The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-20
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

FRIDAY. July l0-P. M.-Thc market
opened to-day at a small advance in prices. OK
ccpt for Central Of New Jersey. which was a Y
cent lower than last nights closing price Tho
Changers and Lake Shore. which had been the
most prominent features for some days. divided
with Western Union and Lackawanna the at
tcnton Of the board. and the tendency ~ prices
WAS upward. aside from -. Paul and Central of
New Jersey both ~ which declined the first
named 4. = cont and the latter D., r cent The
general market was strensthenr blythe rarydc
fnl view of the weather hut al u late hour heavy
rains were reported along the MIS- i-~ippi Wall
ley, together with Il hot and sutry atmosphere.
and the cutrc list WAS freely 0frnrrd. causing q
decline in prices To- the lowest points OF tine
day. except for Western Union. which ut the
close retained l = cent Of lis early advance.
tent, and tie price WINS well sustained on the
reported earnings for the So coud week Of July.
which show gain ~ 90 900 over the corrc-
spending period of 1871 A large increase II
wheat receipts to-day NJ Toledo Augurs well for
the third weeks earnings. All sales to-day
we're made At llA@l4'l. but. under the nGu,
enco 81 tho prevailing heavncss at the close
~, was the best nd although the stock was
was slightly larger than that Of yesterday but
in the afternoon the comparative dealings were
Tho total number ~ shares dealt in was
- $50, OF which -. Paul represented 32 $40,
the preferred. ,G,7lo Lake Shore, 1909 West
ern Onion, COS; Northwestcrn. l2,700; do,
preferred. 6.l6u; Delaware. larkawanna and
Western. 7lOn; Erie. 3. 10; New Jersey South
crn, loo; Chicago and Alton, 500; Michigan
Central. 600; Morris and ESSEX. GOO. Wabash.
COO; Ontario Silver. 2lj Pacific Mail. 200; Fort
Wayne, 200; G.. G. aud /. C.. 40; Chicago. Bur
lington md Quincy. 270; Delaware and Hudson
Canal, 1913; Quicksilver. 100; Rrns-raer and
Saratoga. 100; New York Central. 100; Rock
Island, 100, Hannibal and St. Joseph, III; and
Kansas Pacific 80.
The gold market continues dun nj 100 .M1OOs,
the opening ana closing ofleriugs being N 1000.
Tho total imports oi dry goods for the week
covered 81 SOS 900.
The following were the principal quotations
lOOnA .lUlas II % \ M..,....... lunA
10 ~ ...... luita $40 Z " ............. luDA
In loans the rates paid tor the Of gold were
Rcrnt aud al
The total c'carngs at the Gold Department OF the
Stuck Exchange were S7uI7uO gold balances. s9Si-
500, and currency balances. SnDi0j The Sub Treas
redeemed Sl2OO IN called bonds aud paid out m
com interest on the public debt $1,000
The days business NJ the United states sub Treasury
was Coin receipts. S2iO o42 80. com payments, s4l9.
1881 balance, Sll7 a97 27s ~ currency receipts
S2h7N IN " currency payments, tie> pTS2 "a currency
balance, xib tRoS, D)d y, customs, S1,h,tn
The Internal revenue rVceipts at Washington TO lay
fa2tun and the customs receipts $40 Oco The
Treasury also received $1,000 IN national bank notes
tor redcmpuOn
The foreign exchange market continues dun sfs9k
and tt@A being the nominal quotations for onS aud
short dats respectively.
TIL money market freely supplied with call loans AZ
2@3 n cent The rates on mercantile paper are un-
| CHANGED Government bonds hrm and active.
The following were closing prices T. NJ.