The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-29
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

FRIDAY, March 2s.-Thcrc was firm Open
ing on tho Stock Exchange. and almost imme-
dutely pretty general advance. with much in
creascd activity. Northwestern and Western
Union showing the most buoyoncy and tho for
mer very active. There were also large trans
actions in ST. Paul common and Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western. with good business in
other leading fancics at higher prices except
Erie which was barely sustained. Wabash.
Ohio and Mississippi common. and Kansas Pa
cihc were in better demand but Wabash lost
tho advance which was paid at the first call.
Tho market closed with prices generally pretty
well up TO the highest figures Of the day. ospe-
cially for the st. Paul Northwestern. Lake
Shore. Michigan Central. and Western
Union. Tho sales Of the day wero 1j7.325
shares, OF which AZ 200 were Northwestern COM
mon. LOO do. preferred. % 400 Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western. 1850 Eric common.
1O700 LIKE Shore 8 500 New Jersey Central.
and G.515 Western Union. The final prices
showed The following changes; Acknowledging.
adn southern, "a: Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. a Delaware Inckawannn and West
ern. 50; Delaware md Hudson. =; Eric COM
mon. %; knnsas Pacific; u; Lake shore. p;
Michigan Central. "a; Morris and E-snN. ls:
N"w Jersey Central. ~ 81. Paul common. az:
do preferred, L.; Northwestern common. 70 /;
do preferred, OhioHnd Mississippi conmnn,
q; Western Union Telegraph. /; Union Pa
cifc, l.
The transactions In railroad bonds wore on
more extended scale. the issues having sprru-
lhttVr character attracting Increased nttcnti on.
Sales were large Of Kansas ptriilr- ~ higher
pri'rs including J. d ID. Gs. 1895. with coupon
ccrtiii'vtra. ll5m 49,; Denver Division trust
ro'nluis. lUl '4W lUjA and income No. Is at 3ots
% JOS NrW Jersey Crntrals more uctiF". Nh" sulcs
inr,uiiug large amounts OF first consolidated
a-s"ntcd ut s3iMS4aa. closing NJ the higher
figure Canada southern ilrsts guaranteed
wcr" active ut 49, NJ ~ 7SA. Denver and r. q.
nrsis sold nt 9UCS9@ sgls There wue Un oX-
crp'ioual business IN Rome, W. and O. CONSOLE
dated iirsts at 30A. down a. 80 Other ea.rs of
railroad bonds rwhrarnd 81. Paul consolidated.
iOI. down To- iO2f, Northwestern consolidated.
gold. 1O1',; Eric consols. l03Awlu3t; Union
Pacific 1OSAml 0SA for iirst-. and l0S'i for
sinking fund; Central Pacific land grants, 800;
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. 56l@j7A for
a-scutrd; Delaware. Lackawanua ana N "stcrn
seconds 100 alOllt; elevated roads lOj Tor
New York and 964 Tor metropolitan.
Governments were again higher and in good
demand. Sales included g. Oj coupon. 1867.
1924: co.. 1868 registered, tU2 d. ISL rrV-
i-trrod. 1861; D.. 1851. registered. luib:
lO-4us. COUPON. 1Ul fa@lu2: as coupon. lul al.
s"lcr 3 As. registered. 9S b do. coupon, 20 ga
99A. the latter figure for SMALL currency IS.
l2l1Ml2l e.. The sales OF State bonds em-
bra .'d tennessee g.. new. IS; Alabama class
A. 49,; North Carolina 6s old. % .; Louisiana
cons1ls. IS't@ig'; Ohio Gs 1856 1O9 and Nir-
g.niu Is. consolidated. now series. showing
much moro general demand.
Money on call was moro plenty at Ga7 p cont
with occasional transactions at .. The close
however, WIS firm.
Tho following will show tho range OF prices