The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
TurspAy. March 5-P. M.-The general

TUESDAY, March 5-P. M.-The general
stock speculation reflected not only an improve
ment in volume but more positive vitality than
obseryed for somo weeks. The bulls in the coal
s,ocks who had for some time been loadod up
with those shares. devised plan Tor relieving
themselves OF their burdens. and therefore
started an advance in the Northwcsterns' whlch
we're the leaders Of the market. Both clusses Oh
stock. ON increased earnings OF nearly 100000
in February over same time in 1871 rose
cent to 3Git and GiH for common and preferred
respectively: and subsequently Lake Shore and
Now York Central the st. Pauls, and western
Union were wheeled into line. cnch performing
their intended service hut the attempted sale
OF the coal shnrcs was soon recoghlncl " i'1.i
broke from a. q To iG on small pressure oi
sales, with drop in Morris and ESs,x rom rom
s a 70 Tho cSse o mt erw nmbsr of trans
actions. recovered to A.. Cleveland and Tits
| hurgh. howcyer, WELDED 4 cent; TO- 9s sis N'w
| TO 60. and Pacific Mail broke q cent to 20. be.
| cause Of the recent purchase 10y the companyof
money loaned by the Panama Railroad. Rock
Island however advanced = y cent to loo,.'
Louis and Kansas City preferred at 19l, and
" In the New York Mining Stock Eexchenge.
| Bertha and Edith stock was active At Hob.
buyer 10. old Moose at S%@s = sellcr 10. as a.
aud La Crosse at GA. buyer 3. sGSG6A;
| To- iIO495, OF which Lake Shore represented
II .3j5 Northwestern. ,i52s5: do, preicrrsd'
| 1880 Delaware Lackawanna and western.
Is 200 Pacific Mail, $3.50; s.. Paul. $685. DO.
| preferred. j,2j0: New York Central sWNt
Morris and Essex 26sS Delaware , and tuh s9n
Cleveland and Pittsburgh; 200; G., O., Cita anu
l.. 99j Illinois Central so Wnbnsh. s6l Erl1
| b50; 81. Louis, Kansas City. and Northern pre-
ierred. 600: Ohos. 800: Hannibal and 81 Jo-
s9pn I Tolt "" Wayne 40 CHICAGO and Alton and
Quicksilver. each llO Union Pacific. 100 NJ
Iany, and susaqehanna. lOVj AiannG n anpp
Quincy. and st. Louis and San Francisco pre-
lerred, cach 100; Burlngton ana C,dar h@ 'ths
Wells Fargo at "a, ;and Panama At lzs''.
The gold market was weak and lower AT
further decline to lOl q but the volume OF busl
ness continued restricted.
The following the principal quotations.
1885, 1881 ! NE i$i.: iii$$4SS i$$$ 5fE'S 81.
srg, ne Ts ns p's cent for having balances carried
total sargsi Az. Sc@ o psrS dnSse Of hs i'Ge'
LsenI HgSen wyr SaSncc Ths sdo reau
& SH1f sia5Saa saeIca. ami paid on, in coli
Tie day At Tue Tinted states sn rrcasur,
s,,7 o go d s5 Sff G"ncr so7 t qrensy
ctirt. ss3 soc curency payments cut
r' TG Imi srnS re1enaa receipts q, WASHINGTON
s29S re se se ss 9isp S S%sn BANK note
for rcdcmuuon. The exports oi domestic pI0luo.. GU
. | ~ l47 Yea. and since IAN. ]. = i'H&'Fi -. 49,
The reccpts produce, nj Chicago To-day wcrr -
bushels A. nraus. ~ 552 date IN 1871. l5f--
r bushels In 1876 and ~ n2' in 1873
The receipts at Mw aukcc footed up oilUO hushcls
- agnns 20 40 same date last year 49,.
= Foreign exchange ruled strong NJ Si~is anu - ~
for time and demand draft. respectively wlth conct
u sinns uf ., SO. IN actual business
In the market call loans were freely "nvftu
pledge prime stock collateral nj 40 2 cent an nr'
e ea. commercial aeceptances passed IN open market
= 5aGi,
v overnment bonds ehccted irn and active mHrN'
at advance IN rcsruns" To higher quotation. III Lu
Is don The entire hst showed an increased business
N The following were the 3 +. NJ closing prices.