, 1879-03-12
Business in Government Bonds,
Gold, and Foreign Ex.
change.
The Currency Movcmcnt"--Stoc1s
Dull and Firm.
The Produce Markets Irregular, with
a Fair Volume Of Bust
ness.
Wheat Quttc Weak---Otl,er Grain Ensicr
Stocks in Storc..-Seeds
Dull.


l. 4AN AAS S4aA4s
Government bonds arc iu moderate demand.
purchasess arc mainly ANAL Investors. Prices
had slight downward tendency. Tie is Of
1881 tlcclsucd iron, lod,1 to 1o51G; The 5-2os Of
1867 remained unchanged at 1olN, US did The
520s Of 1868 at 1G9H. and the 10-f0s, ex.tnt,, At
1ols<. The new Is Of 1881 declined 4, to 1o4A.
The ~ remained ut los, the per cents at
100 10 1001{{, and the currency Gs ut t201.
Gold Ia nomiually quoted at $500 pcr $1,000
for large amounts, and 1001 for small lots,
but tho quotation Is nominal, as there 10 no de.
mind.
Foreign exchange In Chicago was slightly
Armer OF account OF The change In the price OF
New York exchange. The markct In Nov FORK
was steady, with larger offerings.
Sterling grain bills were 4Sa and French bills
5ol14. The actual Chicago rate. for sterling
were 4SoA nnd 4s94. In New York the actual
rates wcro 4se111 mud 1904. The posted rates
for sterling were 4s7 and 400. French bankcrs'
bills were ot0H aud 51se4.
Consofs werc unchanged at 90 7~16.
Chicago discounting Is inactive. Rates havs
downward tendency. Call loans arc made at
PCT cent on strictly cash collateral. Time loans
GRO 6@t0 per cent. The currency orders and
shipments nre only moderate. The supply OF
c1carings we're only $4,000, ,000 Indicating de-
crcascd activity.
Atocks were dull and uneven. There was
decline in some Of the act.yc spccialtlcs, and an
advance In others. One Of tie features Of busl-
ness wns tho dealing in Missouri. Kansns (;
Texas. THIS stack rose on rapid transactions
e from 0M to 10}1, closing y oil, At 101{. The
first and second mortgage bunds wcrc also
quoted ut advancing prices. st. Louis It San
Francisco shared in tho upward impulse, and
was quoted at *. The opening Of the Indian
Territory Is The ground for the risct which IL
raoid enough in view OF the fact TINT the Terri
tory has not been opened. md that tllc Con-
Ercss tas not ret met that Is expected 10 act In
the matter.
There was an advance Of Il In Michigan Cen
tral, to sa3S; Of q. in Northwest common, to
6y6; the preferred II, 10 SIX; st. Paul COM
mon 15, to :34; 81. Joe preferred Il, to AN;
Western Union 9G, to 1ol's6; Atlantic Il Pacific
n, to 80; and Canada Southern Il, 10 SIX.
There Was decline tn Lake Shore VI II, to
~; st. Paul preferred *, to Sig; Eric Il, to
T511s; Delaware l. Hudson e, to AZ; Jvrsey
Central 26, to 3sk.
The opening nud closing nrIccs were tic sau,o
for New York Central at 116, Burlington T.
Quincy at III, Wabnsl1 at .eeot5, e., c., c. &
!. at A916, st. Joe common Mt Tx, Iackawanna
at ASK, st. Louis, Kansas CITY s. Northern at
81, tho preferred at 34,<1.
Northwest gold bonds wcro 101h, st. Pan,
e!nkinv-Funds 108, Burlington, Cedar pantds b
Northern 7oK, Aiton go1l dcbcutures l03ix.
The dealings in ratroal bond, In Nav yor,.
]ast week were larce, With some aharn ,1u;tun-
hons iu prices. Taken altogether, fLe market
vas lower carly In tho week. md strong aud
higher toward the close. Tile Missouri, Kansas
e. Tcxas issues, aftcr slight dccllnc became
strong and advanced 81 pcr cont for both
consolidated asscntcd and seconds, both
Of which woro taken In round amounts.
Fho Kansas Pacific bonds were uu-
usually active, and, after Declining In
sper cent, recorded an advancsot per cent for
Denver Divtson trust receipts, and do viii.
coupon certificates, sales being Inatle as hIeh as
10l@10l16, with only a fracttouai rcactton at thu
close. The New Jersey Central Issues were net
I've, and, although weak at the onentn,. sonn
deyelonc STRENGTH md MI ynnred sif1f ,,er r.p,
49,. s' .'1""".son' o.a ~ e"hs"''"asea
'' "ss~ts n'4A NoH'eA''o'so aaac'ttu.
4o!cdo " HAbhsA Dohda Wctc nQt[cenhlg
wcnk. declining h t1/ nnr cort
H.. a..ta. l., ...,.t...~I
bun, WhiCh ur0ppcd to t191, but S1boEnLGht1y
rrcovcrrd n NIL flrcn+ Wes,,r, on,,ndo 49,,
Ohio d Mississippi seconds declined 2G2tf per
cent, but later recovered. Denver Il rio Grnnlo
i