInAY Innn u. ll
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

FRIDAY. June q, 1873.
AsHEs-In small demand; Pots, 40: Pearls, 52la6c;
BEESWAX-In moderate demand Western and southern
Yellow, 26is a27sc.
CANOLEs-In jobblng sale; steady
COFFEE-IiO dun unchanged. l3dl6hc, Ordinary 10
Prime CarROes 700 bags HOrOX" here 300 eN
Surprise In NeWO Oreaus 500 "Sp0tless IN Baltimore
private dispatch r0m Rio dstei June 49, reported
since 2 5000 bags shipments 20 American ports
stock 5000 bags average daily receipts $1,000 bags
price $500 exchange % ~ O steamer % New YORK.
OiO bags A dispatch London today quoted Good
CTnCCORY quiet Unchanged German, 5ad5'e. Eng
6Cot.Dui AZ ola prices Caracas lGdlsc; ST. Domin
COAI-A kinds fairly active. a. steady rates Liverpool
House Caurel sI2oEl3. Liverpool Gas do, 50 30 Newca
tlr do Cakug SO 7J0@4. Provincial, <lae 30, currency;
psun yyaria and WcstmOTeald Gas 50 6D1So: West Nr
- 30; Anthracite, % 25Gfl TO- by the cargo.
COOPEKAGE srOCk-Frm, moderately active.
C0TT0N-spoI Cotton steadv fairly active for home
Gsg for spnuuc % speculation Loo bales we've dow
cTei on contract, Receipts the ports to-day, l,ssI bales
ara lI this day last week. Loss last years Tor week
10000 bales a-au- llOii ast We g. SOl5 us week last
dnrug snne period la- season Good OnhnaTy lu'Isr
Low MmIlug Hue. M.dillng Url1ids lltsc. Futuits
moderately arIye, closing o l2 punt lower sales last
evening $500 baeL To-day Firsi NoNembcr lU.35
Tnrd ta'-Jurc o.. .tr. u co. ll5ls August, ll5C;
October. Ot November. 10 81. 1892 Nay, llSl tnia
b1lcs Also, tosHy June, 24d nt Loo do r. De-
icuiler, I.gJl 1906 october llOidilO1; Novcuhes
Iu.g1GlOgs. Dcctirrrr. lOyJd og2; February, 40. :
NaTch, lIlt; APr ll22 May, ~ 81 a. 1875 tpta 5000
grand U,a O. 500 bales. or pad 10 exchange 100
U..I. Z. HHH# FI#. a
New-York tribune., 1878-06-22

turn IN the Louisiana consolidated rs from 72os
week ago to 1888 to-day. The sales Of the District
OF Columbia 3-65s were on q diminished scale, and
were to-day at about S3S40S4. Other bonds were
neglected.
There was nothing dong in city bank stocks re-
quiring special comment and there were no sales to-
day.
The dealings in railroad bonds were on fairly
active SCALE though less than in the previous week.
being influenced by the speculation in stocks. In
t0-days trading Elevated Railroad irsts nota-
S iG last hgh Northwest to conso Wefe
steady at 10, and gold bonds barely so
at 90; Jersey Central firsts ruling firm at i l4ss
consolidated assented" at 71lsG71l4, Lehigh
bonds at 40, and Rock island new 40-years 6s at
1922 irsts of c.. c. and !. C.fell to 36l2 Lake
Shore second con. registered selling at 90l2 F;
New York Ceutras 6s of 1887 at 105l2, Canada
Southern debenture certificates at Yea Ohio and
Mississippi consolidated sinking fund, at 1912 I'm
ion Pacific frsts at 10S Missouri Pacific tirsts at
1888, Rensselaer, and Saratoga tirsts at 1l5, To-
ledo aud Wabash seconds, eX-NOvembeT 1877, cou-
pom, at 654 and Grand Rapids and Indiana hrsts az
SOL.
There were no new or extraneOusnfuences affect
ing the gold market during the week. yet the price
declined from 1908 to lOO0s perhaps on the eX-
pectatlOn that the Treasury VIII begin the
Business to-day was at 1OO5s On gold loans the bOr-
rowing rates were 2l2, 2, ll2 and per cent per
aunum. The Sub-1Teasury disbursements for the
week were $4,000 interest and $4,000 called
The day business of the gold clearing department
of the Bank of the State of New-fOrk covered (:
Gld God cleared $S,871OOO; sod gold dg balances 9o25I
600; currency balances, T979,034. The gold
quotations were as follows:
lO..................lOOSl l3............-....100hs
Foreign exchange was quiet all the week, but
strong, safely below the specie shipping point now
ever. Selling rates to-day were on the basis OF
VI S4I20Sl 50 for 6O-days hlHs, ana u ooi2a
81 81 for demand to the {. We subIon current
quotations
New-York tribune., 1878-06-22

Money has been in plentiful supply all the week,
and call loans have ranged az 2G3 per cent on all
kinds of collateral, while prime mercantile paper,
scaut "a TO Offering found ready sale at 32 per cent
and upward. The United States Treasurer at Wash
ington to-day received Sl,2O0,O0O National bank
notes for redemption. The customs receipts were
$4,000, and internal revenue receipts 1888, 600.
The following is the Clearinghouse statement
to-day Currency exchanges S62,3O9,035 currency
balances, $13 O62, ,743 /; gold exchanges, S6,o30,-
40: and gold balances, $j3i, ,13O.
The London market during the week was moder-
atcly active, British cOusOs having been weak and
lower. United States bonds, on the other hand
were strong and higher, closing at full prices, but
American railway securities were Irregular. Bar
silver declined TO 52l5iGi the ounce, English stan
dard. At the weekly meeting of the directors, held
Yesterday, 10 change was made IN the minimum
rate of discount at the Bank OF England, it remain
ing 2l2 per cent, while in the outside market three
months bills were discounted at per cent. The
curites for the week. and the closing sales tO~lay
and q week ago:
New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
coal TRADE REVIEW.
From Tq,e Engineering and Mining Journal Jlnf %
ANIHKACIrE.


Some companies claim to have an active
business still but upon the whole our reports indicate
Considerable 0uietncss and those elements known
" coal In second hands" and " coal ahoat" are
showing weakness. The expression " We are
getting circular prices" does not meet with much
credcnce especially when applied 70 the whole bus-
The board OF Control will meet in Philadephia next
Monday. Many interested In dsp0sng OF coal do not
consider 10 advisable 20 advance pnces Tor July unless
OF Mr. Gowen published In The IhaaelphH Ledgcr, We
should infer that the Reading Company a. least - eX
pcctng higher prices and at the same time large b
The following ia from The Journals Philadelphia cor
Ne know that the tolls 90 up on the Reading 1st prox
imo but sc do not know how much. To save thot e1-
pected advance. buyers are removing their lfctSEJ
limits aud few more orders are COMING Tor ,l1 l,9.
dent OF the keaHng expects stoppage OF
about two weeks carly IL july ANA steRuy
work for the balance OF tie season THIS is cheerful
news; and While those VINO could not sec II III lhat
light are among The wiser and cooler heads, no one Is 10
be found who would be delighted II II Is 10 be So
There no use, ater hc experience OF the Isi 'I oi
the year. 90 try To convince those VINO regulate he pro-
ducon that there Il other ground Tor their eXpeca
lions than lher wishes, ana at t1tiJ uiianCg in to
price will seriously curtalI the consumption OI ahlhta-
the season ends In a manner hzcly 70 be anything but
nIraaant Steady work from the middle Of July
year during the corresponding period ana at low
yrcas The curtament 20 far has nothing 10 40 Wiih
tbe production 10 come whether u Is Two, uree or
Zen millions the market is well supplied, ana the
stocxs on hand 40 all points incudng cellars OF houses
amount on hand at the same time last year. ana prop
Therefore the second half OF the year has to stand by
ttlojf Tbe amount Of trade lost during the
Urst hall Is well understood bg every one
familiar with the trade, TO be due 10 causes
not aiectin! he trade TO come. 10 Is 9ead ioss
nv very low prices OF last year aud tbe exiraordnary
mid Winter II a severe Winter is coming II Wonid nol
affect this years trade. There Is no 10 pui
chasers TO provide themselves more Literally TINS year
than they did last yearnOt even 10 provide as ueu
aud revival Of business agxousy lq9Eed dor 10y
every body should start manufactures OF h klhus We
believe that there is great disappointment III store lor
the Oyersangune . ..,. -.
The production OF anthracite coal last week was
4sg 29s TONS against 470530 tons the "seh
and asa 244 tons the corresponding weeh OF lSi Inc
toial production from January TO June 10 Was
400 $40 tons as compared with eOlo0s5 tOhs Ior tnc
e uegiod OF last year. showing fahng OF hs year Oi
2,345,733.
BITUMNOUs.
This coal s even more quiet than anthracite, and
prces are much more demorallIeu Inc Sn'p"''N'' "
New-York tribune., 1878-06-22

To-day consols were weak, and United States
bonds at full figures. The sum OF c7G,O0O bullion
was withdrawn fIom the Bank 81 England "on
balance" making a total In two days of El2s, 900.
In Pars the percent French rcntc. RANGED between
1925 aud 11317l2, closing today at ll2.1J
against ll2.42l2 the closing price "a week ago.
We quote sight exchange on London at Z5.lll2 as
against 2J.l2 last Friday.
The National Shoe and Leather Bank has de-
clared semI-aunual dividend Ol . PET cent, pay
able July !.
The bondholders of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company vino have not yet d,post6d
their bonds with the Central trust Company, arc
invited 10 read the advertisement Of Mr. a. y
Hatch, chairman Of the Committee Of Purchase and
REORGANIZATION, printed u another column.
The receipts Of tiour and grain at the principal
Atlantic DOrts this 21st day OF June were:
.ryg-Y
New-York tribune., 1878-06-22

from tie crop of 1876. Yet, because of the way in
which stocks are held-in large blocks, by wealthy
speculators-the bears are careful to reap their
profits as they accrue This is the for the
merous fluctuations which have been the principal
features of the weeks speculation. The final de
cnes in the general list range from Il on Delaware
Lackawanna and Western, to 81 on Pacific Mail.
The exceptions are Western Union, which shows a
gain OF g; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and
Rock Island. each IS; Erie IS; Central and Hud-
son, "a Central of New-Jersey, l, and Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph 112 per cent.
New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
.B1NKTNG AND FINANCIAL.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD REoR-
GANIZATION

OFFICE or THE COMMITTEES, No Nassau-st.
The terms of sale under which the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad was purchased by this committee on
the I'd of April last, require that final settlement
which time It will be necessary for the committee to
determine definitely the amount of bonds at their
disposal TO pay IN on account of the purchase.
Notice is therefore hereby given that all bond
holders who desire to participate III the benefits Of
the reorganization, and have not already deposited
their bonds with the Central Trust Company, should
additional bonds will be subject TO the discretion of
the successor company
A. s. HATCH Chairman
Committee Of Purchase and Reorganization.
New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
BoArD-I O'CLOCK P. ".
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FRIDAY, June PIP. 81

FRIDAY, June ZIP. 81
ihe stock speculation during the week enGing TO
day has been rather fame, and generally in the dl-
Section Of lower prices The total Of recorded
Transactions in shares was only S03,202, against
s5s,340 for the preceding week. While the
bears" seemingly are gradually obtaining pos
session Of the market, they arc evidently making
their approaches with extreme caution. Itis fully
realized that almost the last "bull argument has
been exhausted; that the crop of 1877
virtually marketed, and all its effects
oa railway earnings are fully shown. 1t
also Is realized that the railway earnings from the
crop OF 1873, when it comes in, Will be coppared
With the large earnings Of the past year instead of
With tho extraordinarily small earnings resulting
New-York tribune., 1878-06-22

Cumberland coal last week show falling of COM
pared with the previous andhe corresponding week
OF last year. The shipments from January l. as COM
pared with the like period Of 1877, however, snow
falling of Of but 2s229 tons. Clearheld shipments
last week show a slight improvement as compared
with the previous week and the corresponding one OF
last year while from January /, as compared with the
iEe period OF last year, there been falling Of OF
over 1000 tons.