The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-15

FINANCIAL AND COMuERCT1L

THURSDAY, Feb. ii-P. M.-SpeculatiOn
at the Stock Exchange practically halted to
await the action OF the Senate on the Bland
Silver bill with its numerous amendments and.
aside from u sharp attack upon the coal stocks.
there was nothing 81 special prominence.
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western easily
dropped from AZ to aga. and Delaware and
Hudson broke Ia r cent. To 49,. but thes"
stocks subsequently recovered to 49, and 10
respectively. chiefly in consequence Of active
purchases to cover short contracts recently
pui out. The Norihwcstcrns reflected a
strong tone. based upon continued purchases
IN view Of the recent large receipts Of
produce at the principal distributing centres.
and the common rallied e y cent. to 35'. while
~ the same time the preferred rose "a to 81
Neither LAX" shore nor Western Union de-
yeiopcd more than II moderate speculation. the
former having been strong ut GltwGl =. buyer
s. @Gl .. seller D. @il 3. buyer 3. and the latter
only ,2OO shares of Chicago ami Aton. broke
the price from - Ia - .. and nm old story was
revived TINT the company would soon com
mrncc building ~ southern "Nl.nsion; Har;
lem sold ut llli.@li2. huver 3: Hannibal and
81 Joseph nr"l"rrrd NJ 49, @2t~ % Michigan
Central at 50, G5D', Morris aud Esst.X NJ III:
New Jersey C..ntralnt 49, 49,; and New York
Central NJ lOi'.. The ~. Paul shares were
quiet. but firm and NE remainder OF the list
The total nurlhcr of shares dealt in was
Gj.2iG, OF which Drrwnr,. Iacknwanna and
5000: DO. pr,lrrr-l. 57uo: Lake shore. & soO:
Western Union $500; Delaware ,.nd Hudson
Canul. 1850; Chicago and Alton l.2oo; HIM
nibal and y. Jos"p,. loo; d". preferred, 400:
/ Kansas Pactni. 1871; New Jersey Central. 62O:
Michigan Central stl: ~. Pau. 700; do. pre-.
/ f.rr'i. 3nu: Illinois Central. inj: Aluniic ana
/ Pacific Irirgrgph Co. 100: Harlem. So; NV
York Central. 3lj: Oaiu-. 200. Rock Island.
mn; tlrveand and Piishursh l2j; C.. C.. {.
and /. loo; Erie loo: Morris AMI ESSEX 100:
optnrlo SILVER 100 t. Louis ana Iron Noun
100: Wabash loG; Adams EXPRESS. 10: Amer-
! can Express. 10; and &. G. and |. e.. 100
The gold market maintained n strong tone.
lU2a. The volume uf business. however wiis
lisht AMI operators on "iihcr sid" OF the nc
count preferred To await the vote OF the Senate
on the SILVER bill.
The following were the principal quotations.
iI4SH IT, IS; 5;5a5F II ..".'.''.'. i iSS3;',
Ia ioan' t,g rate pah ior ha'iu- balance, CARVED
Tie ,aai csinl 4, the ,ioii Department, OF the STOCK
IN engi, wy' :, ~, ~" , '''ifces si!lpS
rrdesci .iie IN cairi Gcu and pali oa, IN so,n
! interest um N lhhie dent ~ $50
va, ,oN receipt. sio5s.l7.~,. euld pa,m,it. SIS.
81 Il a,, rasme,i. s,ss s3J =, i mat, Gc. *
toso-' ~ 'a'iom. s2s~vp
The interiai r',.ur tetvift> ut Mtshin.;un TODAY
M're : - aud ne CUSTOM r,o,i.t, $500" The
~, bullion AZ The Bank OF England was decreased
ai.olo.t is'"iir,nc. turing o., SAM psflSi '''"''
N am'run. al oniccr' q ,lr BaiA ol NuIth Amer
/ Bush were rc,nd air,rtt,
rYr '-nr au, fl' nrg at - :. ana 81 = Tor um.
I s'rl'. sfi ~lA nnI - .s = ea.
aid rnue u'rW,'ir rairr ll--,d At H. 30
".''inneni '"Hi' a,,un'l De- n,h,r t'r. and iecani.
over tnc rouuris 9" H.. d,,ats E,li.,red iai,. al
,oulei. 49,. n.w". oir'.. l,-,,c..a fo. L, IA.
i.l'' r.si,i,ra. 4 = 10 .e1'erd ., 90 ISL "a IL
lhv following were the 81 NJ. CLOSING prices,