New-York tribune., 1878-10-02
THIRD CALL-2:3O 2. n.

TUESDAY, Oct. I'm
The public debt statement issued by the Treasury
to-day shows a reduction during September in the
total debt less cash in the Treasury of So 3198..
034. The funded debt on which interest has not
ceased was reduced $406, $780, by the payment and
maturing of calls of per cent bonds $1OO O5S. $50
against an issue of S9, ,650000 of per cents. The
funded debt on which interest has ceased was
increased $651,000, and the accrued and past
due interest was increased $l12,504. These
items, taken together, make an increase in
the funded liabilities of $354,594. The items
which make up the coin balances of the Treas
ury were reduced S5.761 054. but the coin certif-
Gates are reported 50, $50 less than on Septem
her l. more active employment of currency ia re-
hected IN the reduction of $S,750,000 in the out
standing certificates for legaltenders. because for
Clearinghouse purposes aud bank reserves the
certificates are the equals of the legal-tenders.
The report of the shipments by canal from this
port for the last week of September makes the usual
shOwing-a decrease as compared with the shipments
of same week September, 1877 of 81 O51 tons, with
anthracite coal showing decline of 23,O2S tons.
lib tons, and general merchandise 9l7 tons. The
total shipments from this port westward thus far
thlssyear by canal have been 1877 $50 tons, against
27S359 tons to the date in 1877; and the tolls
G3Hected have been $29,375 in 1873 against $780,,
The total number Of tons received at New-York BY
canal for the week was so, 0,393 against 72,179 fOl
theS same week of 1877, there being an in
crease Of 1S,0S1 tons in wheat 1920 tons
IN rye, and 1,500 tons in oats. There
was decrease in corn of 5,400 tons this year as
compared with last, potatoes 1000 TONS and do
mestic salt 200 tons.
The stock market to-day was active, with large
trading in few of the specialtic. Northwest COM
mon was notable for sales of 6S. 800 shares with a
decline to 1898 from Al a and final rally to 40ls
The preferred stock also sold down IS per cent to
7OS4. but ended at Ills The days work has not
solved the mystery with which the street have
clothed these stocks, and there appears to
be nothing certain about the movements
beyond the fact that after two days
of apparently the best buying" their prices show
material decline. The st. Paus also were heavy
early In the day, the common selling down to 31ls.
and the preferred to 67ls. But in final dealings
there was rally to 3ll2 and 6Sl4GGSls respec-
lively. Lake Shore, after many fluctuations fell
TO IS from 90 its opening figure, and rallied to 6S3i;
Michigan Central selling at 71Aa71O7l3. Erie
was dull and neglected at 140132 and New-YOIk
Central at 11334. Wabash made further advance
to 1915 OF the coal stocks. Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western sold between 55 aud 5534.
closing at its opening figure, 550s, while Della"
ware and Hudson declined to 51l2 and Morris
and Essex to S434. Western Union was lower at
96l but finally sold at $685. against 81 yesterday,
and Pacific Mail was dull again at 1S6sO1S. The
market was confused all day. and closed unsettled.
with majority of the prices below those ruling at
the opening.
RANCE OF THE STOCK MARKET.