The New York herald., 1878-12-15


The sales Of stocks at the Board to-day aggregated
142OOO shares, which were distributed follows;-
Chicago and Northwestern. 20.970; do. preferred.
1sll5; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific. 500;
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy. 2474; O..
g. and !. c.. l.C00; Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western. 47.G0O; Delaware and Hudson
Canal, 2425; Hannibal and st. Joseph. l50;
do. preferred. 800; Lake Shore, A,s00; Michigan
Central. 100: Milwaukee and st. Paul. $3.50; do.
preferred. 13,2G0; Missouri Kansas aud Texas. 100;
Morris and Essex. 1927; New York Central 100; New
Jersey Central, 1.900 Pacific Mail. 2b0; Union Pa
cihc. 5000; Wabash. 1850. and American Express,
1880.
Money on call was easy at per cent. and the
closing rates we're "a . 3 per cent. The following
were the rates Of exchange on New York at the IN
aforementioned cities to-day Savannah. buying =
offered. selling par; Charleston weak, buying y dis
count selling par "a premium; New Orleans, CON-
mercial 5-lG and bank -; Chicago firm. buying
1-I0 discount selling lilo premium; Boston, 25c.
premium.
Foreign exchange was quiet. rs Is usual on Satur-
days, and the rates remain the same as yesterday.
The bank statement shows moderate gain in both
specie and legal tenders. The loans have been de-
creased 81 300 and deposits s924.2O0 The banks
gain s1.4Gl, 750 in surplus reserve, and now hold
sg,s27 800 in of legal requirements
The following shows the condition Of the New
York city banks this week. as compared with last
Dec. z. Dec. IL. Differences.
Loans. s239 $3.50 s23s,O47.2OO Dec. 800
sesss ssai tender. ssi asS Ins Ins sS
Deposits. 2O7, ,05sGOO 2D6. .l34,4O0 De-. y24,1O
Circulation. 20,05sT0 2D.141. 600 Inc. S3.4W
Gold sold at l0oS to-day. The carrying rates
Il. per cent to fat and the borrowing ratos fiat to
per cent.
The Clearing House statement was:-
~
Currency balances. s....................... zo5!,lN
Gold exchanges .......................... ssvs,sos
Gold balances ................... S37,10i
and the weekly Clearing House statement was-
Currency exchanges. $3.50 IH,9lO
Currency balances. Iooot,oos
dou excnangcs "c,
Gold balances .................' f'"'Vz
The following the gold cearings at the Ma
tional Bank of the State of New York.
Gold balances. ............................ $9lO,4W
CURRENCY balances NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. . g72 aga
Gold clearn ngs Gs41,OO0
Government bonds were nrm and more active, and
closed strong ut the following quotations.
Bni. asked.
United States currency skies ....... Ilgsi 1901.
United states sixes, 1881 registered 1861 1867.
United States skies. 1881. coupon.... 10gls 1JeI
United States skies, 1855, new, reg. 1909 10i
United States skies, 1865, coupon.... lO34 104
United states skies, 1857. registered. 1Ol lBx
United States skies. 1867. coupon.... log 106X
United States skies. 1868, registered. 1861 101
United States SKIES 1858, coupon - 1UoX liO
United states ten-tortcs. registered. 1O5 1U8K
United States ten-fortcs, coupon.... 10s 10sh
United states hvcs, 1881. registered. 1uGis 1861
United states hves, 1851, coupon. 1O6y 1864
United States IS, 1901, registered. 1OlI. 1O4L
United states as, 1891, coupon.... 1O4h 104ss
United States fours, 1907, registered. ggss 9gh
United States fours. 1907, coupon. !. iooss loos
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